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[Vivo X Fold] kiawui:
May I know if anyone is using the Huawei GT Pro 2 smartwatch with the Vivo X Fold and does it pair and work well?

What smart watch are you guys using and how is it going so far?
[Vivo X Fold] dallas1164:
Hi, Im using GT Pro 2 & a Galaxy S3 no problems with either
[Vivo X Fold] djudenne:
Ok thanks for suggestion of 851, I will try it ^_____^

Before I was thinking, this is link to scree resolution and maybe should be a ratio of the screen or not link at all to that ?
[Vivo X Fold] djudenne:
I use a Garmin Fenix 6X Pro with my X Fold and work well :)
[Vivo X Fold] Logan3824:
Thank you!

Edit - 851 seems to be a little off on the navigation bar where the brightness slider runs into the other icons (wifi, bluetooth, etc).
[Vivo X Fold] Timoxa:
Sooo, anyone rooted with Magisk on 12.0.15.7?

If so, I'd appreciate an unpatched boot.img for me to slap magisk on. <3
[Vivo X Fold] audscott:
DPI at 851 & 786 make my display a bit smaller than I like in candy bar. So far pretty happy at default (638) settings.

I have a sammy gear s3 which worked well, all notifications & output, but battery suddenly decided to go south. Got a Amazfit GTR 3 Pro which is working "amazingly" well. Great battery life too. All notifications, sensors working fine and all important steps are right on. On day six of first charge with 50% battery left (advertises 12 day battery). Same features as gear S3 at 1/2 the price. Not solicitating, just reporting experience.
[Vivo X Fold] djudenne:
Yes and finger print area are not right anymore, need to put finger more on the right, so 786 is better for my point of view :)
[Vivo X Fold] Logan3824:
I'm liking 786. Thank you :)
[Vivo X Fold] kiawui:
Thank you. Looking forward to receiving my phone.
[Vivo X Fold] forestdoor-takaze:
Hi,

Did you unlock your x fold? If you did, you can get boot.img using DSU Sideloader, and refer to this androplus' article.

vivo X70 Pro+などがBootloader Unlockできる!? 一部バージョンでBLU対策に抜け穴が発見される【対策済み】 - AndroPlus

vivo X70 Pro+など一部のSnapdragon SoC搭載vivo端末でBootloader Unlockできる可能性があるようです。 vivo X70 Pro+でBLUやインド版FWのインストールに成功 vivoスマートフォンはBootloader

androplus.org

I try to unlock my x fold 2 terminals attack(fastboot flash vender brabra.img and fastboot vivo_bsp unlock_vivo), but I cannot unlock. Pls show your succesful way to unlock.
[Vivo X Fold] domineus:
I am rooted and unlocked because of this tutorial.

Thanks for this! I am still on the older firmware but ideally with root we can hope the ota has boot.img for all

But it also isn't necessary
[Vivo X Fold] GaresTaylan:
TMobile here. Still on March security patch.
[Vivo X Fold] Pervokur:
recovery with adb root

with it it's should be easy to get boot.img

flash recovery, boot in recovery

adb pull /dev/block/by-name/boot

boot will be in adb folder

rec_root_fold.img https://disk.yandex.ru/d/jz7p2jl6e3TSuQ (didn't test myself)
[Vivo X Fold] g_woodend:
Hi - did you manage to get it working? I am having the same issues with the watch 4 but can't get it to connect
[Vivo X Fold] danscorp:
Is there any way to set dpi for internal and external screens separately?
[Vivo X Fold] Timoxa:
Can confirm this worked with the previous firmware (all but Magisk, that bootlooped my device)

I recovered the device with the latest firmware 12.0.15.7 (which also fixes the calling issues on some carriers)

Main problem currently is that none of the instructions are clear or written but non-native English speakers.

Steps are missed or steps included aren't clear. - First person to make a Youtube step by step will no doubt receive great appreciation.

I'm tempted to retry the root on 12.0.15.7 and write instructions as I go (more for my own memory)

A desktop app that executes the simultaneous command would be handy too, may write something if the root works manually.

Meanwhile, if anyone would be kind enough to share their Boot.img (unpatched) for 12.0.15.7, I would greatly appreciate it! - Cant seem to find the firmware anywhere online....

Why has XDA not made a forum for this phone yet 🤨
[Vivo X Fold] domineus:
I had to follow the instructions and use dsu loader and the adb commands while the gsi bootlooped

adb shell

su

dd if=/dev/block/by-name/boot of=/data/local/tmp/boot.img

chown shell.shell /data/local/tmp/boot.img

Exit

Exit

adb pull /data/local/tmp/boot.img

I think there’s one floating around here

PD2178A - Google Drive

I don’t guarantee this will work because it’s not your own boot.img. Anytime I’ve tested with this I bootlooped. Although it could’ve been due to vbmeta

If it works it works. I’m not on the new firmware yet. Not sure why I haven’t received it
[Vivo X Fold] Pervokur:
why don't you try to get boot.img with adb root in recovery (see above)?
[Vivo X Fold] Timoxa:
The boot.img include in that article is outdated, so it will boot loop - not sure which firmware it is claimed to be from, but it certainly did not work with the version on my phone (Cant remember if I even checked for mismatch)

My issue was, I extracted the boot.img (from memory the path was slightly different {I will confirm this once I do this again}) patched it in magisk, flashed via fastboot and the phone would not boot, I left it for a good 15 mins, it just sits on the vivo logo.

I will try again tonight with the latest firmware, If it all works out I will include patched and unpatched boot files which can be checksum checked for security.

If the latest firmware has fixed the bootloader exploit, we can downgrade - though T-mobile, 3, 02 users will continue to suffer with call drop outs.
[Vivo X Fold] greenenggxx:
I got the latest May 2022 security update today and now the UI for the brightness bar looks kinda messed up - the brightness slide is too close to the toggle buttons. Any one else?
[Vivo X Fold] francoiscox1:
Had to use wear (chinese version installed with vivo appstore) first, and health (samsung app) after. Worked for me.

Just ininstall wear us version if you have it....
[Vivo X Fold] francoiscox1:
Received today but no problem...Did you modify the DPI? If not, restart the Phone if it’s not already done.
[Vivo X Fold] francoiscox1:
If you change dpi when fold, only the extern screen will change. When you change dpi when the Phone is unfold, internal screen will change.
[Vivo X Fold] greenenggxx:
Thanks, this was my problem, DPI was messed up after update, after getting it back to 786, this seem ok now, thanks!
[Vivo X Fold] greenenggxx:
Anyone know to get Youtube to be in flex mode like Galaxy fold? (using revanced + microG)
[Vivo X Fold] Logan3824:
I'm running the latest firmware, and will pull the boot img for you if you need, but I'm not sure how, so i'll need an explanation :)
[Vivo X Fold] g_woodend:
Thanks. Did you install the Samsung 'Galaxy Wearable' app or the 'Galaxy Watch4 Plugin' ?
[Vivo X Fold] francoiscox1:
Both
[Vivo X Fold] drbubbles123:
Is T-Mobile still having call quality issues after the update? I had to put my sim back in my old phone a couple days ago because I kept getting dropped calls and people had trouble understanding me. Had 5g everything else works
[Vivo X Fold] drbubbles123:
Had my sim change to R15 on T-Mobile still having issues with people saying my phone's breaking up.
[Vivo X Fold] Glesi23:
Change these settings:

Android APN settings

Open the Access Point Names or APNs menu.

In Settings, look under Wireless & Networks or tap the Connections tab.

Touch Mobile network. You may need to touch More settings, More..., or More networks first.

Touch Access Point Names.

Touch the T-Mobile APN if one is available. If not, press the Menu key and touch new APN.

Verify and update the following settings for the Data APN.

Name: T-Mobile

APN: Fast.t-mobile.com (for LTE devices) or epc.tmobile.com (for non-LTE devices)

Proxy: <Not set>

Port: <Not set>

Username: <Not set>

Password: <Not set>

Server: <Not set>

MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc

MMS proxy: <Not set>

MMS port: <Not set>

MMS protocol: WAP 2.0

MCC: 310

MNC: 260

Authentication Type: <Not set>

APN Type: default,supl,mms OR Internet+MMS

Default Android provides a text field to enter: default,supl,mms.

Samsung provides an Internet+MMS radio button to select.

APN Protocol: IPv4/IPv6

APN roaming protocol: IPv4/IPv6 or IPv4 only when roaming internationally

Turn APN on/off: Grayed out unless there are multiple APNs

Bearer: NR

Press the save button on top right

Restart your phone

Lmk if this helps!
[Vivo X Fold] domineus:
That one shouldn't be out of date and the writer keeps the most current version. based on update file. I was able to root with the most recent file and also have a boot.img.

Typically once the bootloader is unlocked, I haven't seen any oems use a relock in that way. I had to install the full may package before I actually could update to the most recent update (that removed root but kept blu intact).

Having said that here's the boot.img

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Qog9HYxuouhlqaKJV0LfQff2TF5wdRbb?usp=sharing this one is for the most recent update. I'm not sure if you'll be able to use this boot.img though
[Vivo X Fold] danscorp:
When I change it on the internal screen it also changes the external one and vice versa.
[Vivo X Fold] francoiscox1:
You're right... Sorry. When i tried 2 days ago it was working but now it's not... I had apparently a bug that disappeared with the new firmware received today...
[Vivo X Fold] jwilson77:
Sorry, I can't seem to find the Wear app in the v-appstore. Would you be able to let a direct link? Thanks!
[Vivo X Fold] jwilson77:
Is it the first option in the list pictured? The install button is greyed out for me. Crap.
[Vivo X Fold] francoiscox1:
No...Wear os..
[Vivo X Fold] Timoxa:
So, have you updated to the latest and extracted this with the DSU method? - I assume you have not tried flashing the magisk patched image?

I tried this last night, again, bootloop when flashing the patched IMG.

I'm going to do a silly test, I'll extract my boot img and flash it back to see if that breaks anything, will determine if it's a magisk issue or fastboot on my PC - I've seen too many anecdotal posts about cables and USB ports causing problems....
[Vivo X Fold] g_woodend:
Hi - thanks all who have contributed so far - love this phone but still an odd issue to work out.

My Ring doorbell notifications don't work!!

I have done all the usual (removed com.vivo.pem , disabled com.vivo.sps , battery , notifications , location etc.) but they just don't come through.

All other notifications seem to be fine

Anyone else having this or any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance
[Vivo X Fold] domineus:
Technically you're supposed to pull your own boot.img with the instructions I provided using dsu loader. You shouldn't boot loop after flashing your patched boot.img and you will achieve root
[Vivo X Fold] g_woodend:
Thanks. Connection is just too flakey to be practical, no point in having a smartwatch if the connection isn't stable and you miss notifications. I know some people have it working fine but it's just not reliable for me so the watch is going back !

Going to try the Ticwatch Pro 3 Ultra
[Vivo X Fold] Timoxa:
It was my own Image, patching with magisk or using fastboot flash breaks it, but as I said I'll test tonight to see if it's my machine as there is nothing else It can be.

Post this, need to find a way to strip out more of the Vivo crap, including any warning about launchers.

Changing accessibility options seems to ask for a vivo password every time, that will get boring very quick...

Google Assistant although set as default assistant still does not trigger via Bluetooth headsets.

All fun ;)
[Vivo X Fold] domineus:
I can’t say I’ve experienced that tbh with my rooting woes. The pull (once the instructions were provided) was painless.

I didn’t patch vbmeta though in magisk. I didn’t check the option. But after I got the patched image and uploaded it to my pc it was relatively straightforward thereafter
[Vivo X Fold] jwilson77:
Oh, I thought you meant the Galaxy Wear app. I didn't know Galaxy watches work with the WearOS app. I'll give it a try. Thanks.
[Vivo X Fold] francoiscox1:
You will need both if them. Start with Wear os and when thé watch is detected open Wear Samsung... you will have to use health (Samsung) too if it's not working.
[Vivo X Fold] jwilson77:
Did you also download the Galaxy Watch Plug-in from the v-appstore?
[Vivo X Fold] francoiscox1:
No. Use play store for all Samsung apps. Just install Wear os chinese version. Then charge health Samsung. You will may be have to try different methods. Sometimes it works when you open Wear os first and open health just After, sometimes you just have to open health and look for the watch in the menu "accessories" (3 dots menu). The most important is to not install the Wear os us, only keep the chinese version.
[Vivo X Fold] s960908:
Finally successfully root my X Fold.

System Version is 15.7, here's my original boot.img without patch, hope this is useful to you guys.

And this is the 15.7 OTA package link which I intercept by wireshark.

http://sysupdxdl.vivo.com.cn/upgrade/oem/files/20220612090940752e263391e27d437a8cf9698b675f7b.zip

And is there anyone know how to connect Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 to Vivo X fold?

Tried for a few hours, but didn't get any solution.
[Vivo X Fold] s960908:
Sir did you use Galaxy wearable and Samsung Watch 4 plugin? Or just Wear OS China and Samsung Health?

I tried several times, but it never work.

(Sorry for bad English)
[Vivo X Fold] francoiscox1:
i had many issues before success. You will need wear os ch., samsung health, galaxy wearable and watch 4 plugin...
[Vivo X Fold] Logan3824:
Is there a sms app that works with sending mms that has more features than the stock sms app? I love google messages search for gifs and whatnot. 🥲🥲
[Vivo X Fold] s960908:
Thanks for the reply, sir.

Can you give the full tutorial?

Because I really didn't know how to use ito_Oo_Oo_O.
[Vivo X Fold] francoiscox1:
I found that on web (i’think that's what i did... but don’t remember exactly because i tried several times) " Here are the steps (as I remember them) I took to get my Galaxy Watch 4 paired and working on my Chinese S21 Ultra (running BRI-Taiwan firmware).

1. Uninstall Wear OS and Samsung Wearable apps (I uninstalled all plugins when prompted).

2. Install Wear OS by Google (China) from apkmirror.

3. Restart phone.

4. Check permissions on Wear OS (location is probably necessary)

5. Open Wear OS and in the menu (3-dots in upper right corner) check the box for "Show all devices when pairing"

6. Scan for devices (sorry, I forget the exact language)

7. Tap your Watch 4 when it appears in the list (you might need to reset your watch before this will work, depending on previous failures to pair)

8. (Here's where my memory is sketchy) I think Wear OS prompted me to accept some terms and an alternate map or search provider which I did.

9. I seem to remember the Wear OS app looping or hanging (not finishing the pairing), but when I opened my bluetooth device screen, my Watch appeared to be paired but not connected.

10. I think I remember force-stopping the Wear OS app.

11. From the bluetooth connections menu (long press on bluetooth icon from the pull down), I touched my Galaxy Watch4 (unique ID) which appeared in the "Paired devices" section to connect it.

12. I seem to remember my phone needed to install and update to the built-in Galaxy Wearable app which I allowed.

13. From there, my memory is extremely hazy, but I think that once the updates and Watch4 plugin were reinstalled (by the Galaxy Wearable app), my Watch4 was paired and connected and it's been working perfectly ever since.

I sincerely hope this helps someone as I couldn't be happier with my Watch4 now that it's paired and connected. Good luck everyone!”
[Vivo X Fold] s960908:
Really appreciate your tutorial, but in my case, when the Galaxy Wearable app run to about 50%, it will say the "device lost"(because I am Chinese user, not really know how to translate to English), anyway, I will keep trying.

Thanks for your help again!
[Vivo X Fold] dallas1164:
Have you gone into single permission settings and made sure everything is on?
[Vivo X Fold] timalpipo:
Thanks so much for sharing. May i ask some questions please? What is the procedure to achieve the root? what would be the benefit of having a rooted machine? Pros and cons?

Thanks a lot.
[Vivo X Fold] lesterljw:
Here is the steps how i got my Galaxy Watch4 connected to my X Fold.

1. Download Wear OS from V-Appstore

2. Download Galaxy Wear from Google Play Store

3. Download Samsung Health from Google Play Store

4. Download and install the oldest version of Galaxy Watch4 Plugin from apkmiror.com (August 11, 2021)

5. Start Pairing with Wear OS until the step showing the progress bar and it will stop at around half of the bar.

6. Minimize the Wear OS start Galaxy Wear to setup up and pair the watch.

7. After a successful paired you will be able to see the watch connected in Galaxy Wear, everything seems normal now but the watch will soon be disconnected and you wont be able to reconnect back.

8. Download and re-install the Feb 2022 version of Galaxy Watch4 Plugin from apkmiror.com (Februry 8, 2022), after the installation your watch will be reconnect back with Galaxy Wear.

I didn't have enough time to do further testing but so far the watch seems to be connected fine and basically I just listed everything I did but i guess some steps might not be needed such as you can try using Feb 2022 version of Galaxy Watch4 Plugin on step 4 instead of the oldest version and also i think Samsung Health can be skip as well, another guess is step 5 also can be skipped.
[Vivo X Fold] Logan3824:
Root allows for a bunch of things, especially some good programs like actually good ad blocking and whatnot, allows custom roms and custom kernels to be used, a con would be things like it trips knox, but for this phone that is irrelevant since it doesn't have knox anyway lol
[Vivo X Fold] timalpipo:
Makes sense, thanks a lot for the swift reply.

Now, what is the procedure to achieve the root?

Cheers mate.
[Vivo X Fold] Logan3824:
Not too sure yet. That guy is the first one I've seen successfully root without boot looping his device. You need to have developer mode turned on for sure, the next would be to load a modified boot.img but we'll have to wait until some one writes up a guide. Hopefully we will be able to load TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project). It's a custom recovery img that allows an easy load of third party software and allows to you basically never brick your phone as you can always reflash back to stock with it.
[Vivo X Fold] timalpipo:
Thanks Mate, let's wait then.

We really need a proper forum! @XDA Dev teams, why are we blocked at the front door?
[Vivo X Fold] domineus:
That’s not how root is achieved on the device. You’ll need to bootloader unlock the device through custom fastboot (essentially initiate a race condition by running two fastboot flash statements at the same time).

For root follow these instructions

https://xdaforums.com/t/xda-vivo-x-fold-thread-tips-and-tricks.4441939/post-87057061
[Vivo X Fold] s960908:
Thank you sir, I finally set up my galaxy watch 4 on X fold.

In my case, every step can not be skipped, I tried to pair without Wear OS -- fail, and only use 2022 Feb plugin -- also fail.

I have some question here, also.

May I uninstall Wear OS China?

Can I reboot phone or watch? will it auto re-connect?

Thanks for your reply.
[Vivo X Fold] s960908:
My method:

1. unlock bootloader.

In my case, I use a Chinese toolbox, some Chinese user said that only version before 13.7 can be unlocked, if you are in 14.8 or more, than maybe you can't unlock bl.

2. get the boot.img from the version you want to flash.

I use Wireshark to get the full OTA file, and extract the boot.img.

3. patch boot.img in magisk.

4. flash boot.img to your phone.

That's it, not difficult but because there are still no many information on internet, so I felt very scared when I do all the things.

In my opinion, the main reason I root is because I need gltools, it's a app which can unlock almost every Unity game's FPS, many games I played just lock the FPS to 30 or 60, but I get used to play in 120 FPS, so I really need root.

The cons for root I think is bank app, I don't know other country, but in my country, many bank app will detact root, and ban your permission, but use Satetynet fix and Shamiko can deal with most of them.

Sorry for poor English, becauese my native speak is Chinese.
[Vivo X Fold] forestdoor-takaze:
Oh my god, I tried and failed to unlock too many times with the version PD2178_A12.0.14.8...

I wish I could downgrade....😭
[Vivo X Fold] rocky272727:
After removing the battery management application I am getting all the notifications without any delay. Also I don't need to keep the apps running in the background which has boosted my battery life by 20-30%. Thanks for sharing this link.
[Vivo X Fold] Timoxa:
Genius, thanks for the firmware - DSU extraction just does not work for me... this did.

And I've already broken the phone with Viperfx 🙃
[Vivo X Fold] s960908:
Thanks god, so that means I didn't use the DSU method is a right chioce, or I will stuck in bootloop too haha.

Google pay app said I can use the google pay in my X Fold, but I never test it in real store.
[Vivo X Fold] Timoxa:
The current issues and annoyances list:

Incoming calls via MS Teams do not show up at all (can hear the ringtone, and see a notification)

All permissions set, including show on top. (the notification prohibiting apps removed eg Pem)

Snapchat's notifications do not show at all, can hear the audible notification though...

Seems like this is the only app, I know Snapchat has issues with 3rd party notification handler, eg: floating and edge notifications

I think I got chat notifications to work with dark mode disabled (will confirm this)

Confirmed, apps like Snapchat / Telegram will not display notifications while dark mode is on - if there is a notification pending, switching back to light mode will show the notification with a dark outline (as if its stuck in dark mode...)

Factory launcher runs in the background, even when replaced, this sometimes shows up when using the back button instead of home - this is annoying.

Vivo asking for a password to change accessibility settings, I have also noticed some of the setting return to off post a reboot.

LastPass autofill does not work at all, assuming that Google password manager would be the same?

Not a fix, but enabling legacy autofill method in LastPass will make this work, make sure you disable the normal password autofill option.

Vivo security warnings about launcher and developer mode..

Adding additional apps to the multitasking sidebar, seems even apps that support floating mode aren't shown

I've tried the developer option trick that works on Sammy phones

Outer screen sensitivity, I've noticed this is far too sensitive, you can hover your finger over certain areas, and it will register as a touch. - Big issue!

Music players seek or media controls aren't shown (reliably) on lock screen (shown in notification shade, but this is forced by the app, not the OS... coming from Samsung and OnePlus this makes no sense)

Weirdly this started working normally with Deezer, all I did was install a lock screen player controls, I then removed it but I can now see the Deezer and Netflix controls on lock screen.

Wear OS just hangs at Wear OS Splash Screen.

Fixed by installing Wear OS from vivo store first, go through setup till it fails (warns about being outside of China, then it will ask to install Wear from Google play, do this and continue the setup, this will work and allow you to connect.

Samsung Smartthings will not allow any device to be clicked on. EG: washing machine controls, or lights cannot be clicked on, lights always say they are offline.

XDA Mods, please make the X fold forum already!

🙄
[Vivo X Fold] Logan3824:
rocky272727 - Which battery management program did you delete to have apps not run in the background? So far I've just used, "pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.vivo.pem"​
[Vivo X Fold] lesscro:
Excellent news... Thx sir !
[Vivo X Fold] domineus:
Here's proof
[Vivo X Fold] lesscro:
yummy, thx bro