yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4] blackhawk:
I would wait unless you want trouble. Let Mikey try it first🤣

Do some Google searches.

Particularly if your current load is fast and stable.

If you upgrade to 13 be prepared to do a factory reset.

SOT; all Samsung's should be optimized either with Package Disabler or adb edits for best results. Until you optimize it correctly it will likely impact the performance including speed.

My strategy...

I run 2 stock N10+'s. Both are running on their original loaded Android version, in this case 9 and 10. The one running on Pie current load (last factory reset) will be 3yo in June. Still fast, stable, with excellent SOT and minimal maintenance. Constant firmware upgrades/updates aren't needed. They can and do break devices. There's a hole in 12 that should be patched otherwise anything from Android 9 and up are reasonably secure unless you do something stupid.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4] ggrant3876:
I was a little leary about Android 13 and UI 5.0. Installed it about a week ago and the battery has been on par or a bit better than Android 12 and UI 4.x. I am completely happy with the update opposed to the dude above rocking two N10's and proud of it. Also no need for a FDR as suggested above by the member who doesn't even own a Fold 4. I've had Android 13 on my Pixel 6Pro for several months with no problems whatsoever or on the Fold 4.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4] iganster:
So you mean the update to android 13 and ONE UI 5 gave you better battery performance?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4] ggrant3876:
Like I said........................the same or slightly better. I don't look at SOT, I'm a moderate to heavy user and my battery lasts for 2 days. Also, this is my experience not others.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4] blackhawk:
5-7 hrs of blistering SOT is more typical for your device.

Even with a degraded battery I'm getting better SOT than most on any of latter generations of Samsung flagships. With a 5002 mAh battery it would get 14-15 hrs SOT easy🤣

Just a better balanced and more functional phone.

View attachment 5821169View attachment 5821171

Not doing a factory reset after a major upgrade is just asking for trouble. Let's see if your current load makes it to 3 yo. This one will be that this June🤣
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4] ggrant3876:
I've been on every version of Android since 1.0 all the way to Android 13 and there have always been luddites like you that are scared of the newer and better technology. I'd rather be on a jet than a bi-plane!
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4] sguerra923:
Did you experience any issues with your WIFI going in and out with a VPN?

I used Package Disabler and disable certain apps etc and I updated to 13 and started experiencing issues with my internet connections with apps going in and out. Like discord and other apps going in and out.

Looks like I'll do a factory reset
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4] sguerra923:
Are you using lite mode for battery?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4] blackhawk:
I'm still running Android 9 and 10, wifi is always disabled by me although it works.

After a major firmware upgrade a factory reset and a clean load is best. Some of your 3rd party apps may not be compatible with the new firmware until they are updated. After the new firmware been out a while you'll see more issues and hopefully solutions.

Realize that both Google and Samsung are both market/hype driven. That's not to the end user's advantage at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4] ggrant3876:
Using adaptive battery and not using lite battery.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4] ggrant3876:
On the Fold4 had no issues with Bluetooth. Wifi or network. As stated earlier the battery is just as good or slightly better than Android 12. I'm running an unlocked on the T-Mobile network. Before a FDR you might try resetting your network settings.
[Introductions] kekkles:
Hi there!

ive been appreciating these forums from the sidelines for years. used to work for activision and build computers in middle school, now living in the woods of arizona but enjoy tech every once and awhile

i got a blackberry playbook to play around with, was kind of fun but also frustrating piece of equipment aha

now an asus t701 with keyboard is toying that i use help from you guys for

my other hobby is keeping my LG Dlite flip phone to still keep running

thanks!

Maka
[Introductions] galaxys:
Glad you officially joined XDA!🙂 Continue to enjoy the forums!😎

Cheers
[Moto E5 Questions & Answers] alecxs:
encryption is hardware-backed, one can't replace motherboard like this.
[Xiaomi Mi Pad Questions & Answers] doiscavalos:
Just trying to widen the life of my Mi Pad 2 (LineageOS 13 - Android 6) and refresh my 20 year old car interior and functionality.

Already ordered from AliExpress a tablet holder to mount on the vents and a new battery for the tablet as the existing one is getting faulty. Going to order a USB C 3,5mm jack splitter (Headphones jack + microphone jack) as my car stereo only has 3,5mm jack input (Bluetooth wasn't a cheap feature in 2002 cars!)

My intention is to have the Mi Pad 2 teaming up with my Poco F1 (running stock MIUI Global 12.0.3 - Android 10) through Headunit Reloaded app.

My questions:

Will this work?

Will I be able to connect Android Auto wirelessly and avoid my car being a cables store? (Android Auto page says wireless AA is only available for devices with 11.0). Any custom ROM you reccomend?
[Xiaomi Mi Pad Questions & Answers] JakDeniels:
I tried the same, android auto worked for me, but it's not what I expected, so I decided to use the tablet as the main system, now I'm solving the problem of charging the tablet and using the otg at the same time.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] UltimateGamer83:
I means systemly removing them maybe keeping ones I want? I got all the major ones removed except for Google play services on stock rom. Replaced google camera with open camera and replaced google photos with lineage gallery. That way I can still have some google apps in some form. I deleted YouTube and music and just added them as third party apps instead that I can uninstall. It's easier than installing a custom ROM these days.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] blackhawk:
Temporarily disable* Google play Services when not needed. Gmail, Google backup and Playstore are dependencies of it. That may increase your SOT by a couple percentage an hour.

* uncheck find my device as system Administrator first in security. Otherwise Google play Services disable option may be grayed out.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] RDS5:
why not degoogle? do you rely on google play services for something?

you can gain tons of performance, battery life and privacy without the google play services, and for me its worked fine with aurora store and f-droid.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] UltimateGamer83:
Can I get signature spoofing with micro g using stock firmware? If so how? I wanna get signature spoofing with youtube for when I'm out in public.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] blackhawk:
Using online Gmail through the browser is a pain.

Some apps need Google play Services and some apps are only available on Playstore.

Google is a pig... just hog tie it.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] UltimateGamer83:
With debloating apps and magisk I made a lot of Google apps disappear. Kept important ones like files. And you can make it seem like google play is sandboxed with stock ROM of you know what you are doing.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Wi1son:
Why do you want a less capable camera?
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] RDS5:
what about newpipe (alternative youtube client). or vanced?

otherwise, im pretty sure there are magisk modules to enable signature spoofing, but im not sure if they work on stock..

EDIT: nanodroid seems to be exactly what you need

i use lineageos/aosp on most of my devices tho..

i agree honestly, its probably intentional to get you to download the app..

arent there 3rd party mail clients tho? maybe those dont work as well tho

aurora store can download apps from google play, and most apps that "need google play" dont actually need it and just throw warnings

at the end it all depends on the apps and services you use.

if you are reliant on google services (eg. gmail, gpay) then you need google play services, no matter the downside.

for me i havent had a use for these services (i use a phone to make calls, play some games, take photos and watch videos. all of these can be accomplished without google play) but for many they are tied to this.

i just hope antitrust can come and bite these companies in the ass

how come microsoft got sued for IE in the 90s but now, doing the exact same thing with edge, they arent in any trouble? just something to think about..
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] robbbzilla:
I don't know if I am just stupid or missing something?

Why buy a Pixel if you are not going to use Google services? Like that is the whole point.

You think that by disabling Google services, using 3rd party apps and app stores you will not be tracked?

Google makes OS, UI, and processor. You don't think they can track your use in other ways besides Google services and Google apps?

You think that the 3rd party apps are safe and not tracking you?

I mean I totally get why you want to have privacy and less use on the processes and ram but I just feel like there is no escape.

Plus you lose the great AI in the camera if you switch to something else.

I just figured if I get a Pixel part of the deal is I get Google. Android is pretty much a Google mobile OS so they can track what they want once you agree to the EULA to use the phone. At least I know going in most of what I do is being monitored and monetized. Unlike some other companies that hide that fact and act privacy focused.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Wi1son:
Sounds like you might be looking for CalyxOS
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] krakout:
My question, too... One of the big selling points of Pixel is the camera, but it works in tandem with software?
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Schroeder09:
I too wondered this. That being said, doesn't graphene OS have the Google camera working on its entirety?
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] s3axel:
Agreeing with others here - if you are really heading down that road (which reasoning I can fully understand) then I would suggest Graphene OS or Calyx OS which do exactly this....
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] blackhawk:
I like Gmail because of security, it's almost bulletproof. No Gmail related malware ever made it through in 15 years. Only a little common sense is needed. Spam filters are pretty good. Something equivalent or better be nice though.

A very few need Google play Services to run. Nothing critical though.

Since Android 10 and scoped storage Google Android is the enemy. Might as well be Apple.

Google pushes to end support for expandable storage. They're are liberal technocrats and need to be removed like the cancer they are. So yeah my next phone may indeed be Gookill free.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] jayarmstrong:
yes, works perfectly on p7
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] jamesbilluk:
Hi all,

I'm just setting up my new mi mix 2. How do I go about adding apps to the main app tray at the bottom of the screen, I'm looking to add Google messages, and Samsung browser.

Thank you
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] jamesbilluk:
Oops, sorted it! I was trying to add them from the recently used apps on the right!
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] OrionBG:
Yes, you can only touch the ones on the left of the divider bar. The rest is recent apps... A little bit stupid but I guess it is Apple IpadOS inspired...
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] jamesbilluk:
Court believe it when I realized what I was trying to do!

Such a great device! Didn't take long to get set up how i wanted. Typing on the front screen is a joy compared to the Fold 4, and the inner screen is fantastic. I love, how it just feels like the S21 ultra I had to hold.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] OrionBG:
Yeah, every other foldable has a better outer screen experience than the Fold series... Hopefully, they fix that with the Fold 5 as dealing with Chinese only Android phones is getting old very fast...
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] jamesbilluk:
Fingers crossed! I'm also interested to see how the pixel fold looks (if it arrives)
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] OrionBG:
I was also excited about the Pixel Fold but it appears to be more of a Surface Duo form factor with a quite wide outer screen and smaller than ours inner one. On the bright side, once the Pixel Fold is released, someone will surely port its software to every other foldable out there :) including the Mix Fold 2.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] jamesbilluk:
Ah, is that similar to the OPPO Find N2? Except a bit larger.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] OrionBG:
Yes, pretty much...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jourdan:
Hi, I saw this theme which is very interesting.

I have already download the theme but have no idea how to install it.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=PQZr7V1tTm0&feature=related

Can download the theme from here.

http://rs324.rapidshare.com/files/127356091/I780_Diamond_Style.zip

Thanks & regards,

Kee
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nir36:
Dude, if you're looking for something, post your request/question in the Questions&Answers section.

and read the rules.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jourdan:
sorry, dude.

hi, moderator. kindly help me to move the thread to relevant forum.

Thanks!
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] HipKat:
This is driving me crazy.

I'm running Archlinux,

I've installed the SDK and Docker. (Not sure I really NEED Docker)

When I run

adb shell dumpsys batterystats --enable full-wake-history

in terminal, I get

Enabled: full-wake-history

But when I try to pull the report, it doesn't exist

adb pull /sdcard/batterystats.txt
adb: error: failed to stat remote object '/sdcard/batterystats.txt': No such file or directory

If I run a shell to my Device, batterystats.txt is nowhere so what am I doing wrong?
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Schroeder09:
Following. I've been wrestling with battery historian all week too every chance I get 5 minutes here or there. It's never enough time to really jump into what's going on. I don't understand why it has to be such a PITA to use. Why doesnt Google offer this right on their website as a downloadable file? Why isn't the interface right on their site? Why do I have to go to a 3rd party (docker?) To download the app?

My issues lie in that whenever I get battery historian to actually show up in my browser when I select "browse" to look for the file nothing shows up in the box after I select the .zip I want to use.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] HipKat:
Docker is another issue. If I have to go to localhost:port, what in the heck is the port??
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Schroeder09:
There are some instructional videos on YouTube on how to get it all up and running. I can't speak to how well they work though since I haven't succeeded in it yet.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] HipKat:
I’ll have to look those up tonight because I have to find out what is killing my battery. Even at night with night mode on, or whatever it’s called I’m still losing about 8 to 10% on average and I typically only sleep for about five hours and when I look at the BBB app or battery group, it shows that the phone is in deep sleep, so something is definitely not right
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] HipKat:
I finally found a walkthrough that actually works! This is for Ubuntu, I use Arch but once Docker is installed, the commands are the same

How to analyze the behavior of my smartphone with Battery Historian? - Greenspector

Learn how to analyze the behavior of your smartphone and battery with the Battery Historian tool. In this article, get a tutorial of use allowing you to collect the insights and key information of the system of your mobile.

greenspector.com

Battery Historian usage tutorial​

1) From your command line interface, launch the Docker image:

docker run -d -p 9999:9999 bhaavan/battery-historian

2) You can now access Battery Historian from HTTP://localhost:9999

You must now retrieve the detailed information of your phone’s system. For this, you must have previously installed the Android SDK and activated the developer mode on your phone.

3) Plug your phone into USB to your PC. (I had mine already plugged in before I started)

4) From your command line interface, retrieve the phone’s system information file with the following commands:

adb shell dumpsys batterystats --reset
adb shell dumpsys batterystats --enable full-wake-history
adb bugreport bugreport.zip

5) You can now upload the file bugreport.txt in Battery Historian
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] HipKat:
Except I'm getting this error

Note: Could not parse aggregated battery stats
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Schroeder09:
Did you ever figure this out?
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] HipKat:
I did get it to work, actually. When I get home tonight I'll pull my notes on how I did.

TBH, I used ChatGPT to write the correct commands to get it installed and working, including workarounds for errors in some of the commands and the first time I uploaded the zip file, it didn't work and then it just did - and I could decipher none of it! lol

ChatGPT for the win!
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Schroeder09:
So even after you got it working you couldn't understand the battery historian report? I was hoping to correlate a wakelock with an app. If I understand all this wakelock business correctly , a wakelock is a function provided by Android. Multiple apps can use a single wakelock. Seeing that you have a wakelock doesn't help determine what is causing it usually unless the name of the wakelock is very specific and has the app name in it.

I was hoping to see what apps are active while wakelock X is active. That would tell me what is causing the wakelock. Is this sound logic? We're you able to do this and see this with the battery historian report by looking at the multiple graphs it provides and overlaying them?
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] HipKat:
And that's probably in there. The report I got looked just like screenshots of reports I saw when I was looking up BH, I'm just not savvy with reading them. You might do better
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Schroeder09:
Understood. I have yet to sit down and really attack it. I guess that shows that my battery issues aren't THAT big of a concern. Lol. Overall loving the P7P. Please do post back your notes on what you did to get BH working. Thanks in advance. Have a great day.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] fillwithjoy1:
Sorry if I'm late. You need to follow the instructions on Google's Github page as that works

GitHub - google/battery-historian: Battery Historian is a tool to analyze battery consumers using Android "bugreport" files.

Battery Historian is a tool to analyze battery consumers using Android "bugreport" files. - google/battery-historian

github.com

The command is

`docker -- run -p <port>:9999 gcr.io/android-battery-historian/stable:3.0 --port 9999`

Where <port> is the port number you want to expose. Set that to 3000 for example

Then open localhost:3000 after (if you set <port> to 3000)

Finally, you don't need to do complicated shell commands. Just generate a bug report from Developer Options > Bug Report (both variants are fine). If it's convenient, you can turn on Bug Report from Power screen, so everytime you hit that power button you can quickly take a bug report.
[Android Head-Units] Rhynoe:
I recently bought a used car with the PX5 android tablet system installed and it works pretty good but I realize that the firmware is quite out of date and I’m not sure how to find the model of my unit so that I can research the correct way to update the firmware. The other question is do i actually need a firmware update? Or just update Autoplay for use with my iPhone 11 pro?

the main issues is system lag, map delay and audio connection for phone calls.

Here are a few pictures of the system info and I would love some help from any of you legends.

*if the pictures are hard to see let me know and I’ll retake in dark environment
[Android Head-Units] marchnz:
Not [Android Automotive OS] Perhaps you missed all the other posts in this thread.

Requested moderator move to Android head units and perhaps give you time to read the forums a little.
[Android Head-Units] SandyBB:
Please suggest me how I can update my android head unitView attachment 5986929View attachment 5986931
[Android Head-Units] marchnz:
Refer MTCD subforum
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] g300rg3:
Hello.

Story: i decide myself to try a custom ROM for my s20 ultra, i ve been using it since like 2 years with stock ROM, but suddenly i said, why not, try a custom:

I flashed lineageOS, all good and nice, open... i notice i dont have the network signal, going to settings, it shows my carrier, but no signal... i check the settings and notice my IMEI it was 0000000000.

I am searching for solutions since like a week, nothing until now... can you please guys help? with a real solution? The Phone it's not stolen, the phone was not bought from a store, i had IMEI before, i ve been using it for my personal use, it's not a DEMO, not BLACKLISTED.

As a solution i tried even the delete of nv_data.bin from efs folder, but i dont find that file, so i am thinking that it's an older solution..

Thanks in Advance.

SM-G988B/DS A13 G988BXXUFGVL5 as baseband
[Realme GT Neo 3] tiantian_lee:
To be honest i don't like realme UI.
[Realme GT Neo 3] punkbatman1999:
No, but eagerly waiting for one
[Realme GT Neo 3] TuLy2702:
there will never be a pixel experience on this phone but you can use GSI to simulate it
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] MNRP90:
Hello there,

I have a TV from 2017 I think (Phillips 43PFG5501/77) which comes with Android 5.1 aparently, and I am wondering if its possible to install the Android TV 13 OS on this device.

I think this TV comes with Android TV with a layer of personalization from Phillips. What can happend if I try to flash this device?

Since I am having many problems with Cast to TV, I thought about installing a more generic version of Android TV...

Is it possible to do this?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Toengel:
Hi,

there is no "alternative version" for TVs ... so you cannot install a different software than Philips own ATV...

But you can connect a HDMI device with a more recent ATV version.

Toengel@Alex
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] orfin22:
i mean, you have chance....

1st. you need root permissions

2nd. copy from your TV all native (Philips) apk

3rd. i never seen custom rom for Philips andorid TV, you chance is your own Android build for your TV...here try this "walkthrought" https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-how-to-create-your-own-custom-rom-an-easy-way.2195858/

4th. good luck
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] blinkycan:
are you dumb??
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] orfin22:
and do you know a better solution? (except when connecting an external android device)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] stasiof:
Are you leaving in clouds ? :rolleyes:
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] orfin22:
I? ...no...maybe user MNRP90 when he wants android 13 in a device with android tv 5. I wrote general solution (without writing driver modules builded to kernel, dvb-api...etc), it isn´t easy solution, but not unreal. I don´t know dev skills of MNRP90...if you know an easier solution, publish it and stop hating me ;-)
[Android Head-Units] kfkWRX17:
Hi! This feels like a stupid question, but poking around in the forum, I see there are FYT Android Head Units, MTCD, MTCB, etc, and I have no idea where to start looking for troubleshooting mine. So, here's what I know; if you all could help point me in the right direction so I make less of a fool of myself that would be awesome:

Bought the head unit from "IDoing" and they list it as a "Japanese-Brand" head unit for subaru. I read elsewhere on this site that they are re-branding something else.

When I try to install Android apps to it, the device shows up like this: sprd ums512_1h10_natv

CPU: UIS7862 Octa-Core 2.0 GHz 4GB Memory 64GB Storage

MCU 2021.04.26 15:40:55 PSTAR_53_L6315_G23P48F64_V:1.0

Android 10, Build number QP1A.190711.020

So, what do I have and where should I look for info on it?

The main issue I have is the mic not working. Bluetooth is finiky (suspecting an issue with Carlink) and wifi is unstable.

Thanks in advance, and apologies for the novice question.
[Android Head-Units] Jack Sparoh:
Read this
[Android Head-Units] kfkWRX17:
Alright here's what I found. Does this help?
[Android Head-Units] Jack Sparoh:
Maybe you can dig up more information at here..... or here.... and here.....

Goodluck (y)