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[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] anchim:
I'd like to say Thank You to everyone in this forum and providing such a great site for us. I am very admire all yours talent that I wish I have, but I don't. I did I a little mod to my Tilt camera lens and it came out good and I'd like to share it with you all. This mod require no drilling to original lens and look oem.

1. A piece of Micro Slice Glass. 20 cents

(used for microscope, you can get it from science store)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10326325@N08/2914039158/

2. Knife sharpening stone, fine gain.

3. Glass cutting tool $6

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10326325@N08/2914039484/

4. Qtip

5. Double side tape

Instruction:Sorry I don't know how to attach pictures into my post. Have to link it to Flickr. Hope you don't mind.

-To remove the lens, use a Qtip & push the lens out from the back side of the cover, use your figure nail to lift the lens out from the chrome frame.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10326325@N08/2913195413/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10326325@N08/2914041602/in/photostream/

-Use the lens to mark the size onto the Micro Slice Glass and cutting it with the glass cutting tools, you may need to try a few time to have a straight cut. http://www.flickr.com/photos/10326325@N08/2914039158/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10326325@N08/2914039484/

-Now you have the piece cut out, here the fun part. use a sharpening stone and work near the sink cause you need to wet the stone during the sanding.

while sanding the new lens, use the original lens to check the shape. I made my a bit bigger then the original so it can be fit in tight without using any glue. Double side tape used just for insurance purposes.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10326325@N08/2914080332/

-Here the final product.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10326325@N08/2914250782/

-That's it folks, this is the best and the cheapest and the oem look camera lens mod ever. Here some shots I took before and after. Let me know what you think. Pictures are in order, original lens->Moded Lens->no cover.

1.http://www.flickr.com/photos/10326325@N08/2914040902/

2.http://www.flickr.com/photos/10326325@N08/2913194597/

3.http://www.flickr.com/photos/10326325@N08/2914040044/

I will take some picture tomorrow for you to see. Time to sleep.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Brownstone:
Those before and after pictures just show what a Mickey Mouse lens cover HTC has provided us with. How about a petition for a new back cover with a glass lens cover?

Top mod, gonna do this one.

BS...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rfarnell:
Thanks for the heads up. Amazing how something so simple can improve the clarity of the camera so much.

What is a qtip?

Rob
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jymbrittain:
The generic name would be a cotton swab.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] surur:
Without cover is still better, and having done the mod many months ago, the dust problem is overblown.

Surur
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] udi1:
Srart-up?

I don't know how many kaisers are out in the market but a manufacturer in the far-east (due to cost) can make such back cover with integrated fixed lens in the cost of ~$0.10 (go for worst case 1$) each and I'm sure most of us are willing to pay... lets say $15 each ? so here is a win-win opportunity waiting for an entrepreneur.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Qui Gon-Jinn:
I did a similar yet cheaper fix.

Pop out the stock lens.

Cut some plastic (used the package some RAM for my pc came in)

Use the double sided tape and place it there. It's not that noticable but the picture quality improves a great amount.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ladytoast:
Great mod, just took my back cover off and the picture is much better. I'm going to try just removing the cover altogether.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mrpiggae:
Lol, this is so much nicer than my ghetto fix! I had just popped out the plastic lens cover (and succeeded in breaking the little chrome-painted piece in the process, of course) and put a little piece of extra screen protector over the actual lens to protect it from the dust and what not.

Gotta' try this!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] richabi:
my lil camera lens cracked so i removed it and it has been off for over a month. i dont really have issues with debris getting under the battery cover. besides, its not hard to remove the back and clean it with my shirt and put it back on :p
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Nioc:
nice, I will have to try this
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Novice Gadget Boy:
You really can notice the difference. I just quickly take the back cover off, take a photo and then put it back on. I really notice the difference now. Thanks heaps!!!!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] pandaboyy:
Thanks for the info... from now on, when I want to take a picture, I'll remove the back cover :p
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] NZuercher:
I was thinking of doing this mod but using glass designed for optics instead of standard glass. A quick web search found http://www.astraproducts.com/i_ptsheet.asp. Are there any photography experts out there who know if this type of glass work any better than standard glass?

Also, if someone (possibly myself) were to bulk purchase pieces of optical glass "pre-machined" to fit as a replacement to the tilt, would there be much interest in purchasing these? I suppose it would all depend on cost and I have no idea what the cost would be, but maybe worth looking into.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mata_mosca:
This is just my opinion, but I see no point in going through the trouble of modding a phone that was never really meant to be used primarily as a camera.

I think this makes even less sense when you take in to account the fact that it performs really bad in certain conditions.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] NZuercher:
My reason for the mod is because the lense on my back cover is cracked right down the middle so the camera hardly works at all. Replacement covers run $50-$60 so I'm looking for a less expensive fix. I don't really want to remove the lense entirely because of allowing dust into the case and also the actual camera lense would be exposed and liable to scratch.
[Google Pixel 4a Questions & Answers] firultd:
I'm facing a bug, that was same in my pixel 3XL. Here is a video, tried reboot, wifi on and off, mobile data on and off, wipe cache, erasing data in system update app. This is annoying because have a huge battery leak when this happen. Will upload video.
[Google Pixel 4a Questions & Answers] a1291762:
You could try to upgrade using a full OTA file? Don't have to be unlocked for that...

Full OTA Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices | Google Play services | Google for Developers

developers.google.com
[Google Pixel 4a Questions & Answers] firultd:
Yes I know, actually I made it in past updates but issue is the same, two phones with same issue is weird, but the most annoying thing is battery drain that occurs when update gets crazy, fully charged battery last just 3 or 4 hours and gets very hot.
[Google Pixel 4a Questions & Answers] LR7875:
How to disable any pre-installed system app bloatware on Android without root

If you hate the bloatware or pre-installed apps on your Android smartphone, here's how to disable them even if Android doesn't normally let you.

www.xda-developers.com

Try disable the updater
[Google Pixel 4a Questions & Answers] firultd:
Thanks will try
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] 22naresn:
Hey guys,

As the title suggests, I'm looking for help in flashing GSI's(Generic System Images). I was looking through the Android developer website for Android 12 today and the 'Get a Generic System Image' tab caught my eye. I was wondering if any of you guys have experience in installing GSI's and could briefly outline the steps needed.

Here's the link of the Android 12 GSI if you're interested.

I guess I should post this is the general questions section but this is the device(Redmi Note 8) I can afford to experiment with at the moment so here I am.

Thanks in advance.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] loopypalm:
here is the guide

(GSI img for RN8 tend to be less stable, i suggest you use a normal rom)

there is already a complete A12 build for RN8 that you can flash directly

(be carefull in what firmware to flash)
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] 22naresn:
Wow, thanks man. This helps a lot.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] d@vid49:
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[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] d@vid49:
Available in France on EVR-L29
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] vmaxnormand:
mise à jour 11.0 sur mate 20 x 5g ??
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] d@vid49:
It is the 4G release
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] BigDisplay:
Yes i got 2 security updates to, last 2 month on my brand new Chinese version with global rom 👌🏻

Soon i hope to change to Harmony OS 👌🏻
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] mwatson:
I received this update too. Battery life is now much reduced. Anyone else having the same issue on 11.0.0.155 ?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] kayip1980918:
Hi all br ,

how to tweaks touch flo music don't lag?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] tcpma:
Hi,

I have an annoying problem: the display standby (hour with blurring background) covers notifications randomly.

e.g.: I receive a notification, the display turns on (i've this option enabled), I see the notification for a while, then the display goes to standby and I can't read anymore (see the attached photo).

Is it a privacy option? I've searched in all settings and I can't find anything to solve it

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[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] galaxys:
It's a pain for me on covering any app! 😳 I would like to turn it off....
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] tcpma:
ok, after more tests I can say that it's definitely a privacy option: every time I rotate the wrist anticlockwise (watch is in my left arm), display goes to standby covering the notification.

There is no option to disable it, I checked every single menu...

The only way to reduce the pain is by activating "display on every wrist rotation" option, so with a wrist movement the display uncovers the notification

Any other ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] tcpma:
Come on, no other goes crazy about this thing?

Even after the last update, XXU1DUJA, no change at all: I receive a notification, I see the icon (not the message) of the app notificated, then blurred display and finally it goes off.

How can I read the notification without tap the display? Maybe it's because, due to Samsung Pay, I have lockscreen enabled (only for paments)?

EDIT: "show with details" under notification settings was off, now I see the message. but the blurred screen is still here....
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] jtOttawa:
Turn on 'Raise Wrist to Wake' if you don't want to touch the display. Or, turn off AOD if you don't want that clock over your blurred notification. *Edit*: I see one commenter on Reddit suggested that updating the Messages app solves this - can't hurt to try that.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] crxssi:
Yes, you may include me. At first it didn't bother me, now it is just plain annoying. I have AOD on and wouldn't expect such nonsense. I get a message, I look at the watch, I am reading the screen, and bam, it puts that damn thing overtop. There is some sort of delay before it is displayed, but I can't quite determine how long or under what circumstances.

Why there is no option to turn that stupid digital clock overlay with blur thing OFF is a mystery to me. It seems to do this randomly on many screens- looking at notifications the most, but it is not restricted to that. I don't have Samsung or any other "Pay" on, I don't use a lockscreen on the watch.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] galaxys:
Yeh, that AOD sux Big time!😠I can't look at anything without the clock ⌚ overlay interruptions!
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] jtOttawa:
Have you tried turning off 'Hide Information' under the Security > Lock settings? And updating the Messages app (from Google Play on the watch)?
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] crxssi:
Right when I went into Wear app on the phone, there was message to update "Galaxy Wearable" 102.3MB. So I went ahead and did that, first. Then checked the Google Play app on phone, went into updates. There are no updates for any app. I checked installed apps, I have nothing named "Messages" installed. Checked Play on watch. Again, nothing to update and no app named "Messages" installed. I then checked security settings on watch, there is only one option called "lock" which is not on. There are no options except "Type" which is set to "none."

So, essentially, I can't do either of your suggestions... they don't appear to be valid on my watch/setup.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] jtOttawa:
That's weird - right underneath 'Type', mine shows 'Hide Information.' It's in the manual too (page 70): https://downloadcenter.samsung.com/...R89X_R88X_R87X_R86X_EN_UM_071621_FINAL_AC.pdf *Edit*: And if you don't have a Messages app, what do you use for messages?
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] crxssi:
I can't explain why my options are different than what you describe or what is in that PDF (nice link to the manual, though). But there is nothing that says "hide information." Maybe it is tied to some other option you have turned on that I don't have on?

For text messages, I use Textra on my phone. I never installed any text or message-related app on the watch. It just works with texting. When I get a text message, it shows me their icon and/or the message, I can click on it and reply or mark it as "read" so I don't get repeat reminders. I can also compose a new text message by clicking on a contact on the watch contact tile. If I click on the "Messages" icon in the apps drawer, it says "To To use samsung messages, you need to make it the default messaging app on your phone" with a yes/no option (of course I am not going to say yes). By the way, while I was in the middle of transcribing that message, the damn digital clock blur overlay covered the display and I had to touch the screen so I could finish reading it.

When I go into Play on the phone and look at Textra, there is no indication that it had installed anything on the watch or that it has a WearOS component. So I don't know what I am using when interacting with text messages on the watch. Perhaps it is just something built-into WearOS?
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] jtOttawa:
Ah, maybe that's it - it shows up because I have a PIN set, whereas if I understand correctly, you don't have any lock set (does that mean you can't use Samsung pay on the watch?). As for messages, I do use Samsung Messages. Your Textra message notifications clearly show up on the watch, even without an installed app - but then, doesn't that mean you can't compose a message from the watch?
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] crxssi:
I have no lock screen and no PIN set. Also have no interest in "Pay", so I don't know if that would work or not.

As I mentioned above: "I can also compose a new text message by clicking on a contact on the watch contact tile."

In any case, my experience shows that this digital clock blur overlay thing is not related to "Messages" or lock screens. It seems to be inherent to all use cases.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] crxssi:
OK, I feel pretty stupid now. The digital clock blur overlay thing is what appears when the screen "times out" and it is controlled under Settings> Display> Screen Timeout. Mine was set to 15 seconds. So even with AOD on, it still would do the blur thing in 15 seconds. I changed it to 30 seconds and now it does the blur thing in 30 seconds, instead.

Silly me, thinking that with AOD on, there wouldn't be a "screen timeout."
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] tyanboot:
The AOD is not truly "Always On", it is just "ambient mode". If you turn AOD on, and the app doesn't support ambient mode, then after screen timeout or rotate the wrist, screen will be blurred and switch to watch face finally. Only if the app itself support ambient mode and AOD is on, that is truly "Always On". It is not privacy about, but a power save policy.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] galaxys:
Good to know, that's the weird behavior I've been experiencing.... cheers
[Samsung Galaxy Watch 4] tcpma:
Thanks! Now we have a little workaroung

Thanks! Now we have a better understanding of the problem.

But I have very few apps installed and the blur screen happens even after a notification: e.g. whatsapp or telegram. So the problem is in an hypothetical "notification" system app that doesn't support ambient mode. Not the best for a system app...

1) I feel GW4 vibration: a notification is arrived 2) I rotate the wrist to read the display 3) if I rotate out a little my wrist, display goes blur 4) If I rotate again the wrist in my direction, display returns readable

I keep thinking it's a privacy setting: after rotating the wrist out (point 3 in the example), I can't see the display and blurring it prevents other people to see my notification

My settings: always on display: enabled; screen timeout 30 sec (even with 15, same behaviour); display on when rotating wrist: enabled; display on when a notification arrives: enabled.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gu_1_:
I was wondering if is it possible to use a recent kernel in tab2.

There is a Linux system (Maemo Leste, based on Devuan (Debian without systemd)) that runs in a Motorola Droid 4, that uses a recent version of the Linux Kernel (5.11) and has the same CPU and GPU. https://leste.maemo.org/Motorola_Droid_4

Would it work in tab2?

(sorry for my english).
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
This rom here uses a 3.4 kernel which is currently the latest one used on Tab 2

https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-aosp-8-1-oreo-unlegacy-android-unofficial.4323203/

Why don't you try building a rom with 5.11 one ?? As you can see in the thread above, camera doesn't work due to 3.4 kernel and also wifi was an issue earlier but it is fixed now. Something or the other might not work but maybe the rom would boot up atleast !
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mighty:
Actually yes, we can use the 5.12 kernel i worked on but not with android, with Alpine Linux, please check https://xdaforums.com/t/linux-postmarketos-native-linux-on-samsung-galaxy-tab-2-unified.4171483 (5.12 kernel only for 7 inch tablets, the 10 inch ones have different display panel, if you have a 10 inch one want to help with making it usable with 5.12 kernel, I'll try)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mighty:
Update its 5.15 now https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/merge_requests/2526
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LR7875:
Well as far as Android is concerned, in the future, we might get Android 11 with the 5.4 android common kernel. That won't be a easy job to make though.

To port to mainline (5.15 kernel or newer) is kinda possible but it requires even harder work, indicated by the fact that there is only a finger-countable few of those get to this stage, and even if you get it, some features won't work.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mighty:
Making android work with mainline is going to be a task! For now we are running mainline 5.15 with PostMarketOS
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LR7875:
Well that is good news, hope you reach success!

If that come true it will be a legend!
[Android Themes] RKBD:
*require root*

Rboard Theme Manager

Manager app for Google Gboard keyboard app.

Continuation of Magisk module "Rboard themes" with more customizations and themes.

Rboard Themes are not overlays but just additional themes for Gboard app.

​

Features

Downloading themes

Applying themes

Deleting themes

In-app app updater

Light/Dark for system theme switch (android 10 and above)

Gboard flags import/export/edit

Gboard preferences import/export/edit

3rd party theme repos support

System Click sounds customization

Theme/Sound preview

Crash URL creator

Widgets

Search for Themes/Sounds

Tags

Module-less option (less features but will work on coloros)

Open Source

Monet and blur for android 12+

Exporting and importing themes

And more...

Download (Github)

For android 6.0 and up

For android 12 and up

How to use

Make sure you are using ROOTED android 6.0+

Download and install manager

Grant root and choose option for module/gboard (gboard version is stored in data of gboard)

Go to middle button with arrow down called download and pick theme packs you want to download then click fab button to install

Enjoy

Known bugs

MIUI users have to reboot each time they download themes or do the same what Color OS does

Color OS, Realme OS needs to turn off "Use Magisk" in settings to get it working

App won't work properly if you don't have connection to github

Crashes on stock nubia rom (?)

Sounds doesn't work on non AOSP roms

Links

Telegram channel 📢

Telegram group 👥

Source code (Github)

DerBot7214 (Dev)

Akos Paha (Dev)
[Android Themes] RKBD:
first :)
[Android Themes] SoulMachina:
Awesome realease! Everything working so far (Zenfone 8, Android 11 - ZenUI 8.0).

Maybe changing the behaviour of selecting ALL themes when choosing a Keyboard Pack.

Also, isn't there a flag to colorize the NavBar?
[Android Themes] RKBD:
Navbar flag got removed in Gboard 10.9 :/

i miss it so much. the only way now is to spoof phone to Google brand (there's test module on channel but not recommended on stock based roms)
[Android Themes] swift7e:
finally something
[Android Themes] phoenixmet:
android 7 :(🤷‍♂️
[Android Themes] aaron_ruiz:
Thank you so much for this, @RKBD 🙌🏻 The themes work great, but I'm having trouble installing sounds.

I select a sound and tap install, but nothing happens after that 😕 I've tried rebooting, checking storage permissions, clearing cache etc. but no luck. I'm on OnePlus 8T running OOS 11.0.8.13.

Thanks again!
[Android Themes] RKBD:
seems like sounds doesn't work on some OEM roms like miui/color os/oxygen os

i've tested rboard only on aosp roms so idk about rest
[Android Themes] aaron_ruiz:
I appreciate the quick response! I've read that OxygenOS is closer to AOSP than most OEM roms, so perhaps it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to get working. I would be happy to help in any way I can!
[Android Themes] RKBD:
It was closer to aosp only in Marshmallow days OOS 3.1.8 was the last "aosp" version, later it was just marketing trick imo.

We will try to add support for more but it will take some time. For now we only support AOSP based roms.
[Android Themes] @BB:
Is it possible to use this app on non-root with ADB commands?
[Android Themes] RKBD:
nope. the "ro." props cannot be added with adb without root. (tried multiple ones still no way for non root version)
[Android Themes] Full House:
all the themes of the App are already inside gboard.
[Android Themes] RKBD:
then click download icon :)
[Android Themes] Full House:
Thank you in fact there are so many that we don't know what to choose👍
[Android Themes] skovv:
wHello, I have a Huawei mate 30 pro, can I install new themes?
[Android Themes] RKBD:
if you're rooted with magisk then yes.
[Android Themes] @BB:
Thanks so much! Sounds like a great app. I just don't want to root my phones anymore. Nice job!
[Android Themes] AlDollaz:
This is amazing, works perfectly for Gboard! Thanks for a great app!
[Android Themes] drsaidalavi:
Can you add a provision for themes changing randomly and intervals. It will be great if you can , please
[Android Themes] RKBD:
changing theme require force close of gboard app. means that randomly your phone will lag and keyboard wont open from 5-10 seconds in random intervals. i bet nobody wants that.
[Android Themes] AlDollaz:
We sure don't. :)
[Android Themes] rOck4n:
My keyboard sounds are gone, even after deleting the magisk module and app, any fix for this?

Edit: I already tried reinstalling Gboard. I'm on MIUI 12.5.14

Edit 2: After rebooting two times everything works now.
[Android Themes] italodance:
I don't understand why it needs root? it is a gboard skin app. we all can make custom skins with gboard why not an app? I'm not root and asking this.