yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] zeeshan123:
actually my mobile came from some other country ,,,

i bought it unlocked from a shop . .. .(written cingular 8525 on it)

, ,, , , so it was not develop for pakistan , , signal suffer a lot , :(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Wam7:
If there isn't a Radio produced by a carrier in Pakistan then you are going to have to try a few Radios to see which one is best for you. Please use a MicroSD card to update your Radio as we don't want your next thread title to be "Please help, I bricked my phone".
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ai6908:
try 1.54 or 1.48 radio. 1.54 is the orginal shipped radio for 8525 wm6 from at&t/cingular. i remember using that one in India, and it worked just fine for me.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] zocster:
Just one further note please try and be honest when you post your problems/ questions. Detail your phone make and model, and the current ROM and Radio rom you have.

And then we can try and help you, otherwise, I am sorry we left our crystal ball at .... oh hang on ai6908 stole my crystal ball!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] thunda_chunky:
well i always have my crystal ball handy :D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mikehippe:
As mentioned by some of the great members like Wam7, Zocster, and thunda_chunky, read as much as you can before flashing a new radio ROM. So much of what goes on here is trial and error. All you can do is try to eliminate the error. I am running the same radio as Zocster, 1.56.70.11, and it holds the highest signal strength of any previous radio I've had. That doesn't mean it will for you depending on your carrier and location.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ultramag69:
mikehippe, Agreed, I'm trying out 1.56.70.11 on my jasjam and though others say its awesome, I'm not too impressed by it here in Oz... Oh well, back to 1.54.30.10.....

Cheers...:D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] zocster:
Funny that CRCinAU not liking that radio either.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] zeeshan123:
okaz , , , will gona try the latest one availble ,

gona do that next week :

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] whitehollow:
Any custom rom for G981B? I'm using the stock OS with magisk, but it looks unstable and when I install something new it reboots 2 times before becoming stable and the battery drain is massive. Please someone cooks a ROM asap
[Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (Redmi K30 Pro) Questions & Ans] Celi0poP:
Hi Guys,

I have the Jabra 65t elite. Every time I use them then the Bluetooth connection drops every 2 minutes and reconnects after 30 seconds.

I tried:

-resetting the Bluetooth

-resetting headphones

-removing all Bluetooth connections

On my previous phone the HTC M8 I never had this issue. But on this brand new phone it is quite an annoying hassle.

Does anyone know of any solutions?

Many thanks.
[Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (Redmi K30 Pro) Questions & Ans] Snah001:
In use the Sony WH-1000 XM3 and no drop outs at all. Excellent quality too.
[Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (Redmi K30 Pro) Questions & Ans] shiraz.malik990:
I just got my Poco F2 Pro and I'm facing the same problem.
[Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (Redmi K30 Pro) Questions & Ans] spychodelics:
I have a TaoTronics, it connects then disconnects then connects again, after that its working fine. No more disconnects after the first one which always happens.
[Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (Redmi K30 Pro) Questions & Ans] evolez:
Taotronics, galaxy buds and 2 speaker no problem at all. All works fine at xiaomi eu stable. There was no problem at global rom either
[Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (Redmi K30 Pro) Questions & Ans] Celi0poP:
What seems to have worked for me was:

1. turning the Bluetooth off of the device which is not

needed when using my Jabra headphones.

2. Updating to MIUI global 12.02.

However doing this stopped the problem from being frequent, it still happens from time to time when listening to YouTube. If this occurs I do step 1 and restart my poco f2 pro.
[Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (Redmi K30 Pro) Questions & Ans] HermesHidayat:
I had this issue when listening to Spotify... Everytime the screen turns off Bluetooth starts to go nuts.

Solution :

Go to Settings, then Battery and Performance, then App Battery Saver, and choose No Restrictions for Spotify solves the problem.

Its not Bluetooth fault but Miui is aggressively murdering apps...
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] djared704:
AS OF JUL 19 THIS HAS STOPPED WORKING

I apologize if you did not get your bootloader unlocking!

At the moment, there is no information if the classic exploit will return, if it has worked for you, please make a post about it on this thread!

We will go back to work to ensure pixels will get unlocked. I do not know how long it may take, it could be a few days, a few months or a few years. For this reason I'd respectfully ask you for no ETAs on the development on the exploit.

I may keep this thread open if people are willing to crack on something or need help.

Thanks for understanding.

----

I wanted to make a new thread to clean things up as the correct answer is buried so far into the VZW thread and I don't believe people have time to dig down that far to do something so simple.

Please give [MENTION=8460301]RaspberryPiBen[/MENTION] a thanks by going to his quote for finalizing my rant and making it into doable steps.

The work by the community is absolutely incredible.

for other reasons, you may see my rant

I hope you enjoy this guys. Regarding it, I do not know how long it will stay for so I suggest to do it now. At the moment, I do not know if this will work for pixel 2 and so on. You may try it but if you have issues you must go to your device board. Thanks.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] squallvai:
I Can Confirm it works on Sailfish... unlock my phone on the day its discovered (July 15 ).

Big Thanks
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] saibharath1319:
Can this method apply for pixel 2 XL Verizon with July patch 2020???
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] djared704:
Please read the end of the post. Thanks.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] icarus1391:
Is there a way to donate to you?

I've been waiting for so long. You literally made my day. :)
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Tech180:
omg... Thank you sooooooooo much! This just more life into my device! I bow to you sir
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] djared704:
I've updated my profile for my donate to my paypal - However only if you really feel! I'd be the same as happy if you just gave me and [MENTION=8460301]RaspberryPiBen[/MENTION] a thanks! :)
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MangoBento:
How long does it usually take for people to get the option active? I followed the steps 3 times and tried loading a bunch of websites but no luck unfortunately :( Maybe just need to keep trying?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] djared704:
How much websites did you try to load? Did you go online only after uninstalling android.phone? Cheers.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MangoBento:
Not sure, but I was at it for around 5 minutes with no luck.

And yes I only did wifi after uninstalling the android.phone like in the steps
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] djared704:
Try a reboot and clear data of the settings app and visit various sites. Let me know how that goes. Cheers.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MangoBento:
Tried that and still no luck.

Oh well, I'll probably keep trying tomorrow or something, not a huge fuss as I've since bought a new phone, but would've been nice to play around with custom ROMs on this pixel.

I went to check the IMEI number for my phone but it says "Unknown" in the settings now? Not sure if that contributes to it
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] androidbad:
So I tried following the bootloader unlock instructions 3 times but still couldn't get my oem unlock button to activate om the night of July 18. [MENTION=9295007]djared704[/MENTION] What do you mean by clear data of the settings app, just like clear the app from recents?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CLPose:
Hi! Please, remember that the button may be greyed out, but it may be toggable anyway. So try to toggle it even though it's greyed out. Good luck!
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Luminoux:
Same. Tried 3 times just now still no luck. XL here. My IMEI is unknown as well.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] djared704:
Your IMEI is either unknown due to uninstalling android.phone, or actual corrupted/blacklisted EFS. If true, nothing can be done about that.

When you reset the device, did you flash December Android 10, and in the setup process, disable all the requests (data location, wallpapers, etc).

Is there a sim card in the phone?

Cheers.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] androidbad:
I just retried the instructions and tried the toggle even though it was greyed out and it doesn't look like it worked. It wouldn't flip to "on" no matter how many websites I tried.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] RaspberryPiBen:
That's strange. Have you tried repeating the process a second time?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] androidbad:
This was literally my 4th time trying. I bought my phone off eBay so I'm honestly not sure if it's a verizon variant. I tried a checking my IMEI on the Verizon and Google website, neither of them actually indicate that it's a Verizon phone. But if it's a Google phone I expected to be able to unlock my bootloader already... idk Maybe it came from Canada or somewhere else like the UK.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] djared704:
If you can gather enough evidence that your device is a Google store device, you can go here.

To get a 50% chance of displaying actual correct device, you can download Simple CID Getter on the Play store.

Cheers. Let me know how it goes.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] androidbad:
I chatted with a google support guy and he says my phone is probably verizon based on the vz markings he could see on his side. Also Simple CID Getter said it's made for Verizon. Whatever, the phone works I'll survive without a bootloader unlock. Thanks for the help though.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] greeneyez15o:
Tried also, with no luck ??
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sasuke33:
I also gave this a try 4 times today with no luck. Have we missed the window to do this?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Luminoux:
Yep. Latest December patch & skipped all the setup, no sim. I followed the instruction precisely and still no luck. I wonder why would Verizon still give a damn about this
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] djared704:
I did not argue and say that this would stay forever, in fact I said to do it immediately, as the time frame would close almost instantly. For this reason, I apologize dearly if you did not get your chance for bootloader unlocking. Many users who have unlocked have logged actual IP's from VZW, Google and many other servers when their OEM unlock ungrayed. Maybe we can use that as sufficient information.

Apart from that, the Verizon Pixel 1 bootloader team is going to be going back to work to find out more information for the Chinese service unlocking. This kind of method will be more reliable as it will not be able to be patched, and the team even saw it happen in action. Please let me know if the OEM unlock ungrays itself.

For more info regarding the classic exploit, I remember some people in around mid 2019 (before it was ACTUALLY patched) said they had to let their phone sit all night with it online to get the OEM unlock activate. As [MENTION=8460301]RaspberryPiBen[/MENTION] said himself that it may "take 5 minutes". Regularly it would only take a handful of seconds for it to come ungrayed, but this was not true for other devices.

Is it possible that there are refurbished Pixel 1's? I mean refurbished and written into the Google repair website. If this is true, then its the reason why unlocking cannot be done. All other google devices with a refurbished status cannot be unlocked.

Let me know how it goes.

Thanks.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kigabait:
Did you make first steps correctly? After factory reset turn down phone while reset going, and enter recovery. Factory reset will continue, and after loading system go to recovery and make wipe/reset.

i tried myself 2 times. And on a second time i did this and it has worked.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MangoBento:
Yes I did, held the volume down key after I hit factory reset to go into recover, then it did the "erasing" process and I went into recover again after that.

I'm in the same boat as one of the other guys in this thread, I picked up this Pixel off eBay so not sure if something got tampered with it down the line (although it was a "brand new" phone).
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Dragon Kumera:
have fun everyone with lineage os now :).
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CLPose:
So sorry some of you got late to the unlock party. Let's hope there's a definite procedure to unlock f*&king Verizon Pixels :fingers-crossed:
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Av_t:
Just wanted to add that I missed the window of opportunity as well. I've been at it for two days straight and still the OEM is locked and grayed out. Nonetheless thanks for all the hard work you guys do
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] djared704:
Last resort option is letting the device sit for a day or two by itself after you open up a few websites. If still doesn't work then it's patched. So sorry about it. Its honestly ridiculous VZW cares about 4 to 5 year old devices now, obviously not getting any more customers by doing that.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] hasnatahmedliaquat786:
hi cant unintsall the phone app it gives an error : missing existing base package
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Sounds like you already uninstalled it.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] greeneyez15o:
It's not working
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] hasnatahmedliaquat786:
But the phone app is still there (in my phone and its working)
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Mine too, so I think that's normal. If you do the process all over again from scratch you'll probably find that the first time you tell it to uninstall it, you get a different message.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] hasnatahmedliaquat786:
Thanks a lot
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] z-nut:
Any luck with toggling the OEM unlock yesterday?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MangoBento:
I've left it for a few days and came back to it now after opening a few webpages, still nothing :(

Surprised by how adamant Verizon is about locking this device, it's not even officially supported anymore!

But anyway, always appreciate the work you guys do for the community, you've made huge progress :)

Hopefully a more permanent solution gets discovered eventually.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] roirraW "edor" ehT:
For what it's worth, I haven't had any luck either. I visited XDA and saw the article too late. :) I tried it twice and the second time I've left it for a couple of days now with no luck. Thanks anyway, and good luck for the future to all of us! This particular Pixel I got off Swappa, and the guy put at as a Google Edition 128 GB. I only had the 32 GB Google Edition I got cheaply from Best Buy in 2016, and the Swappa deal was only $50-$55, so I kept it even though it was a Verizon edition instead. I did tell the seller in order to educate him, though.

No idea if it was refurbished, and it has the indication it's on the October 2019 security patch even though I'm on the final OTA.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] djared704:
It sucks to be honest, and the people reporting the OEM unlock ungraying itself during the "deadline" (sept 2019 > july 2020) may be reporting actual VZW pixels that also found vulnerable moments. Some theories stated that when Google and VZW (it may not even be correct that VZW has a role) moves around servers, this is when the server is vulnerable, because it's inactive, or nothing there from stopping the OEM unlock mechanism if I'm correct?

At the moment, the VZW research team is put back to work. I may end up requesting this thread to be closed so it does not confuse people, but I'll decide on this later. I apologize so much that you didn't get your bootloader unlock. At this point it's safe to say that the classic exploit is a unstable exploit, and should not be depended on.

Thanks for your time.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Those are definitely as good or better theories as any. That's okay, mate, I love just reading about that some people were able to take advantage of it. Thanks so much for your efforts! I'll keep checking that phone every once in a while just in case. Cheers!

Edit: I just really noticed your avatar. Pink Floyd "The Wall"?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MangoBento:
Not sure why you're apologising mate, unless you're the one working for Verizon and patching out these exploits ;)

But jokes aside, you and the community have put a lot of effort into this, you're in no position to apologize! Thank you so much for your continued efforts :)
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] n3kf:
Yes, I suspect that neither google or VZW are patching anything they may see being done here. If they are even watching. Would not make business sense. The phone is end of life. I suspect you are right that there is a timing issue or something going on with servers sometimes. I'm just glad I got my Verizon version unlocked. So the ultimate would be to figure out what that "timing" issue is/was and find a way to duplicate it. Much easier said then done.

Thanks for all the time that you put in and continue to put into this. Appreciate it.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TimTx1:
There is no way that Verizon is patching anything on these old phones. I doubt they really care. All they want to do now, is nothing.

I just think that everyone's phone is different and so there's no perfect exploit. I think the Verizon phones with the latest 2020 updates are probably the hardest. Mine probably only worked because of a fluke thing when my IMEI number was no longer in the system because of a motherboard swap.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Vierajoe:
It worked for the the first and I was able to downgraded. I figured since OEM flashing was enable I could lock and unlock the bootloader as needed. Well I made the fatal mistake relocking the bootloader and OEM flashing is grayed out. I have not been able to reenable OEM flashing. This phone has its issue, the Oct '19 update killed my 2.4Ghz wifi transmitter, the phone can 2.4ghz but can't transmit this affect wifi also. For now the phone is 5ghz wifi and hotspot.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kdavidb:
date dependent or update dependent?

hi all and apologies is the answer should be evident . . .

is the method absolutely impossible based on today's date, or is it about the current software update on the phone? i've rooted a few DROIDs in the past and have a Pixel XL that's been offline for a while so i just wondered if i could compare the software version of the phone and some historical OTA updates and whether this method would work if everything is still old enough and i can get software versions that worked at one point?

and my thanks to the community as well for all the work and contributions . . .
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] RaspberryPiBen:
If it has an old enough version, some other unlock methods might work like DePixel8 might work. However, this method was fixed with a server patch and won't work for any device anymore.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] roirraW "edor" ehT:
All attempts after about July 20th have failed - at least all attempts that have been reported here, which have been many, and including my own most recent locked Verizon Pixel 1, and I had tried the most recent method many times.

Footnote: I have two other Pixels - one a true Google Edition Pixel XL 1, and the other a Verizon Pixel 1 that I had unlocked using the method that was available before the Android 7.11 OTA.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kdavidb:
thanks so much for the quick reply. i thought that answer was what i was reading. i'm sure it's not old enough for a different fix(?). i actually took it offline earlier in the year in anticipation of using this method, but i delayed so now i just salute your work and wait . . . :))
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jaykoerner:
ummm i followed the instructions on the latest firmware and while it didn't exactly work, i kept using the phone and decided to check again maybe 20-30 mins later after using it and lo and behold it wasn't greyed out, I'm just saying this exploit isn't completely dead, not sure how to do it reliably though
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] RaspberryPiBen:
That's very interesting. I can't test it out but I wonder what caused this to work again. This could be useful. Thank you.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jaykoerner:
Edit: whoops your the guy who posted it originally... well i guess you know what im talking about then,

Fyi it was the july 2020 method
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] djared704:
Depends how long it will be back

People from telegram have already been testing it and they said it wasn't working for them.

I honestly still think the connectivity procedure (how your ISP and router is setup) can affect how it ungrays

PS - I still think it's worthy to actually "prove" your device VZW

1. Trash can on back of device

2. Google repair center site

Not ways to prove

1. IMEI 35

2. Grayed out OEM

Thanks.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jaykoerner:
Can confirm there is a trashcan on the back cuz i took a video of it (barely its been worn down with time) so definitely verizon, as stated all i did was the july 2020 steps and a believe but am not sure but had a visible sim card in it for internet, but possibly not, i dont have that pixel anymore i was just attempting to get it working with visible for my sister. Anyways i was installing apps and other stuff so no clue, since you had to open possibly a lot of chome pages i assumed it was ram related but no clue, it worked for me but as said im a sample size of one with no clue how it worked,

Off topic but my original reason for doing this turned out pointless, all i required was useing a different providers sim waiting for it to get the apns for it turning it off and putting in the visible sim card, turns out googles carrier bundle(or blob heard both words) was screwed up in a few of the updates including the last one, and visible the only carrier to use them(at least in the is i dont know elsewhere) wouldn't get ims registration so no calls or text since they are a lte only carrier, seems that putting in a sim that doesn't support the bundle defaults to the old way with carrier provisioning and apns and doesn't use the bundle even when asupported sim is inserted. Cool i got it working, just 5 days of putting roms on the device for nothing
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Rootmaster906:
What about fastboot getvar all? Lol
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Rootmaster906:
Did they let it sit online all night after doing the steps?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Rootmaster906:
Could u elaborate the steps u did? I would surely appreciate it.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Rootmaster906:
Why can't we get ahold of verizon and have them release the liens...or why can't they just help?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] RaspberryPiBen:
For some reason, Verizon thinks it would be somehow bad if any phone could have an unlocked bootloader. They will never just give it to you.