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[Google Pixel 7] deevil_2000:
I totally do not agree at all with this.

I've been using the pixel 5 until recently and had all OnePlus devices up until the 5t. They were great and eben superior to the pixels.

Now I use the pixel 7 pro and it's absolutely amazing in pretty every aspect I can think of.

I only wished it was smaller and made of aluminum, just as the 5 was.

Anyways, before purchasing the p7p,I tried the s22 and hated it pretty much immediately.

That thing is cluttered with tons of software no one needs. Yes, there are dinner features that's might be useful, but not many. And if I want to, I can always find similar apps on there playstore.

What I can't do, is get rid of most of these apps, as they are baked into the system.

Comparing the s22 and the p7p I found the pixel much snappier, which is ridiculous, considering the in theory much more powerful hardware.

Battery life on the s22 was ok, but not brilliant on WLAN. Maybe 6 hours of sot with mostly reading on website and streaming media.Battery life.

Battery life on the p7p in WLAN was about 10-11 hours!

I can't say though how good it is outside of wlan as I only own it for a couple days and still use my old phone until I have all logins etc ready.

Anyways, I'm not missing any relevant features on the p7p, photos are great, it's snappier, than the s22 and updates come all the time.

My recommendation is to get the p7 or 07p instead of the s22.

The only downside really is the size.
[Google Pixel 7] TheMystic:
The most important benefit of having a feature built into the system is the quality of output. Third party apps do not always provide the same experience. That is also because of restrictions placed on them. System apps have a higher privilege set than user apps. Take for example, Scrolling Screenshots. Or Call Recording.

This is why I prefer OEM builds over Stock Android because 3rd party apps fail to provide quality output, both due to Android restrictions as well as due to lack of proper optimizations.

I have seen several reviews of Pixels and don't remember seeing anything that makes them stand out in terms of performance or battery life. So the whole purpose of having a 'clean' software is defeated.

That said, I have written a post where I have compared the software features of various OEM builds. Since I don't own a device from each brand, I need confirmation from real users of respective devices.

There are about 25 features that I really look forward to on my smartphones, and the lack of availability of some of those are indeed deal breakers for me. For example, lack of gesture support for system navigation when using 3rd party launchers on Xiaomi devices alone is a reason why I wouldn't buy them!

As far as Pixels are concerned, there is only one feature that they have that no other phones have: offline transcription with voice recordings. But Pixels lack many features that other OEM builds offer, enough to rule them out in the purchase decision.

Can you tell me which of the features listed there are available on Pixel phones? This will give clarity on what to expect from Pixel devices.

Here is the link:

Comparing Android 13 features of different OEMs | XDA Forums (xda-developers.com)
[Google Pixel 7] w9909989:
how u get 6.5h SOT and 20h standby on s22? all wifi? my s22 like ****, and even my pixel 7 cant get beat ur s22. my pixel only like 4.5h SOT and 20h standby I don'thabe WiFi.

so I don't recommend u downgrad ur phone to pixel 7.and I only use LTE, I don't using 5G, if I open 5G, this phone gonna burning. I do have customized ROM and kernel. just like TheMystic saying, i dont think Pixel 7 will last this long
[Google Pixel 7] richb518:
Sorry bro, but this was painful to read. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[Google Pixel 7] blackrubi:
Wait.... this is considered good SOT? Have I been living under a rock? I will **** my pants if watching videos and social media / browsing infinity reddit is considered heavy usage to the point that it is surprising that I got 6.5h SOT.

Most of it was on Wi-Fi, around 30% was on mobile data (4G). I have 5G disabled as my mobile carrier doesn't support it. I have also disabled a bunch of apps through adb, disabled execution of cached apps, most of my apps are in deep sleep and I don't have any applications installed that I don't use. I also use bixby routines to minimize overnight drain. I also have adaptive battery enabled. I also have bixby routines to turn on power saving mode when using power hungry apps. I'm on One UI 5.0 and will not upgrade to 5.1 because of insanely buggy software. That's it:)
[Google Pixel 7] blackrubi:
The battery life questions about the Pixel 7 still stands, and I am looking even more into getting rid of my S22 as battery life has been significantly worse after getting a bt headphone and listening to music.
[Google Pixel 7] TheMystic:
My answer still stands. Don't expect magic from Pixel 7. The battery life you quoted for your S22 is what we see usually in premium phones, although it would vary depending on the quality and number of apps installed.

You can consider Motorola phones. Their cameras are very good and will give you 'Stock Android' like experience (aka lack of many useful features), since iQOO, Vivo, OnePlus and Xiaomi phones are probably not selling where you live.
[Google Pixel 7] blackrubi:
It's uni season so I'm on the go much more often. I don't get nearly as much SOT as I have previously. My questions wasn't if the S22's battery life is okay but rather if the Pixel 7 could give me more autonomy.
[Google Pixel 7] TheMystic:
Pixel phones are only about their cameras. There is nothing special about stock Android or their so called 'clean' software (I have already explained why that is so). And you get great cameras (if not absolute best) with other brands too.

Have you considered doing a factory reset of your S22? That might help. Also try and stick with installing only the essential apps that you use regularly.

I might also add something here. I can relate to how you feel. You have kind of tuned your mind to get the Pixel 7 now. If you can resist this urge for a month or two, the desire to buy it will fade away.

The reason I suggest you don't make the switch is primarily because I think it won't serve the purpose you're looking for. Or at the very least, won't justify losing money on the S22 and spending on getting the Pixel 7, unless there is a really good deal on offer.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Untoxxx:
Hello,

I am trying to understand the behaviour of some Android malware applications especially the ones sending SMS and placing calls (actions with a cost for the mobile user).

I would like to setup a lab with Android devices where these applications will be installed and my goal is to identify the SMS sent (number, content) and the calls placed (numbers, duration, audio).

These kind of applications are hiding the SMS sent using this command :

As seen in the Android documentation, they specify the destination, the text and a pending intent.

Is there any chance to "force" Android to log all the SMS sent by this method ?

Or maybe it is possible to :

- log all SMS sent/received via an adb connection ?

- catch the pending intent and log its content ?

- set a DEBUG mode at Android level to log all SMS sent ?

- place some low-level commands in shell on a rooted device to talk directly with the SIM ?

All ideas are welcome, thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lioce:
It should be quite easy to hook the function using Frida.
[G1 Android Development] oldsk00lz:
Ok, even though I have market and browser cache being saved to my sdcard, I still occasionally run into space issues due to the small /data partition. Prior to removing apps, I decided to back up my apps and data.

I have backed up my data partition using:

busybox tar -cvf /sdcard/data_backup_20081206.tar /data

After saving a copy to my computer via USB, I did MD5 checksum checks to make sure no corruption during the copy. I still need to do tests to see if I ever have corruption based on the thread in this forum.

* Anyone else making backups using other methods (rsync, etc.)?

--------------------------------------

This got me thinking to some other phone OS's that don't really run apps from SDCARDS, but rather store them and copy them to the phone prior to running them.

I would think that we could (with root access) write an app that moves files from the /data folders to a /sdcard/dataarchive folder, when you wanted to archive an app you don't use much and wanted to save space. Then the Archiver app could restore the files when you eventually wanted to run the app.

* Is there an easy way to see what files are used by each app? Someone mentioned a manifest file at one point.

For example, it looks like neocore is at minimum using:

/data/dalvik-cache/data@app@com.qualcomm.qx.neocore.apk@classes.dex

/data/app/com.qualcomm.qx.neocore.apk

/data/data/com.qualcomm.qx.neocore

* Is there a thread someone could point me to that better explains the whole APK packaging and storage of applications and their data?

** Is the structure usually just as above, except just replacing com.qualcomm.qx.neocore with the proper app name?

** When do things get saved to app-private?

O' great community... thanks for your help.

-oldsk00lz
[G1 Android Development] sensimila:
i was looking for a way to synch my /Music and my /Pictures so I came across this blog. im mounting the g1's sdcard on a linux machine in this scenario

http://philnelson.name/tag/rsync/

heres my script that i use. hope this helps a little.

#!/bin/bash
echo "Syncing /Music /media/FC30-3DA9/Music for updates to /media/E0E4-AA14................................................................."
rsync -rvv /media/FC30-3DA9/Music /media/E0E4-AA14

echo "Syncing /Music /media/E0E4-AA14 for updates to /media/FC30-3DA9/Music................................................................."
rsync -rvv /media/E0E4-AA14/Music /media/FC30-3DA

echo "Syncing /Music /media/E0E4-AA14 for updates to /media/FC30-3DA9/Music................................................................."
rsync -rvv /media/E0E4-AA14/dcim /media/FC30-3DA9/Pictures/g1Cam
[OnePlus 9 Pro] immortalwon:
My OnePlus pro 9 phone is about 2 months old and the Usb-C to Aux was working perfectly until today. I tried to use it this morning

and it was not picking up the audio on my car.

I tried various options in developer menu and restarting multiple times, no dice. Charging seems to be working fine for now.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] TheGhost1951:
I'm not sure as to what you were trying to do? Music to car through the aux input?
[OnePlus 9 Pro] immortalwon:
Yes, the cable is also about 2 months old. It connects to the charging port of my mobile device via usb-c and on the other end is an aux 3.5mm which connects to the car - Male to male.

Why is it giving me problems, no longer works? It seems to be an intermittent problem (comes and go).

I am thinking about trying another cable but have to wait 2 days. Maybe someone else had this problem?
[OnePlus 9 Pro] TheGhost1951:
Could also be the car 3.5mm jack. Try it on the mic jack of a PC and see how it works as a test
[Security Discussion] jrdaddy:
Hello All,

Not sure if this is the right forum to ask this questions. Apology in advance if I'm in the wrong one.

I found this Sky Devices Elite OctaX and tried my best to locate the owner with no luck. Asked construction workers doing some work in our neighborhood and was told it wasn't theirs. So, after a few tries of looking for the rightful owner with no luck, I tried to do a factory reset. When I booted the device, it still asked for the old pin.

In doing some research, I found this:

Wondering if someone may have any suggestions to get this device working or is this a brick?
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] caracciola:
Hello everyone, finally there is a way to enable VoLte without root

You need 2 apps for the process ..

Before starting if you have 2 sims make sure you disable the second sim and proceed.. After you finish with the first sim then enable the second sim, and disable the first sim then repeat the steps from step 3 to step 7

1.Install Shizuku app from playstore

Shizuku - Apps on Google Play

2.Download pixel ims from the attachments exctract and install it, but do not open it yet

3. Connect your phone to you PC (make sure you have enabled the USB DEBUGGING

4. Start shizuku service by executing adb shell sh /sdcard/Android/data/moe.shizuku.privileged.api/start.sh. You should see somewhat like "Shizuku is running" at your phone. while the shizuku app is running now open the pixel ims app

5. Tap "Allow all the time" when seeing prompt asking for Shizuku permission.

6. Press "Enable VoLTE" to enable VoLTE.

7. Reboot your phone... Voilà now you have the switches for VoLTE&VoWifi on the settings

Credits to kyujin-cho for providing the app for enabling the volte switches
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] spinoza23:
I will try it on my wife's OnePlus 7 pro
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] vazarg:
Hello,

for adb shell the command is :

adb shell sh /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/moe.shizuku.privileged.api/start.sh
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] she7hi:
Tested working fine on my Oneplus 7 last update

thanks bro
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] kim1406:
I have my 8T updated to latest Oxygen OS 13, I was looking for a way to activate VoWifi, I will try this method and will report back. Thank you for sharing.

Update: It works. Thanks. 2 Sims working both are from Zain Saudi Arabia.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] travelwalker:
Hi I have OP 8T KB2003, with OOS 11. I didn't update it to the new versions since I heard many horror stories of screen getting green lines and also the bad performance of Color OS.

Guys, since I'm in version 11, is it possible to activate Volte & Vowifi with the same steps?

Really appreciate your reply on the same. Cheers!!
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] caracciola:
Glad to hear that guys that you managed to enable volte/vowifi
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] caracciola:
As for oos 11 there is another way to enable volte and vowifi

[Guide]Activate VoLTE/VoWiFi OOS 11(OB1&OB2)

Hi everyone. /* * Your warranty is void. Or vaild, probably? * * I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, Ebolation X, * thermonuclear war, or the current economic crisis caused by you following * these directions. YOU are...

xdaforums.com

Follow those steps on this thread for oos11

:)
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] spinoza23:
It activate switches, but VoLTE and VoWiFi doesn't work....
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] caracciola:
You need to make sure that you're sim have alredy active from your operator the volte/vowifi .... (To test on another phone which you are sure that 100% is working) samsung or iphone on your operator ... If there is working

Then you need to have access to engineering mode (to get an authentication decrypt token) which unfortunately there isnt a way at the moment to get it for free ....
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] ghost.ign:
Worked flawlessly on my 8T OOS 13 F.62 latest build.. i was looking for this a long time ago..

You may need to do an extra work if you're on OOS 13, Disable "permission monitoring" option from developers option before proceeding and then you're good to go...

Thank you so much Man!!!
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] ghost.ign:
https://xdaforums.com/t/working-method-to-enable-volte-and-vowifi-using-pdc-no-root.4270327/
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] onkel_Andi:
Thanks, finally working method
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] haelargh:
Hi how do u guys make it to work with OOS12? Im on OP7T and followed step by step but stucked on pixel ims.

Whenever i tap the lower right settings button for 0 - SIM1, the app forced closed.

Shizuku version is 13.2.1, pixel ims is 1.2.2.

Simcard is already active with VoLTE; tested with galaxy S21.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] caracciola:
Uninstall that version of pixel ims because that version doesnt work with oneplus devices....

And donwload the pixel ims from the first post of this thread an follow the instruction ...
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] haelargh:
Hi, I've installed pixel ims from the first post, redo step by step and after reboot it's still not working. Not sure if i miss anything
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] caracciola:
From the attachment you didnt miss anything

Reboot again your phone and then go check the ims status on

Settings-->About Device-->Status-->Sim card status

And there check "IMS Registration state"

Does it says registered or not registered ... If it says registered then your volte is working no matter that the icon doesnt show up on the status bar

Bit if it says not register then unfortunately volte is not working because you need addional steps with PDC to change the mbn profile but you need to have acces to engineering mode.. which at the moment unfortunately there is no a free way for getting the token for engineering mode

https://xdaforums.com/t/secrecy-unlock.4365059/

Read through this post to get an idea for the engineering mode
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Galloway:
Tried the items in red with no real luck at this point. Looks like I a m going to have to install a custom ROM to get VoLTE and VoWiFi back. Unless there are any other suggestions. I have the MBN files that work but no real way of applying them apparently. I cannot get into Engineering mode to be able to use PDC. Stock OOS12.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] haelargh:
Hi i found this page from twitter. Could u try and see if its working for u?

Has a newer pixel ims with fixed patch for crashing like what happened to me. It's linked in the article.

I can tap the settings button in the pixel ims now.

Volte enabled and everything but still cant get it to work. Maybe it's only for me.

Page is in japanese but can right-click and translate.

非root・スマホ単体でVoLTEを有効化できる『Pixel IMS (pixel-volte-patch)』 - AndroPlus

非rootでVoLTEを有効化できる『pixel-volte-patch』を紹介します。 非root・スマホ単体でVoLTEを有効化 最近は有効化済みの中華スマホが増えたためあまり気にすることがなくなりつつあるVoLTEですが、非rootで有効化できる新たな方法が発見されました。 Pixel IMS

androplus.org
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] haelargh:
Sorry forgot to quote ur post.

My sim is still stated as unregistered btw in the pixel ims. just to let u know
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] auscamo:
Yep since OS8 we lose it on reboot. Hoping for a fix!
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] gemidriver:
Any advice on being able to repeatedly connect with debug mode? I can't get it to connect anymore
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] auscamo:
Not except the method in this thread sorry. I use the WiFi method if that helps?
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] gemidriver:
Can you advise how that works please
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] auscamo:
Open shizuku

Read step by step guide for wifi connection first time

In shizuku click on pairing.

Goto developer options in phone

Enable wifi debugging

Go back to shizuku, click on start.

Open pixel ims and enable volte.

Voila

Needs to be connected to a WiFi network for this to on work.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] gemidriver:
Got it sorted, I was using pairing code with wrong port

Enabled options

Tried making a phone call and I still get the automated voice message from telstra.. Guess will have to see what happens in August

Cheers
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] hc44:
Promising news. On Facebook someone reported that recent update 8.0.0.145 has enabled VoLTE on their phone. I don't know which country but it didn't work before for them. Also, another person who is in Indonesia says their HM5P 8.0.0.142 (same mine) doesn't work without Shizuku, but their wife's HM6P does work natively. Her version is 8.0.0.157.

And btw, I used to use USB debug and command line to start Shizuku, but I have discovered I can use WiFi option if I use a Personal Hotspot which another phone created, even if that phone has no SIM/internet.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] auscamo:
My m5p had an ota update last night and now it has volte including after a reboot!

8.0.0.146
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] madara-idn:
no way that's great..BTW which country & provider? mine just got 8.0.0.146 update as well but still no volte (other hm6p in the same country Indonesia & same provider has native volte)
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] auscamo:
Australia, Boost (telstra). Interesting
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] madara-idn:
at last , after 8.0.0.146 update my hm5p volte survives reboot (still using shizuku ims to activate volte at the first time)

location : Indonesia

provider : telkomsel
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] hc44:
Can confirm 146 boots up with VoLTE enabled on AldiMobile Australia (Telstra network).

Settings shows no VoLTE or VoWiFi options. Not a major issue.

I'm curious if Pixel IMS is still needed when phone is in default configuration. Can't know because I've already used it.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Edglimited:
Before anyone gets excited, having VoLTE enabled on your Phone, in my case a OP7Pro, does not guarantee future VoLTE service, on the 4G or 5G Network. I am currently with Belong (Telstra Australia). The only way I will know for sure if Vo works, is when the 3G Network shuts down completely. On my Phone, I also have the choice of choosing both 4G and or 5G, via NR or LTE/NR. This also does not guarantee me VoLTE service. In most cases, the Phone will reset itself to LTE.

If you live in Aus, you will currently be getting a pre-recored message, advising you of the intended 3G Network shutdown. For now, just ignore it. .....Why..???? Your Telco, (Telstra, Vodafone, Boost etc), reads the IMEI of your Phone and the build date. The IMEI is related to the original Phone OS Software and Firmware on the Phone.

If you have wiped and installed a custom ROM, such as Android 14 and LineageOS 21 .....you will still get the message, as the Telco reads the Original Build Date (OBD 2019) and current Phone Fimware.

What the Phone needs is a Firmware update to comply with 4G and 5G. I have yet to find one. I have been quoted $200 for a Phone Firmware upgrade, with no guarantee, it will even function.

You can also go to your Phone keypad and enter *#*#4636#*#* to see what your VoLTE is set too. See screenshots.

Changing to VoLTE, will still reset the Phone back to LTE, which is as mentioned, embedded in the Firmware. Regardless if the VoLTE switch is able to be enabled or not. Pre upgrade, I could do this, after upgrade, the option is gone, however the switch shows enabled, just with no access.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] haelargh:
I've read the thread, quite a journey. Seems like the easiest way to get the token is to text Daniha.

GTool_Pro also is still cant be used right
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] caracciola:
Thats the only way unfortunately at the moment to get access to engineering mode

As for the updated version of pixel ims i alredy am aware of that but i didnt update the topic because it could only be confusing for others.... Like this its simpler because its doing the same thing....
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Noah.b:
Any solution for a Honor Magic 4 pro which is not showing the volte switch?
[OnePlus 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] lukazone:
Thank you very much for this guide! It works and you saved me from selling the phone.

One remark for the instruction is you have to enable the "disable permission monitoring" on developer options. You will find it at the end of the list.

❤️