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[General Topics] TheMystic:
I think we have come to a point where smartphones have reached a mature phase in product design where there can only be marginal improvements in terms of performance and overall experience.

Year on year, there are marginal improvements in hardware and a lot of money is spent in marketing how the current version is an improvement over previous version. Tests are 'designed' to show the current version being 'x%' better than previous iteration, although there is hardly any noticeable difference in real life use.

Today, fortunately, the premium flagships are hardly any better than phones selling at half the price in terms of performance and overall experience. The primary or only differentiating factor is the Camera. So if you buy a $1,000 phone, it is just as good as a $500 phone in terms of performance and overall experience in day-to-day use. The other $500 is primarily for the camera! Ofcourse, there are some other benefits too that come for this premium, such as IP certification, 1 or 2 years of additional software support, etc.

With that background, what are specific things you look for when buying a smartphone today?

Here are some unique features offered by brands:

SAMSUNG​

1. Best cameras on an Android phone. If you have the budget, go for a Samsung flagship because the camera experience is best. Other brands are offering very good cameras too, but then overall Samsung leads here (Pixel is close).

2. Silent Call Recording (as of OneUI 5.0): Fortunately, this feature is still present in Samsung phones when other brands (including OnePlus, Xiaomi, etc.) have unfortunately moved on to replacing their dialers with Google Dialer.

OnePlus/ Xiaomi/ Oppo/ Vivo/ Realme/ Redmi/ iQOO​

1. Superfast charging: This is one area where Chinese brands have nailed it. The dual battery system, and charging technology that limits heating to the charger instead of the phone make this aspect an enviable feature for owners of other brands. Not sure why Samsung and other brands are not adopting similar technology.

2. Specialized cooling hardware: Specialized cooling technologies like vapour chamber, use of graphene, etc. to reduce thermal throttling is another area where they are doing exceedingly well.

3. Built-in firewall: This is one outstanding OS feature that only some brands like OnePlus, Oppo and Xiaomi (including Redmi) provide. It is not available on Vivo. Not sure about other brands.

4. Silent call recording (available as an option):

For OnePlus/ Oppo/ Realme: Install ODialer.

For iQOO/ Vivo: Enable Alternate Dialer and Contacts under Settings/ Apps

Pixel/ Nothing/ Motorola​

Stock Android experience which leaves a lot to desire.

Check out (and contribute to) the comparison of Android 13 features by brand here:

https://xdaforums.com/t/comparing-android-13-features-of-different-oems.4543121/
[General Topics] Dayuser:
For premium smartphone

1. Stock Android

2. Decent cameras

3. Snapdragon processor

4. "Big battery" at least 5000 mAh or near

5. Build quality (metal frame)

6. Price under $1000 / 1000€ not over

For budjet smartphone

1. Stock Android

2. Decent cameras

3. Snapdragon processor

4. "Big battery" at least 5000 mAh or near

5. Price under $500 / 500€

I did not mentioned screens because i prefer LCD screen but most premium smartphones these days comes with oled screen. It's really hard to find premium high performance phone with LCD screen.
[General Topics] TheMystic:
Stock Android is quite basic and leaves a lot to desire for. I'm talking of features, and not UI. Examples would be scrolling screenshots, screen recording, gestures for activating features (e.g. 3 finger screenshot), etc.

Snapdragon processor: why is that a must? The Mediatek Dimensity series of processors are quite capable, and so is Exynos. I don't go by standard tests and numbers shown by them. They don't reflect real-life usage, and can be manipulated.

I'm happy you didn't mention 'glass back', because without wireless charging it is a liability.

And why 'decent' cameras for a premium phone? Great camera should be the criteria since that is what you are paying a premium for.

For me, this is how they would be:

Premium Phone

1. Best cameras

2. Silent call recording

So I'll choose Samsung as this is the only brand today with the above features.

Budget Phone

1. 3.5 mm headphone jack

2. Infrared (IR) blaster

So I'll choose a Xiaomi (Redmi) phone in this category as this is the only brand offering these features.

I'm not mentioning others like display, storage, ram, etc. as pretty much all premium flagship phones offer the same hardware. Same holds true for performance and battery life.
[General Topics] Dayuser:
I mentioned "desent" in both categories because it's mainly up to user who knows what is great camera. All premium and flagship have good cameras, or at least main camera.

Snapdragon because GCam ports mainly works best on Snapdragon phones.
[General Topics] TheMystic:
Do you really need GCam for a premium flagship phone? I think the stock cameras do a great job.

I see GCam as a nice solution for mid rangers that lack premium camera hardware and software processing required for excellent shots.
[General Topics] Dayuser:
No not really needs but it's a choice. It's really what people like.

Let's say it this way and this works for many brands.

If you want over saturated colors and over sharpened pictures, then use stock camera. If you want more natural colors and decent sharp.. use gcam.

and sometimes stock cameras noise processing is too much.

But all these what i said is small things and most of people doesn't really care :ROFLMAO:
[General Topics] TheMystic:
It is true that often the difference in quality isn't substantial among premium smartphone cameras, and also that the end result is subjective. The cameras on my S22U are very good, and I never felt a need for GCam.

GCam is often found to over sharpen things a bit though.

On a personal level, i prefer great shots over natural ones, as long as saturation and other aspects aren't overdone.
[General Topics] blackhawk:
Expandable storage, 1tb minimum.

I demand a dual drive device. Screw Google cattle herding the masses for their self serving ends. To hell with the idea cloud as a viable alternative. Right from the pages of MS's playbook of control.

Spen.

Square display corners, blah, blah, blah.

It's a lost cause... lol, I'll be using the N10+'s/Android 9 and 10 for another 3-5 years. Zero faith in Google or Samsung to get their sorry assets back in line ever again at this point. Junkware.
[General Topics] TheMystic:
Expandable storage is something that only very few mid range devices offer. With higher internal storage and cloud services, OEMs have made it clear that it is not something they are willing to support.

A lot of investments are being made in technology and i don't want to lose out on these advancements on a personal level, as some of these features are truly incredible. But I am careful of granting permissions like camera, microphone, sms, etc. to apps and I don't use voice assistants (I'm not comfortable with the idea that something is constantly listening to me or my environment).

But it is a tradeoff, and it has to be that way. Without input, one cannot make use of technology. So everyone must part with an amount of data they are comfortable with. There should be very strong regulations where data being collected is strictly limited and some types of data must never be collected. GDPR is a welcome step in that direction, but is grossly inadequate and therefore ineffective. While it has forced companies to show a Privacy Policy message prompt, it has hardly done anything to what data is being collected, and if it is actually necessary for the product/ service being offered in return.
[General Topics] contrinsan:
i always worry ONLY about 2 things when i buy a new phone :

1. can it be rooted

2. is there custom firmware (or is someone working on it)

This is about the only thing i worry about.

i will check later if i can also make a phonecall or take a picture also :-)
[General Topics] TheMystic:
I stopped doing that a few years back. I would rather trust an OEM software than one made by an unknown developer. Besides, some of the developers are very arrogant.

And today, there isn't really anything a rooted device can do which a non-rooted device can't. The risk/ effort is not worth any potential marginal benefit.
[General Topics] Danish on XDA:
same :D but i look for like famous phones among XDA developers
[General Topics] contrinsan:
well, i am running stock for 2 months now and i wish i never flashed stock android 12 because i don't find a way to go back to custom firmware but some things i really miss

- used to have phone call recording,

- adblocking without vpn or heavy battery use,

-youtube vanced working properly,

-wifi and 4g optimized

-battery use optimized and deep sleep working properly (my stock android 12 samsung s10e can run 8 up to 12 hours when i am at work, it is 12-18 hours when running CF. I can no longer survive a day at work without extra charging..

- change splashscreen, boot and shutdown logo, change whatever sound in the firmware,..

- viper sound mod for good sound experience or removing all kinds of annoying restrictions for louder music

- something i miss a lot : configuration of phone like 2 rows instead of one at the top (very uselful to have time with seconds and date on first line and all the notifications go on 2nd line)

- i also miss android auto being able to run other apps,

- i can only shutdown or restart the phone, no other options,

- i can no longer take screenshots from a payment in my banking app (and many other apps), - i can no longer decide i want 7 icons in the first line of the dropdown menu (and many, many, many, many other handy features)

these are just a couple i think about, there is also Xposed with so many handy things

Also if you want a little bit of privacy it is not possible on a phone that is stock android, it is also full with rubbish bloatware such as facebook and other spy programs that i can not remove unless when rooted.

i really see no advantage in having stock android, it makes me feel as if i don't own half of the phone
[General Topics] Skorpion96:
This is my list: is it bootloader unlockable?

Is it supported by lineage os and twrp?

Is it powerful enough?

If these are yes I could consider buying the device

Price under 500 €
[General Topics] TheMystic:
1. Samsung is the only (or one of very few) OEM offering silent call recording feature today. Since Samsung flagship has (one of) the best cameras on any smartphone, this is my choice of Android for now.

2. Adblocking is possible using private DNS server (dns.adguard.com) that doesn't require VPN or drain battery.

3. Vanced YouTube (non-root) works perfectly fine on Android 13 (tested on OneUI, OOS and MIUI).

4. Viper makes a marginal difference today, especially over Bluetooth. This makes it unattractive given the efforts required to make it work today.

Many of the other stuff you mentioned are available only on custom ROMs, which I am unlikely to return to. They are non-essential and mostly 'fancy' stuff one can live without.

I use Google apps and some of their services (Photos, Drive, Gmail, YouTube, etc.) are very important for me. I have never seen any significant battery life gains with any custom ROM or tweaks as i can't uninstall Google Services.

Netguard does an excellent job of blocking unwanted apps and services from connecting to the internet.

There were essentially only a handful of things (adblocking, viper, titanium backups, ad-free YouTube) why I was rooting my devices, and pretty much all of those have proper non-root replacements today.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Garcia123:
Before updat i have 21 houers time and orund 7 houers sot.

Now after updated i have less and half time on the battery.

So its go from good too bad after this update.

You guys have any fix for the problem?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Manav Harsana:
Delete This Thread
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Oswald Boelcke:
Hyperlink removed. We'd appreciate if the direct discussion occurs on XDA.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Manav Harsana:
sorry, but why is it that only the j5 mods don't let us create a group, direct messaging on xda is not the most efficient way (not that I am disrespecting xda) so having a seperate platform for just quick interaction should be permitted.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Oswald Boelcke:
This thread is not a development thread; you don't publish your own development here. From "Telegram Chat Channels - Way Forward":

Please note that "Telegram" is just a placeholder.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Manav Harsana:
Oh so can I link a group if all my development takes place here? Because the reason I want to link it is, so that I can quickly show bugs and logs and fix em with someones help.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Oswald Boelcke:
Affirmative. You can link to your group in the OP of your own development threads. We fully acknowledge that these groups are much better suited to support development e.g. in testing of beta versions. Just acknowledge the requirement to provide thorough support in your XDA threads and to publish your releases on XDA. Not every XDA user wants to join any social media.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Manav Harsana:
Thank you please check if the new changes are fine by the rules
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Oswald Boelcke:
Generally, that reads very well.

However, we still have that this thread can't be considered as a development thread because you do not publish own development (even not in alpha stage) here.

But I'm happy to exceptionally grant you the link to matrix. Please attempt to "convert" your thread to a development thread within the next seven days. If accomplished within this timeframe, please advise and we move the thread to the development section; otherwise we'll have to remove the matrix link again.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Manav Harsana:
sir the problem is that I have just started the build process and this is a completely new OS to this device, so making this will definitly take time I will try to complete atleast one build asap, also can you recommend the changes I should make so that the link does not get removed after a week, I don't mind keeping the thread here. Due to my exams their are high chances that the build will take longer.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Oswald Boelcke:
You could try to at least publish an alpha version. But I suggest to make very clearly to everybody and to post very prominently that it's an alpha version and that it might brick a device. Please do not forget to give credits when credits are due as we take rule 12.1 of the XDA Forum Rules very seriously, and as seriously we enforce the GPL i.e. you must post a link to your kernel source. More information regarding latter available here:

[Mandatory] XDA-Developers and the GPL

XDA-DEVELOPERS AND THE GPL Hello Everyone, As many of you know, here at XDA we have a strict policy regarding GPL v2. What you may not understand is what that means and what effects it may have on you. Simply put "The GNU GPL is a software...

xdaforums.com

Regards

Oswald Boelcke
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Manav Harsana:
I am so happy to hear that xda supports GPL, the reason I am porting halium is to achieve freedom software at a higher level, so don't worry I always give credits and yes all source codes will be released as soon as I am done with the first build. Till then anyone can access a copy of current source code by accessing my ssh server (you will need to ask me for the access though).
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Oswald Boelcke:
That's great to hear. And we're not only supporting GPL, as I said we're enforcing it as it comes with the genes of XDA and its spirit. In case you've "maintenance requirements" (like a thread move, closure etc.) just use the report function and the "next available moderator on duty" will handle it or contact any of the moderators of my team. You'll find their names here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lK5rP103OL3StU3q9iqwX9LU_k8XABeSQIAT3EHCqgM/pub

Be aware that private messages might not directly be replied as we're all volunteers (and you can count the number above) who do this "job" for free and without any benefits beside our real lifes, real family and friends, real business and occupations.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Manav Harsana:
Thank you noted
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Accessories] tranquilon:
Quick and dump question! Can I use my wcdma diamond on a GSM network? I can see it has a sim slot but not sure if it works.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Accessories] DrewVS:
No, absolutely not, completely different.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Accessories] joshyth:
Yes, you can use WCDMA diamond on gsm, it's just another name for GSM 3G, and i think HSDPA is included in this group too. If you have CDMA, then it won't work.

Just a letter W make a big difference on whether you will be able to use it or not.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Questions & Answers] Mohamed Hassn:
Hello

Greetings and appreciation to all of you

I have a question

My device is s10 5g, Korean G977n

And I want to convert the rum to the world

If you unlock the bootloader from developer options and allow usb errors to be corrected

From Odin, install the 4-file ROM for the global version, G977b

Then the phone works normally and in all languages?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Questions & Answers] kvasimodo:
You can't install any European ROM! You have to install a patched ROM via Odin which will convert it from N to B. It also depends on what Android you have on there now!
[Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Questions & Answers] kvasimodo:
Otherwise, yes, everything will work for you. It just depends where you live! For example, I live in a country where this phone is not sold at all, and unfortunately here I do not work on this phone mobile network 5g even though 5g networks are here !
[Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Questions & Answers] Mohamed Hassn:
Thank you Prather
[Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Questions & Answers] Mohamed Hassn:
Yes im anderstand
[Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Questions & Answers] Mohamed Hassn:
my brother

I am on the latest official ROM from Samsung KTC And I tried to download the ROM patch, and the installation did not complete in Odin

Can you help me with a suitable patch rom link that I can download and work for me and add the full Arabic language and convert to European B
[Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Questions & Answers] kvasimodo:
I installed this sw, and you have a step by step procedure here :

But finally after installing this sw over it I installed VN ROM v 32 and I am max satisfied with it! The battery and performance of the phone super! I'm just sorry that the 5g mobile network doesn't work here in my state!
[Motorola Edge 30 Ultra / Motorola Moto X30 Pro] AHMN48:
Hi everyone, I saw there is a way to convert RETCN to RETEU, but when comes to differences it's not a game changer, because X30 Pro already supports Google Services

A. I Installed Google Play by transferring the APK of the Moto Z2 Force I already have and it's working, then request Google Play service to install

B. I installed some google apps like contacts, phone, Gmail, and more

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But there are the problems

1. I installed Google Contacts and added a Google account, but Contact sync doesn't work (How can I fix sync for Contacts, in Settings>Sync there is no Contacts section for turn on)

2. I saw Google Assistant does not work either

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Everyone knows what's differences between X30 Pro vs Edge 30 Ultra for converting, is worth it?

Give me a major reason for doing that
[Motorola Edge 30 Ultra / Motorola Moto X30 Pro] rayrainstorm:
if you already unlock the bootloader,then just convert to global rom. if not,you must install the following package to use google apps as well:

1. you should install google contacts Synchronize app to syn contacts.

2. you should install gfs(google service framework)every time when you reboot the phone .

3. active google service framework, google play service and google play store app
[Motorola Edge 30 Ultra / Motorola Moto X30 Pro] AHMN48:
I simply don't want to unlock boot loader

Right now contact fixed

How can I solve android auto as well??

It seems android auto not working in Chinese rom, I want to keep device locked and don't want to convert it, I can't see huge benefits for unlocking bootloader
[Motorola Edge 30 Ultra / Motorola Moto X30 Pro] Bofahad:
How did you fixed google contacts syncing?
[Motorola Edge 30 Ultra / Motorola Moto X30 Pro] AHMN48:
yes, with Google Contact sync apk, you can find it in google search easily
[Motorola Edge 30 Ultra / Motorola Moto X30 Pro] Bofahad:
Thx
[Motorola Edge 30 Ultra / Motorola Moto X30 Pro] rayrainstorm:
android auto don't support in CN rom.
[Motorola Edge 30 Ultra / Motorola Moto X30 Pro] AHMN48:
it's unbelievable, how can I fix it?
[Motorola Edge 30 Ultra / Motorola Moto X30 Pro] Killuminati91:
You can install it as system app if you have root. There are a few guides on XDA, google should spit something out.
[Motorola Edge 30 Ultra / Motorola Moto X30 Pro] AHMN48:
I'm talking about an untouched bootloader, I don't want to unlock bootloader
[Motorola Edge 30 Ultra / Motorola Moto X30 Pro] Killuminati91:
Then it's impossible.
[Motorola Edge 30 Ultra / Motorola Moto X30 Pro] AHMN48:
I'll send a feedback to Motorola and Google, maybe they will add into android 13
[FYT Android Head Units] nenethern:
Hi installed with most of the functions working. But i have no button working on steering wheel.

The harness, called configuration A, here , doesn't have a connector for canbus box. I don't know if canbus box is a must for the buttons to work.

View attachment 5780885

My previous head unit the cc3 replaces had a canbus box on it and the buttons worked on that unit.

I don't know if that is a design flaw? or cc3 doesn't support the buttons on prado 150? or what? I can't find any information on the internet. @TEYESAustralia ? or someone has experience? Help please.
[FYT Android Head Units] avtintellegent:
ssetting manually .. enter the control menu then follow the steps
[FYT Android Head Units] nenethern:
the buttons are not responding
[FYT Android Head Units] avtintellegent:
sebuahis the path for the remote stering already connected...?? either from canbox or from hu directly
[FYT Android Head Units] marchnz:
Did the reseller offer any suggestion to resolve? What did they suggest?
[FYT Android Head Units] nenethern:
no response. they used WhatsApp to communicate
[FYT Android Head Units] nethernbing:
Ok I finally fixed it! Here is what I did in case someone had same issue. It is partially my stupid-ness. For 2010 prado 150 gxl, there is no need of a canbus decoder box.

1. There is one flat plug, one of the two as shown in the photo above, I did not plug. Apparently it is important for the key information

2. in the "canbus setting" menu where you configure the make and model of you canbus. Needs to set to "NULL". I was fiddle with it before.

3. in the "Steering wheel button learning" in system menu, configure the button as instructed by the teyes instruction video. When entering this menu, if the previous two steps were done, numbers of 255 on top of each button config, would flicks, like changes to 254 for a blink of eyes then back to 255. Then you know the buttons are responsive now and the button learning will work.
[FYT Android Head Units] nethernbing:
You are 100% right!
[FYT Android Head Units] avtintellegent:
S All Toyota cars use a remote steering system using impedance which can be adjusted manually.
[FYT Android Head Units] TEYESAustralia:
Good job - you mentioned the Video 19 as a guide for setup Analogue Controls Mapping