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[Google Chromecast] kfirbep:
Hello everyone, I just bought the new chromecast with google tv, but then I started to read the google will require new devices on March to have AV1 codec. I was surprised to see that the chromecast doesn’t support it. Now I guess that on my end, there is not a big difference if the device supports AV1 but I was wondering, if it doesn’t support AV 1, will it still get updates from google of future android updates like the android 11? If not I would prefer to wait for their next chromecast so I will have better and longer support

thank you in advance!
[Google Chromecast] 96carboard:
This is a much more interesting requirement than just "I want better stuff". AV1 is basically the "royalty free" alternative to HEVC. Its not necessarily BETTER than HEVC, but you don't have to pay royalties to MPEG-LA for its use.

Basically, what is going on is this; Google believes that their media streaming mass is now enough that they can beat down MPEG-LA. Up until now, MPEG-LA has railroaded every silicon vendor into paying them royalties to include AVC and HEVC, and to LEAVE OUT royalty free codecs like Theora, VP9, and AV1. This has, in turn, forced MEDIA VENDORS to use AVC and HEVC encoding for the media that they are distributing, and also paying royalties to MPEG-LA on those -- because they have no alternative since the recipient hardware doesn't support Theora, VP9, or AV1.

But now that Google is making it a requirement, the expectation is that silicon vendors are now going to go back to MPEG-LA and say "Hey screw you, I'll still pay you the royalties for HEVC, but we have to strike out this part of the contract that says we can't also include AV1. We can't sell the chip at all without it, so if you don't like it, suck an egg."

In the short term, which means over the next few YEARS, this will have no impact on you at all, because the media vendors will continue to have to support legacy hardware. But after all of the hardware in use was made AFTER the AV1 requirement came into effect, the media vendors will have the option to drop HEVC and save on the royalties. After the media vendors drop HEVC, then so can the hardware vendors and MPEG-LA can die.

Even if you are a consumer of pirated media, remember that pirates don't pay royalties and operate with the objective of sticking it to "the man". That means that the stuff pirates encode will continue to use AVC and HEVC in order to maximize consumption.

Now as far as gaining future updates goes, Google is saying that they want NEW devices to support it. Legacy hardware will certainly NOT be limited in this manner. Also, Google isn't subject to these requirements -- hypocrisy is legally permissible, although it would likely be bad form.

And don't get caught up in the wait for all the amazing stuff that is coming "next year". There will *always* be something better just around the corner if you wait, so you will end up waiting literally forever.
[Google Chromecast] kfirbep:
Thank you!! I didn’t know all of that, this whole thing is way more clear to me right now.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] jazir:
I was trying to downgrade to an earlier magisk version and got screwed when I ran the uninstaller by the forced auto reboot. I couldnt reinstall another version or do anything to prevent it. My phone rebooted to a android logo with an X. I tried reinstalling the stock boot image via QFIL, and it still won't boot past the LG logo. How can I fix this without wiping? Unfortunately the data isnt backed up, so I would really like to get the phone back up and working if possible.

Edit: I even tried reflashing a rooted boot image via qfil, doesn't work. What do I do?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Questions & Answers] maydayind:
Done that mistake..

Only solution for me was to reflash with lgup in download mode.. Use upgrade it might save your stuff
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] CannonBaller:
Has anyone tried ICS with USB or WifiRouter.

Was wondering if anyone is doing this on the $30 unlimited data plan and not being charged for tethering.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] jgfletcher:
I'm Not sure about Bell but i have been on the Telus 30$ unlimited plan and have downloaded 3 gigs in 90 days both tethered and untethered and have not incurred any additional data charges.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Musawar_71:
hello, can anyone provide me with a global rom for redmi 3 ( MIUI version 9.6.1.0). I tried dowloading from one online source but during installation on phone it gives the error " cannot verify update) . Or if some one can guide me how to resolve this error. thank you
[Xiaomi Redmi 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nMejbah:
Redmi 3/3 Pro (ido) Global Fastboot & Recovery ROM: https://xiaomirom.com/en/rom/redmi-3-3-pro-ido-global-fastboot-recovery-rom/

or,​

Redmi 3/3 Pro (ido) MIUI Downloads: https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/archive/miui/ido/​
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Suko81:
Good morning everybody,

I'm looking for an app to download all related pics from an url incl. sub URLs, e.g. from this one.

Does anybody know such an app?

Thanks for your help!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickkarpov:
Try this one https://imagecyborg.com/
[General Topics] cmb901:
I figured it out on my own... I didn't need to load any additional software... GPS works great on the Omnia with TomTom 7 and the built in external GPS software!
[General Topics] TheMax2007:
Any chance you can post how here?
[General Topics] Joost39:
Thx for the usefull tip m8
[Huawei Y7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Ramon1994:
Hello all,

My device suddenly started to be very slow and stuttering and eventually broke down and showed a message: "Your device has failed verification and may not work properly".

with other 3 options: continue, enter erecovery, and stop!!

My device couldn't get passed the Huawei logo (boot loop i guess !).

I downloaded TRT-L21A_Toronto rom but it gets to 99% and then restarts the phone without showing the success screen..!?

I checked my friends phone for his installed rom and its the C185B184 ..

can someone provide me with this rom please ?

Regards,
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] xpenev:
Stock ROM phone app (SIM works fine, SIP disabled).

RR 8.6.6 phone app (SIM works fine, SIP can* echo).

How does one explain these results?

SIM calls -> carrier echo cancellation (Is this true? I doubt this)

SIP calls -> no software cancellation (Is this true?)

* other party hears their own voice if G7 power is using speaker
[Moto G7 Power Questions & Answers] xpenev:
Just tested viber (with speaker turned on).

Stock ROM, no echo.

RR 8.6.6, echo.

I guess the next step is to determine if I can rip out the echo cancellation from the stock ROM and plaster it onto RR. Has anyone tried something like this before?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] katolink:
Hi, I get 9h SOT after 3-4 days of using my S21 Ultra Exynos (since I received it) and 2 full days since last charge. Attached screenshot. I am happy so far and I think SOT will further improve in few days, after the system settles down and the battery reaches full optimization. What do you think? Is it good or bad? What about your SOT? ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] destz0r:
is that on 120hz? mostly wifi or 4G/5G?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] katolink:
Adaptive resolution, mostly wi-fi (aprox 80% wi-fi / 20% 4G). Have eSIM with 4G call active.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mankvl:
E2100? I would love to have such SOT. Now with note 8 i get max 2-3 hours :D
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] katolink:
Yes, Exynos 2100 😇
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] nightoooo:
After just 1 charge, i have this SoT (6 hours 32 minutes) with S21 Ultra Exynos 2100. I think it gonna be even better within a week or so.

4G/3G = about 50% of the time

Battery Save mode (It kicks in only when the phone gets a little of juice)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] eyeatoma:
Is this on WQHD or 1080p?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] katolink:
FHD+ (1080p).
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] nightoooo:
That's insane SoT, i could never reach it, i guess everything depends on how we use our phones, but you did not sapre in anything, gaming, web browsing, videos, etc..once i did have 8 hours SoT but that was because i just watched YouTube videos the whole day lol
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] vhc:
Whoa that's insane! So far I've only managed 6hours with 12 hours of usage.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] HUNRain:
Exynos 2100. Its really badass in SOT.

Wqhd+, 2 SIM, LTE, WIFI, galaxy watch on BT.

5 hour32 min and 43% battery left.

Nice one, Samsung!

View attachment 5202585
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sharpshooterrr:
Oh, so the S21U does have eSim.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mayaneire:
Got it yesterday.

First it discharged very quickly after setup etc. I did use Smart Switch 🥴

Now almost 24h, 5% left, SoT 10h29m

FHD+, wifi, mostly browsing and youtube/spotify (no gaming and wasnt taking lots of pictures). Didnt notice any excessive heat. View attachment 5202937
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] karan2012:
Spoiler content hidden.

These are the first 2 cycles of my device was tingling and setting up and also in the first cycle sync was on all the time while second cycle it was of
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] arjun2312:
Lucky you , I am getting google play services drain
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] karan2012:
View attachment 5204347

😅
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mprunty:
For those hitting 20+ hours, can I get a detailed breakdown of your settings. I find myself averaging around 15-17 hours a day since I got the phone... And that's with...

1080p resolution

Wifi always on

Auto brightness

NFC off

Adaptive display

Bluetooth only on when in the car

Email sync, but every hour
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mankvl:
So far loving it :)

qhd+

Adaptive

wifi on

mobile data on

nfc on

sync on

gps on

bt on

aod on tap

View attachment 5204683

Got the phone on 29, coming from note 8 it's insane and when I still have old device I can see the difference side by side.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mayaneire:
Exynos

FHD+, Adaptive, colors vivid. HOWEVER I like my blue light filter! Brightness adaptive.

wifi/4g. Wifi on all day. Sync on. NFC was on. Bluetooth on when I need it but its approx 3hrs+ daily (earphones).

Location off.

I did use Smart Switch, Smarth Things disabled.

AoD when tapped.

I dont play games, watch a lot of yt etc.

Use Chrome but no facebook app.

on second full charge:View attachment 5204757
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] carlitobahsoun:
hi all.....

tuesday afternoon got my s21 ultra.

yesterday i decided to test battery with multiple format between 60hz and adaptive 120hz with and without power saving mode and with and without dark mode.

***** if asking how to power saving mode with adaptive 120hz :

turn off power saving mode / make screen standard 60hz / than select adaptive 120hz BUT DONT APPLY / go to battery / power saving / apply / back to display / apply 120hz . this trick from s20 ultra i know it and work with s21 ultra.

● here my what i turn on and off depending to my need .

-wifii ONLY

-wallpaper home screen dark / lock screen samsung default animation .

-WQHD+ all times

-brightness level manual 50%

-aod off

-sync off

-location off

-bluetooth ON connected to galaxy watch 3

-No any call during this test ( used home number to call in case need )

-Iam not a fan of gaming , no app game in my mobile.

-All app need puch notification NOT optimized , other app put in sleep.

-Puch notification : lbci news ( its local news app ), tweeter, xda, whatsapp , facebook , messenger , YouTube vanced , saraf lebanon ( its local currency app ) , lebanon prices ( its local currency app ) .

-reading : tweets + xda , facebook , browsing internet , chating whatsapp , watch video

from 100% to 90%

standard 60hz

from 90% to 80%

standard 60hz with power saving mode ON

from 80% to 70%

adaptive 120hz

from 70% to 60%

adaptive 120hz with power saving mode ON

from 60% to 50%

standard 60hz with dark mode ON

from 50% to 40%

standard 60hz with power saving mode ON with dark mode ON

from 40% to 38%

adaptive 120hz with dark mode ON

got to sleep , battery 38%

adaptive 120hz , dark mode on , bluetooth off.

wake up . deep sleep 4% over nights.

from 33% to 30%

adaptive 120hz with dark mode ON

from 30% to 5%

adaptive 120hz with power saving mode ON with dark mode ON

hope i help guys posting and sharing .

♡♡ here the list that i already disabled in the seconds screen shot.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mayaneire:
And how is light use going for you?

I am at 23h, 4.30h SoT, 60% battery left
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] carlitobahsoun:
thats great
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] karandevilocs:
Exynos? which storage option? im also coming from NOTE 8 and transferred everything using smartswitch to it , is your fingerprint scan set on always on? also did you use any GOODLOCK mod on this screenshot?

i have a 512gb/16gb one and i can't get more than 5.45hr of SOT off of it.

also do you use secure folder/dual apps ?

i got 4.30hr of SOT on my note 8 exynos and the main thing that made me switch was BATTERY and that little improvement is so bad comparing the battery size!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mankvl:
Yes, E2100. I went for 256GB/12GB RAM. Clean start no smartswitch (always do that since s4 when I get a new phone) fingerprint set to always on. Few goodlock mod's was playing with keys cafe to make en keyboard work with my main language and now debating what to choose, Samsung keyboard or go try gboard. Used swiftkey for more then 5 years. Also there is one hand+ mod, multistar, home up, quickstar, navstar, clockface. No secure folder or dual apps. Also I have 5G turned off :) brigtness is set to auto.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Hangoverr:
Snapdragon

Disabled unused apps

Sync on

Nfc off

Adaptive refresh rate

Wqhd
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] karan2012:
Majorly wifi and sometimes lte, location on, dark mode, wqhd+, eye comfort shield on, adaptive refresh rate.

This is 4th cycle with the device. I am pretty satisfied.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mayaneire:
Right now Im at 1d11h, 40% battery left, 6h SoT 🤷‍♀️ Its insane. Battery capacity shown at accu battery: 4540mAh

Have not yet used the camera for longer or made long phonecalls! It may change everything.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] carlitobahsoun:
yes , if u use camera , that may change , enjoy ur s21 ultra .

by the way , where u from ?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mayaneire:
Ireland
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mprunty:
Taking all the feedback into consideration, my battery life has improved dramatically. Still rocking 25% battery life left and we are on day 2 of continued use. Literally the best battery life I've ever achieved with a Snapdragon device.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] iamnotkurtcobain:
60hz or adaptive?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] iamnotkurtcobain:
You have the Snapdragon Version?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] carlitobahsoun:
exynoss 2100 , no snapdragon in middle east
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] iamnotkurtcobain:
I also have the Exynos 2100. I get much worse battery than you and I don't know why. I get much better battery life on my S20+ with Exynos 990 :/. Same apps on both.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mtm1401:
And that's even with Chrome munching your battery for 15 minutes of use, nice
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mprunty:
I generally close out apps when I know I'm putting my phone down for a bit. It's a habit from older phones.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mayaneire:
adaptive
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] -Zork-:
Seem Exynos 2100 got improved a lot.

Is the snapdragon get better battery life SOT compare to Exynoss?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] eldrid:
Have the exynos 2100 512/16 variant. Been around 2 days now and I did use smart switch to move everything from my note 9. Got around 7 hours of screen on time with 11% still left. Not too bad actually. I generally dont let my battery go below 30% so this works fine for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mikey_sk:
Apparently there's a bug with smart switch that drains battery so uninstall it. I noticed quite a big jump in battery life. Even6b4 the exynos 2100 is impressive and miles ahead of the 990.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] ananth_mb:
Exynos Version. No idea what to do. The phone is brilliant in every aspect except for battery life and heat !
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] rick james b1tch:
Exynos 1 week in

5g off as poor reception where i live. Rarely use wifi so off. Location and BT off unless being used. Adaptive refresh on, WQHD resolution. No battery saver mode. Rarely used apps put to sleep. Auto sync on for outlook, gmail and google acc
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] RobinJ1995:
How are you guys getting this insane battery life... I'm struggling to get to 3 hours screen on time :/ The device also just runs noticeably hot the moment I even open the camera.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] pro4ever:
Last screenshot and was really worried about exynos but not on s21 ultra . Battery has been awesome
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] MasonJames1988:
Yeah the battery life and SoT is amazing for me. I use 120hz refresh and WQHD+ resolution. Every day so far, when battery gets to 50% remaining, I'm on just over 5 hours sot. Never fully depleted the battery in one full day yet but I'm getting just under 8 hours sot with 15% remaining
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] tripjnj:
I'm getting significantly better battery life than the Note 8 it replaced. No complaints even though I'm not seeing SOT as high as some others here. I'm also running Android for Enterprise work profile which includes Outlook and Teams which also seem to consume battery.

Battery life is all dependent on how the phone is being used. If I can get a full day of moderate-heavy use and still have juice left at the end, I'm a happy camper.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] y2kkingboy:
I'm reading this thread and I'm baffled by what is being posted and my personal experience. I'm not even getting 4 hours and the phone is warm to the touch the whole time, even when not using it.

It's weird to me that as soon as I unplug it from the charger it goes to 99% in a minute or two.

I read a post here that Smartthings is the culprit so I just uninstalled it. I hope this fixes it. Although, it was not showing as a battery drainer in the battery stats.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] t-shock:
I did the same usage on my Note10+ as well as on my S21 Ultra (both exynos) and S21 Ultra is marginally better than the old one. About a 5-10% increase in battery life but thats it
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mtm1401:
Now this is genuinely broken, I'd speak to Samsung/whoever you got the phone off.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mtm1401:
Smart Things, Transferring via Smart Switch and Chrome seem to be issues.

Do a clean install, disable chrome and use a different browser, dont think you need to remove smart things, but worth keeping an eye on it
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mchief298:
Not going to lie, I went into this phone with the expectation that with a more efficient processor, and fairly larger battery capacity than my Note 10+ that it would last a considerable amount longer. Not really the case. On both devices I can get up to 5.5 hours of SOT and be at ~15% at the end of the day. Is it good? Yeah. I just don't know how to get the battery life I'm seeing here and in various reviews. SD/US variant.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] MasonJames1988:
And that's with 52% left. Exynos
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mchief298:
Okay...? As previously mentioned. I'm seeing plenty of people get seriously phenomenal battery life. Not coming close on mine.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mtm1401:
So a few things, processors are more efficient, but they are also more powerful, so if they were dialled back to the same performance as the older chips, then yes, there would be massive efficiency gains, but there is obviously a balance. So a chip might be 30% more efficient, but only deliver 10% efficiency gains as it's 'turned up' higher if that makes sense.

Secondly the screen, although these new panels are more efficient, the power draw at 120hz (for the total phone) can be up to double that of when the phone is at 60hz (Google anandtech note 20 ultra or S21 reviews).

Thirdly usage is different, I could get 10 hours watching YouTube at a low brightness, in power saving mode, but I don't, if you're out and about and playing games, there will be a hit. Hard to make a judgement on performance because people's usage is so different. That said I have seen people with like 5 hours usage, 2 hours SOT and 20% battery left, if that's the case then yes you have an issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] johnp357:
yeah.. I'm with you my 4 year old lg v30 seems to have just as long a battery life as this ultra...(where it lasts longer is when in idle without usage, the s21 consumes more battery for sure) i realy hope this usage calibration thing is real..... but I think that sounds like nonsense to me...sigh.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mayaneire:
Had a phone for a week now. 2 days ago disabled chrome.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mchief298:
Usage is different, sure. I'm aware that there are a variety of factors going in to determining battery usage. Still, my point still stands. In my personal usage, I'm getting relatively the same Battery life as I did on my Note 10+... Which has been in use since it released.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] onefloofysheep:
This is soo true, same for my S21 Ultra Exynos
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Mini Jay:
The S21 Ultra is a beast !! I wake up at 5h30am now it's 7pm, I'm like almost 7h SOT and still 20% of battery life. I use it heavily including 5km running with the Galaxy Buds Pro. The battery never die 💨🏋️🏋️🏋️
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Mini Jay:
There's something that drains the battery fast and it has to deal with the Network. Let me explain. I work and live abroad so I have 2 sim card in my s21 Ultra (2 sim from two different countries). My SOT was actually good i could get like 4 to 5 hours screen on time which is more than enough for my usage. Until i knew i could get more.

I have decided to disable the sim card that i don't use so that the phone don't search for a network that is far far away from where I live and work now.

Now at 50% battery i have like 4h SOT. It's insane the battery life almost doubled.

So for those whose phone heat, maybe try and figure it the problem doesn't come from an application that keep searching for a network to sync, then if your area doesn't have good signals with 5G maybe just use 4G since the phone would keep searching for a network that is weak resulting in battery drain.

Apparently I was facing battery drain before but i never paid too much attention since I was satisfied with the battery life. Now it's even more with that 7 maybe 8h screen on time.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] mtm1401:
Mobile signal/data has always been a big drain Vs WiFi so not surprising.

5g in theory doesn't actually use more power than 4g, it just has worse coverage atm so drains more power when searching for signal. The same issue existed when 4g first came out.

My SOT can be anywhere from 12 hours standby with 4 SOT to 35 hours standby with 7 SOT, but all depends on usage
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Mini Jay:
Yes that's what I meant as the coverage 5G isn't ready yet everywhere. So in case you're in an area with poor 5G, I think it's best to disable 5G as the phone will drain more battery by searching for the 5G signal
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] nightoooo:
5G is actually drain the battery more not only because of the poor coverage, but the modems inside phones are still not well optimized as the 4G/3G so we will almost never see any 5G phone to have good modem performance before a couple of years from now. 5G modem started as "external" part and now they moved to built in inside the chip, this move was bold and good but not close to enough.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] NippleSauce:
I noticed something very similar, as I pretty much usually get around 0.30MB/s over my 5G cell data lol. I've been starting to think about potentially enabling all sets of bands as after I did that on my Note 20 Ultra, my cell data went to around 150MB/s lol. Huge difference.