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[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 Questions & Answers] That_AndroidGuy:
I've been getting recurring Pop Ups of Google Smart Lock that's annoying as hell.

It might be related to some app requesting Google Login but I can't remember when it started popping up. I have tried uninstalling apps but it hasn't helped.

Some time the pop ups are so frequent that I can't get any work done, like it must have popped up at least 20 times while typing this post.

Any suggestions other than to reset device?

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[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Temporarily disable Google play Services and/or gmail. I eanble them only when needed on my N10+'s running on P and Q.

Android R and above are much worse with nuisance popups than the former.
[ASUS ROG Phone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] mosimchah:
here are some screenshots from the rom https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-1LWAiEpPB28RTAc5BW-o4feFNHyPhaQ

Here is the telegram support group

Rog phone 3 AICP support group

You can view and join @rogphone3aicp right away.

t.me
[ASUS ROG Phone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] raj_9658:
Thanks for the rom..

Acip is my all time fav..I was hoping A12 though😅

Can you please provide some screenshots or telegram group link?

One suggestion please change the font color in some text from blue/red to some other color.

It's hardly readable (especially faq section)
[ASUS ROG Phone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] mosimchah:
Sure I just added a gdrive link to some screenshots in the second post, and I changed up the first post, you inspired me to revamp our template https://gerrit.aicp-rom.com/c/AICP/vendor_aicp/+/112140

Anyway. glad you like aicp, I can't give you any eta for android 12 however I can say that I have every intention of bringing it to the rog 3, hopefully I'll be able to get out some test builds once we have a somewhat stable base going
[ASUS ROG Phone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] raj_9658:
Also one more suggestions please create one telegram group for help and support for users.also you need to ask admin to post in Asus Rog 3 group about this rom so that all users are aware that a new rom is in the market😅
[ASUS ROG Phone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] mosimchah:
Sure https://t.me/rogphone3aicp
[ASUS ROG Phone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] ariewahyu:
Please update the rom a12/13
[General Questions and Answers] Applecheek:
So i did a test using pdanet+ on my galaxy s7 (MetroPCS unrooted) and wanted to check if it actually hides my data usage for that unlimited tether. But it does not work at all! I checked the MetroPCS website and it shows me using data.... is there a step I'm missing to this? Assistance is greatly needed!
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] deniwilliam:
hello to all

please i have a problem:mad: with my qtek s200, a problem of calibration data and will like if one can post his s200 calibration data here,it's will be great.:D

please just qtek s100,s110 and s200.

thanks:)
[Google Pixel 6] tfn:
Feels like Android 12 has still lot of bugs here and there in the Pixel 6 atm.
[Google Pixel 6] ne0ns4l4m4nder:
Yes I do I think it's a placeholder OS untill Google decides to release fuchsia when ever that to might be.
[Google Pixel 6] galaxys:
It's as buggy as a rainforest!😳🕷️🪰🐝🐞🦋🐛🦗
[Google Pixel 6] Diablo2424:
Yes, and it's getting annoying how companies (not just Google) are using us as their QA nowadays. Why do we have to be the beta testers? It's annoying
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
Raw pathogen contaminanted cookie dough...
[Google Pixel 6] opz187:
This. Absolutely
[Google Pixel 6] stevenespinosa51:
F**k Google, & everything about them these days. They want to be apple & for pixel to be an iPhone in terms of quality, consumer reverence and everything else but are never willing to put in the effort to properly do so, and yet they continue(for whatever super super crazy reason Insanity maybe) think that they are actually achieving said desire but in reality barely scratch 1% of it. That 1% is done very poorly too these days.

Fuscia had better the most amazing os that's ever existed and better be so on day1 if Google ever hopes to maybe win back some affection and respect because everything they do these days just destroys any and all respects and or friendly feelings towards them. Every one of their products and services has gone downhill in terms of quality & everything
[Google Pixel 6] sada23:
Makes me wonder who or what made them get rid of good design for quick settings(android 9 -11) and go for the ugly, tiles that are unnecessarily wide and cover most of the space on screen.

The notifications need not have a huge card like background when you pull down the top bar.

Also, the settings needto two pulls from top bar.
[Google Pixel 6] chaimav:
Its a cabal by the screen manufacturers association. Trying to ensure everyone buys phones with bigger screens.
[Google Pixel 6] vandyman:
Try Samsung with there high priced devices and bloated software with rare updates.

You can install any past software version on your Google device or try a custom rom to have it your way.
[Google Pixel 6] Constantine-13:
Yes so far I really dislike it, seems a bit too simple.
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
You don't update especially if you're running on Android 9 or 10 on a Samsung.

Not needed. In actual use security isn't an issue... and neither is usability and functionality.

This N10+ hasn't been updated in 2 years, it's current load is over 1.5 yo, still fast and stable.
[Google Pixel 6] Titus_Andronicus:
The Gmail app often doesn't want to send. WiFi data seems to have very poor latency.
[Google Pixel 6] Smallsmx3:
The good thing is Google will have most of the bugs squashed in a month or two. They can't test for every single use case scenario so we have to be beta testers. 12 was a huge overhaul.
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
The estimates I see to flatten out all the bugs and integrate scoped storage with 3rd party app developers is more like 2-3 years. Android got worse with 11, and 12 is no charm either. Maybe 14 or 15...

It's a mess... oh, I mean a huge improvement, not.

I'm not buying any of Google's hype.
[Google Pixel 6] Constantine-13:
Wish they'd give us a android 11 ROM to use though in the meantime
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
Agreed. Google seems to think anything they squeeze out is gold. They missed their calling ignoring waste management.

This is one of the big reasons I just bought a new N10+, to stay running on Pie. However it's running on Q because of its manufacturing date.

Little to no issues with Q but most likely because Samsung heavily modified its UI.

I don't think there are going to be many immediate solutions for 11 or 12 because Google has bitten off more than they and their developers can chew.

More stupid Google fubars to come... who wants betaware?
[Google Pixel 6] gavingt:
Bugs all over the place. I don't care what new features you add if you break the existing ones.
[Google Pixel 6] opz187:
I just put in the return request for my p6. Waiting to receive return kit. I'm gonna use my upgrade for something else. I can't believe I'm saying this but I actually might go for iphone 13 pro. It would be my first apple device ever. what do you think?
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
Apples have their own issues. You'll lose the flexibility of Android.

That said 2021 has been a complete Android dumpster fire. Get an older flagship running on Pie or Q and be happy.

Security is not an issue unless you do something stupid.
[Google Pixel 6] bobby janow:
I almost did the same thing but the price was double the P6, only face unlock (pain in the ass with a mask) and proprietary slow charger which you'll need to buy as well. It's a beautiful device but you'll miss us here. Why did you return it, just curious. You might want to save a few buck and get the iPhone 12 pro since they are very similar. I don't think you can go wrong with either the P6, the 12 pro or 13 pro. I will say that the P6 grows on you the more you use it. I'm used to the larger size now and even the weight is becoming a non issue. Good luck, let us know what you do and how you like your new device. I'm sure you'll get reamed for buying Apple so I'll start it out. "oh there he is another Apple fanboi.. why don't you just leave?" haha j/k naturally.
[Google Pixel 6] stevenespinosa51:
Exactly why I don't do Samsung since around the Galaxy S5
[Google Pixel 6] gavingt:
I wish I could install Android 11 on my Pixel 6.
[Google Pixel 6] stevenespinosa51:
Same-Android 11 at least have like a logic to it like Android 12 doesn't make any sense bring bring childish looking. I feel like they went backwards like 11 steps
[Google Pixel 6] vandyman:
Have you tried using a different launcher?

I have been using Nova a few years now.

When I went from A11 to A12 on Pixel 5, I really did not notice much of a difference.

Accept for some settings and the giant clock on the locked screen.
[Google Pixel 6] alphasports:
I am currently running an iPhone 12 along with a pixel 5, 6 and OP7T. P5 is scheduled to go back to google as a trade in on the 6 but I'm having second thoughts after 3 days: P6 is an expensive upgrade (almost $1000 CAD for 256gb) but a drag it doesn't have Face ID. It's a big slippery fish of a phone that only really looks cool without a case, but you MUST have a case if you don't want to drop it. My 2 year old OP7T crushes the P6 in terms of rocket -fast finger sensor, plus Face ID...only its cam is mediocre.

All that said, iPhone is just not a viable option if you love the Android system...I keep trying to make mine my daily driver but iOS has become such a disorganized mess that it drives me crazy. Proprietary audio player is AWFUL, Pay is a pain requiring button pushes and Face ID or PIN code, crappy widgets, no customization at all...blah blah. I keep mine because I do LOVE AirTags so I use the phone when travelling, with AirTags in all my baggage for easy tracking...I travel a lot so this is a big deal for me.
[Google Pixel 6] stevenespinosa51:
It's not just a12 visually that's annoying it's that all Google products have been going downhill in quality & the performance of their products and services has declined even further in my opinion see the point that even a third party launcher doesn't do as much as I would like it to. That said, I do believe that the lawnchair12 is dope and Nova is always rock solid. I'm just so beyond sick of Google and their bull**** that has just been getting smellier and ****tier like over the last like 5 years
[Google Pixel 6] dwhite1972:
Wouldn't say half baked but more 3/4 done. Feels rough around the edges
[Google Pixel 6] nraudigy2:
Settings UI is too simple lol. Just texts.
[Google Pixel 6] 96carboard:
That's funny, because I can't find any phone with a properly big screen. The P6P is only 71.5mm wide. GIVE ME 80!!! And I have no interest in all that stupid height. Just add some proper width so the OSK can actually be useful.
[Google Pixel 6] 96carboard:
Did they even add any new features?
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
Nothing terribly useful, and just as broke as 11 if not worse🤣

Gawd the native Pixel UI is dog butt ugly...
[Google Pixel 6] 96carboard:
Its an honest question, because I can't find a single new feature.

All the crap "features" they're advertising are features of either gapps or of the hardware and not of Android.
[Google Pixel 6] mosio:
Scrolling screenshots are now native to Android in 12th 😉
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
I'm agreeing with you, not laughing at you but rather at Android's fubar. Android 10 might be better than Pie, still evaluating it.

I have 2 N10+'s, one running on P, one on Q.

Neither will be upgraded past Q, the P one may be upgraded to Q if the benefits are tangible.

Android 11 is horrible, and worse Google failed to fix it in 12.
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
Lol, I can easily do that with any of my Gallery apps running on Pie.

No bragging rights there...
[Google Pixel 6] zcmack:
agreed wholeheartedly. after google bricked my 3xl overnight and my 4xl had (warrantied) battery issues, my skepticism for a company that seems to only support hardware for 2 years drove me to trying an iPhone 13 pro while i waited for my 4xl to be fixed to trade for a 6.

what an absolute disaster of a phone. iOS has not meaningfully evolved since the early days and the user experience was shockingly inconsistent and klunky for me. bluetooth failing to connect to my devices, an absolutely atrocious notification system (compounded by sleep/focus/work modes) and a very overrated camera had me clamoring to get back to the pixel line. the iphone hardware certainly feels premium and is enjoyable, but my enjoyment ends there.

on a p6 now and share many of the dislikes of others in this thread. android 12 feels very much like change for the sake of change and i've noticed a couple new (not so meaningful) additions that are lifted from the iPhone. here's to hoping the hardware can hang on longer than my last two phones without issue, otherwise i might give samsung a try. at this point, jumping from android to iOS is far too constrictive for me.
[Google Pixel 6] alphasports:
Agreed. I just sent my P6 back yesterday, am back to my P5/OP7T and occasionally iphone 12 just to serve as a reminder how bad iOS is now. I never used the OP much and so it's like a new phone for me, amazingly good despite 2 years old. Newer OP's have been getting a bad rap (seems justifiably) so hopefully my current hardware will get me beyond the current lot of mediocre/overhyped phones!
[Google Pixel 6] vandyman:
I really am not sure what all the complaining is about. A12 is basically the same as A11, but with updated security measures. And some gui tweeks.

Android can be customized, unless you are clueless.

What can Apple ios and Windoz do for you.? No customization there.

Get a Blackberry for Geez sakes. 😏
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
Then there was the power menu.

Gawd could they make any more ugly and useless?

Emergency and Lockdown? More worthless junk in the way. "Help I fell down and can't get my Android to reboot..."🤣

Creepy Gookill...

*drum roll* The exciting new features! Not.

Samsung's Pie variant is more usable and feature packed with a few added 3rd party apps like Karma Firewall. Idiots.
[Google Pixel 6] vandyman:
So when will your custom rom be finished? 😉
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
I wish... I just keep using what works, Pie and Q.

Fortunately Samsung hasn't offered any flagships I consider drool worthy for over a year.

For the first time in 7 years of using Smartphones I don't want a newer device because of both Samsung's and Android OS's lack luster performance. It will likely be 2023 until I buy a new flagship maybe 2024. Otherwise I'll just keep my N10+'s rollin'🤣
[Google Pixel 6] Burt Squirtz:
Slow updates? This was true about 2 to 3 years ago. This is not the case anymore.

I don't like Samsung either - due to the proprietary and unfriendly development policies.

But we have to be honest here. Samsung has become nothing short of outstanding with updates. Probably the OEM with the best update schedule and policy - besides Google itself.
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
Samsung serves as insulation from the pure, barren, lame Google UI. I have 2 N10+'s the older one runs on Pie, newest on Q. Both look and behave almost identically. However the newer one has dozens of small Samsung system apks that modify the OS to presumably accomplish this.

Samsung's UI is outstanding once you take out the trash and configure it. Configuration of the new one was almost identical to the older one.

The older Samsung Touchwiz was about as good as it's lame name. One UI out performs Nova, is fast, efficient, very stable and easy to mod with Samsung supplying most of the apps, themes, and icon packs to do so.

That said I doubt even Samsung can smooth out Android 11 and 12 enough to make these duds fully functional or usable.

I learned long ago that if you're OS is fast, stable and fulfilling its mission... let it be.

Updates tend to break things. Security isn't an issue; the current OS load on the P variant is over 1.5 years old, still fast and stable with minimal maintenance. Eventually I may update it to the same rom as the newer one but that's as high as either will ever go during their service lives.
[Google Pixel 6] vandyman:
I am going to give you an A+ for your essay on Samsung. LOL! 😁
[Google Pixel 6] bouchigo:
All of Google's first releases are like this...I don't think there's been a single release where there weren't bugs.

Yeah, it will be a place holder for one year, when Android 13 comes out.
[Google Pixel 6] allenjthomsen:
I came from practically every s series samsung device an can say they were never that good even on p and q.

The ui is horrible on samsung and causes lag and ram usage to skyrocket even in current gen phones.

Samsung updates are non existant maybe 1-2 if your lucky.

Development is almost non existant these days if you can even bootloader unlock and are not past a certain bit in the bootloader.

Samsung has become the trash they said they would never become.

Google's P6 & P6Pro have ui problems yes but that is easily fixed once roms come out or if you make one yourself.

If you dont like whats given make the changes yourself.

If i wanted to hear about how samsung is so much better than pixel id go to the samsung forums.

I sold my samsung devices because of the way samsung has started locking down its phones ,they are like the next icrapple at the rate they are going.
[Google Pixel 6] allenjthomsen:
Let me add one more thing to this i like the ui changes intrduced in android 12 yes there could be some changes done but thats what updates are for or custom roms give it time the phone didnt come out that long ago
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
You need to choose the Samsung model carefully. They can run hot and cold from year to year, model to model. They need case protection.

I run heavily optimized stock N10+'s. The oldest is over 2 years and other than a replacement battery has had no repairs. The display shows zero degradation.

The oldest heavily used N10+ looks and runs like new. I never run out of ram... Both look gorgeous and run great, which is why I have two.

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[Google Pixel 6] allenjthomsen:
Meh i got rid of my samsung devices for my pixel6 and my 2 oneplus devices way better uis and less ram usage in my opinion.
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
No doubt some Samsung's are dogs but not the N10+Snapdragon variant. I literally have a fast, dual drive 1tb PC in my hand.

One UI is efficient and uses around 115mb of ram even with all my stock theme customization.

It's nothing like the old Touchwiz; it's snappy and extremely stable.

Current SOT battery usage today while browsing for 2 hours is about 8%@hr

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[Google Pixel 6] allenjthomsen:
Thats the thing we are here for the pixel device not samsung if we wanted a samsung device we would have bought one lol...
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
Sorry, got lost by the thread title.

lol the perpetrator for both ironically is the same.
[Google Pixel 6] allenjthomsen:
Yea i could see rhat but it us in the pixel 6 forum lol so ....lol
[Google Pixel 6] blackhawk:
Lol, the full wrath of Google🤣
[Google Pixel 6] Tidbits:
As silly as this may sound... Sometimes it's not the OS but the apps you installed. Does anyone remember when Words with friends broke features when they first introduced the song recognition feature? I have some apps I use that haven't been updated since android 8, and uninstalled it recently and some of my problems went away.
[Google Pixel 6] Wolfhawke:
I'm actually having a love-hate relationship with Android 12 on my P6... Makes me pine for the days of my Essential PH-1 or even the LG-V60 T-mob variant I had until it just decided to quit working. Both could run Android 11 (or at least Lineage 18.1 for the Essential) and I had no issues with Bluetooth streaming, devices disconnecting for no reason, and no flakiness when running Waze and Uber side by side (though the poor PH-1 was struggling to keep up at times).

I'm holding out hopeful that Google will get off its still non-bug squashing arse and fix the problems that are making the Pixel 6 the love/hate child of my daily driving...or I may *just* jump to the S21 FE anyway for the hell of it.
[Google Pixel 6] evnStevn:
That is hardcore brother...I like it!😁
[Google Pixel 6] evnStevn:
I read this, & is a good call. Let me be the first signature on your petition friend!🤔
[Google Pixel 6] :
I think Google's take on A12 is half-baked. I like this Pixel 6 but dang... Samsung is just so much better at doing Android. Oxygen OS was great too but we know how that's basically dead and taken over by that horrible ColorOS junk.

It's just a ton of small things Samsung gives users that I wish Google was quicker to adopt. Like toggling data options? Two taps and they combine wifi and data? Why?

Another small annoyance is the fact that in gmail you can change the default swipe action to delete but in Messages you can't? It's stuck on "archive". Why? I can't imagine it's something they overlooked. I'm sure it's deliberate but I have no idea why they want this.

This is my first Pixel device and I came here because OS updates and security updates have become way more important to me than anything else but I just wish I could also have just that bit more customization options. Google can give these small things to us but seem unwilling.
[Google Pixel 6] vandyman:
I leave my wifi and data on all the time. So the toggles do not bother me at all.

For the rest of your post, you can theme your Pixel 6. The are a few good theming mods here in this link,,,

https://xdaforums.com/f/google-pixel-6.12311/?prefix_id=39
[Google Pixel 6] rudolf895:
Is there a backport Rom for Pixel 6, wonder how well it would work with Android 11 for kicks lol
[General Questions and Answers] NovusDeus:
Hi everyone,

I've used Android-based custom roms for years on many of my devices. Now, I am only able to find one old Lineage OS 14 build for a rare, old tablet that I have.

The Android version is not a huge issue, as many Apps still support 7 and lower and the system itself runs reasonably well. However, the latest security patches are still from 2018.

The way I understand it, Google/AOSP publishes some sort of security update packages in regular intervals.

Is there an easy way to appy those patches to the rom that I have? Reinstalling the system is no problem and I can do some simple troubleshooting, but I'm probably not able to recompile the entire build, if that is necessary.

Unfortunately, since every custom rom has some "Security update" info, it's extremely hard to find any explanations of how to actually apply those patches, at least I couldn't find any.

Fell free to just send me a link if there is any sort of guide on how to accomplish this.

Thanks a lot!
[General Questions and Answers] el.corzo:
You have two problems here.

First: Google does NOT publish security patches for every Android version forever. After some time (3 years i think) is that Version deprecated and does not become patches from Google.

Second: those patches are not in form of a "ready-to-install" software. They are source code patches. You can see them as something like _r67 after the Android Version. So you or someone else must build them.

For a recent, supported ROM like LineageOS 18.1 the ROM developer does this for you. You get it when you update Lineage.

For Android 7, which deprecated long ago, someone has to port this patch. It's not possible for every patch and if it is possible, nobody does it because it's a lot of work.

Short version: if there is no ROM based on Android 10 or 11 for your device you have to live without patches :-(

Hope that helps.
[General Questions and Answers] NovusDeus:
Well, yes and no.

But thanks for clarifying. I hoped there was a way to install those easily.

Do you happen to know if, hypothetically, I even had any chance to patch my rom with just the flashable zip or am I missing some crucial source files?