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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] TheHunterOfShadows:
So worries, when ever you get around to it.

After the odin flash, I think I just don't have safestrap. Not sure if i'm suppose to find that some where and install that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] imonxda:
Sorry, I never got to do it yet, but I will, I gotta get it done for my son, he's 11 and I wanna give him a phone that I can install only what I want him to have, so it will happen, only a matter of time - BTW, I thought I saw a link to the safestrap installer zip in this thread somewhere, you could try that meanwhile
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] TheHunterOfShadows:
Funny you mention that. I saw that, I think it was on like the G935 thread or something. I tried flashing that in stock recovery, but that didn't work. Should I try some other way? Like through ADB some how?
[General Questions and Answers] Uxlewl:
Hello, will it be possible to return from custom firmware to the original one and continue to receive OTA update ?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Yes, if you used TWRP to create a backup of your stock ROM before you flashed a custom ROM, you just use TWRP to restore the backup of stock ROM.

Or, if you didn't use TWRP to backup your stock ROM, you can flash your device's stock firmware using the flashtool designed to be used with devices made by your device's manufacturer.
[General Questions and Answers] Uxlewl:
But to install TWRP you need Root, and if you get it, then OTA updates stop coming or am I wrong?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
No, installing TWRP does not require root. Yes, TWRP and root prevent the installation of OTA updates.
[General Questions and Answers] Uxlewl:
That is, to make a backup copy of the original firmware, you need TWRP, but if you install it, you lose the ability to receive OTA updates, and if you restore the original after the custom firmware, there will be no updates? Or can TWRP be removed and OTA updates will come again? I'm sorry I do not understand.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
To be more specific, installing TWRP does not necessarily prevent a device from actually receiving/downloading OTA updates, it prevents the actual installation of OTA updates because part of the OTA update includes automatically booting into stock recovery to apply the update. If you have TWRP installed, the OTA update can possibly be downloaded to the device but when the device automatically tries to reboot into recovery, it is trying to boot into stock recovery but if you have TWRP installed, it can't boot into stock recovery to apply the update and when it tries to boot into TWRP, it will try to apply the update but it will fail, resulting in a bricked device and the device will have to be restored.

When it comes to OTA updates, all that is required is an unmodified stock system partition(meaning, no root or any other kind of modifications to the system partition), stock recovery(meaning, no TWRP) and the update has to be offered by your carrier if they offer the update for your specific device.

If a device is rooted, has other system modifications and/or has TWRP installed and you want to apply a stock OTA update, you have to remove root and any other system modifications and you must replace TWRP with the original stock recovery before you can apply the update. If you have TWRP and or root and you remove them to apply an OTA update, you can root the device again and install TWRP again after the update, provided that the OTA does not come with a locked bootloader that can not be unlocked, in this case, you will not be able to reinstall TWRP or root because the bootloader will be locked, which prevents you from installing TWRP again. Sometimes, users remove root and TWRP to apply OTA updates with the intention of rooting and/or installing TWRP again after the update but then get stuck in a position where they can no longer root the device or install TWRP because the bootloader gets locked during the update and there is no way to unlock the newly updated bootloader, from then on, they are stuck with stock with no way to get root, TWRP and custom ROMs reapplied to the device because they were not aware that the update came with a locked bootloader that can not be unlocked by any means.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] furquim97:
It's been almost 4 months since I bought my Samsung S20 FE (4G Snapdragon Version). Since then I've had some issues with the phone heating up while doing light stuff on it. I've asked for help before here on the forum and you guys helped me reduce this issue, but while talking with other people who own the same device as me, and that don't have this issue, it was suggested to me that I should try to factory reset the phone.

I've done this before, but since then I've heard that both the Smart Switch and Google Backup can cause overheating and battery issues, while others say that I should use the Smart Switch because only Google Backup can cause this kind of issue.

In your guys opinion and experience, what is the best way to factory reset and restore the phone while avoiding those issues? Smart Switch, Google Backup, or simply backing up the apks using something like Alpha Backup (or any other backup app that you guys find more useful) and starting from scratch?

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Try clearing the system cache.

Toggle off any power management settings you enabled in Device Care, only fast charging should be enabled.

Do not use any power management; deal with power hogs directly on a case by case basis.

The reason you're doing a factory reset is to purge bad settings, apps or malware.

If you used SmartSwitch for apps it may be the cause. Don't.

You can use ApkExport to make installable copies of all your apps less data. No Playstore is then needed.

It's usually better to find the root cause rather than do a factory reset. If was a bad load, a boot loop or malware, factory reset*... and don't repeat the mistake. Correct the mistake without a factory reset if possible; you want to ID the cause of the issue if at all possible to prevent doing it again... and again.

*if you did a major firmware upgrade ie 11 to 12, factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] furquim97:
Well, I tried just about everything with this phone.

Using with both power management settings on and off, with or without Good Lock modules, with the refresh rate set on 60/120hz, with Power Saving mode on and off, with Game Optimizing Service enabled and disabled, etc.

But I can't find the root cause of this issue.

I only play light games like Clash of Clans, only occasionally playing Honkai Impact. But the device heats up nonetheless.

I know that it's summer right now and that the weather her gets really, really hot. But I don't think it's normal to feel the heat of the phone while watching a video on YouTube while people on other cities that are also really hot during summer play games like Genshin Impact or Asphalt and feel it heating up just a little bit.

I will try to wipe the cache and wait until Android 12 gets released to change my CSC (I'm on a carrier ROM and would like to change to the default Brazilian CSC) so I don't have to wipe and restore everything twice. Meanwhile I'll keep an eye out for anything that could be causing this issue.

Thank you very much.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Set Power Saving to optimized, not an issue.

Good lock is normally no issue.

Cloud apps are. FB, WhatsApp, Twitter, etc are trashware... take out the trash.

Try temporarily disabling Google play Services and see how it does. Disable find my device first as a System Administrator.

Use Accubattery to track battery SOT with its history log. Use a damp microfiber cloth to cool in hot weather or when charging in hot weather.

Find what's draining it.

It's not uncommon.

My N10+ was a hot running battery super hog... not any more. It gets 7-13%@hr SOT, >.5%@hr at night with tap on AOD active.

If your SOT at idle or using the browser (excluding vids) is greater than 10%@hr, you got some witch hunting to do.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Morgrain:
Full OTA Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices | Google Play services | Google for Developers

developers.google.com

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Here a list of country/version since we have 3 firmware versions running around now

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[Google Pixel 6 Pro] vassosman:
215MB on P6P in Canada
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] miravision:
I'd be nice if they could share which bugs were fixed and which were added
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] jas0nsg:
Downloading...

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[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Morgrain:
Hehe, pretty sure that you missed the 100 bug fixes list from last week. Of course they wouldn't tell you which ones the added :D
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Morgrain:
I just sideloaded the OTA (system wouldn't recognize a new update with manual update searching) and everything worked fine, no problems so far. So the OTA file is safe.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] spotmark:
Just got done doing the same to my Verizon variant. All is well. Those of you who are new to this, if you don't want to wait for your phone to truly get it OTA, you can find the files and directions on how to do it here. Sideloading is very straight forward, only takes a few steps, and doesn't require an unlocked bootloader. https://developers.google.com/android/ota
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] supercobaltss:
tried sideloading Mines stuck on Step 1 of 2 at 84%. how long did it take for anyone else that sideloaded?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] iliya8801:
about 10 mins
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] supercobaltss:
Yikes im going on like 30 min. Wonder if i can reboot it.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Morgrain:
About 7-8 min I think, mine didn't stop somewhere particularly long, even though I had instances of side loading in the past where it just stopped for several minutes ago a certain % mark and then after some time just continued.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bobby janow:
Which file did you flash? I just blew past 84% with no hanging. How long have you been waiting?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Morgrain:
Never reboot if a side load fails, or you will high chance run into a boot loop. Just wait until adb finishes with error and then side load again. It should be safe to boot into recovery, just don't boot into OS.

Also, make sure that your adb version is up to date, Plus your cable might be the culprit of problems. Always use a direct connection to your motherboard, Don't go into a front panel or use a USB dongle. Windows hates Android and vice versa.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] supercobaltss:
Yeah its been on 84% for probably 25 minutes now. Phone is on step 1 of 2 installing update. I grabbed the US Carrier update. my phone is on T-Mobile. Will it fail at some point or can i cancel it then re-push it?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bobby janow:
Hang in there. Which file did you download?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] supercobaltss:
12.0.0 (SQ1D.211205.017, Dec 2021, US carriers)
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bobby janow:
I mean the name of the file.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] supercobaltss:
raven-ota-sq1d.211205.017-5576891c.zip
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bobby janow:
That's the right one for the P6P. So in lieu of rebooting can anyone here say what will happen if he unplugs the device from the computer? Will it just fail and reboot into previous install?

Is the cable you're using a good one? Version of platform tools?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] supercobaltss:
Its a USB-C cable that i used to use to flash my OnePlus 8T all the time so i assumed it was decent. Its a C-C cable.

Platform tools 31.0.3
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bobby janow:
Looks like you're doing everything right. I hope it's not the cable. BTW, did you enable OEM unlocking before updating? Just thinking ahead.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] supercobaltss:
Nope totally forgot to do that.....
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bobby janow:
I'm not sure what you should do at this point. I would unplug it and then plug it back in if it were me. It should fail and give you a reboot option but I'm not sure and I wouldn't want you to take that advice and mess up the device. I'm hoping someone will jump in here to help out.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] supercobaltss:
Same lol. i've been flashing devices since the MyTouch 3G. Unplugging crap usually turns out not so cool. But newer devices seem easier to recover.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MartK87:
To the OP - Which one would be the Australia varient? Thanks.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] supercobaltss:
I

I unplugged it. Trying it again with a new download. Just incase the old download was corrupt somehow.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] supercobaltss:
Finished with zero issues this time. So if anyone has issues i unplugged it and ran the sideload command again with a new download.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] orlans21:
How is everyone liking it so far?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bobby janow:
Whew! Good news.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] supercobaltss:
Thats what im sayin! I just ran it on my wifes phone and hers had zero issues. Must have been the first download.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Flippy125:
Haven't noticed any differences other than root not working so far

EDIT: I take that back. Just noticed I'm not getting a weird delay between pressing the power button and the screen locking now. Prior to the update there was a good 1-2 second delay resulting in accidental button presses when putting the phone in my pocket
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] dl8806:
I just tried to sideload the US Carriers version on my Verizon variant but it said installation failed. Is raven-ota-sq1d.211205.017-5576891c.zip the right file?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] itchyUnder:
After installing the OTA, the bottom half of my lock screen is black.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] robn30:
Which version did you use? Normally they have a Verizon version to flash and they don't currently. Did you use the US carrier version? Thanks.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] spotmark:
Used the US carrier raven OTA. Updated both mine and the wife's phone. No problems.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] robn30:
Awesome. Is everything work from what you can tell? I'm just surprised they didn't release a Verizon variant like they have previously.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] spotmark:
Everything went off without a hitch.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Android-Desire:
Anyone with the old problems having those fixed in this update? I am waiting for my device to arrive and curious about fixes to the issues people are having.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] robn30:
Just sideload and everything went perfect. Couldn't wait for my phone to final get it rolled out 😁. Everything is working so far. Time will tell if the finger print sensor is improved.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] orlans21:
Sideloaded and I can't tell anything different yet so time will tell
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] dl8806:
US Carriers version always failed at 47%, but i tried the A1 file , and it updated first time with no issue.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Blitzz.666:
I feel a bit of performance degradation in certain demanding games, that wasn't there before the update, and it feels a bit hot after gaming for more than 30 minutes...which, of course, didn't before the update.

anyone else?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] IvanPTachev:
I just ran a geekbench (Yeah I know its not connected to user experience, but..) and I think you are more than right. My signle core went down from 900 to 300-400 and multi core score went down to 2100... Huge perfrormance degradation. Waiting on 3rd benchmark to make sure these two are not flukes...

Edit:

Added photos so it can be more clear. This is almost Pixel 5 level (single core score is actually worse). Not sure if it is some power/battery saving thing and you can enable the 2 X1 cores to boost performance with gaming mode..
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] revioo:
Hello guys.

Today I updated my pixel 6 right on my phone over the wifi, It took a very long time to install, but after all installations and reboots, I started getting this error: cannot load android system. your data may be corrupt. Factory reset doesn't help.

anyone have the same issue?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Blitzz.666:
I can tell by simply using the phone because I'm used to 120hz and certain apps\games behavior.

I don't care about benchmarks(they sometimes help), I just want daily use to be up there, with the phone's price...

I just hope(being linux) to fix itself after a couple of charges\restarts.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Morgrain:
This was caused by the automatic OTA/ prompt you got whilst the OS was on? Wtf. This should only happen if a sideload fails.

You could try to manually sideload the OTA according to these steps

How to sideload Android 10 OTA on your Google Pixel smartphone

Android 10 is now available and if you want to skip the wait, here's how to sideload the update on your Google Pixel device without losing any data!

9to5google.com

Or just contact Google, but they'll probably have no solution except device replacement or factory reset, meaning with a sideloaded OTA you have not much to lose (since that would "restore" your data if it's successfull).
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] revioo:
Yes. Also after a failed Factory reset, I tried to do everything manually (https://developers.google.com/android/ota), but this did not fix the problem.

The funny thing is that after a few reboots the phone starts up and works, but if you reboot it again, it can give the same error again. This has already happened several times.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] dirkzhang:
thats the trick, always remember to try anything new on your wife's first then apply the same on yours :P (kidding)
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] supercobaltss:
Right! hahaha
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Nekromantik:
all updated and rooted :)
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] niko26:
How so... ? You seem to be the only one reporting that installing the Dec patch and having it rooted works fine for him.

Care to share your steps? :)
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
First post in the following thread: https://xdaforums.com/t/fixed-lost-...te-if-root-is-important.4374759/post-86092213

If you read the last 2-3 pages of that thread, you'll see a bunch of others have rooted using a different (not even Canary) version of Magisk. They're more recent, they just haven't made it to the Canary channel yet.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] g22zev:
Which one is newest for pixel 6? Bought unlocked from best buy and used with mint mobile (t-mobile mvno).
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Which one what? If you're using with a United States carrier, use the one of the three December firmware that says US Carriers.

All three December firmware are the latest - just depends on where you use your phone.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] eugene_saz:
I have exactly the same problem, have you found a solution?

Posted the problem here - https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/140442817/pixel-6-pro-december-update-boot-loop?hl=en
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] SGE_DEW:
Hi I also have a pixel 6 pro and was trying to flash the update manually however after pasting the file I get can not read file error. I have tried redownloading and still get the same error. Can you help?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Morgrain:
How to sideload Android 10 OTA on your Google Pixel smartphone

Android 10 is now available and if you want to skip the wait, here's how to sideload the update on your Google Pixel device without losing any data!

9to5google.com

did you follow this guide step by step?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Nekromantik:
Yes read the threads. I just use the Full image Download and then edit the flashall script to disable verity and then use the new updated magisk that people have posted already to path the boot img
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] niko26:
Thanks. With the patched Magisk it works now. IIRC it was not available this morning/last night.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] ctonylee1965:
I had the same problem when I first got the phone. It happened 3 times. I finally stopped restoring from backup and this error ended. Not sure if that helps
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] SGE_DEW:
Yes I sure did.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Blitzz.666:
I tested now, seems ok after a bit of use and reboots...
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bush911:
Wait! It seems Google is treating everyone like a guinea pig
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] JodyBreeze901:
I'm definitely getting this issue. I just got my Pixel 6 Pro today barely had the device an hour and I got this same error.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] revioo:
I tried all possible solutions, but still the same error. We should wait new update where this error will be fixed.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] mmidgley:
Here's my experience sideloading the December update on my Pixel 6 Pro [128Gb, unlocked, purchased from Google Store] since I'm dumb and can't wait a week for ota. :)

First I updated ADB and Android Studio.

adb version

before	after
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.41

Version 31.0.1-7187441	Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.41

Version 31.0.3-7562133

For the sideload, I wasn't sure which image to choose, I guessed and got it wrong. Second guess was good. I don't know what the EMEA carriers option is, so I avoided it. After the failure I was careful NOT to reboot, but to continue on to the next sideload (Recovery did warn about the OS possibly not being able to boot after the failure). Successful sideload took less than 10 minutes.

adb reboot recovery

12.0.0 (SQ1D.211205.016.A1, Dec 2021) FAILED	12.0.0 (SQ1D.211205.017, Dec 2021, US carriers) WORKED
adb sideload raven-ota-sq1d.211205.016.a1-81234517.zip

Total xfer: 1.81x	adb sideload raven-ota-sq1d.211205.017-5576891c.zip

Total xfer: 2.00x

Now send the package you want to apply

to the device with "adb sideload <filename>"...

Supported API: 3

Finding update package...

Verifying update package...

Update package verification took 114.2 s (result 0).

Installing update...

Step 1/2

Error applying update: 9 (ErrorCode::kDownloadTransferError)

E:Error in /sideload/package.zip (status 1)

Install from ADB completed with status 1.

Installation aborted.	Now send the package you want to apply

to the device with "adb sideload <filename>"...

Supported API: 3

Finding update package...

Verifying update package...

Update package verification took 115.0 s (result 0).

Installing update...

Step 1/2

Step 2/2

Install from ADB completed with status 0.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Lughnasadh:
Decided to run a Geekbench score when I saw this. This is on Kirisakura kernel. 1st one I've ran on this phone so nothing to compare it to. On December update.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Blitzz.666:
I don't have benchmarks from right after the update, but here you have from yesterday and now. Totally getting better each day.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Dave Lister:
So you know for the future, EMEA is Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Android-Desire:
I have only ran this Geekbench once on this device, I can compare it to Oneplus 8t.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Blitzz.666:
I see P6P like the Ram on iOS...as a number, it is pretty low, but if you look only at the experience with the phone, you won't tell a difference between P6P and an expensive flagship phone...
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Android-Desire:
Check the scores :

https://browser.geekbench.com/android-benchmarks

My benchmark scores are pretty high on single core, 1059 is the top score on the chart, multicore it is down at between Oneplus 9R(Snapdragon 870) and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5g(Snapdragon 865+)

Only thing disappointing is the multicore performace but i am sure it will be better over time.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] brockyneo:
Has google pulled the update because I had it come up here in the UK but wasn't home so I've waited till I'm home and now it's saying I have the latest update which is November lol?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Mtha86:
Can't tell, but if you say so it seems they pulled the update. I read some people are having connectivity issues.. I installed it, everything works fine
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] brockyneo:
Thanks I have the s21 ultra but looking and keeping the pixel as its just arrived and the misses like my s21 ultra more but I'm debating weather to send the pixel back and just get another s21 ultra lol
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Blitzz.666:
I keep the p6p until Xiaomi 12 gets released, or maybe Galaxy S22 Note.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] klangwelt:
same here

i need to sideload the ota again to boot
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Dutt1217:
I'm still unsure which image to use. I'm in US and have P6 Pro unlocked that I use on Verizon.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Dave Lister:
Use the .017 version for US carriers.