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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] zSyntex:
Check your CSC code. DBT means Deutschland nobrand firmware, like ITV Italian nobrand etc.

EDIT: A screen for this
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] MICH_**:
So that's probably why i don't get the banner. Probably firmware branded by Vodafone.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] PlutoDelic:
Our hearts are broken, but you have an Ultra anyways haha. Thanks for trying @MICH_**
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] PlutoDelic:
Just brainstorming here, but would we have different results if we were to factory reset without a sim, sign in to samsung account and members, and try this out (with VPN obviously)?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] X3D:
I suppose it only works with sim
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] zSyntex:
Yes, indeed. Unfortunately, but you can unbrand with Odin, it's very simply.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] :
The solution should be to buy a German SIM and use it just to enroll beta.

In any case it's weird that no German users with s21 and s21+ showed up around here.

For the moment I just expect an OTA zip for G991B next week...from UK users (which should jump directly to beta 2, like Indian S10 users with OneUI 2.0 beta program).
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] :
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1438515646497652752
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Dragon1996:
Anyone got the zip for s21 sm-g991b/ds
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Darbar1701:
Hmmmmmmmmmmm I think nothing is happening till next week, hope I'm wrong though
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] PlutoDelic:
Nope, no love for S21/S21+ so far, seems like everyone went for the Ultra's. We wont have a zip until a German with a German CSC and a German SIM decides to test the beta out, all while browsing around XDA first. UK and Poland may have the beta's soon, so hopefully we have people who didn't just go for the Ultra's there.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] zSyntex:
Well, I didn't expect that everyone has only Ultra variant. It's really strange this year on XDA..
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Darbar1701:
Maybe they're are isolating their firmware haha
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Daekin:
maybe you could look in S21+ forums instead of those for S21 Ulra ;)

(last year was strange because S20 Ultra, S20+ and S20 didn't get separate forums but were mixed together)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] jamsterdm:
I'm sure last year on the beta at the beginning someone shared a bunch of links one of them I clicked and it opted me in early before I had the Banner officially pop up here in the UK. Have trawled the threads but if that's a thing let me know 😅
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] zSyntex:
Maybe I've seen a lot of times and there's nothing to do? ;)

Ultra is used as Main Forum for the Series, if you could recognize that. As for S20 and S10 with their Ultra or Plus models.

Plus and standard model forums are likely unused.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Daekin:
so according to you there is no need to have separate forums per model. we can have one forum where we can discuss Pixel, Galaxy and perhaps iPhones too...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Yeisonp:
i dont know whats happening but today my phone has restarted many times with Beta 1.

anyone have the same issue?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] zSyntex:
Emh, what a f... are you talking about? K said that it's quite simple to have a Megathread or a main thread in the top model section of the Series, because THEY ARE CONNECTED DEVICES FOR OFFICIAL UPDATE. (and, you hear this, Beta is official update from Samsung. Yuppieee)

Not the same productor, but the SAME SERIES (in this case S21 series).

Probably you miss of anything in this logic.. ah poor XDA, what a shame of user.

Flame for nothing :)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] madroix:
This worked brilliantly! Thank you so much!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] X3D:
To even think that German S21 and S21+ users can simply enroll, prepare the fone, start the update, grab the links and cancel the update without installing it is a thing and yet this process is taking forever? I am perplexed. I used to think moderators make these efforts to keep the forum alive and active. This experience of seemingly having to wait for UK and other country Betas is sadly draining my reliability for XDA.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] biden_trump:
You sound like an entitled old man who expects the mods to hold German S21 users on gunpoint till they extract the link. You're free to leave XDA and move on to greener pastures, maybe at another more "reliable" forum, whatever that means. LOL.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] X3D:
Please forgive my desperation Sir. Never meant to hurt your feelings 🙌
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] jayden2009:
Worked like a charm thank you all for making this possible
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] frostnicko:
*BETA RECRUITMENT HAS ENDED, 9/16/21*

I saw this message on Samsung Members forum. So, we last hope is Beta 2 OTA. IF any S21/S21+ user share ota, we can install.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Darbar1701:
For that country is that? Hasn't even started in England lol, I'm in Ireland with my British SIM waiting lol
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] frostnicko:
Dont say you device is S21 Ultra :D
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Darbar1701:
It is haha, I already have the beta installed but I'll be able to register when it pops up in the members app, I've done the same for the past 3 years
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Darbar1701:
Yep exactly, let's just hope the builds are aligned otherwise it's either flash back to 11 or sideload all the way
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] shaharofir:
Install ADB
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] shaharofir:
Check
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] shaharofir:
path to update is the path of windows to the file. Should be something like "C:\Users\.....".
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Darbar1701:
Just put the zip file in the same folder as ADB and then you don't need to have the path to it
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] shaharofir:
Can't help you more that I've done.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] MephoxSlam:
Your csc is oxm or owo?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] FlyingEwok:
When trying to flash the zip file I get an error on my phone saying:

Check sign header...
assert failed: update_dynamic_partitions(package_extract_file("dynamic_partitions_op_list"))
E:Error in /sideload/package.zip (status 1)

Install from ADB completed with status 1.
Installation aborted

and on the computer the output is:

Total xfer: 1.00x

Any help is appreciated :)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Tristan17:
You need to have AUHD firmware to sideload the update
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Tristan17:
Either update your phone to the September update or flash with Odin. What CSC are you on?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Tristan17:
Is it exynos? Because you can probably flash INU through Odin. I have XSA Exynos and It worked flashing it
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] ne0__:
You have to be on lastest firmware AUHD
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Burt Squirtz:
Hey Dr keton! Can you kindly type the exact steps you took to get root on beta 4? I tried the normal method for Android 11 and it caused my phone to glitch out like crazy. (Using the VB metadata and TWRP tar method posted by Muhammad.

What exactly do I have to do to get root properly?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] vlubosh:
https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-s21-serie/how-to-withdraw-from-android-12-beta/m-p/4001275#M18304

One hope is gone :( G991B
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] biden_trump:
Beta 1 is extremely laggy, hence not suprising they have not pushed it to other countries.

I suggest others not to install.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Dade98:
WWA is the csc of demo phone🙈
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] :
So...Beta 1 for German

You should keep calm
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] PlutoDelic:
Can anyone else confirm this?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Itroublve:
I would love to help, and I guess DBT is what I need to get the beta or am I mistaken somehow? Because I'm new to Samsung (Have been using Sony phones). But the problem is, I'm not getting the beta thing in the Benefits? Something wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] vlubosh:
You have to update to AUHD firmware, then you will be to join beta program
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] !J2B!:
Hi everybody !

I've been testing Android 12 almost since it's release but now I'd like to sell my Pixel 5 so I have to downgrade it from Android 12 to Android 11.

I already rolled out from the beta program from the Google website. But when I'm searching for an update in the settings, it keeps saying "Preparing the system update". Now it's been 2 hours and still nothing happens.

I tried a factory reset but the problem is still here.

Do you guys have any idea of what I can do ?

Thanks !

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[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] andybones:
I wonder if yo

I wonder if you'll need to use/flash the A11 factory image.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] !J2B!:
That's what I think too but I am so lazy haha my bootloader is still locked...
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] andybones:
Haha, I understand.

But I mean, if you're going to be flashing the image it's only 1 command line, well 2. 1 to unlock bootloader and 1 to lock.

You can ddoooo eeeiittttt!

Lol

Honestly, though, best of luck to you. Keep us updated on if you decide to kill laziness or to continue to wait, and the results on either. (y) :cool:
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] !J2B!:
Haha I'll tell you once I've decided what to do but I don't think I'll wait. I have to sell it before the Pixel 6 is released haha
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
Yeah, I agree it's not that difficult but it is time consuming. First you will need to unlock the bootloader and that will do a factory reset. Then the login procedure and flashing the latest factory image for 11 with a full wipe. Then relocking to bootloader with another factory reset and logging in again. Then deleting all your accounts so FRP isn't triggered when you sell it. Or wait until 12 is released, get the OTA and then sell it. I would make sure the OEM switch is set to unlocking until the very end. You never know.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] !J2B!:
I've thought about waiting the official release of Android 12 too. I've heard that the official release comes before the release of the next Pixel si that would let me some days to sell it.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
Yes. Announcement, pre order, in the stores. Android 12 will be live weeks ahead of delivery of the P6
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] !J2B!:
I'll think about it then. But my problem may not be fixed with the official release if it's still looking for the update 😂
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
You'll get an ota with the official release, then you're off the beta and it won't look for anything other than the monthly updates.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] V0latyle:
Relocking the bootloader should not be necessary. Try using the Android Flash Tool to flash the latest factory image. Try force flashing all partitions (I believe this requires a wipe) and if that doesn't work disable verity and verification. I did try to downgrade from the 12 Beta 5 before I got root working, but I was doing it manually via command line, and the phone wouldn't reboot into fastbootd.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] !J2B!:
Okay the problem is fixed ! I turned on the phone yesterday before going to bed and this morning it finally found the "update". I could downgrade it to Android 11 through the official way !

So if the problem appears to one of you : be very patient 😂

Thank you for your help guys !
[Realme 3 Pro Questions & Answers] exceptionceg:
My camera not working after updating to the latest update which is android 11 and realme ui 2.0.. Tried everything from clearing camera cache to denying camera permissions for every 3rd party app. Nothing seems to work.. Please help me.
[Realme 3 Pro Questions & Answers] crazyiman:
I have the same issue, did you find any fix yet?
[Realme 3 Pro Questions & Answers] Mark Yngell Kate:
same issue facing with my realme 7
[Realme 3 Pro Questions & Answers] engage4:
Try clearing camera app data and cache . or try installing a third party camera app
[Realme 3 Pro Questions & Answers] Mark Yngell Kate:
nothing happens, it seems that my camera is broken or some partitions in file needs to replace or be flash
[Realme 3 Pro Questions & Answers] TEC-ONE:
Go back to the previous version and check that everything is ok, then do a clean flash.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] salvator101:
Hi Guys,

I just purchased a brand new Galaxy S21 Ultra,

I am loving the phone, however I have noticed a gap between the screen and Body of the phone and I can slide a piece of paper through it.

(Pictures attached below)

I am deeply disappointed with this, is this normal?

I previously had the s7 and s9 and both had similar manufacturing flaws, it **bleep** to see that Samsung Quality control has still not changed over the years.

Is this a problem? Shall this affect the water resistance of the phone or is this normal?

Please help and give your feedbacks
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] enigmaamit:
I'm able to slide a paper in between the front and back glass and the frame too. I guess it's by design...? Never really noticed it in all these months till you pointed it out and frankly, even after seeing it now, it doesn't bother me. I guess some clearance is required between the brittle glass and the metal frame to prevent stress fractures of the glass when the frame deforms under stress, like @adamlee2012 said in his post.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] salvator101:
Thank you for your reply.

That is true however I'm concerned regarding the water resistance?

I tried submerging my phone in a bucket of water for 10mins, other than the microphone which eventually started working after it dried out. Everything else seemed fine

But if this Is normal why is that other device may or may not have it?

That is true but shouldn't it be uniform then, why is that some parts have a wider gap than the others and if so isn't that a manufacturing defect after all?

Do you suggest to keep or return this device?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] enigmaamit:
I'm not sure if this will be accepted by Samsung as a valid reason for replacement. But if you're unhappy, by all means try to get a replacement or refund. It's your money, and you should be fully satisfied with what you bought with it, especially for this kind of asking price.

If the gap is giving you sleepless nights, better to get it replaced, or refund to get another phone. If I were you, I'd leave it alone. But it's your decision.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] salvator101:
Well I purchased it off Amazon and I can return it for a refund, however the problem is due to the semi conductor chip shortage, there are no phones in stock, I had to wait for 2 months to get this device, now if I return it I don't know when the next one will come.

Also I am concerned that what if the replacement phone has wider gaps, I mean if this is normal and every device has it then it makes no sense to return it, am I right?

On a side note I found this statement from samsungView attachment 5409591
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Limeybastard:
Welcome to 4 years ago. 🤣
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] babyboy3265:
There is an app here in the s21U forum that checks the waterproofness of the device by asking you to press the screen hard so the app can check the internal pressure sensors.

It is made with the purpose of checking if the phones seals have worn out.

If yours is fine then you should probably just wear a case on the phone and move on ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] salvator101:
I did use the app, it uses the barometer to gauge if the water seal is broken or not.

However I do not know how accurate it is.

My phone passed the test though
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Nat.smith26:
I don't have this gap on my S21U Silver.

Everything is like molded and glued together
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] babyboy3265:
Well you already submerged the phone into water for 10 mins and all was fine so I see no reason to worry. The test must be accurate.

Honestly, given how tough it is to get a phone like that today, best case is to just put a cover on it and forget about the gap.

Unless you wanna try and go to the seller and ask for a new pone and see what they have to say. Soon new, or not...?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] salvator101:
Are you certain there is no gap at all on any of the sides?

That is true.

I purchased it from Amazon and I gave only return it for a refund as they do not have any stock for a replacement, I waited for this phone itself for 1 month or so.

Also the phone is heating a lot and the battery life sucks. I have the Exynos variant. The ideal temperature is 35-38*C with some camera usage it goes up to 45 *C. Don't know if that's normal or what

My battery is showing learning usage pattern and it's on day 3.

So I'm really confused
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] babyboy3265:
If you can get a refund for it then that's not bad. Don't know where you live but it might be best to consider buying it locally if it exists in any shop near you.

I also got the exynos. The heating was present at 1st but eventually it stopped. After the usage was calibrated. And on the latest update with plenty of bloatware removed as per Ketan Rom.

Cemera heating up a bit is normal. If it really overheats and it starts being unresponsive that's a problem. Also if you are recording a video in hot weather that's a guaranteed HOT phone. It's happening for everyone and it is normal.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] salvator101:
Hey thanks for the swift reply.

I live in India, the only feasible and best way to purchase it is via Amazon as they have a return period of 7 days if I purchase it from Samsung or any other local shop, there return period is max 24 hours which sucks.

I love the phone, love everything about it and especially now with the new iPhone out, I can still say that this crushes it, there is no other viable contender for it out there.

I can get it refunded and wait for the next bunch of stock, perhaps that might take another 10-15 days or a month due to the semi conductor shortage issue otherwise I can just keep this phone and use it however it pisses me off that inspire of paying 1200$ for it. There are such manufacturing flaw.

Also I forgot to ask and You didn't mention, does your phone have similar gaps where you can slide a piece of paper with ease?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] babyboy3265:
It is an annoying situation indeed... Mine doesn't have the gaps, no. It is the silver exynos 256gb.

I'd say this is a rare issue and getting another phone would 99.9% be gapless... 24h is enough to test it throughly as well, so... Definitely consider it.

It also beats the new iPhone and that's a fact. 😅
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Limeybastard:
Lolz
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] salvator101:
Yeah that truly sucks.

My phone just finished the battery learning usage calibrating and I'm getting around 5.5hrs of SOT which is horrible compared to what others are getting and all the reviews out there.

I'm using adaptive 120hz refresh, wifi and 4g on, light surfing usage + Bluetooth on and always connected to the watch + WQHD enabled

Is this battery life normal? how much of SOT are you getting?

I was shocked to see that some people got 8-10 hrs of SOT while I only get the half
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] enigmaamit:
I'm getting around 6 hours of SOT with one and a half days of mixed usage. All features of the phone enabled. I'm happy with it.

There are users on XDA who've reported 8-10 hours of SOT but I've never been able to achieve that routinely. I have managed to reach 8hrs of SOT a couple of times, but I had to disable 4G, use only wifi, disable background sync, not use my Galaxy Watch, not open any app that used camera, stay in dark mode with low screen brightness, automatic brightness disabled etc etc to achieve that.

I didn't like the experience so decided to use the phone to it's fullest capability and forget about SOT as long as I got through to my bedtime.

I used to feel envious of these people initially, wondering why my phone didn't get insane SOT but after a few months of using this phone, I just don't care anymore, as I get to the end of my typical day with half the battery remaining.

Everyone has a different usage pattern, so battery life can vary wildly. If you're unhappy, you can try to disable some features, try debloating etc to try to improve it and see how it goes for you
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] babyboy3265:
100% what the above comment said.

I also can get about 6h sot with everything enabled including AOD. I spare nothing and 5-6h SOT is more than enough.

It easily lasts a day and that does it for me.

All the people showing how they got 8h+ SOT are basically using the phone at a very limited capacity. Lowering everything to show others how much SOT u got, is similar to cheating in a game. It's not realistic.

Your s21u is better than anything else u even had n the past. it is okay that the SOT is less than some other phones, they don't have what ur phone has.

So enjoy and don't overthink it. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] salvator101:
I get 5.5hrs max of SOT with screen on QHD+ 120hz enabled, wifi connected and galaxy watch connected. I have been trying to limit background apps an so but can't survive for more than 5.5hrs.

Max my phone lasts is for 18-19hrs with 5.5hrs of SOT.

I have gone through several reviews of people claiming 8hrs+

I don't even have heavy usage, all I use is WhatsApp, YouTube and chrome and a bit of Facebook.

Considering how light the usage is surely the battery life sucks?

As enigmaamit above also said that he has mixed usage and still gets 6+ hrs and mine is light usage and it still struggles so I wonder is this normal?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] babyboy3265:
There are too many variables into the equation...

FB uses plenty of battery for one.

Two, maybe where you are, your phone isn't catching great signal. usually when that happens, it drains the battery as the device is constantly trying to get better signal.

Maybe since you are not rooted you have plenty of bloatware that is draining your battery.

Additionally, putting usused apps to sleep, adaptive battery being ON, and also maybe you are using white mode instead of dark mode. Dark mode saves plenty of battery on our amoled screens.

Also I am rooted. So no bloatware. Battery fully calibrated. No draining apps. I use FB trough my KIWI browser with dark mode on for all pages.

If you get a full day, you are good.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] salvator101:
Well here is my screenshot,

Yes I use light mode but also have adaptive battery on and put unused apps to sleep

But the battery life on this clearly sucks.

I am barely managing to get 4:30 hrs to max 5hrs of SOT.

Which is so bad in comparison to what you and others get.

Is my phone defective or am I doing something wrong here?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] babyboy3265:
I think it would be useful if you re-read my comment which you quoted.

From your screenshot i see you are getting really weak WiFi, that's a massive drainer.

And plenty of YT and FB and the watch app are heavily contributing to lower SOT.

There are days where i only get 3h SOT because of the activities i did. So its kinda normal.

Plus as i said, i am rooted, no bloatware. But instead, added tweaks for performance and battery improvement.

I don't think your phone is defective, its just the way you use it.

Additionally bear in mind that stock roms have a Camera_wakelock issue which drains the battery but had been fixed in custom roms lile Dr Ketans.

Do some research buddy. Or return your phone and see if a new one will be the same.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Reaper1337:
My first S21 Ultra had such a big gap on the back bottom side, that I could see the Motherboard of the phone.

Which I obviously gave back, it can not be waterresistant with such wide gaps.

The second one I got is now totally plain, without any noticable gap
[ASUS ZenFone 8] miguelanjo:
Hi,

Just got a Asus Zenfone 8 and I would like to have three pages of Home Screen. However I cannot find way to add new.

As I pinch out the screen, go to left or right, there is no new screen with a '+' in the middle, as usual.

How is the way to add more pages to the Home Screen?

Thanks

Miguel Anjo
[ASUS ZenFone 8] Hornet331:
Just drag a widget or shortcut to the left/right, it will make a new desktop