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[Redmi 9A Guides, News, & Discussion] leiniercs:
It is easy. All depends on the firmware version you have installed. If you have v12.0.10, which is q-vendor (this is the firmware I want to install) then you will have plethora of custom roms to install. But, if you have v12.5.x then you are restricted to recoveries and roms built with vndk30, which there are very few. So, you need to search for recoveries and roms built with vndk30, or those which can use firmware v12.5 r-vendor as base. That is key. I have installef

Dnow TWRP and crDroid built with vndk30, which use firmware v12.5.x as base. You can find them on Telegram. Try to search "[my device model]". Mine is Redmi 9A.
[Redmi 9A Guides, News, & Discussion] Al3xFreitex:
could you pass me the ROM and the Recovery please, contact me by telegram, thanks
[Redmi 9A Guides, News, & Discussion] Al3xFreitex:
My alias is @AlexFreitex
[Redmi 9A Guides, News, & Discussion] cuynu:
is there any way to properly use this rom like another custom rom?
[Redmi 9A Guides, News, & Discussion] VD171:
Engineering rom is NOT a custom rom.

This is not built to daily usage.

This is built for debugging and development usages.
[Redmi 9A Guides, News, & Discussion] mar1732:
status_ext_ram_exception

tried my working DA from stock miui 12.0.19, tried REDMI NOTE 9 NO AUTH DA .bin from this video without success... how can i repair imei without engineering-rom?
[Xiaomi Mi 11] thegios:
I'm getting duplicated pictures in Google Photos.

Full description of issues here:

Photos is duplicating pictures and cataloging under wrong dates - Google Photos Community

Anyone else who has similar issues?
[Xiaomi Mi 11] Asnamus:
I have this issue for a long time on my Redmi K20 when the automatic backup is on. Then I was selecting and deleting photos all the time and on the end I just switched off backup. So on Mi11 I manually backup photos that I choose.
[Xiaomi Mi 11] thegios:
I have the same problem regardless
[Xiaomi Mi 11] Snake-tun:
Có, khi bạn sao lưu ảnh cũ từ máy tính vào điện thoại, nó sẽ được đồng bộ hóa ngay lập tức với ảnh google.
[Xiaomi Redmi 7 Questions & Answers] mrfurion:
My wife cracked her Redmi 7 screen so I ordered a replacement screen+digitizer+frame from a reputable seller on AliExpress. I followed a guide to the letter and made sure not to damage anything while disassembling, and the re-assembly with the new screen went smoothly.

When I power on the phone the Xiaomi logo comes up nice and bright, but it then auto-dims in the usual way as it loads the system except it dims to an extreme level. I mean it dims so much I can only see what's on the screen if I go into a dark room/closet. When the system loads I can navigate menus normally (as long as I'm in a dark room) but changing the brightness setting has no effect. Turning on/off auto brightness does nothing either.

It doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with the LCD, because if I reboot to bootloader it sits there with the Fastboot logo and picture at full brightness until I turn it off. I took the phone apart again to check if there was anything obstructing the light sensor and I can't see anything wrong with it.

Has anyone seen this before?

Thanks
[General Topics] ndn715:
it sounds like the touch pro (raphael) is coming to at&t as the fuze. that's great and all, with the slick full vga screen etc... but why is the diamond not going to be offered?

when most people see our ppc phones, they think brick. yes the keyboard is nice, but i can type pretty dang fast with the on screen keyboards, and look at the raphael side by side with the kaiser, it's still huge!

the diamond is pocketable, a good business device, and the type of design that needs to continue in order to stop everyone from getting an iphone!

the xperia is a step in the right direction with the keyboard, but i truly can't understand how adding a keyboard to a diamond almost triples the size!

any thoughts?
[General Topics] JimmyMcGee:
AT&T picks and chooses what it offers. Since it has that exclusive agreement with Apple why would it offer a "rip off" (Not my Term, AT&T's Term) iPhone?
[General Topics] vwauditech:
I will be looking out the next couple months for an actual release date. I wonder what the will offer it for? I am thinking $600-$700 compared to everyone else. I would love to upgrade from my Tilt for Diamond Pro. I have 2 lines eligible for upgrade next month. Kevin
[General Topics] mikef1182:
The Pro is just the next evolution from the Tilt, its a no brainer for ATT to pick this up. They have never had a "Touch" Winmo phone either as the phones with keyboards are easier to market as "business class" devices. Thats my guess as to why they didn't pick up the Diamond. I cant wait for the Pro personally. My iPhone can only hold my attention for so long before I have to get another WM device.
[General Topics] galaxys:
fyi...keep an eye on this thread for the fuze latest & greatest news ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=417844
[General Topics] TheChampJT:
I've been hearing about the Fuze for a few days now, it seems it will be out soon, hopefully. Then maybe Verizon will eventually take some initiative to get better devices, and put out some updates for crying out loud! I sometimes want to punch the verizon guy in the face!
[General Questions and Answers] floyyt:
I have problem that i can't find answer to anywhere.

I recently installed new 128GB sd card. I wanted to delete some mp3 file (i will be doing that quite often now) and Aimp asked for permission to do so, and popup from android came out, with internal storage. I switched to sd and clicked ”use this folder” on root directory of sd, but i still can't delete files as i don't have write permission. Aimp still asks for write permission but now root directory of sd has no 'use this folder button' it shows up after i go to any folder and then back up, but it changes nothing, i still can't write to sd.

I have identical situation with ttorrent.

What i can do to change that? It's extremely annoying.

I granted permissions in apk setting for writing in memory too.
[General Questions and Answers] Spellbound6666:
Same issue for me. It was on Android 9, and it is on Android 10 also(
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] 3thman:
So I had many Samsung phones before the S21 U and I never turn off the Always on display. When I put the phone (not the S21 U) on its face or cover the sensors, the always on display turns off, but this is not the case with the S21 U. AOD never turns off even when the phone is on its face or the sensors are covered. Is this a bug? can I do anything about it ? I want it to be like the old way.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] destz0r:
Its not a bug, this has been the case since the S10.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] DownTheCross:
Well, it's not a bug, but it's also not an unavoidable feature like the other dude said.

Go to settings, scroll down to lockscreen, tap "always on display", then you can choose always on, on for 10 seconds after tap, or show as scheduled.

Spoiler content hidden.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] neilth:
It would be nice if Samsung let you choose more than one AOD option. It would be great if you could both schedule AOD on hours plus enable tap to display for 10 seconds.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] ssj100:
Actually it is indeed an unavoidable "feature" that was introduced since the S10 series. He's talking about the fact AOD used to automatically switch off when the phone is in a pocket or face-down. That is, despite the setting of "Show always" being toggled, the AOD would still switch off when in a pocket or face-down. The reason for this being that if it's in a pocket or face-down, it's pointless having the AOD on. The advantage of course is that battery life is saved.

An obvious example scenario is when one is out and about for say a 14-hour period with the phone in their pocket or face-down about 50% of the time. This would mean the AOD is automatically disabled for 7-hours (while in the pocket or face-down), saving about 7% of battery life. To clarify, the AOD automatically turns on for the other 7-hours when the phone senses that it's outside of the pocket or face-up. I've come from the S9+, and I can certainly confirm that this feature saves battery.

For some reason, since the S10 series, Samsung have disabled this feature for AOD. I can't find any information as to why, but it must be related to the proximity sensor and how it interacts with AOD. Otherwise another reason is that Samsung felt no one liked the feature (can't really imagine why) and disabled it without giving any option to enable it.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] DownTheCross:
Ah I missed the part where he was specifically concerned about the proximity/light sensors shutting the AOD off, just thought his problem was it just never turning off.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] KingFatty:
Please reconsider - are you sure the feature actually saves battery (face-down or covering sensors turns off AOD)?

Remember we now have a very good display with adaptive refresh. Maybe Samsung designed the screen to be good enough in AOD to actually use less power than running the proximity sensor (to turn on and off AOD) all the time.

So it's a false comparison above - it's not "free" energy savings when you had that feature. The phone had to use power to activate the proximity sensor to know whether to turn off AOD, and it took power to turn on/off throughout the day. But maybe now, why should Samsung bother with that, if they figured out it's less power to just have AOD all the time and not power the prox sensor?

Bottom line, why waste power on running the prox sensor when you can instead use that power to show useful information?

This is speculation, I don't know the actual power loss caused by the missing feature. I just want to correct the assumption that it's free power, when it's not.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] ssj100:
I suppose that could be viewed as a good point, although it's actually still a disadvantage or "downgrade" compared to having the original "power saving" feature. This is demonstrably proven (at least for me) given having AOD enabled loses about 1-1.3% battery per hour, which is similar to previous Samsung phones. With AOD disabled, the battery loss is closer to 0.3-0.7% per hour.

To clarify, your argument is that having the proximity sensor activated while AOD is enabled may actually use at least as much power as always showing the AOD when the phone is in standby. Again, I would say this is a "downgrade" compared to previous models, as the proximity sensor should never use this much power (and we know the amount of power the AOD uses is similar to previous models, as demonstrated above) - if it does, then it's arguably a "design flaw" by Samsung. That is, they would have made the proximity sensor a "battery hog" in a relative sense.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] DownTheCross:
Odd, my AOD set to "touch to show for 10s" doesn't even use 1% in 20hrs with 8-10hrs SOT. Snapdragon US model from Google Fi.

You'd think samsung would have more consistency in these, especially by now.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
AOD uses very little battery*. Cell standby and device idle together use more.

*if you use a simple clock and don't have all kinds of needless garbage.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] ssj100:
I should probably clarify a few things here.

-With AOD set to "touch to show for 10s", the amount of battery AOD uses should be entirely dependent on how often you enable it by tapping to toggle it on. If you tapped it 1000 times in 20 hours, verses 10 times, it would obviously be quite a different amount of battery use.

If the AOD is set to "show always", it could be viewed as essentially the equivalent of continuously tapping to show every 10 seconds for the 20 hours you quoted. It's therefore clear that it would use more than 1% in 20 hours!

-My description of the amount of battery loss from AOD being set to "show always" verses completely disabled was actually regarding total "standby drain" per hour. That is, with AOD set to "show always", the total standby drain per hour (eg. overnight) appears to be around 1%. With the AOD completely disabled, it's closer to 0.5% total standby drain per hour.

The above numbers have been fairly consistent across all Samsung smartphones I've come across, although I suspect the S7 was one of the best (since 2016) in terms of least overall "standby drain" per hour even with AOD set to "show always" (if I remember correctly, it was closer to 0.5% per hour drain with AOD always toggled on, and 0.1-0.2% per hour drain with AOD disabled).

Note that these figures are without any "de-bloating" or "rooting" of the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] neilth:
My previous phone, a Pixel 2XL, I had set to AOD always on. The phone would turn the display off when face down and even when in a holster on my hip. At night it would stay on all night as a night light/clock right next to my bed and my charger would come on via timer an hour before I would get up to recharge.

It’s very disappointing that the S21 Ultra, brainlessly just keeps AOD lit nonstop despite the fact that it’s a deluxe phone with enough sensors to be programmed just like the Pixel 2XL, which did much better with AOD and its effect on battery life. I’m hoping Samsung fixes this in an update real soon.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
The power used to light the display is very small vs the background processes already running.

Pixels have no SD card* slot because Google wants you to be cloud dependent.

You aren't viewed as a customer by Google... you're the product. Getting off their factory devices is a start in the right direction.

*No SD card slot is completely unexceptable.

The SD card is the data drive or should be.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] neilth:
When I first got my S21 Ultra I set AOD to always on and battery life suffered greatly compared to my previous 2XL. The S21 Ultra doesn’t have an SD card slot either, which has nothing to do with my comments about AOD performance between the 2XL and the S21 Ultra. You are correct, it’s great getting away from Google, but the only real alternative is an iPhone or custom ROM with Micro-G on an Android phone, which again has nothing to do with AOD performance.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
It's irritating Samsung chooses to do that on some of their phones. Worse it varies from year to year with the same model sometimes too.

AOD in it's always on mode at night if you're not using the phone should use roughly .75-1% an hour. Usage isn't always reported correctly to the apk responsible. Lovely isn't it?

Try clearing the system cache.

If you did any major firmware updates a factory reset is in order otherwise it's not going to get to the root cause most likely.

Samsung's are notorious for this kind of behavior but it can be sorted out. Cloud apps including Google Backup Transport are prime suspects.

Disable Google Firebase and all carrier, Samsung, Google feedback for starters.

Karma Firewall is very useful; a VNP firewall that uses almost no battery, no ads... true freeware.

It's logging feature may not work with Q and above. An adb edit to correct that may be possible, not sure.

A package blocker is also very useful and a powerful tool for unrooted phones. I've used this one for years with zero issues.

Package Disabler

The only NON-root solution that let’s you disable any unwanted packages that come pre-installed / installed with your phone / tablet.

www.packagedisabler.com
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] neilth:
Once I disabled full time AOD my S21U, battery life is no longer an issue. As I stated previously, I would like to see a Samsung software update making their AOD perform similar to the way it does on a Pixel 2XL.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
It's not AOD.

Samsung's can be... complicated.

This is how much AOD uses on my 10+, it's an accurate estimate. This is after I spent a lot of time to optimize it ie get the bugs out.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] ssj100:
A few additional points/queries about the S21 Ultra:

-I've calculated the total extra battery % loss per hour with AOD always enabled to be around 0.5-0.6%.

"blackhawk" post above suggests that for the 10+ phone, the loss is more around 0.3-0.4%. This appears to correlate well with what I've read regarding the AOD on the S21 Ultra running at 120Hz (which would increase battery use compared to if it ran at 60Hz, which the 10+ phone presumably runs at). It's a pity this is the case, as I don't see any advantage for AOD to run at 120Hz. Perhaps in a future update, Samsung could reduce this to 60Hz on the S21 Ultra.

-I note a couple of users in this thread "hoping" that a future Samsung update will allow the AOD to automatically switch off when face-down or in a pocket/bag. Unfortunately, I don't see this happening, as this feature appears to have been "lost" since 2019. That is, this feature was last present on the S9/Note 9 series of phones back in 2018. All Samsung (flagship) phones from 2019 to present have lost this feature.

-Does anyone know of a way to change the AOD font size (without installing extra software)? Reducing the font size would surely be another way/option to save battery life while having the AOD always enabled.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] neilth:
Wow, you got your AOD power consumption down to 3%! The first week I had my S21U, AOD was using 25 to 30% daily I believe. Can you please tell me what you tweaked to get your phone’s AOD power consumption so low? That’s better than on my Pixel 2xl.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
I'm not sure what is causing that. Something is running in the background; the phone's not going into deep sleep. Maybe a messaging or cloud app. Usage apps can misreport which apk is the cause or it could be a dependency.

Try it in safe mode to rule out 3rd party apps.

The Google system apps are prime offenders as can be the Samsung apps.

Try clearing the memory cache then see which apps pop up first. My version of Device Manager can do that; I've used it to find rogue apks like that.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] neilth:
This is my first Samsung phone and I am disappointed to learn that Samsung is dropping the ball with this issue. For their top phone, they should provide AOD options to vary font size, have the screen go off when face down or in a case, etc. Instead, they provide an option to place an energy wasting animation on the AOD screen!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
You don't have to use all the features or options.

Samsung gives you choices to customize as you see fit.

It's not a one size fits all Apple... or Pixel.

It takes at least a couple months to really get to know these phones... if you play with them a lot.

Probably much longer.

Don't make snap judgments based on your Pixel experience.

This is a totally different animal and... it can be a real bloody handful until you sort it out.

I wuv my 10+ though, it looks and runs great.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] neilth:
Oh yeah, it’s a learning experience for sure.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] ssj100:
While it's true Samsung in general is one of the most configurable smartphones out there, we're specifically talking about the AOD feature.

AOD has been present on Samsung phones since the S7 in 2016 (possibly before?). That's at least five years to develop and refine this feature. I find it odd that they haven't really improved it much since it first featured. A lot of these configurations seem like relatively easy things to implement. Furthermore, they've actually removed a feature of AOD which has been demonstrably shown to be battery saving without any loss to usability.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
Simply put it into double tap mode.

Complain to Samsung SK as they are always eager to hear objective criticism🤣
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] neilth:
Since we are talking about a top of the line phone, the AOD features and options should be top of the line too. Currently, you can select AOD Always On or Scheduled or Tap To Display. The option to Schedule and Tap To Display AOD should both be available simultaneously not either or. Samsung could so easily implement such an improvement to their software. Do they welcome and react to positive user feedback?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] ssj100:
In my opinion, not utilising the AOD (show always mode) is like not utilising the max screen resolution or refresh rate - it's a flagship top-end device, and you're not making the most of it. Having AOD with "show always" has many advantages - eg. if your hands are full or dirty (and your phone is on a table), you don't need to touch your phone to check if you have new messages or other notifications. Other use scenarios are as follows:

-For those who don't wear a watch etc, checking the time/date with your phone will be easier/faster if the AOD is set to "show always". Tapping to show the AOD obviously requires an extra physical action and generally about 1-2 seconds of "wasted" time!

-For those who don't have an always-on radio clock device that shows/glows in the dark, the AOD set on "show always" would be handy for checking the time in the middle of the night when it's very dark and/or you're feeling too lazy/tired to "tap to show"!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] ssj100:
Just a follow up on my previous comment about AOD displaying at 120Hz. As I think anandtech noted, in general, the S21 Ultra display appears to automatically drop to 60Hz when the phone is idling for >1-2 seconds. However, this only occurs when the ambient brightness is high enough.

To clarify, in (very) low-light conditions (and if the phone and AOD is set to auto-brightness), this automatic dropping to 60Hz is disabled (for mysterious reasons) - that is, the display is continuously locked at 120Hz when the brightness of the display is low enough.

This is why some people have reported that the AOD runs at 120Hz - it's because the display forces a lock of 120Hz when the brightness is low enough. Again, another odd decision by Samsung, and one which drains battery more.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] amirage:
"is like not utilising the max screen resolution"...I don't really agree with this. To the naked eye, on a 6.9inch display there really isn't any difference between FHD+ and QHD+. The difference between these resolutions is only discernable on large screens i.e. your TV...more of an inverse relationship. Try it out for yourself! I did so for a day and really didn't notice any marked difference on the screen content. Yes, the difference is noticeable if you watch 4k movies on your phone. Logically, you'd be using your phone to run normal apps like facebook, chat apps etc more than actually watching 4K stuff... isn't it? But, having the phone set at QHD+ would surely kill the battery more than FHD+ and coupled with the reason I'd just mentioned, I'd the costs far out weight the benefit...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] KingFatty:
To summarize the current bugs/problems with Samsung Always On Display (AOD):

1) AOD forces 120 HZ wasting battery

(Come on! AOD is a prime candidate for low refresh! This has to be a bug!)

2) AOD doesn't allow option to turn off when face down or in pocket

(OK who wants to see the AOD while they have their phone in their pocket? Why waste battery like that?!)

3) AOD doesn't allow independent selection of Schedule or Tap To Display, and forces you to choose one or the other, never both.

(This seems arbitrary and is probably a dumb oversight type of bug)

Please provide any more evidence of bugs. I think we can all hammer Samsung with bug reports and mention all three of these as bugs for the AOD feature, maybe they will ignore this until a threshold number of complaints are received?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
Wow it's running AOD at 120hz?!

It may be a hardware limitation tradeoff.

Even on the 2nd generation of variable refresh rates it's far from being sorted out. Sounds more like betaware.

The pocket off thing may also be a hardware driven limitation. It may consume more battery than it would save to implement this.

Again, AOD always on should use very little battery. Elaborate management systems shouldn't be necessary.

Small wonder I'm very hesitant to migrate from a known good device/platform to a new one.