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[Google Pixel 6 Pro] iliya8801:
Better LTE speeds by far! (no support for 5g in my country)

I was getting speeds around 2Mb/s in my house before, and now it goes up to 40Mb/s.

I have the 12L update with the latest Carrier Services beta. (ver. 92)

It shows that google can do more about this issue with the latest Feb update, and I'm disappointed that they don't. I don't want to install beta software only to get a better experience.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] LLStarks:
It's brand new hardware and we really don't have a choice. I always chase the latest firmware but not usually out of necessity.

And with all the carrier services updates and apparently new carrier settings that came with the firmware, it's never clear what is fixing what and when.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] LLStarks:
Got VoNR working. I was able to place and receive calls in 5G only mode. No LTE fallback of any kind at the device level.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] orlans21:
So this beta is worth it for pixel 6?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] LLStarks:
Absolutely. This is how the phone should have been from day one.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] avid_droid:
I only grant root permission but never use root to install vanced. YouTube overrides it through update. I have had 0 issues installing without root.

TMobile user. Will be updating to beta shortly.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] lexcyn:
I don't see Vo5G on my phone so it must be controlled via Carrier Services updates or something else.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] orlans21:
Does it wipe if you do ota install? And whats this about youtube vanced not working because I need that to work haha
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] orlans21:
is vanced working?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bouchigo:
Is it just me, or is the fingerprint reader even faster than on the January update?

It may just be a placebo effect, but it sure does seem faster to me.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Sui77:
Root like usual? Patching boot.img via Magisc Canary and flash in fastboot?

Got stuck in boot animation afterwards :(
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] m1ckbr1t:
I've noticed then when pressing the power button very briefly "no notifications" text displays then goes off! Is this a feature or bug? If I do have some notifications then it doesn't show. See link for video.

Feature or bug?

Edit: Vanced YouTube & Music is working. I had it installed pre 12L OTA it continued to work after upgrade.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] schoerb:
On my Pixel 6 Pro the Pixel Launcher and Recents crashes all the time.

So I deleted the App Data for Pixel Launcher but it still crashes.

I switched to Lawnchair and disabled Gesture Navigation. But if I cllick the Recents square button, it crashes again.

How can I delete App Data for Recents?

Anybody else having this problem?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Doug8796:
What version of play store and play services
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Doug8796:
I agree with you. Also new animation
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DanielF50:
Yes, until reboot.

I had the same issue. I originally sideloaded the OTA & it didn't work so I had to dirty flash the factory image & then I was able to boot with a patched boot image.

Edit: also make sure that all your modules are turned off before flashing Magisk, could be one of those causing the bootloop.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] schoerb:
Play Services: 21.48.56

Play Store: 29.1.10.21
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] orlans21:
I'm not planning to root or anything
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] cultofluna:
Root working properly, yes...
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DanielF50:
Oh, well then, yes, it's working fine with the non-root method (vanced microG and app).
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] train21:
Verizon C Band is enabled on Android 12L
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Doug8796:
That's likely your issue. You are sitting on old builds.

You need SAI installer and to install 22.02.20 Services and 29.2.13 Store from apkmirror. that should fix your issue.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] shiftr182:
Can you provide your patched boot.img? I have the same issue, but with the factory image. Patched boot.img wont boot, but if I flash the stock boot.img it will boot.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Sui77:
I solved my issue: It was a module "Addon features for pixel devices"

-> boot into save mode (power button pressed until boot animantion, than release button and press volumen down)

-> reboot (all modules are deactivated than)
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Ivixmax:
Addon feautures arent compatible with android 12 L.i test yesterday
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] dex2grigg:
My speeds have increased by 0.2mbps
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DanielF50:
Attached, latest version of Magisk should create the same file though. I used "fastboot boot <magisk.img>" first, booted, and then direct installed Magisk via the app.

If you can't boot after flashing factory image or OTA, there's probably something interfering with boot (module/root app). Try doing a safe boot (as per above) by holding down volume down while on the bootanim & then reboot, it will disable all Magisk modules and you should be able to boot and figure out which one is causing the bootloop.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] schoerb:
This doesn't help. I installed from APK Mirror the latestes Pixel Launcher from 12L Beta 1 which solved the problem. No idea why OTA hasn't updated it.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DespairFactor:
This is enabled by your carrier, Carrier Services also is tied into this

This is from the quickswitch module
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] lexcyn:
I figured as much - we do have VoLTE but I don't think Vo5G is available here yet (Telus).
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Cares:
I can install Vanced Manager without an issue but I cannot seem to install Youtube.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] acwcanada:
Present Vanced Youtube rooted version is v16.29.39 but 12L come with Youtube version higher than this and this is the reason why you can't install the vanced Youtube in Vanced Manager. If you want to stay with 12L and use rooted Vanced Youtube, a temporary solution is go to APKmirror to download Youtube v16.29.39 and adb install it. After that, you can install the Vanced version in Vanced Manager. But once reboot, it will gone and you have to repeat the process again. Rooted Vanced Youtube has not been updated for quite sometime and I have no idea when they are going to update it. Perhaps you can consider to use the non-root version or stay with A12.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Mtha86:
I m not sure yet, but i think battery life is much better with this beta. My phone is in deep sleep for 85% of the time, before around 70-80. Standy drain seems to be less, and screen on time seems to consume less.

Pretty happy with this beta 👍

Never had connectivity issues or other bugs, so cant say more about this.

My battery life has been solid so far, with the beta it even seems to be improved! Nice!!
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] gerard_f:
My approach is install de-bloater app (https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.sunilpaulmathew.debloater/) and remove bundled youtube app. This app removes the app systemless-ly using magisk and you can restore it at any moment.

Then you can install root vanced app and it persist well across reboots.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] gerard_f:
In my previous post I said a solution for the reboots.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DanielF50:
Thanks. I might try that if root Vanced doesn't work once 12L is released - I've gone back to non-root with Microg for now though.

I did try disabling & also uninstalling the YouTube app (for user 0) with ADB, then installing Vanced via root method but Vanced Manager wouldn't compile when YT was disabled/uninstalled for some reason (assume it uses the YT base apk to compile).
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] gerard_f:
Good to know, thanks. I assume the debloater method works because the app is removed systemless-ly and in fact doesn't erase the base apk from system partition.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Bzaina:
If I enroll for the A12L beta would I stay in a beta channel forever or will receive the final 12L update on my phone and be out of the beta channel?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bobby janow:
Once the final version is released there is no beta channel.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DespairFactor:
Yeah, we don't have Vo5G, I am on Rogers. I wonder when Canadian carriers will roll out support, we have a pretty solid 5G deployment in Ontario at least and I would assume BC
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] lexcyn:
Yeah they just turned on 5G here and it's pretty solid, even in my basement office haha
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MArtyChubbs:
I used this: https://xdaforums.com/t/module-terminal-debloater-v17-3-2-debloat-systemlessly.3584163/

Same result 👍

No more detach... Magisk module attach since it was a pain tracking the update down in the telegram channel.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MacGuy2006:
I installed it yesterday by signing on with Google. Yesterday battery life was bad, draining from 100% to about 30% in about 8 hours, mostly on wifi.

I charged it overnight and in two hours it has dropped to 88% with minimal use. Looking at the stats, Mobile Network is responsible for 85% of the drain.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Mtha86:
With the beta i m getting more than 1 hour more SOT than before.. standby drain reduced from 2.3 % to 1.3% per hour

Have to mention i switched off 5G (adaptive connectivity is on)

I m really blown away by the battery since this update. I havent had any problems before.

Lets hope they fix your problem with stable.

Mobile network at 85% isnt normal..!

My moblile network is high, around 30 % , but it doesnt affect my battery life. I am getting around 7 hours SOT on a normal workday. Before 12L I was getting around 6 hours. In wifi i even have around 9 hours SOT.

Strange how diffrent the phones are.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MacGuy2006:
Yeah, I am already down to 54%, on wifi, with barely any use. Mobile Network is between 65% and 85% of the drain, and as I said, I am on pretty strong wifi.

I just selected LTE as the preferred connection and hope that it will reduce the drain so the phone is usable. But this is really not an acceptable solution for $1000 device. 5G is an important feature and it should work. On the stable Android12, the phone wasn't great, either, I'll give it another couple of days and may opt out of the beta.

I was considering the iPhone 13 Pro Max before I bought this, and so far I regret choosing the Pixel :( It was the camera potential that swayed me, but now I am not enamored with the fake HDR effect, the yellow tint, and the artificial "detail" added to textures either. The battery also sucked on the last Pixel I had a few years ago, a 3XL.

I was hoping the L would address some of these issues.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] therock3181:
Must be band N66. The real 5G haven't been deployed/activated yet by the big 3s.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] DespairFactor:
Rogers uses N66, N71, N38 and N41 currently
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Cares:
Are there known apps or things that are not compatible with 12L? I don't want to upgrade and be stuck on this version and cannot downgrade without factory wipe.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] gpvecchi:
I opted in, but I flashed 13 DP1. What happens now?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MacLaughlin:
So far I only noticed incompatibility of my health insurance app. Everything is working fine.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
If you opted into 12L Beta program but flashed 13 DP1, then who knows. You'll have to let us know. Since 13 > 12 and 12L, I would suspect nothing would happen, as downgrades usually only happen automatically when opting out of a Beta/Developer Preview which you're currently running.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] TheForceUnleashed:
YouTube Vanced has a few issues with 12L. The display overlay buttons (play, precious and next video) don't disappear when you watch a video as they should after about a second. (Nonroot)

The regular YouTube app had this issue as well but it appears to be fixed with a new update, so Vanced should incorporate it as well.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Doug8796:
I'd wait for 12L final next month and start reporting bugs to google
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] TheForceUnleashed:
Scratch that, it works now. Must've been a weird glitch.

Still definitely reporting it if I catch it again though.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MacGuy2006:
The battery drain is still bad, after four charging cycles. It will not last a full day.

This is with relatively light use. Mobile Network is still responsible for between 60-80% of the drain for each period.

I have 5G as default, but this is the default for the phone, and why Google charges a premium for it. But I am also on Wifi almost all the time, so virtually no data is being transmitted over mobile. The mobile signal strength is not great, but still.

I'd guess the drain is about 30% worse than the stable OS, which was never great, to begin with, but generally lasted a full day for me.

Otherwise, I am not really finding any particular benefits to 12L that would make it a compelling install over the stable ROM. I'll give it another day and then opt out of the beta.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] shiftr182:
I'm thinking you have a rouge app using battery or something. My battery life has been a bit better than 12 stable. My mobile network sits around 25% most of the time. Yesterday after 16 hours off the charger and 2 hours of screen time I was still at 54%.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MacGuy2006:
Wouldn't such a rogue app show up in the battery stats?

Three-quarters of the drain is being attributed to Mobile Network, and as I said, I am on Wifi, so even if something was using data it would not be using mobile, right? Plus, I haven't installed any new apps since I updated to the beta. I even turned off mobile sync for Google Photos, which was the biggest data user.

Are you running network defaults, or have you turned off 5G?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] shiftr182:
I have 5G turned off... 5G performance in my area is worse than LTE. I would try turning of 5G, and perhaps delete app data for carrier services. Maybe even doing a complete network reset. I have never seen my mobile network go above 30%.

Have you used anything like Accubattery to get a better idea of where the battery is going or what processes are using it?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bobby janow:
How do you know mobile network is using 75% of your battery? So you mean without doing anything, phone idle, your phone battery will drop 75% over the course of say 8 hours? Or do you mean if the phone drops 20% over 8 hours then network mobile will account for 15% of that? I'm not sure where you are getting those stats from.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Mtha86:
Yes , i guess there is an app that is draining your battery.

I guess "mobile network" is not only the network, but there may be other things involved. Maybe an app that is using mobile network in the backround.

Use accubattery, maybe you can find somthing 👍 at least you can find out for how long your phone is in deep sleep.

Your mobile network isnt normal..

Like i said, my battery improved a lot with this beta, and i m not the only one..
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] krusir:
Nothing will happen in my case. I upgrade ( by sideload ) from A12 to A13DP1. Everything works except the gboard key holding issue. I then oped in for 12L, update check always says I am up to date after 2 days.

I got A12L OTA and tried sideload, it did return me exist status 1 because I am running newer version then 12L.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] jcp2:
sorry for my ignorance. Is it possible to stay on regular February and just flash the radio from 12L factory image?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] jcp2:
do you know what the command is? is it just flashboot flash radio-raven-g5123b-97927-220126-b-8118856.img ?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
fastboot flash radio radio.img

Replacing radio.img with the filename.

"radio" after fastboot flash tells it what partition you want to flash.

I got this from Google.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] jcp2:
thank you so much :) it went smooth as butter :)
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] johninsf:
I signed up for 12L Beta, thought I downloaded and installed it but it still shows 12. Shouldn't I see 12L somewhere?

I do have the new lock screen feature to turn off the huge clock which is great.

So confused. Thoughts?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Lughnasadh:
It will still show 12. That's "normal".
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Galaxy Princess:
Hi Doug8796, jw if the bug was reported to the vanced team as well. Have a wonderful weekend!

EDIT: Oops, just saw that it's fine now- nm!
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Sui77:
12L & Despair provides up you 12h SOT to me, far better than 12
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Zilla0617:
I believe it I get 11.5 myself with Despair kernel on 12L
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] TheForceUnleashed:
Yeah I was the one that had the "glitch". It's fixed now lol. Plus they released an update a day or two ago so it should've ironed out anything else.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] slimfady:
Does it break any apps that might target a certain android version? My bank app usually breaks with every new major Android release
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Lughnasadh:
I can't answer that. All my apps still work fine.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] bobby janow:
There are no apps that I have found that break.. Banking is fine on mine as is Gpay.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Divine Bicycle:
If I install the 12L Beta, when the stable version releases, I won't have to wipe to return to stable right?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MArtyChubbs:
Delete
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MArtyChubbs:
Right
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MacGuy2006:
I finally opted out of the 12L Beta.

A warning for those who may also go back to the stable version, it wipes your device clean, and it needs to be set up again as a new device.

The battery life of the 12L was very poor for me. Neither AccuBattery nor the system's battery identified "rogue" apps as some here suggested.

It is definitely the Mobile Network. Mobile Network drains between 35% and 80% every hour, and this was before and after I reset the network and forced network reactivation.

My feeling is that a lot of those who claim great battery life have disabled 5G. In my opinion, the phone should be expected to work on 5G, as advertized. I understand that 12L is a beta, but the fact is, it's not well optimized, at least not yet, for 5G.

I am back on the stable version, after spending a couple of hours setting up the phone again, and my battery is back to normal, which is not nearly as good as iPhone 13 Pro Max, but at least gets me through the day.

This is just to warn those who might be tempted to try the 12L beta, and care about 5G.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Divine Bicycle:
So I WON'T need to wipe
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MArtyChubbs:
You will not
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] NippleSauce:
This is correct. But since it's a beta build, the official release page encourages a full wipe as they mean to test stability with the changes being made.

The shift between 12 and 12.1 or 12L seems interesting. I could upgrade to it without a full wipe, however, I had experienced an odd battery issue as well. I then caused another issue (that I had commented on at first as I didn't realize that I had caused the issue lol) that required me to wipe and reinstall everything. But I discovered that my phone performed much better and my battery life was insanely good after the full wipe and reinstallation of 12L. So, perhaps with the changes being made, a full wipe might be necessary to have everything properly function on the beta build (but this is just a guess).

So, for @MacGuy2006 , of course I'm not sure what your exact circumstances are with your 12L usage and your phone's prior update history, however, it seems that a full wipe before the 12L flash might resolve your battery issue; as that is what has resolved mine.

Also, just another side note here with Vanced receiving that update to work again; it seems that the root version uses more battery than the non-root version for some reason... I'm not sure why, however, it might have something to do with the root version *constantly* getting overwritten by the official Play Store version of YT now–even more frequently than it was before. With the non-root version, you can just disable the stock YT app and don't run into that problem. Of course, I may be missing out on a newer method of removing YT's attachment to the Play Store, as doing it through Titanium Backup doesn't seem to work.

I just thought I'd throw my two cents in =)
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Galaxy Princess:
I should have come here first before opting in only 5 minutes ago, lol. In either scenario, performing a wipe is probably the best way to go. I have not done that yet with this phone and I experience fair battery performance versus maybe better battery performance. I'm just not in a place to want to set up my phone manually all over again! It literally took me a month, because I chose smart launcher to use, and they had a chaotic version upgrade issue on Play Store which affected many premium users, so I 'noped' right out of using that, and over to Nova Premium.

Before I go ahead and opt out of the 12L beta, is there any sort of process where I could essentially back up/image my phone completely as-is to a Windows PC, instead of having to rebuild it from scratch?

An answer to my question would be invaluable in either scenario; if I bite the bullet and check out 12L or even build up enough patience to wipe my phone and just rebuild it on the stock OS just to see if I recoup some battery performance? As always, I appreciate everyone here and their time sent in our wonderful forum! 💗
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] NippleSauce:
Do you happen to have root/are you knowledgeable of getting root access on your phone?

The reason I ask is because when I used to wipe my phone prior to every update, I would just make an app backup using the Play Store app called "Titanium Backup". It allowed you to backup your apps and their data, however, it only worked if you had rooted your phone (otherwise the folders containing the data couldn't be fetched). Now, I'm not entirely sure if this method still works (as I haven't tried it recently); but if it does, then I suppose it would be a good method for backing up your apps and their data prior to doing a full wipe on your phone for a full re-flash/update. If you choose this or another similar method, you would just have to make sure to move the backup files onto your PC before wiping your phone. Then, once the phone is wiped and the update is pushed through, you would just have to reinstall the Titanium Backup app; move your backup files back over to your phone (which would have to be rooted again); and then restore your apps and collected app data by loading up your backup file in Titanium Backup.

Also, just be aware that a full wipe might be required once 12L hits its official release (which is probably going to be within the next 2-3 weeks as the March update)... So you might not wanna bother wiping your phone just yet. But on the bright side, you can spend that chunk of extra time finding a way to ensure an app and app data backup before wiping and updating =).
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Galaxy Princess:
Hi NippleSauce,

Yeah, I've been here a minute, lol. But I've been away from rooting devices since my LG G6, although I try to stay up with the technology. My new P6P is Verizon and it's locked, unfortunately. I used to use Titanium Backup back in the day, but I was hoping by now there would be maybe a Windows or MacOS application that could do just that; especially now that Windows 11 can accommodate Android apps. I guess not. 😔 But thank you for reaching out and trying to help me. It was my fault that I didn't leave enough information for anyone to properly assess what I was looking for. Take care!
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] NippleSauce:
Ah, gotcha. No worries. Welp, since I mentioned not using Titanium Backup for a while, I happened to Google other backup methods (as I kinda wanna start doing full wipes before every update now since my performance and battery life has gone up by quite a lot since doing so). Anyway, supposedly you can do it over adb without root lol. I had no idea about this.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post links, but I quickly stumbled across this quick 9to5google article on taking data backups without root. Might be worth trying. Since it's over adb, I imagine it should work across different Android builds. I'll probably give it a shot once the March update officially drops.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Galaxy Princess:
This is wonderful, thank you so much! I'll read it tonight and delve deeper into it tomorrow on my break at work. It's funny, people used to ask me what is the first app I install on a Windows device, and I would tell them ADB! ☺️