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[OPPO Find X5 Pro Questions & Answers] Ady1976:
Yeah it's definitely not smooth in YouTube for some reason.
[OPPO Find X5 Pro Questions & Answers] Baxy87:
Try this. Worked for me.
[OPPO Find X5 Pro Questions & Answers] Ady1976:
Thanks mate I'll give that a go sounds promising for now, I can't understand what is so difficult for the the software devs of these modern flagships to have YouTube and Google apps running at 120hz, After all it's what we paid for with these high end displays, Thanks again.
[OPPO Find X5 Pro Questions & Answers] Baxy87:
I know. It's a pain. My previous device was an s21 ultra and had no issues with 120hz. I guess oppo do it for power saving maybe. I'm pretty sure one plus do something similar. Try the app worked for me. You'll have to go in to the app every time you restart the device. So it's not a permanent fix but gets the job done.
[OPPO Find X5 Pro Questions & Answers] Ady1976:
That works thanks mate appreciate it, Butter smooth now, If enough people complained about the refresh rate in YouTube and single speaker audio in games they may do something about it but as it stands not doesn't seem many people bare too bothered which I find rather bizarre.
[OPPO Find X5 Pro Questions & Answers] Baxy87:
Tbh I just don't think many people buy oppo smartphones. I've looked on Reddit and can not see anything about only 1 speaker working in games. I'll defo report the issue.
[OPPO Find X5 Pro Questions & Answers] Ady1976:
Yeah they must not do because surely people can't be happy with 1 speaker audio and low refresh in major apps, Doesn't make sense, It completely ruins the immersive experience in COD mobile can't hear footsteps or where people bare coming from.
[OPPO Find X5 Pro Questions & Answers] Baxy87:
Hi mate just to let you. New update fixes the audio issues. Set VPN to France and download the latest version.
[OPPO Find X5 Pro Questions & Answers] Ady1976:
Thanks mate yeah I just saw that in another post just updating now...

Did you get your pre order pack mate also?

I haven't heard anything and claimed the same day I got the phone on release day?

At least they were true to their word that this update would fix stereo audio in gaming :)
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] makauchan:
Hey all!

I have the OnePlus Nord 2 and I'm reviewing it for XDA. I already put up some pics on my Twitter and I've been playing with it the past few days as a daily driver. If you have any questions let me know, and I'll try to also cover them in my review 192.168.0.1 router login 192.168.l.l!
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] mundano:
This phone does not have 5G enabled in many countries. In Portugal, for example, 5G does not work on any network operator. This is ridiculous because the phone even has 5G in its name.

There is another annoying bug which is the front camera crashing frequently when using video conferencing apps like Google Duo.

Both situations have been reported on the OnePlus forums since day 1 and so far without any solution or reaction from them.

Other than that it's a pretty good phone.
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Marcelo Rock:
Question: Is there any recovery development underway: TWRP, Orangefox, Pitch Black, or any other for the SM-A528B model or simply SM-A52s???
[Samsung Galaxy A52 5G] Arm1nas:
That would be great, I am also waiting for this.
[General Topics] nagamas:
All,

Over the next several weeks I will be putting a lot of HTC products up on eBay. They all will be SIM unlocked and some may be CID unlocked for your pleasure.:D

These will only be sold on Ebay. This is for everyone's protection. Please no PM's asking to buy direct. Thanks for your consideration.

Inventory

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15 - Wizards - Cingular 8125

20 - Kaisers - At&T Tilts.

Please look for seller name surpsell.:cool:

Regards
[Google Pixel 3a XL Questions & Answers] nookin:
Anyone took the March 5th Update and notice a difference in battery life? I took the update about a week ago. Now I notice there is significant drop in battery performance. I keep the phone as a backup and it has no SIM card. I put the phone in Airplane mode and only Wi-Fi turned on. I only use it to take photos. I have kept it that way for a month. I used to only need to charge the phone once every 3-4 days when it reach 50% or so. Now It dropped to 4% from full charge in just 2 days.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] nsiasenya1:
Hello! Please can a upgrade samsung galaxy note 8 to android 10 or 11. If possible, please help me to do so. Thank you
[Google Pixel 6] james8076:
Hi,

I run the pixel 6 and I wondered if I can restore my hardware as an image? I mean, when I used the back up / restore from Google drive , I got my contacts, apps but I still need to re download my apps, choose themes, setup about security, fingerprints, schema, Google pay etc.... Is it possible to skip all those things and upload a complete back up as an image, like I do with openwrt and firmware on router?

Thank you
[Google Pixel 6] Velcorn:
Short answer: No. Longer answer: You can backup apps and their settings with the likes of Swift Backup, but that requires root and the remaining stuff still needs to be set up again.
[Google Pixel 6] android_dan:
Last time I restored my phone through Google I selected to restore all apps/contacts/settings and it basically restored the phone close to 100%. What was left for me to do was minimal.
[Google Pixel 6] james8076:
What I understood finally is we can if we are on Android stable release
[Google Pixel 6] nutzfreelance:
if we ever get TWRP as a custom recovery, this will be easy.
[Google Pixel 6] bobby janow:
Only if you're rooted for app data but TiB will not restore system settings. Have you ever used it?
[Google Pixel 6] vandyman:
AppDash
[Google Pixel 6] nutzfreelance:
you dont need to be rooted for twrp to work its a custom recovery
[Google Pixel 6] bobby janow:
I was thinking of something else. My mistake.

edit: @james8076 Even on a full wipe / factory reset most of the settings are restored including downloaded apps from the PS, text and phone logs. What isn't restored is app data like games along with some passwords that are not saved in Google.

@vandyman I used Appdash once but unless you are rooted it will not restore app data if I recall correctly.

The whole restore process isn't as difficult as it used to be even unrooted and bl locked. I can usually do the whole thing after PS downloads the apps in about a half hour or less. But... it's still a pain no doubt about that.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] thegios:
If I try to put an app (from recent apps screen) in split window, nothing happens: the option is there, but clicking on it does nothing.

Popup mode works fine.

Any options I have to enable?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] thegios:
It seems is an apk I have disabled, but not sure which one: if I re-enable all it works...

Gotta try one by one out of 95 disabled APKs :-(
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] thegios:
Found it: it was appsedge
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] TheNewGuy92:
lol, love how you just DIY'ed the fix within 30min before anyone even saw the post
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] thegios:
Who knows if this may help someone... I went a little too far with deblaoting 🙃
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] volcolm:
Especially when it's PEBKAC. At least they owned it :) not many do and continue feigning a need for attention.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] thegios:
what?
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] Malberd:
yeah, can anyone check this command in bootloader and paste the output here ? I would be very thankful because my phone is stuck in EDL mode and can't be flashed using Qfil. I need to check the output of this command to hopefully be able to figure something out.
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] &(*):
Ask @kofijordan how he accomplished it, we went throught the same scenario with slot_a & slot_b and EDL. I'm thinking you have the wrong QPST/QFIL. Send him a private message or maybe he'll see the mention and let you know what his setup has installed.
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] Malberd:
The thing is, I need to check if there is anything like unlock_a & unlock_b partitions. When I flashed the sn.img it could be the A slot only, and now it has switched to B which bootloader might be locked and preventing user from using Qfil.
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] &(*):
That's not your issue with switching the current slot, you didn't clone all your slots and now it doesn't have everything it needs to mount properly back into the bootloader. My bet is you have the wrong software and need the more recent QPST and maybe the vc++ redistributables (both 2010 & 2012 x86).
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] Malberd:
I'm using Qfil 2.0.3.5 from QPST 2.7.496 (the latest one i could find) and have the qualcomm drivers and vc installed, and it's still the same
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] &(*):
Both vc 2010 & 2012? Are you executing QFIL from the QPST path where all the .dll dependencies are?
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] Malberd:
Yup, everything is as should be
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] &(*):
Did you previously use QFIL without the issues you are facing currently, meaning the phone in it's present state is the issue?
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] Malberd:
I wrote it in another post already, from the moment i started tinkering with it (it was fully functional back then), there always was this Sahara error happening
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] &(*):
I went through a similar process when I first installed QFIL with errors but fixed them after installing vc 2010 & vc 2012 x86 redistributables. In device manager is there a yellow exclamation anywhere when you plug the device in (missing driver)? I remember reading you installed QFIL v2 from lolinet, correct? QPST (.496) comes with it, so my guess is you don't have the right version of QFIL or have replaced it with the other version and now there is a mismatch when it executes. You could also try deleting temp data stored as a hidden folder under (username)/appdata/local/temp, though I don't think that is what's causing the issue. If all else fails delete every reference of data after uninstalling QPST (ProgramData, ProgramFiles(x86), etc) and reinstall it and do not use the other QFIL version supplied from lolinet.
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] Malberd:
Every program's version was the most recent and I had everything installed correctly but I decided to check the drivers details under the HS-USB QDLOADER 9008 device and it turned out, my antivirus had installed a usb driver that was superior to the Qualcomm one and was overriding it. Now Qfil loads some things but still shows the error, which now is ERROR: it took x seconds to open port. Which is longer than 3. This indicates your target is not stable.
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] &(*):
A little progress; now try with the device fully powered down, hold both volume buttons and power button, screen should flash for a split second then plug it in and flash the build right away.
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] Malberd:
Can't do that because this phone is constantly in edl mode and there is no way to turn it off. Holding power off or power off + volume for 15 seconds causes Qfil to blink the port for a split second but there is nothing on the device.
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] Malberd:
I tried to do it for like 30 mins and every time it reports com port timeout at around 10sec instead of 3
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] Malberd:
SOOOO

it works !!

Turns out i wasted like 20 hours trying to flash it. The first error was caused by a different driver interfering with the appropriate one. The next one - timeout - solved it by using the _lite elf file instead of _ddr. The _lite one should have flashed the Super.img partition as far as i know. Now it boots .062.
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] &(*):
That's good news. Would you be willing to try to install the CN Pro 2 version?

If so, flash the bundle and right after it finishes boot into the bootloader and type:

reboot fastboot

(make sure it registers as a fastboot device), then

fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta_system vbmeta_system.img

Both vbmeta and vbmeta_system can be found within the CN 12.5.591 bundle.
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] Malberd:
Downloading cn roms atm. There are some problems after reflashing the global firmware. The baseband has been wiped along with imei info so no network access for now, there should be no radio.img so something entirely different may be causing it. There is abnormal battery drain, ca. 30-40% during the night with wifi turned off and power saving mode enabled, no LEDs nor fan working. Also the front camera isn't calibrated correctly and the motor tries to move it like double the usual distance. Flashing the persist.img didn't help and i have no QCN backup but it's no big deal as i bough it for gaming and tinkering.
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] Malberd:
with or without flashing vbmeta and vbmeta_system all it does is boot up, shows the boot animation with chinese SD888 banner and displays the incorrect firmware warning.
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] Malberd:
Flashing the CN 12.5.535 via Qfil with boot.img already swapped to TWRP boot.img in the root folder also does not work, the phone is stuck in bootloader just like with global rom and modified boot.img.
[Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2] &(*):
Everything you mention is why QFIL should be used very cautiously and carefully. It's best used for patching or targeting a specific partition. There is a tutorial that has been reported to work for Legion Duels posted here . You might need to request a blank QCN from another Legion Duel 2/Pro 2 owner, or the blank QCN posted within that thread might be modifiable to restore what's missing. The porting from Pro 2 to Duel 2 is turning out to be an unnecessary nightmare and the Lenovo Hong Kong devs need to address it with a solution. The device feels practically abandoned and it shouldn't be.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] kiruat:
Hi all!

I would like to know if someone know how to remove or make a transparency on the date/operator zone ([04/11/08 Virgin] in my case).

Thanks in advance

-Kiruat

edit: I didn't make a reschearch before but i found it : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=2650725#post2650725

But now i've another question How to change the top curtain texte color?
[Moto E4 Plus Questions & Answers] Pajan766:
On stock rom, sim card doesn't work for me because phone can't see imei numbers.

But, if I install any custom rom, the imei of the two sim cards is seen, the sim cards of course also work.

So I made a copy of the imei in twrp, installed the official rom, restored the imei, however the phone still does not see the imei on the stock rom and only on the stock rom.

Have any ideas?
[Moto E4 Plus Questions & Answers] Pajan766:
I was able to restore the IMEI number with this simple guide: https://www.lenovoroot.com/2018/01/imei-null-baseband-fix-moto-e4.html

I leave the link for others.

I was restoring the IMEI number on the XT1771 Nicklaus DS.

And if the phone connects to the network after the whole operation and the IMEI is invisible, it is enough to restore the IMEI to the device in this way:
[Android Apps and Games] ablix:
Stick Em Up is a word play of shoot em up with stick instead of shoot, relating to stick figures. So if anything I think I got the name right. Maybe.

You are a thick stick in a top down shooting game with a few endless levels where you stand in the middle and enemies come toward you to do bad things. You have to stop them with your guns. You are also equipped with a special ability that you charge by killing enemies.

There is a leaderboard for each level. There are some fashion accessories beside weapons and abilities that you can buy and equip. The game contains ads.

This was my first attempt at making a shooting game of some kind, and although the graphics are not amazing I do kinda like how it came to be. Any positive feedback and/or constructive criticism are welcome!

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[Google Pixel 6 Pro] junocaj:
Hi guys, I have a problem regarding Pixel 6Pro photo image size. not sure if any of you might have already noticed.

Image size of my previous Pixel 4XL is generally around 3-4MB. However the image size of Pixel 6 Pro is generally around 2-3MB. Photos taken from both phones are in 4:3 with full resolutions in Google Camera settings.

One more interesting discovery is, once I make any tiny adjustment in edit mode (e.g. increase brightness by 1), the photo size is immediately boosted up to 8-10MB from a photo having original size of around 3MB. Also, I found that the image is not very detailed when I take a steady picture of flower under great weather, when compared to iPhone 13 Pro. Lots of details of the flowers are lost.

I personally expect and indeed prefer having the larger image size right after capturing, as it might theoretically include finer image details.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Hi @junocaj. You can always enable JPG+RAW saving in Advanced Settings, although from my understanding, working with RAW files really requires a lot of professional work, as by default it won't look as good as the JPG (or other image formats - not that there's a choice for other formats with the Google Camera app).

You can also try a different camera app and see if you like the results better, although the Google Camera app will likely have new features from time to time that gives it some advantages. It all depends on what you, as a user, want the most out of your camera app.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] junocaj:
@roirraW "edor" ehT . Yeah, I understand that can enable JPG+RAW for professional photo editing.

just that I am a little confused on why the image size of a 3MB picture can be boosted up to 8-10MB right after a super minor editing. It appears to me that the picture size is originally 8-10MB, just that for some reason it is compressed down to 3MB, even I have set the resolution to be full resolution in settings.

Ain't sure if the details of the picture is erased by such compression by the AI. The reason I raised this observation was that one day I used iPhone 13Pro to take a picture at the same spot together with P6P, iPhone output a jpg of around 10MB directly, and lots of details is maintained, while the picture of P6P is around 2-3MB.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
@junocaj As to the smaller size of the original file, it could be a change in the JPEG compression they use. Sometimes only lowering the JPEG compression value by a little bit results in a much smaller size while still looking good. Also, the AI possibility as you mention - i.e. maybe on the P6P the Google Camera app is able to routinely save JPEGs at the same compression setting as on previous Pixels but with AI work is still able to reduce the size.

There are several possibilities for the change in size. The new file could be including the editing steps you took - so that you can restore the original. It could also be keeping the edited file in a less compressed state for some reason.

All that above is just speculation on my part.

Sizes of image files definitely aren't the final determination in quality, either. Even a PNG file (not talking about on the phone) can be optimized and take up a lot less space while losing zero data compared to the original file.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] 86rickard:
I have noticed this too. The P6pros pictures are heavily compressed. I have pictures from my Nexus 6p and pixel 2 that are larger size with fewer artifacts.

One way was to use a Gcam mod that has jpeg picture size selection. At 100% quality the jpegs are 8-13MB. This really does help with details.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] junocaj:
@86rickard would you mind sharing where could I get this gcam mod?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MrBelter:
I'm guessing Google have set the compression around 80%, mine are always 2.5MB to 4.5MB dependant on how many colours are in the image, very similar to the size they were from my Pixel 5 which given the image is all but the same size isn't a surprise.

I have never understood why all the phone makers cant just include a compression slider and let the user choose. Re-editing a compressed photo and resaving it and it being significantly bigger is par for the course, that's nothing new.

All that said i cant say my photos are absolutely terrible or full of artefacts even after Google Photos has compressed them even further.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] 86rickard:
MWP GCam APKs - Google Camera Port

Modified Google Camera app by MWP.

www.celsoazevedo.com
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] 86rickard:
Playing with the gcam mod above its about 30-50%. Depending on the details in the image. It looks like the camera app is choosing a compression rate based on details too.

Needless to say in low light, noise reduction and jpeg compression make for a poor image.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] junocaj:
@86rickard Great! thanks very much!

Found that the latest version that have the JPG quality option is the Gcam_8.3.252_V2.0_MWP one. Perfect to have the uncompressed output! I will try it out more comparing this mod against the stock gcam, lovely.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Alekos:
the MWP Pixel gcam mod is great (use the first non-beta in the list)

You can force higher quality and HDR+ enhanced (and also change the custom libs option to MWP_xHDR in Mod Settings). this mod is a gamechanger for the 6 series.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] 96carboard:
I wonder how long it will be before they start sending cease and desist letters to distributors of these hacked versions of gcam like they did for utube?

Another option besides these that will work for a lot of people, is to use alternate camera software. GrapheneOS Camera, for example, works very well. Its not as "feature rich" as gcam maybe, but the default compression is less, and you can override the default by specifying a jpeg quality level.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] aflutterbye:
my p6 pro is my first pixel. i noticed something that might answer your question. when you save a photo after editing it, the default is to save with the ability to revert to original. if you select save as a copy, the original data is not included in the file.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] slogar25:
Yeah I think the issue with YouTube was the lack of ads Google was losing money on. There are no ads in Gcam but stupid stuff happens and one will never know what a big tech company may do in the future
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Mangtas_666:
I tried iso and exposure adjustments but it seems that its not working.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] MrBelter:
Well that's low light for you, unless you are letting the phone do its stacking magic sensor noise as the ISO increases will get worse and worse which then makes everything else a problem. Upping the ISO on a digital camera isn't like it was with film, all you are doing is pushing the exposure which then brings any noise and artefacts to in to view, you aren't making anything more sensitive and it isn't doing anything you couldn't do with the exposure slider in an editing package.

I am sure Google will tweak it in the months to come but i'd sure like the option to lower compression in the standard app or better still save night shots as a PNG so there is no banding in the image, maybe it is time to bite the bullet and introduce HEIC.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] HipKat:
That is a great Camera Mod. I'm not the photographer some of you are, but the options oin this are really nice.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] jericho246:
HDR+ enhanced has to be enabled. The ISO/exposure adjustment won't work on ZSL (zero shutter lag) aka HDR+. Should work in Night Sight mode as well.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Mangtas_666:
Thanks for the info Jericho246 i appreciate it.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] timat10:
How in the world did you get a photo from pixel 6 pro over 1 MB in size... I took a beautiful full rainbow shot, which looks nice, but when I downloaded it it was only 116 kb in size. Way to small for my tastes. 1036 x 780. Very disappointed and can't find any settings except for higher resolution which is selected.
[Wing, P4350 General] fuenbry:
Is there a way to move the start menu to the bottom bar by using a registry editor or is there other ways? appreciate the help :D
[Wing, P4350 General] catious:
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-start-bar-to-bottom.html