yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Henry Hilliard:
Yeah I would like everyone with the sms issue (or any issue for that matter) to refrain from belly aching about the problem. I would imagine that gets quite annoying to the developers. We are lucky to have guys much smarter than us working to get modern software on these ancient phones.

I expect that it will be fixed in due time; I only posted that update in case anyone having the issue had reverted to another rom and didn't have to check for themselves if it was fixed.

As for me, I reverted to the Pixel Experience rom based on Android 12. Fairly stable rom with the majority of safety net working stock. Would've reverted to LOS 19.1 but i couldn't find a place to download the deprecated files.

Regarding the Verizon SMS issue, developers, if there's anything I can grab log wise that will help resolving this just let me know I'll be glad to do what I can.

Edit: to add to this, I remember that VoLTE was broken for probably over a year on the old OG Pixel XL. Somehow the developer gods eventually got it fixed. So there is hope

TL;DR stop bellyaching end users lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] runekock:
A thought: has anybody tested whether Verizon SMS works if selinux is set to permissive?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] The_Tablet:
usb audio stops working after a few minutes on the may update, and i have to reboot to get it to work again. what the hell is going on? i've disabled all audio magisk modules.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] mrroks:
Hows battery life?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] gbru2505:
I'm really enjoying the upgrade from 11 and have been using for a few weeks. The only feature that I do miss is the inbuilt method to pause an app. It used to be a long-press on the app icon in 11 and tap of the timer icon to grey the app out and silence notifications. In stock 13 it's accessed by a push up on the open app, tap the icon at the top, and it should appear below the app info, split top options, but does not. I have Gapps & wellbeing installed and see that I can switch off notifications per app in digital wellbeing, so it's not vital. But it is a useful feature.

Anyway - thanks again for all your good work. Stability is good. Extending storage by reducing the ROM footprint is great, as I have all my music collection stored locally.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] edednon:
Is it compatible with Android Auto? Thanks.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] g000n:
Yes
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
should be
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] edednon:
I just installed the official. It's great. So far, safety net's CTS profile fails (is able to open banking apps though) and Now Playing doesn't show. Android Auto works great.

Thanks.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] g000n:
use this https://github.com/KieronQuinn/NowPlaying
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] edednon:
I installed it. It recognizes songs. It shows the song when I press the recognize button, however it doesn't show on the lock screen. Notification setting is set to show on the lock screen. Thanks a lot.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] g000n:
https://github.com/KieronQuinn/AmbientMusicMod this?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] madLyfe:
they last update that came through the updater was May 4th. is that normal?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] edednon:
Yes that one. Thanks.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
Yes, monthly updates come after the ASB drops - that hasn't happened this month yet.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ginomin:
Tried today with `lineage-20.0-20230615-nightly-taimen-signed.zip` (and the one before) with MindGapps (MindTheGapps-13.0.0-arm64-20230408_162909.zip).

Everything works good EXCEPT sim card not recognized.

This problem is really weird and looks like a software bug to me because when I first install the ROM the SIM is recognized and I can phone, send sms, it asks me for the PIN and everything works.

As soon as I restart the phone the SIM is no longer recognized.

I've also tried a factory reset and sometimes it recognizes the SIM after the reboot and sometimes it doesn't.

So it seems really random to me and therefore a software problem, not a kernel/hardware one.

Unfortunately I went back to the original ROM now because of this issue ONLY!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
try formatting data and trying again.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ginomin:
Tried 350 times! LOL
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
Not sure - some people randomly hit this but there's never a coorelation.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ginomin:
As I tried to explain in my post: it appears to be random to me. And it does happen when the OS starts after the boot.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ginomin:
Does it fix the SIM issue?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] eternallyTired:
Hello, not sure if posting on this thread is the right thing to do but please let me know if it isn't.

My Pixel 2XL is stuck in fastboot mode after a failed adb sideload of LineageOS 20 today. I downloaded the latest version of the recovery and lineage rom zip. I think I followed the steps pretty religiously.

I installed adb, enabled usb debugging, installed the recovery and then before sideloading, checked the SHA of the ROM. Also, adb devices and fastboot devices showed the device as expected.

Then in recovery mode,I did

adb sideload lineage-20.0-20230629-nightly-taimen-signed.zip

and this led to following message on the macOS

serving: 'lineage-20.0-20230629-nightly-taimen-signed.zip' (~0%)

and on the phone it showed:

Verifying update package...

After a long time and no progress, I stopped it and retried. Before the retry I did factory reset form the recovery again.

This time same result, by my laptop died and I had to remove the phone which showed a lot of I/O errors on the phone and when I restarted the process again by going into recovery mode it failed again.

Att this point, I decided to take a break and unplugged phone from the laptop. When I restarted couple of hours later, my phone is now stuck in fastboot mode.

It will go into Recovery but if I try to reboot the phone (by selecting "Start" in fastboot mode) to go to the original Android 11 install, it won't let me. Just keeps looping back to the same screen.

I have tried Factory resetting in recovery mode but that hasn't helped.

As a last resort I flashed the stock rom and I think that locked the bootloader again but the phone as able to boot up and is functional.

Anyone know what could be going on with the LineageOS install? I heard something about USB 2.0, but my macbook and windows laptop both only have USB-C ports, so I have used a USB-C to USB-A adapters but they might be usb 3.0 .
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] dcarvil:
What version of adb did you use, and where did you get it? Google released platform tools with a broken sideloader a few months back. I don't know if it was fixed. I'm still using version 33.0.3, which is from before the broken release.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Taranis:
I also installed the ROM and experienced same issue. What's more interesting, I got it working for a while, then my signal dropped unexpectedly and sim card went to unrecognized.

I did not try format data, but usual full wipe (should be the same). Full wipe does not work. Looks like I have to reinstall stock and then try with Lineage os again.

Any ideas? I can gather some logs in future, but don't know how to. Currently on stock.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ginomin:
Yeah, very sad. This is the ONLY issue I have. And is a software one!

I'll wait for some kind soul on the team to figure this out.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] koastoas:
Does the official LOS work with Android Auto or do i need the unofficial Version with GAPPS included?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
needs gapps, but you can just install MTG on official
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Walterkom:
I install Los20. Twrp/boot slot b

dtbo.img

vbmeta.img. do i need these two files? The system works just fine and can i find a newer kernel somewhere? Or should i keep the stock there.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Triforce94:
My bluetooth is not working correctly since the update :(

Especially, my working PS4 controller is conected but no signal is being received
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
Wouldn't use TWRP.

Don't need to flash either of those - just use the existing kernel.

The wiki covers all of this.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] edednon:
I just noticed that with this ROM (or maybe with every custom ROM?), the phone doesn't have the benefit of unlimited photo storage anymore. Any way to get around this?

The ROM itself is great. Thanks a lot.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] dcarvil:
Try this module. https://github.com/Kingsman44/Pixelify

I don't use it, so can't say if it will work for you.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] edednon:
Thanks a lot. I will try it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] edednon:
It works great for the unlimited photo storage. Now playing works too, but randomly. Thanks again.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Henry Hilliard:
@npjohnson does anyone know if the SMS Verizon issue ever got resolved?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] cakehydra:
Hi guys.

I recently installed LOS20 with MindTheGApps as per the instructions. And after installing and opening the banking app, it detects that the device has been modified. I installed SafetyNet test and it fails telling me "CTS Profile Match FAILED Advice LOCK_BOOTLOADER".

How can I work around this without being root?

Thanks in advance.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] dcarvil:
The only non-root workaround I am aware of is to use a web browser to access your bank instead of the banking app.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] justDave:
Indeed. As far as I know, the only way your can keep your banking apps from thinking you're rooted is to be rooted.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] dendk:
It has been a fun road with this version of a ROM, always learn a ton have not managed to brick the phone yet. I Went back to the stock ROM for ton of reasons did not want to chase issues, it has not affected me the way some of the folks had with the SIM but it did not want to auto LTE, I would have to go into the settings and toggle LTE/Edge for it to activate , but this is an unlocked google phone. The Gapps have serious problems settings for apps wise that is it not even funny...thanks for building and working this rom developers.. BTW, the Google Pixel 2 XL is still a relevant phone and works well under the stock ROM, just no updates and the latest and greatest, the phone is back to normal/stock and rooted,no issues.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] g000n:
Why not try another A13 ROM?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Walterkom:
I don't use google at all. I don't need google apps. I don't use google maps. for me LOS20 is ideal. I never had a problem with the signal. everything is working. the worst is the camera. that's why I prefer to use a go camera. I download everything I need from alternative stores like Aurora and F-droid. but GrapheneOS is the best on newer Pixels, so if you need play services running in sandbox, buy a newer Pixel and install a different system. or install the older CalyxOS, it is directly implemented in the system microG. i use arrowOS and there is menu in about phone/radio info and i can change signal settings. now i have 106. but what is most important. do not forget that older versions of Android are not safe to use if you do not have up-to-date patches. LOS20 is far better than stock 11.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] g000n:
Big update released
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] zogdroid:
for what it is worth I have two Pixel 2XLs (mine and my wifes) running recent August 2023 releases, upgraded from LineageOS19 (which also was fine) and everything works perfectly that we have tried. GPS, Bluetooth, Camera, mobile reception, all good.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
I forgot to mention but verizon sms fixed
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] justDave:
Which is exactly what I've been waiting for. I went ahead and dirty flashed straight from LOS 18(.1?) to 20 and everything seems to be working fine. A surprisingly smooth upgrade.

One question. After the upgrade and accepting all app updates, I was still on Google Camera 8.2, which is ancient. Does it take the play store a few days to notice that the system's been upgraded?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
No, 8.2 is the last one that officially support the Pixel 2 series.

You can update manually and it will probably work but that's the latest that the Play store will serve you.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] justDave:
I tried the latest 8.9 and it crashes on startup. I mostly wanted the QR code links to pop up automatically but it'll probably be easier to teach my wife to click and hold on the QR codes instead of trying to get this to work.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] dcarvil:
Have you tried Google Camera Mod at https://github.com/Arnova8G2/Gcam_8.7.250.44

Click on Stable Versions in the About section. The latest version works great for me, but QR code links do not automatically popup.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] justDave:
Do you have "Google Lens Suggestions" turned on in settings? I don't remember when that feature was added. It's silly but that was the one feature I was hoping to get from the upgrade.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] dcarvil:
Yes, it is turned on. When I scan a QR code, I go to Mode, Lens, tap shutter button, then the site appears.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] justDave:
☹️

TIL that you can long click on the QR code and it'll take you to lens and show the URL - a little quicker. At least on the olds playstore version.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] dcarvil:
If I just point the camera at the QR code, and long click, I get a popup that says "Google Lens has moved to modes".
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] justDave:
Maybe I should stick with 8.2.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] niccoV:
Hi all! Thank you for your work, I installed this ROM (the unofficial version linked in the first post) a month ago in my Pixel 2XL and I'm using it as my main phone. I really enjoy using this ROM, but I found that the "select" option in the multitasking doesn't work: I'm unable to select the text for copying it. Is this a bug or do I have to enable some settings? Thank you for replying me.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
It's a known issue we are trying to fix.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] niccoV:
ok, perfect, thank you (y)
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] g000n:
Can I upgrade to Lineageos 20 directly from Lineageos 19.1 without reformatting or losing data? I have Gapps
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] justDave:
Shouldn't be a problem. I went straight from 18 to 20 recently without wiping and had no problems at all. Lost no data. All apps worked fine.

You should still back everything up before you start. I did. I'm sure the upgrade would have gone very badly if I hadn't.

Just make sure to follow the directions carefully especially making sure to install gapps before you boot the new version for the first time.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] kurageart:
Thank You for the unofficial september update! It installed flawlessy from the OTA updater . Using it without root, Bank and medical apps working perfectly , only whatsapp detects it as a custom rom, giving a warning. For me it would be great if I could use unlimited storage for photos at full quality. Would that be possible without rooting? For what I understood, google restricted pixel 2 - pixel 2xl to unlimited but compressed photo storage, so I guess it would be necessary to change the id of the phone to something newer.. would that possible without root?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] tnthd2:
What phone are you trying to change to that gets unlimited free storage at full quality?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Only the OG Pixel has unlimited at full quality. Later Pixels until the Pixel 6 had unlimited at reduced quality. Pixel 6 and later have nothing.

He would have to change his device fingerprint in build.prop to that of an OG Pixel, though there is no guarantee that would work.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
Hey all, I am moving and therefore the unofficial update server/wiki will be down for a few days. Likely Wednesday, Friday at the worst.

Don’t panic when links in the OP don’t work, and your Updater app says something like “Can’t connect to server”. It is planned outage.

Thanks, see you on the other side!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] kurageart:
It seems simce january most devices stopped having support for Unlimited full quality photo storage. Didn t know that, sorry
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] kurageart:
Hello, I noticed, Just After the 17 sept update, there Is a new One , on the 21.. Is It something criticala worth updating?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
Just the pixel goodies update for that month
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
Hey y'all - Unofficial build server/download portal is back up.

It may be hit and miss tomorrow as I rewire everything, but everything /should/ be functional for now.

Thanks!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] micoli5:
Tanks for your great job

Can you put repartition guide in unofficial build or vanilla that's we can install any gapos package or larger gapps tnq
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] justDave:
Did you remember to reboot to recovery again after installing the update BUT BEFORE installing gapps? I seem to remember that when I accidentally tried to sideload gapps right after installing the update I got an error about not enough space.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
No. We don't support that on this device whatsoever. Just install the GApps you need from Play.

He is doing something dumb lol.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] magnus198201:
Hello, I have a question: If I want to flash LOS, do I have to change the partitions? The Pixel still has stock Android 11.

Thanks
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
No, just follow the instructions provided here EXACTLY and you should have no problems: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/taimen/install
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] magnus198201:
Okay, thank you.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] askany:
Just to note here on some other observations made from current update and few former ones: on the previous ones, I have been noticing that once the available battery power reached about 20%, the phone rebooted itself. And so quite often. With the latest upgrade (2023.12.14), the same random restart (reboots) are occurring now quite early, at about 40% of remaining battery power.

Not sure what's causing this. The battery in the phone is relatively new, just replaced a few months ago and testily in good health also.

Wondering if anyone else is seeing such behavior on the Pixel 2 XL; no Gapps added!

Thank you for your commanding work.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
This screams defective battery.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] askany:
My first suspicion also! With many counterfeit replacements out there, it may just be very likely after all. I'll continue to monitor and try some other tests again.

Best
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] johnnyburns:
When i run the 'adb -d sideload' command it gets stuck on "verifying update package..." I have tried with both the custom rom and and official rom and am still having the same problem.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
try different cable/usb port, and does the device say anything on screen?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Ygrec:
Same problem here. Tried different cables/USB ports; same result.

The device does say exactly that on the screen: "verifying update package", and it's stuck there for a very long time (over 10 minutes).
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] loretta1980:
Really cool Rom. Is it possible to run Gemini Nano on this device with this Rom?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
It's a Pixel 8 (hardware based) exclusive for now. No.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] kurageart:
hello. checking for new upgrades on your modded oddsolutions.us version of lineageos it comes a new update, dated 9 january, that cannot be upgraded using the OTA updater, as I did for many moths.. My phone is currently on the 12 dec 2023 version. Am I supposed to update using adb - usb method, or is planned a new update that would be installable using the OTA ? Thank You for this great rom.. used it as daily driver for many months now, never a problem ---

EDIT: just realized lineage 20 is finished, and we are now on 21. I guess it make sense i would need a manual update now :)
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
For the unofficial side yes, you will need to update manually
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
I see that on the unofficial side, there is a preliminary Android 14 OS build for the Pixel 2XL. Would it be possible to have a Battery Protection feature added to this software? Samsung will be adding three levels of battery protection options for their phones, starting with their new Galaxy S24 phones being announced on the 17th. It would be great if something like this could be added to the 2XL. Attached is a screenshot of the upcoming Samsung battery protection software setup options.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] npjohnson:
We tried but there were some weird bugs. Most other lineage devices have it - we are trying.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] neilth:
Thanks for the quick reply and I am glad to learn that you are working on this and I hope that you can get the bugs resolved sometime soon.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] chimpookaz:
Thank you for keeping taimen alive.

I have a problem although this is my dumbass' fault. I flashed los21 on top of arrow os 12.1 and all seemed fine until i noticed the SIM card is not being detected. Redownloaded the los21 rom in settings - system - updates and factory reset, still the same.

I'm guessing i missed a prerequisite image file to flash on fastboot but the problem is, since being on los21, my pc can't detect either adb or fastboot mode, so there's no way for me to flash the vendor or dtbo or whatever, which i missed the first time.

So, is my pixel 2 xl only just a wifi machine from now on? lol

Thanks for the hard work OP. Much appreciated.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Flash the last factory image from Google and see if that fixes your problem. If it does, then flash LineageOS and see if you can reproduce the problem.