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[Google Pixel 6a] calsurferpunk:
Seeing as how official support seems to be delayed/in hiatus, I decided to give it a go and build it myself (successfully). I'm going to test it and try adding a tweak to allow OTA from a private source so that it can be updated without a computer later. Otherwise I'll be leaving it at stock so that the switchover (if the day comes) is easy.

In the past I've built unofficial lineage ROMs for the Droid Turbo/Moto Maxx, Pixel 2XL, and Oneplus 8 Pro. This seemed to go just as easily, so wish me luck in the build working ;)(y). I'll be sure to share it if all goes well.
[Google Pixel 6a] jmcandrews83:
What are the benefits of this lineage build over stock? Been a while since rooting and really want to go back to it
[Google Pixel 6a] mmead1143:
Better battery - snappier performance - quicker wifi/download - less bloat and a few more features.

For me - everything is like 10-25% better on a rom (really any rom) over stock. The only issue you have to look out for - sometimes because a dev "cuts" out the bloat - you don't have some of the stock features you actually like lol. There's usually workarounds for that too but that's about it imo.

For me - stock battery is a good 24-26 hours, most rooms 32-38 hours for both usage and standby. It's that kind of thing.
[Google Pixel 6a] ghanipradita:
What about camera & video quality? Is it really on par with stock?
[Google Pixel 6a] mmead1143:
I'm probably not the best guy to ask. Honestly - I kind of don't care that much lol - not my bag. Anything that takes a quick-crisp picture or video is good enough for me.

So - it's a low bar but it's good enough :)

That said, most roms I've ever been on can use the pixel camera - and there's a ton of mods out there if you are interested...most of those work when I've checked them out.
[Google Pixel 6a] mmead1143:
Just remembered - there was a self-reported poll (not scientifically the best) of like 100k camera folks - fans essentially - and the 6a was voted the "best" out there over iPhone, the Pixel 7 pro, etc. That was like 2 months ago.

Even given my concern above, devs cutting out bloat - I'd think you'd have the exact same experience.

So you should be good, especially at the 6a price point. GL
[Google Pixel 6a] ghanipradita:
Thanks for the reply. I'm waiting for the official LOS support to comeback so I can flash it 😁
[Google Pixel 6a] calsurferpunk:
Just in case you wanted to know, the unofficial build I'm supporting is stock and the Google camera app works perfectly when you flash the google apps package. I'm leaving everything stock so that it's identical to what official would be (other than letting the updater work with unofficial updates as well).
[Google Pixel 6a] ghanipradita:
Noted! I'll give it a try then :D
[Google Pixel 6a] maelopam:
https://download.lineageos.org/bluejay now seems to have nightly builds and instructions.

I'm thinking of giving it a try. This is my first pixel - to get future pixel firmware updates, would I just somehow flash the binary package as it comes it out? Or does the lineage updates include the updates from google?
[Google Pixel 6a] absan:
im suggesting if can include weather on next update
[Google Pixel 6a] b00ster23:
Make sure you fully understand the following prior... https://xdaforums.com/t/warning-read-this-before-your-initial-upgrade-to-android-13.4480307/
[Google Pixel 6a] b00ster23:
LOS is the open source ROM, applications are installed separately.
[Google Pixel 6a] mmead1143:
There's no boot image on the link like the other roms for LOS...and they were there for the 6a last week. Thoughts? vendor_boot.img is not on the page
[Google Pixel 6a] maelopam:
It's on the installation page instructions where it says: `Download a custom recovery - you can download one here. Download the file named vendor_boot.img from the directory named with the latest date.` If you click on here it takes you to https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/lineageos/full/bluejay/ that has the link.

But yeah, the link is easy to miss. I only noticed it after someone pointed it out on reddit.
[Google Pixel 6a] b00ster23:
And before you flash vendor_boot.img, make sure you fully understand https://xdaforums.com/t/...e-your-initial-upgrade-to-android-13.4480307/ If not, you run a very high risk of bricking your device. Don't ask me how I know.... ;)
[Google Pixel 6a] mmead1143:
Thanks a ton! On some of the other LineageOS download pages they ahve both the vendor_boot and the download file on the same page...threw me off haha!

We're up n running. Thanks
[Google Pixel 6a] yackmaan:
Sorry about the question, but in the installation guide does not say anything about this files that we find in the download page for Pixel 6a:

boot.img

dtbo.img

super_empty.img

vbmeta.img

vendor_boot.img

Do this files must be flashed obligatory? If yes, in which order?

About this files I know:

- boot.img - is the Lineageos recovery

- dtbo.img - ???

- super_empty.img - to clean partition a/b

- vbmeta.img - I have no clue

- vendor_boot.img - must be the Pixel recovery?

If someone can clarify, I will be grateful.

Thanks!
[Google Pixel 6a] Jan61:
I flashed Lineage 20 laast weekend like described on the Lineage page:

1. vendor_boot.img

2. lineage

3. GAPPs

4. Magisk

Everything works fine until today. I like some Lineage features like "kill foreground app" on long press back button.

I had installed android 12 developer before because I had to add this function and others through xposed edge and it was said that it wouldn't work worth A13. But with Lineage 20 I still can use xposed gestures...

The only thing I'm not satisfied at the moment is the battery drain. With A12 I had about 3-4 days and now - using the phone the same way - it's only about two days or less. I'm just testing if there is any app or function is causing this because I reinstalled my apps using swift backup and maybe some settings cause that drain...

So, just follow the installation guide on the Lineage page!
[Google Pixel 6a] whoamanwtf:
Which gapps did you use?
[Google Pixel 6a] Magnetox:
I used MindTheGapps for Android 13 (2022-10-25) you can download it here.
[Google Pixel 6a] Jan61:
I also used this MindTheGapps (I followed the link on Lineage page).

Yesterday I updated to the latest nightly build and disabled the "NoWakelock" module in LSPosed. Now I still have 52% battery after nearly two days with 3,5 hours screen on time. Works great!
[Google Pixel 6a] dannyzamora:
Hi! Which camera does Lineageos 20 use? Is it the same as stock? I'm tempted to switch to this ROM but I'm worried about losing camera quality, thanks!
[Google Pixel 6a] agraceful:
Just install gcam from the play store
[Google Pixel 6a] Jan61:
I normally use "manual cam" or "pro shot". The info for built in camera in the latest L20 20230311 says "Version 13" org.lineage.aperture ...
[Google Pixel 6a] maelopam:
How do you get the latest Pixel firmware when you're on Lineage? Google just released a firmware fix for this bug and I'd like to get it. Is that what the driver binaries are?
[Google Pixel 6a] mmead1143:
At some point they'll update the weekly OTA and you'll get it automatically. In my experience with this rom it's usually within a month or so. They are pretty good with weekly updates regardless but check their site for specifics. GL
[Google Pixel 6a] neo_lithic3K:
I've been using this rom for a week or so and it's been great so far. Better than stock and google phone's call screening still works fine on my Pixel 6a. Everything I was able to do in stock also works fine here.

A very very minor issue I did encounter is that the rom's built-in status bar customizations sometimes will override my xposed module's status bar customizations. For example, I change the battery icon in the status bar with an xposed module but the rom's own battery icon customization will sometimes default it back to its own battery icon.
[Google Pixel 6a] VMat21:
Thank you for the feedback!

What about the performance of fingerprint reader? The same as in stock or is it working better?
[Google Pixel 6a] neo_lithic3K:
I didn't have any real issues with fingerprint reader while on stock, so it's at least the same.

LOS rom is slightly better in that i can scan my fingerprint while the screen is off to unlock the phone (as long as i know where the reader is)... but i rarely use this feature. Usually i just turn on the screen with the power button (or automatically turns on when i pick up the phone) and then scan my fingerprint.
[Google Pixel 6a] mmead1143:
Loaded up the new lineage OS release from yesterday and it's WAY better than a couple of months ago IMO. I don't use the finger print scanner or even a lock screen lol but the newer builds have a ton of mods and are working way better. I still have 1 app that won't open (myQ garage door opener) - though an earlier version from 2022 will. No clue why but w/e.

Anyhow - give it a spin if you want to burn some time. It's good enough, depending on your usage, to use as a daily driver now.
[Google Pixel 6a] mbellot:
Looking to try Lineage, but just curious how difficult it is to go back to stock since the first thing Lineage does is decrypt the phone.
[Google Pixel 6a] pikouchou:
Less than 10 cliks with Android Flash Tool https://flash.android.com/
[Google Pixel 6a] neo_lithic3K:
Update to my previous post. I'm currently on the 4/1/2023 build and notice that the gmail app won't notify me when I get new email. Not 100% sure but I don't remember having this issue on a previous LOS build.

The gmail email icon doesn't even show up in the status bar when I get new email and I have to refresh while in the app to see new emails.

Tried everything suggested online - battery unrestricted, adb shell commands, clear storage/cache, sync gmail checkbox in gmail settings, installed Gmail APK from 2 months ago, restored my own swiftbackup of gmail etc.

Issue only happens with the gmail app. Doesn't happen with Outlook or Yahoo mail apps. As a workaround, I installed the FairEmail app and linked it to my Gmail acct, so I'm getting notified by the FairEmail app now everytime I get an email.
[Google Pixel 6a] Mokura3rd:
I'm on LOS, and if I go to Settings > Security > More security settings, my phone is (still) encrypted. I've also been able to go back to stock on prior Pixel phones (my still-living 3a... and my 5a before it unceremoniously died) to deal with some particularly hairy bootloop issues. I hope this helps.
[Google Pixel 6a] mbellot:
I am having some trouble getting Lineage going.

I downloaded the 20230408 vendor_boot.img and nightly ZIP file, but am getting stuck trying to install the Lineage recovery (vendor_boot.img).

I'm already unlocked/rooted, so I started at "Booting a custom recovery using fastboot".

I can get into fastboot and see the phone when I type "fastboot devices"

When I type "fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img" I get what looks like successful output

D:\Temp\Pixel6a\Lineage>fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot-20230408.img
Sending 'vendor_boot_b' (65536 KB) OKAY [ 1.527s]
Writing 'vendor_boot_b' OKAY [ 0.254s]
Finished. Total time: 1.805s

But when I try to boot into recovery using the menu it appears to reboot the phone. I get the "Google" logo (no further signs of a normal boot progressing though) for a long time (30+ seconds), and then the phone simply turns off.

I can get back into bootloader mode at this point (PWR+VolDn), but get the same results if I try to go straight to recovery or try to flash vendor_boot first and then go for recovery.

Fortunately, flashing the stock vendor_boot.img gets the phone booting normally again, so I'm at least back up and running as if nothing happened.

I tried again after flashing stock vendor_boot, but have exactly the same results. I have verified that the SHA256 hash matches, so I believe the file is not corrupt.

Any help would be really appreciated. I'm kind of tired of some of the limitations of stock and want to try Lineage.

EDIT:

Found the answer.

I'm guessing that since I was rooted (maybe?) I had to flash two other files in addition to vendor_boot.img

fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img

Once I did that, I got in to recovery and finished installing Lineage without a problem.
[Google Pixel 6a] mbellot:
So crazy question now that I've got Lineage installed...

Is there a way to split ringtone and notification volumes?
[Google Pixel 6a] neo_lithic3K:
I'm on the 4/1 build and I did see the option on an earlier build, but it's no longer there. I would love to split it but never found another way to do it.
[Google Pixel 6a] opietaddeN^g!9QrurU88%Vr:
I thought I was losing my mind regarding the myQ garage door app. Everything on my lineage OS phone is working perfectly except myQ. I can't log in to their servers. I have spent hours trying to sort it. Now it all makes sense. (I can live without the myQ - I can't live without my lineage OS). A very small price to pay :)
[Google Pixel 6a] tranphongnb36:
Do banking apps work well on this rom?
[Google Pixel 6a] b00ster23:
I had the same problem and needed to downgrade the MyQ APK to 5.214. Also, you may have to change your default browser if you can't get the app data removed from the current browser
[Google Pixel 6a] b00ster23:
Banking apps are not dependent on the ROM, but they generally require Google Play Services and you may have to hide the app if you root your device and your not passing SafetyNet tests
[Google Pixel 6a] neo_lithic3K:
Yes, all my banking apps work but I'm rooted so I had to deploy countermeasures to hide root/Xposed. Also, Chase app won't allow fingerprint unlock to be enabled (to get into the app) after I'm rooted, so I had to enable it before I'm rooted to get it to work. But this issue isn't just this rom... I had this issue on all roms including stock.
[Google Pixel 6a] opietaddeN^g!9QrurU88%Vr:
Version 5.214 works perfectly! Thanks so much for taking the time to help.
[Google Pixel 6a] neo_lithic3K:
Update on this issue. I don't think it's anything I did, but gmail is now starting to notify me when I get new email. I tested it yesterday but it was still sporadic - sometimes working, sometimes not. I retested today and it now seems consistently notifying me.

I did update to the 4/8 LOS build a week or so ago, but I don't think that fixed it because I still wasn't getting notified then. I did clear storage on the gmail app *again* yesterday. Even though I already did that in the intial round of testing, I'm wondering if that cleared away any residual issues it remembered from when the issue first started (?!)
[Google Pixel 6a] dechemist:
Hi,

yesterday I unlocked my pixel 6a and wanted to install the latest lineageos image. I followed the official installation-guide (https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/bluejay/install) but I get an error when I try to flash the "boot.img".

D:\Telefon\Google Pixel 6a\lineage-20.0-20230408-nightly-bluejay-signed\adb_33> adb reboot bootloader
PS D:\Telefon\Google Pixel 6a\lineage-20.0-20230408-nightly-bluejay-signed\adb_33> fastboot devices
29161XXXXXXXXX fastboot
PS D:\Telefon\Google Pixel 6a\lineage-20.0-20230408-nightly-bluejay-signed\adb_33> fastboot flash boot ..\boot.img
target reported max download size of 261095424 bytes
sending 'boot' (65536 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.538s]
writing 'boot'...
FAILED (remote: partition (boot) not found)
finished. total time: 1.544s

I tried adb versions 33 and 34 with no luck. Can someone please help me with this?

regards

dechemist
[Google Pixel 6a] dechemist:
I solved my problem after trying three more adb versions and finally realizing that the adb.exe I used all time time was the old one installed on my system and not the newly downloaded one in the respective adb-folder. When I used absolute paths for the adb.exe and fastboot.ext pointing to the newest (34.0.1) files, everything worked as expected.

I used these steps: https://lineage.youd.dev/340458/41/devices/bluejay/install

dechemist
[Google Pixel 6a] mbellot:
Maybe not the right place, but worth a shot...

I've been running LOS 20 for a bit over a week and have a couple of questions/minor issues.

Is there any was to decouple/un-combine the ringtone and notification volumes?

Stock messaging app the emojis are all tiny (text size), sent or received. Any way to make them display bigger like most messaging apps?

Still looking for the "perfect" launcher, currently using Neo Launcher and it's pretty good. Lawnchair was also good, but the lack of folders was a bummer.

EDIT: One more thing...

The "Share with" doesn't seem to populate with contacts (even says "No recommended people to share with), just the apps. Stock would populate, but only with inidvidual contacts (no group messages). My old LG-V30 would populate with whoever the most recent conversations were with, individual or group.
[Google Pixel 6a] mbellot:
Another question...

Anyone else having issues with the phone app not working for incoming calls?

If the screen is off, the phone rings, but the screen stays off. If I turn the screen on there is no indication of an incoming call displayed on the screen.

Very frustrating, I end up calling everyone back because I can't answer my phone!
[Google Pixel 6a] BLeaCHeR:
Hi, I installed LineageOS on my Pixel 6a (Bluejay), but it doesn't seem to work with my mobile operator, which uses the B66 band. While the Stock ROM works without any issues, I can't even make calls on LineageOS. Can you help me understand what's causing this problem? Has anyone else experienced this issue?

Thank you in advance for any help.

Update: I solved, that it's the APN that was not setted
[Google Pixel 6a] flaxx187:
Does the camera quality will be lost if I change the rom from stock to lineage?
[Google Pixel 6a] flaxx187:
Apps crashed sometimes because Google Service​

Hey community,

hope I'm in the right thread.

I flashed my pixel 6a with lineage 20,0 with root access and Gapps

Sometimes if I open apps who needs Google Service ( because I downloaded it from playstore ) it will be crash.

Other Apps like fdroid who doesn't have connection with google runs stable.

After I delete the Data from Google Play Service the app is running normal.

Do you have same experience?

ps: the Log comes form Logcat Reader, hope it helps, I just start dropbox and it crashed

pps: I upload the log file but it is not uploaded, so I paste the log file on this page:

logcat - Pastes.io

logcat

pastes.io
[Google Pixel 6a] mmead1143:
Anyone know why this app is an issue for LOS 20? Not looking for a tech answer per se - lol wouldn't understand it anyhow lol. Just wondering what the 30,000-foot view is.
[Google Pixel 6a] hunter3000:
Can someone confirm working VoWiFi and VoLTE on unsupported carriers on this LOS build?
[Google Pixel 6a] Vasanth2710:
Hi flaxx, How is camera quality in LOS20? I thought flashing LOS20 this weekend.
[Google Pixel 6a] Firend:
I used several GCam mods on LineageOS bluejay and tested it along with a Stock Pixel 6a side by side, and the quality was identical in my eyes. Somehow oversharpened by the app as many have noticed, and somehow the pictures on the Lineage device where a bit brighter, therefore looking a bit better to me.

Using the open source camera apps on bluejay, the quality was not comparable.
[Realme 7 Pro Questions & Answers] x2138:
hy guys...

I want to install aex rom on realme 7 pro but i cant find it anywhere ..can anyone guide me to it ?
[Touch HD General] norad73:
Is TouchFLO 3D eating up CPU cycles just by existing? Would videos run smoother if there was a way to disable TouchFLO 3D? IS there a way to disable TouchFLO 3D ?
[Touch HD General] Jezwick:
yes, Start->settings->today

bottom button Items

un tick TouchFLO 3D

:)
[Touch HD General] Shetlander:
Start>Settings>Today>Items> Unclick TouchFlo box.
[Touch HD General] norad73:
thanx guys !
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] Mahadev02:
Hey there, I used a Samsung F62 and was using call recording just fine with the recordings saved in Internal storage/recordings/Call. I decided to buy OnePlus Nord 2 5G, now the problem is it uses google dialer and the recording can be accessed using dialer itself and can be exported by the share option in the dialer.

I cannot export one by one as i have a lot of calls and need the location of the saved files where I can copy everything at a time.

Anyone know where it is saved??
[OnePlus Nord 2 5G] fredfred41:
Sorry, I don't have any answer for you, but I'm interrested... Do you have a working solution to record calls with your nord 2 5G?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
While Android provides a simple way to completely reset an app, there are some apps that bypass this ability using the Manage Space method:

I have seen even non browser apps that do not allow their data to be deleted completely.

Is there any way to delete the data of such apps instead of uninstalling and reinstalling?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Have you tried going to system settings>apps then selecting your app then on the app info page select storage then select the wipe data option?
[General Questions and Answers] TheMystic:
This is where you see 'Manage Space' instead of 'Clear Data' for some apps. Examples would be some Google apps, many Chromium based browsers, and some others too.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Have you tried going to the Android/data folder on your device then find the folder that contains the data for the app you want to delete? Either with a file manager app on the device or via PC?
[PC gaming] Procopyo:
any one MER4 installer mga sir
[Redmi Note 9 Pro (International Model) General and] samiceland:
Hello, I have a big problem with my MMS. I can't send or download them, always loads infinitely or just flat out says "Couldn't send". I've tried 3 SMS clients, I talked to Xiaomi support, nothing. Can you guys please help me?

Thanks, Sam
[Redmi Note 9 Pro (International Model) General and] traceydooqatar:
Same here, MMS FAILED DOWNLOAD! Other messaging apps work just fine with MMS.

Samsung S23 Ultra, Verizion, Android 13
[Touch HD General] hausen:
Hi,

I have a DLink WLAN Router DI 614+ at home and I just can't connect to the Internet with my touch HD. I'm using WEP 128bit encryption (The Router doesn't support WPA). The HD WLAN manager says that I'm connected to the WLAN, but I just can't access the Internet, neither with ie, opera, opera mini, weather update etc...

With my old ASUS P535 and my notebook the WLAN (and Internet) connection works fine, and other way round, i can also access other WEP encrypted WLANs (and Internet) with the HD... only the combination of the HD and my home WLAN with the DI614+ just won't work... (I also don't have any mac adress filtering active, and looking onto the router setup from the pc, the DHCP page says that the Touch HD is connected)

any hints, ideas or experiences?

Thank You,

regards jan
[Touch HD General] K_Hismoom:
Have you tried changing the WLAN settings to "best performance"?

Take a look at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=447415, maybe some of the tips there will help.

Regards

K_Hismoom
[Touch HD General] hausen:
thank's, i'll try the "best performing" setting at home and report tomorrow...
[Touch HD General] hausen:
i have tried the "best performance" setting yesterday, but it didn't change anything... still connected to the router, average to good signal strength but no connection to the internet... are there any special ports which must be opened for the HD? (as already said, the asus p535 did well on my router without changing anything, and the HD works in other wlans, too)...

any more ideas?

regards jan
[Touch HD General] hausen:
somebody in the ppc-welt.inf forum has the same problem with the same router and doesn't know a solution either... here is a link to the data sheet of the router, maybe somebody who knows more than me about wireless networking may find a reason or hint for incompatibility...

http://www.ec-es.de/download/di614+_manual_202.pdf

best regards,

jan
[Touch HD General] mk92682:
I used the DI-614+ router and was unable to establish a WPA2-encrypted connection with a Touch Diamond. Finally I replaced it with a compact Linksys WRT54GC and have no WiFi connectivity problems neither with Diamond nor with Touch HD.