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[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] StephenLotz:
Hi,

Could you please explain how you went about buying from Taobao, I was thinking of doing this but not exactly sure how?

Did you have pay Customs?

Thank you

Regards

Stephen
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] saints5354:
Is quite difficult, at first i can't make payment to them, email Taoban then managed to settle.

Then placed order, send to logistics company then send over to me. I declare at USD 280 so i never pay tax.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] zaga1988:
Hello everyone from the beginning of November I bought Mate 40 Pro + on Tradingshenzen with the result that I had to request a refund after a week because they said it was available but it wasn't, then I tried with the giztop site but they said that from November 15th was available and for the second time the same problem that in reality they did not have the goods in stock and were only telling lies and I requested an immediate refund and in the end I wanted to do a last try buying on alibaba.com from a seller who works for a company called cscpower and on the announcement there was immediate availability and immediate delivery by DHL express courier but in reality on November 17th I placed the order and on November 20th I was told that I had to add 250 dollars in addition to the 1720 dollars I had already spent to get Mate 40 Pro + and only the black color was available in the morning and magically even white in the afternoon. I was convinced and made the extra payment of 250 dollars very annoyed and the seller told me that he would ship immediately but in reality from November 23 to November 30 I was still waiting for the tracking telling me that the package was at the port of honk kong and that it was in waiting to take the plane until the courier had not collected the package for shipping and I was annoyed by threatening a refund on the alibaba.com website. Finally the seller on November 30th proposed me to change the color from white to black and he would actually ship the package and finally on December 3rd he sent me showing me the real photos of the package with the courier tracking they used to deliver to dhl express and on December 4th he sent me the waybill of the dhl express parcel. The package actually left on December 8th from Honk Kong and now I'm waiting for it to arrive in the week at most I think it should be here with me.I like the Pro + version more than the RS version and in any case everyone has their own tastes.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
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[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
Not easy buying from China is it!! I agree with you, I prefer the Pro+ to the RS, and I prefer the price too.

I wonder which one will arrive first 🤪🤪
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] zaga1988:
My package is on its way with DHL express and I should receive it between Thursday or Friday at the latest. Which version did you buy in the end? And at what price?
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
I'm Thursday or Friday too!!

I ended up paying £2054.85 plus £50 import duty :eek:o_O:eek:

It's a totally ridiculous price for a phone, I just wanted a Pro+ but the RS was the only one I could find.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] rambits:
I believe it should be cheaper to get a return flight ticket to China if there is no Covid. o_O
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
Oh don't! I know, it just got crazy. Like the other guy, I was told I might be able to get a Pro+ if I paid more, but it was getting so close to the RS price which they definitely had in stock (or so they said) that it just kind of ran away with me. But I really wanted a Mate 40 Pro+ with the extra lens and other goodies.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
It's here...

My first unboxing!!
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
How are you getting on with it? No Celia, or video APP and a couple of others because it's a Chinese phone? And was the built in browser in Chinese too?
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
I've now dropped £70 in currency charges with Paypal on my refund... not happy (but the phone's great)
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] rambits:
The good side is that it is a Chinese version, so you are able to side load GMS
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
I was going to try without google but games don't seem too good on hms yet.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] Arr6:
I did not go through the whole thread, just to confirm the Mate 40 pro + is only available in china? I have not seen any + variants in the global market
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] saints5354:
Wow, nice to see this, congra bro.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
As far as I know, China only.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] lawtq:
Off topic, but my mate 40 RS has been updated to 135 software
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
Well so much for Chinese phones getting the updates first then :cry:

I'm on 11.0.0.130
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] lawtq:
So is my Chinese RS
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] Lagann888:
Any problems with group sms texts in the US?

Reason I ask

I had a chinese version Oppo find X2 pro last year and it was perfect except any time I sent group texts, the recipients would get them as individual pvt messages from me instead of a group. There was no work around. Since then, i've really been reluctant going with anything other than international or global version phones.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] lawtq:
No idea. I'm in the UK and I can't remember the last time I sent a group SMS 🤷🏾‍♂️
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
Sorry, I'm in the UK, and rarely send group texts, I'm more on Messenger or WhatsApp these days. I had a FindX2 Pro myself for a while! ;)
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
Just getting 135 this minute :)(y):)
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] saints5354:
I got mine as China version Mate 40 Pro+, SMS no problem, i never use group SMS also. Manage to sideload GMS, Google MAP, Play Store without any notification error issues.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
so you know the next questions... what company did you buy from & were they good and which sideload method? Many thanks.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] saints5354:
I bought it at online shop in Taobao (original of Alibaba China version), they jack up the price, i can't get else where even Huawei online store.

Regarding GMS, i learn from youtube and did it myself.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] Lagann888:
If you don't mind, and it would help me a lot. This is the only thing preventing my from getting a Chinese M40 pro plus or RS. Can you create a quick 2 person group text chat to see if it works? It would really help me in making my decision.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] lawtq:
The recipients got the text as individual texts it seems
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
OK, I just sent a text (using the built in APP) to a group of 2. They both replied, but they came in as 2 new messages, not in the original thread, but for all I know there might be something in settings for how you view it? I sent another and the second reply came with their first, but again not in my first message.

Hope that makes sense and helps?
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] Lagann888:
That makes sense guys. Which means group sms texting is not working and it did not form a group text. Thank you so much for trying both of you. Its a shame. I use whatsapp the majority of the time, but i have one group sms text going right now that i have to be a part of.

Google messegang app has a feature in settings-> advance settings-> send MMS reply to all recipients(group MMS) . Not sure if Huawei default messaging app has this
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] Lagann888:
Can you guys try again after downloading the Textra app? This was once a workaround for this problem on older huawei phones.

i.e. try to send a group mms text with the Textra app to see if replies come to the group instead of individually. Thanks a bunch!! If it does not work, then i can't go with a Chinese version
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
Not that I can find, sorry. I assume you can't download the Google APP? (With an APK?)
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
Sorry, tried this but the texts didn't send! Uninstalled :(
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] saints5354:
Working.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] saints5354:
Managed to make a video comparison between

Mate 40 Pro+ vs iPhone 12 Pro Max

Is not high quality video as i making it in the rush, below as the video, hope u like it.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] sootyvrs:
Thanks for the video. Glad to finally see some images of the ultra wide lens on the Pro+

Do you have any full size jpg files of images taken with different lenses uploaded anywhere to share?
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] Lagann888:
Thank you soooo much!! The recipients of the group test text received the messages in a group text right? Not individual
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] Lagann888:
Perfect! thank you so much. I can't believe the low light video was brighter on the main cam of the iphone vs the huawei!!
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] Thanos88:
Hi can you make a video showing the zoom on the mate 40 pro plus? I heard it's got 170x zoom, is this true? Mi 10 ultra has 120x, does the mate 40 pro plus really have 170x?

Also, how are the photos with maximum zoom? ( On the S20 ultra and mi 10 ultra photos at max zoom are horrible) how are they on your phone ?

How is the battery life ?

Thanks
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
I have the RS and the zoom max is 100. I wouldn't use it personally but 50 can be acceptable.

As with all Huawei phones I find the battery great.

I came from Note 20 ultra and found that camera disappointing.

Just my opinions though.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] Thanos88:
I appreciate the reply many thanks !

I had a mate 40 pro on contract (uk)

I noticed it used to heat up excessively :( and also the battery would drain very quick so I decided to sell it and bought the p40 pro plus which is absolutely incredible even 6 months later.

The reason why I asked about the zoom is because Huawei mentioned 17x optical on the 40 pro plus...does this mean that the 40 pro plus and the RS edition have a different camera set up? And would you happen to know if 17x optical is actually 170x? Thank u
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
sorry I got mixed up with your descriptions. The P40 Pro+ has 10 x optical and 20 hybrid with 100 max.

The Mate 40 Pro+ & RS are not on sale in the UK so I got mine from China and the cameras on those 2 are the same. From the web site -

a 3 times optical and a 10 times optical. 100 is the max.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] Thanos88:
Sorry the description was slightly confusing .

Take a look at the screenshot I've attached to this message which shows that Huawei claim the mate 40 pro plus has 17x optical (sorry I'm seriously confused, I thought 17x optical meant 170x zoom a 😂)

Sorry the description was slightly confusing .

Take a look at the screenshot I've attached to this message which shows that Huawei claim the mate 40 pro plus has 17x optical (sorry I'm seriously confused, I thought 17x optical meant 170x zoom as maximum 😂)
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
I think The Verve may have got that wrong, even adding a 3 and a 10 together you don't get 17 surely? My attachment is from the Huawei website rather than The Verve.

But maybe best waiting for somebody who knows more to come along, I'm just a happy amateur ;).
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
As for zooming.... handheld, in the 70+ range I think. 100 wouldn't fit it in, but it would have been even better with a tripod.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] Muninsky:
Hi guys,

one question, on Mate 40 Pro+ the eSim is available?

Thanks
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] lawtq:
Yes
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] xster:
Sounds like someone alluded to it but to double check, I assume all Mate 40 Pro Plus are China version right? Were people able to load GMS onto it?
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
As far as I know yes, only launched in China for Pro + and RS.

I'm sticking to HMS this time with no issues so haven't tried, but from all I've read it's easier to add to these models than say UK Mate 40.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] saints5354:
I quite sure - Yes.

So far even Huawei official online store in China also not selling, i don't knw why.
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] stewarta13wsb:
I'm guessing limited stock... chip shortage or huge home demand?
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] rowihel2012:
Yes kirin 9000 not available
[Huawei Mate 40 Pro Questions & Answers] xster:
I managed to get one from alibaba.com for 2000$. GMS works ok too. Some minor regressions vs P40 Pro Plus with GMS sideloaded: even non-GMS notifications don't seem to work anymore (e.g. Telegram). Also couldn't get Google contacts' sync to work this time either.
[General Questions and Answers] nikoh72:
tripped and disconnected my phone while flashing tecno CA6 Mt6737 now it's only detected by the pc but the flashing download DA doesn't begin tried format also nothing..using sp...miracle loader says cpu may be bad any way to revive this even with mount points on the board
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 3] phoenix_95:
Hi guys, I'm new to xda.

I wanted to changer the region to Korean for my galaxy watch active 2 but at start instead of downloading combination software I downloaded ap file. Now ap mode and wifi both are not working. When I try to reboot and use ap mode it shows

wd_cm_setup ap: Failed to run soft AP: -1

What should I do now:( ? Can someone pls help me....
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 3] ghstphil:
Please help us
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 3] Pieterv6709:
Good day, i have he same problem. Did anyone get a solution on this..?

I thank you
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] haroldbkk:
I want to change my Radio version - already read about that and I think that's a simple procedure.

But what about the protocol version? Does that change with the radio? Can anyone give some insight on how the protocol versions vary?

Thanks.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] halloj:
Read here http://www.modmydiamond.info/ or the wiki.
[Motorola Edge + (2020) Questions & Answers] OmJo93_:
Been watching some reviews of the Moto Edge+ and some reviewers were saying that the edge detection wasn't great. These reviews are quite old (around 5ish months) so just wondering if Motorola has done any updates to improve on this?
[Motorola Edge + (2020) Questions & Answers] tveith:
I've been using the phone for 5 days, edge detection has been perfect. Not one slip so far.
[Motorola Edge + (2020) Questions & Answers] OmJo93_:
Maybe it has to do with the way the person holds their phone.
[Motorola Edge + (2020) Questions & Answers] gandolf23:
Edge detection

My phone has been perfect
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Questions & Answers] andyyy1:
Hello,

I am a newbie into this.

I want to root the Pad to run some apps that require root access. The bootloader is already unlocked via the miflash unlock tool.

Next I tried to install TWRP 3.4.0.0 via using the guide from twrp.me

https://twrp.me/xiaomi/xiaomimipad4.html

I am able to load the image into recovery section and I am also able to boot into recovery straight after that in order to enter TWRP (using Vol up plus power button as the guide mentioned). But once the Android system is booted up the TWRP bootloader in the recovery section is gone/wiped whatever because the Mi boot menu appears again.

What do I miss out?

It is also recommend to perform a backup in TWRP before rooting (magisk) or flashing a custom rom. The backup fails with a couple of red line "unable to mount...".

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Questions & Answers] Never_Sm1le:
You are using the stock MIUI right? MIUI will automatically revert recovery back to the stock one. You have to install a custom rom to retain TWRP.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Questions & Answers] andyyy1:
Correct still using stock MIUI. Sadly, that means root and stock MIUI won't work at the same time.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Questions & Answers] Never_Sm1le:
Although I never use stock MIUI, I think you can root normally. You don't need TWRP to maintain root.
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] r0tt0r:
files are from current available factory image available. be sure to use latest available fastboot application.

1. reboot to fastboot

2. fastboot erase userdata (all data is deleted, have a backup)

3. fastboot reboot-bootloader

4. fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-sunfish-s5-0.2-6539975.img

5. fastboot reboot-bootloader

6. fastboot flash radio radio-sunfish-g7150-00018-200701-b-6643937.img

7. fastboot reboot-bootloader

8. fastboot update image-sunfish-rp1a.201005.006.zip

9. fastboot reboot-bootloader

10. choose recovery

11. on the android icon with the red warning shield hold power and press volume up

12. Stock recovery appears. Choose wipe data / factory reset

if in any case the fastboot command gets stuck, replug the device and/or restart bootloader. BE CAREFULL WHEN DOING THIS WHILE RUNNING fastboot flash bootloader !!!!BRICK POSSIBLE!!!!!

After that you can boot up and see its working.

if everything is right, you should flash both slots before

relocking bootloader

so repeat above steps and do point 4. and 6. fastboot flash with

fastboot flash --slot all

from above steps. Check phone boots on both slots. Active slot can be switched via

fastboot --set-active=a

verify it boots then

fastboot --set-active=b

verify again it boots

then proceed with

fastboot flashing lock

(data will be wiped)
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] Edmontonchef:
If you're doing it this way you should flash the images to both slots.

Fastboot flash bootloader --slot all (image)

Reboot bootloader

Fastboot flash radio --slot all (image)

Reboot bootloader

Then

Fastboot update (extracted sunfish folder)

Let it do its thing.

Incase there's any doubt on both slots being stock you can just adb sideload the OTA after you boot
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] r0tt0r:
indeed that is correct , ill add this to the post though in case something goes wrong i normally only affect active slot to reduce brick possibility
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] forty-second:
Is it safe to downgrade from 11 to 10 this way?
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] Edmontonchef:
Yes, just keep in mind whenever rolling back asb or android versions you'll have to format data.
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] I9602283:
You can do this in a more simple way by flash the stock image via official website from android, just click and follow the instruction
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] r0tt0r:
from stock to stock its easier
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] r0tt0r:
if that would be the case i would not have written this guide
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] Edmontonchef:
It'll be nice when we have a working TWRP, then you can format data and flash/sideload an OTA if needed.
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] DB126:
Seems unlikely; lots of challenges getting custom recoveries working w/A11+
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] boomo15:
guide

Did you ever look at factory packs? It has flash_all scripts for Linux and Windows and its do all steps as needed.

Or I'm wrong?
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] r0tt0r:
go and unlock ur phone, flash superiorOS fe. (that was the one i was on) then go back to stock.

tell me if it was all so easy. this guide is meant if you run into issues like i did and i wanted to not have you struggle through the same.

if you think running "bat" without seeing any output of what is happening and sit for an hour without anything has happened at all cause fastboot is stuck, then do so and skip this thread.
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] mauri311:
Im confused when you mentioned "Fastboot update (extracted taimen folder)" taimen?

thanks is advance
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] Edmontonchef:
Sorry I meant sunfish (brainfart)

When you extract the factory image a second folder will show up. It'll say image.sunfish.

You can type in the terminal ( fastboot update ) then drag and drop that folder. Works the same way as flash-all. Just update bootloader and radio first.
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] foxxof:
Not enough space

Hello,

I end at point 8:

error: failed to load 'image-sunfish-rp1a.201005.006.zip': Not enough space

How can I fix the problem ?
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] r0tt0r:
it should be fixable by

fastboot erase system_a

or

fastboot erase system_b

depending on your current active slot.
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] foxxof:
fastboot erase system_a

output :

erasing 'system_a' . . .

FAILED (remote: Partition should be erased in fastbootd)

finished. total time: 0.138s

fastboot erase system_b

output :

erasing 'system_b' . . .

FAILED (remote: Partition should be erased in fastbootd)

finished. total time: 0.147s

:crying:

i downloaded the latest sdk. (r30.0.5 not 30.0.4)

now it works!

:D :o
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] r0tt0r:
btw the message partition should be erased in fastbootd is as far i know the recovery fastboot not the one coming at first (boot recovery, at little android press power+vol)
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] boomo15:
Partition should be erased in fastbootd

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot reboot fastboot

fastboot erase system_a or system_b

---------- Post added at 02:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:16 PM ----------

Way! Why so much emotions over simple suggestion? You where unlucky and give people a guide in case which is replicate all commands from scripts. Good!

And for record my experience with this device in short!

Received – setup – Android 11 – OTA to 006 – Canary – root – boot – check all stuff – install my apps – check again – pm list for bloatware

flash superiorOS – make notes not working stuff – root – check again – same not working stuff

flash factory android 10 with flash_all – boot – check

flash CalyxOS – check – root – worked – back to stock with flash all Android 10 – check – all good

flash RR – check – root – buggy for me

flash Android 11 with flash_all – flash GrapheOS -- root -- some apps not working

flash SuperiorOS – root – flashed blu-spark kernel – remove unneeded stuff – restore backup – same bugs

flash factory – root – blu-spark – debloat – working on stock now.

All time I used flash-all and no any problems. And thank you for your suggestion to skip this tread!:good:
[Google Pixel 4a Guides, News, & Discussion] Wi1son:
Awesome guide - Thank you!

FYI - To lock the bootloder, I had to use " fastboot flashing lock "
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Questions & Answers] Flippo77:
Hi,

my Mi 8 lite has an extreme battery drain due to Bluetooth. I have no devices connected normally. On occasion I use the bt system of my car but that's all.

Is this a know problem? Something one can do about this?

Thanks in advance!
[OnePlus 8T Questions & Answers] bbowman:
Do any of you get a new message notification in Gmail or Outlook in your Always On Display? It is super helpful to know when a new email arrives without having to unlock the phone. I get AOD notifications for new text messages and a handful of other apps but my most important email apps don't show any new messages. Only way I can see new emails is if I unlock the phone. I contacted OnePlus support and they said it is likely a carrier issue and to take it up with them. I am a T-Mobile customer and I really miss these notifications when I had my Pixel 2XL.

Anyone?