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[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] 73sydney:
For one Migrate, the backup app i use and have for eons, wont restore apps/app data properly, so i would literally have to reinstall everything from scratch. Anyone want to do that for 113 apps? Considering there really isnt that much of a leap under the hood, why are apps, and even simple apps like Migrate...which uses simple scripts to restore, failing.....

There were at least 4 core apps i use that wouldnt work out of the gates. It took clearing the data for them sometimes twice to get them to work. It just turned into a lot of work. Rolled back to 10 and Migrate seamlessly worked as did every app i use.

When you can downgrade and have everything working, whats your takeaway? The upgraded OS isnt up to it yet.

Ill wait for a point release...

Also the repeated prompts to complete setup 3 times, when id already done it, got on my nerves..again, never happened on 10

It did not feel complate, felt rushed, despite however many betas they ran

Sticking with 10, and folks im usually a bleeding edger...i dont give a rats about battery and perfomance if my apps dont work...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] thewraith420:
Far different experience than I am having.. I even did a fresh install, and Google restored all 180 of my apps and put all my screens back how I had them. No aftermarket backup app needed. All I had to do was make sure my account synced before I wiped.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] 73sydney:
1) I always clean flash, full wipe. I never dirty flash.....

2) Never used Google for backup, and never will, for starters it doesnt back up data from all apps, only apps that specifically have google backup capability built in - people do not realise that devs have cook that in. Telling people to just use google backup just garauntees theyre going to cry when they realise most of their apps do not backup app data.

So again, my issues with 11 stand
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] 100rabh7791:
Oh well, I understand your frustration. True, Android 11 is a half baked update. I don't think apart from 2-3 features there is anything. I can consider this a feature drop than a full os upgrade.

Agreed about the Google backup it screwed my backup as well and although I didn't roll back to 10, it was quite frustrating.

Maybe you can update after the last bug update which probably will happen in December.

I'm just hoping that Google don't just stop with the security patches yet
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Mother_Teresa:
My device never felt so complete and smooth.

Stock rooted 10 -> boot twrp.img -> dirty flash 11 ota.zip -> wipe -> first boot.

Boot twrp.img -> flash debug magic.zip, reboot.

Browse and install canary magic apk.

Only thing I think to notice is the sound seems somewhat distorted/overloaded somewhat, sometimes.

Never in calls.

Battery life and responsiveness improved. It feels less rough on the edges.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] 100rabh7791:
I actually felt the sound quality improved. Yes it's more responsive. I'm still testing out the battery life can't say for sure if it improved much.

I'm liking that the keyboard is so smooth now, pops up smoothly
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] My Beer Belly:
Came from a stock rooted 10 with only TWRP and Magisk installed, was starting to notice some hiccups and slow downs in usage. Decided to clean install which I hadn't done in a while to hopefully regain some performance as well as storage. Phone feels smooth again, haven't noticed any loss of performance or stability. Can confirm that audio seems a bit tuned up, having to set all the volume sliders a bit lower.

My real comments on the process is also more with the Google backup/restore. Since I had dirty flashed basically everything throughout A10 I didn't know what to expect. While it reinstalled all the apps, resetup all the home screens with apps/widgets, wifi passwords, and saved my wallpaper. It didn't save my custom notification/ringtone sounds, bluetooth devices, notification settings (specifically which apps were silenced), and most frustratingly my tasker profiles (my fault for not remembering to back them up). Fortunately, A11 has a new rules section in the settings that can change ringer state based off wifi which is what 3/4 of my profiles did. I have only tested the feature at home so far but it worked great. Had the phone on vibrate, setup a profile that when connecting to home wifi to turn the ringer on... had it connect to wifi and it immediately turned off vibrate and turned it back on when I disconnected wifi. Should do the same thing for work, just wish it had a bluetooth state so I could make a rule for the car.

All in all I'm glad I upgraded early, even though I didn't realize ahead of time the issues with canary magisk and TWRP installed. First attempt worked great, cleaned flashed and immediately installed TWRP, setup the phone/apps, then rebooted to install magisk. This was the bootloop but as soon as I read here the two weren't compatible I was able to reflash the update to remove bootloop. Booted to TWRP to install canary magisk and Elemental Kernel and it's working perfectly so far.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gamebond007:
Storage issue

After Android 11 update can't access android/data folder. 3rd party file managers shows access denied. Few games can't be run due to restricted storage access. Does anyone know what's wrong. Can I root Android 11 and downgrade to Android 10. If yes any guidance available online. My Pixel 2 XL is not rooted yet.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Mother_Teresa:
Your data folder was encrypted when using the previous version.

How did you upgrade?

If the bootloader is unlocked you could try booting a twrp.img to see if you can access /data.

Disable any pin you may be using before trying and if twrp asks for a password you could try default_password

Made any backups?

If the encryption key is lost you should just reformat the partitions to make the storage available again.

Maybe you can still recover the key to unlock the data if you didn't wipe it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gamebond007:
Bootloader is not unlocked yet.

I updated ota. Last night got it in notification, 1.4gb update.

I did backup all data.

In Android 10 I was able to access data folder. Now data & obb folders shows empty.

Can I still unlock bootloader?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Sui77:
Initially I dirtyflashed what caused a show phone.

Afterwards I did a clean install and it was done, but I went back to Bliss what ist the best right now
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] bammyman:
Hi guys

I've just unlock my Orange tytn2 because I want to use a Tmobile UK sim .I did read here sometime ago that flashing Orange phones might brick it.How do I go about using a different rom so as to get Tmobile setting?

Thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] bigchemist:
There is a piece of softeare called connection setup. this will auto detect the network and your tmobile sim and will prompt you to install the settings.

I am on Orange UK and that software was taken off as part of the Orange UK customisation.

Now, usually most cooked ROM shefs have included this Connection Setup software with the ROM. so once you flash your phone (and only do so after you have extensivley Read and Read the froum) you will be able to get the setup automatically.

If you didnt want to go through all of that yet, you need to find the cab (software) and run it. most threads with cab collections will have it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] yardie.spike:
Make sure you hardspl before flashing a new rom, most roms have connection setup after the flash.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] glassman:
If you want to avoid bricking your Orange TyTN II, and wish to flash a new radio (or new rom including a radio), you'll have to SIM unlock it first.

I did it on a french Orange TyTN II, and everything went fine.

If you directly flash a new radio (alone, or together with the ROM), the SIM lock window will pop-up, and you will have to get the code from Orange before being able to use your phone again.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Trancel!:
Is anyone using custom pointers for there S pen with pentastic? If so what is your pointer? I'm using a simple cross hair.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] raul6:
tried it. didn't like any. back to default
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] melendez214:
Made my own pointer
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] BandOfBrothers1:
I'm using a version of the bandofbrothers picture.

I'm loving the light saber noise when I retract and insert the s pen too :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] TrofeoSC:
How do you get that sound on to the phone?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] BandOfBrothers1:
Go to zedge.com and download the light saber sound you like.

Once downloaded go into your myfiles.

In downloaded will be the light saber sound.

Long press on it and choose 'Move'

Come out of downloads and into internal storage and into sounds and press the 'Move Here' option at the bottom of the screen.

Go into pentastic and choose custom sounds for the s pen and it'll throw up a list of available sounds to which your light saber or sound of choice will be there.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] hayabusa1300cc:
I found it
[Microsoft Surface Duo Themes, Apps, and Mods] Angus454+:
... just a heads-up that RetroArch is great in spanned, portrait mode. The screen and controller split beautifully across the hinge. If you're a retro gamer it's worth checking out. :)
[Microsoft Surface Duo Themes, Apps, and Mods] smokesjackson:
What all emulators does it support?
[Microsoft Surface Duo Themes, Apps, and Mods] Angus454+:
Mostly the 16 bit era systems and earlier, but it will do Dreamcast, Neo Geo etc. It's front end for cores ( emulators ) and works really well. check out their website for all the info... ROMS are not provided but if you're into emulation you likely have a few ready to go.
[Microsoft Surface Duo Themes, Apps, and Mods] pgunning1:
I appreciate this thread was a while ago, but has anyone managed to get the PSP controls on a separate screen to the game itself, rather than the controls being overlayed the one screen? If so which settings do this, as I can't seem to find them in settings.

Also, can the same be worked for AetherSX2 or is this a permanent overlay on the game also?

Any assistance would be welcome. ATB
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] ox141jf:
i need to use an app that requirex x64 OS.

I don't mind the phone having limited ram etc.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] Agus0215:
This phone isn't x86-64, is ARM.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mojorisin7178:
Hi I just got this tablet GT-P5113. It has been a long time since i used odin or did anything with samsung devices. In fact I havent really had to do any modding in years because I switched to nexus/pixel and those just work snappy and clean out of the box. But samsung has far superior hardware so I want to breath new life into this. It is running 4.2.2 now. I dont need to put android 11 on this thing but something like 6 or 7 would be good.

I downloaded odin i see it has changed a bit. so to put twrp on this what part of odin do i use? BL, AP,CP, or CSC?

Most of the stuff on these fourms are outdated and the links dont work. once I get twrp on this I should be food to go and figure out the rest.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tab_Triggerhappy:
I haven't flashed more than 3 devices, but for TWRP it has always been AP in those cases.

If you flash a complete stock ROM it's much more than Recovery, so in those cases you flash separate files like bootloader (BL) etc...

Decide which ROM you want to try and read what Dev recommends in terms of Odin version and TWRP version. But a newer version than recommended should be fine (Odin).

I use 3.09 for my old P3100 but also 3.14 worked for me.

I also recommend getting the same stock ROM you already have from Sammobile.com + make a backup before modding.

For Root I have no recommendation. If Dev recommends Magisk for the ROM, try it and see.

The ROMs I tried was rooted with SuperSU 2.82 even if it's outdated nowadays. Our devices are so old so SU is fine if you ask me.

And most of the time it's SU in the ROM thread by the Dev anyway, so choose ROM and the thread for that and go from there :)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mojorisin7178:
Android go apps

So I have the latest version of twrp on this and android is running really good and stable. The issue is it has no ram. Just basic with nothing else. Running it is taking up 85% of the system resources.

I found a. Zip that is supposed to. Enable low. Ram. Mode. But it fails on twrp install. It class. To work with devices 4.4.4 and higher. I did disable the Google app and install the lite version which helped alot and I got a memory cleaner app. Supposedly flashing this zip makes the system think it's android go and will allow to install go apps. I think this tablet would benefit greatly fr{m this mod. I was wondering if I have to mod the build. Prop. I will. I. Just want to know.Your thoughts on this matter as always thank. You for your opinions I respect. You and your advice. I found these two files on the web.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tab_Triggerhappy:
Are you talking about Low-RAM Property Patcher the thread is here:

https://xdaforums.com/android/software-hacking/mod-low-ram-property-patcher-android-t3737373

Perhaps your ROM doesn't support Go features, and in that case the developer has to update the ROM.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mojorisin7178:
my rom is 6.0 will the one you linked to work since its for 8?

yeah the rom is basically bare bones aosp. But without anything installed besides gapps nano it uses 80% of the memory. I did disable the google app and install the go app and that helped alot. I am trying to enable low memory mode I found this:https://www.nextpit.com/turn-smartphone-into-android-go-device It says it enables low memory mode and then when you go to the play store all the go apps are availabe. so it looks like it tricks it into tinking that android go is the os. I dont know what the specifice differences are between android and android go besides go is a more stripped down version made for devices with lower end specs. They dont nmake a go version for the galaxy tab 2. Im just trying different things to make it work. This is how I learn how to do things. The great people at xda sharing their knowlage with me.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mojorisin7178:
I did alot of work to get this thing back to life. First sammobile doesnt have the stock files anymore its too old. But one of the guys on the fourm had one and gave it to me. I had an older version of twrp installed and thats why i could not get anything higher than 4.4.4 or magisk. I found a newer version of twrp under the unified galaxy tab 2 development. Once i installed an updated version of twrp I was able to instal android 6 and root with magisk. it even passes saftey net. Now I am trying to disable as much as i can because it is using too mjuch ram. over 80%. It is a work in progress. Thank you for your tips. This is how I have always learned was by asking and the very knowledgeable people here at xda giving me tips. The development community is full of good smart people who like to share their knowledge.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tab_Triggerhappy:
Hello again,

I have the Tab2 P3100 and found stock firmware at Sammobile, but I had to register and become Premium user if I remember correctly. Old firmwares are archived.

Anyway... it looks like the thing I linked is the same that you linked.

I'm going to test it in my tab. My ROM is based on 6.1, will report back :)

Edit:

No, I get error message when installing zips and can't get it to work. LineageOS.

Best tip I can give is to install everything you want to use and then get rid of Gapps. Well, unless you use some Gapps stuff...
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mojorisin7178:
Yeah gapps are really memory hungry. I dont really need to use this tablet for anything special. Its more the chalenge than anything else. And I learn so much doing stuff like this. Years ago I got y first android phone the lg g2x. Not too long after that I discovered xda and just started reading and asking questions. Then one day I took the jump and learned so much just by asking the devs questions and you know getting them a beer here or cup of coffee there. I love xda for that.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] prakharayush31:
I am looking for new phone from past 4 days and I am not able to find better option than this K20 Pro, due to sd855 present in it. For the price it's available right now I couldn't find another. My main priorities are:-

1) it should handle game fluently

2)good rear cameras (not for printing photos but uploading on instagram)

3)have a good community for custom rom development (this phone have that)

4)have decent battery backup as i am not going to game whole day but yeah approx. 2hrs game session

5)last but very important for me a HEADPHONE jack is a must thing.

I wanna ask is that, is it worth to buy this phone even when its 1year old. Also, I wanna know if there is an alternative to this phone or should I go with it without having any thought.

Earlier I considered realme x3 pro(due to sd855+ but there was no headphone jack, no custom roms) and ONeplus nord( i think it's overpriced and without headphone jack).

I am gonna use new phone for atleast 2yrs, so what are your thought about this phone? is it worth to buy or to wait to for another flagship killer(which is very hard to see in near future)?:confused::confused:
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] mauam:
Don't think too much now, go for it. I had similar questions before buy it, but for me they were: no notch, fm radio, jack, custom roms, a fair battery (4000 is the minimum). I didn't care too much about the cpu but this one is a beast. The cameras are just fine since I'm not a photographer. The only con for me is not having an external sd card. The biggest pro for me is not having to look at a f#cking hole or notch. We already have an aosp 11 rom if you need it & we'll probably have some more android os versions. This phone is worth to buy & if you ask, I would bought it again without think twice.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Turbine1991:
I kind of regret it. There's noting really wrong with the phone, it just leaves a lot to be desired.

-The screen is very small and narrow & the bezel is quite large for a modern phone.

-Battery life is pretty good, but not great.

-The screen quality/resolution is not good. I find it quite distracting, although you get used to it somewhat.

-The back camera is not good compared to other devices.

-There might be no more support for Xiaomi. Meaning we may never get Android 11 for the device. As we've technically had our 2 updates. Which is pretty bs.

The screen size of the Pocofone F2 or the Mi 10 Ultra is where I'd probably put my money.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Robbo.5000:
First time I've heard of a 6.4" screen described as too small???

The aspect ratio is identical to almost all current phones, so it's certainly not narrow compared to anything else. The resolution of FHD+ is absolutely fine. The human eye cannot distinguish higher resolutions, at typical reading distances. This is why going to QHD is pointless and a waste of money.

Currently almost all phones with the SD865 and SD865+ have jumped in price by quite a margin over the previous SD855 phones. So this phone still represents very good value for money. It's certainly better value than the current SD7xx midrange phones, that are similar in price.

However the K30 Pro/POCO F2 Pro came with only a reasonably small increase in price, so is not much more expensive and is probably the best value SD865 phone currently available. This would be my choice if I was buying a 'budget flagship' today. If this is stretching the budget too much, then this (K20 Pro/Mi 9T Pro) phone is definitely still worth buying.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] bilal.fanatic:
Sorry to sound rude, but what the f*** are you talking about?? small screen??? quality not good??? Bro its 6.4" 1080p Super AMOLED panel! And android 11 is confirmed for this phone and we got 1 update to android 10 not 2. Do you even know what you are talking about??

I would absolutely recommend buying this phone.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] prakharayush31:
yes dude I agree with you K30 Pro came with reasonably small price increase, but it's not available in India. If it was launched here I would definitely go for K30 Pro, that is why I was considering this K20 Pro. Well thanks for the help bro I got my answer. Going to get this phone on upcoming sales with exchange and bank offers.:):D
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] prakharayush31:
yeah 6.4 is sufficient for me, and now I have decided, I am gonna buy this phone in exchange of my very old Moto G turbo. Thanks a lot bro for giving advice about this device:):)
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] prakharayush31:
worth considering you points bro that you told, but I think it's gonna a huge upgrade for me as I will be switching from my Samsung Galaxy S7. May be screen quality will not be that good compared to samsung, but I currently I use my device on 720p to reduce battery drain.:good:

bro can you tell how are the pictures captured with google camera mod is? (compared to stock camera):confused:
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] prakharayush31:
thanks for the help bro.:)
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] FPSUsername:
What you are talking about are phones from 2025. The K20P/Mi 9T Pro is an amazing phone. The screen is actually quite large, but not oversized (the phone's dimensions are about as equal to the OnePlus 3). The bezels are thin enough to not be annoying, but not too thin for you to accidentally press the screen while holding it (looking at you, Samsung phones with edge display. Even though there's a rejection algorithm in place to solve this).

The battery life is decent with 4Ah, but we already see that the next-gen phones have a capacity of 4.5Ah to 5Ah. 4Ah is still enough to last a day, the problem I face with MIUI is that idle drain is a lot.

The 1080x2340 screen is pretty good, especially in terms of PPI (I mean, you shouldn't complain if you compare this to your desktop monitor, laptop, or television). Color space is also pretty good with D3 color space when you use the "warm" preset.

The main rear camera is superior (IMX586) and gcam modders are busy with unlocking the full potential of the sensor by modifying the driver.

The only thing you are correct about is the support from Xiaomi (or should I say, Xiaomeme), with not only lack of updates, but lack of security updates. The latest MIUI 12 EEA v12.0.2.0 rom came with a 1-month outdated security patch. It's a shame to see that they simply don't care about their flagship phones, or they have too many devices and rom variants to maintain, so they rather focus on the China beta roms and push completed changes over to stable Global, EEA, CN, RU and IN.

If you have no issues with MIUI (MIUI 12 is actually pretty good, I prefer it over stock android, because of the split notifications), I'd suggest staying on it till Xiaomi decides to end the support and then switch to a custom rom.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Mont:
Go for it, good phone overall no notch and cheap.