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[Asus Zenfone 9] NisseGurra:
yes
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
No, it just ran into the same problem again. Back to square one. Now I have to wait for the battery to die. Could the problem be this particular update build somehow?
[Asus Zenfone 9] NisseGurra:
Most like you need to reset the phone, factorty reset from recovery
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
What could have caused the problem?
[Asus Zenfone 9] NisseGurra:
No idea, could be some app or if you had any magisk modules installed.
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
Hmmm. Before this happened, I had recently flashed Magisk onto my phone, I had moved all my desired apps from my old phone manually using an app called Neo Backup. And I remember my Aurora Store app acting very strange. I couldn't access its settings or even uninstall it from my phone.

And how do I even reset my phone like you said when the recovery img has been removed from my phone? Will I have to reflash twrp?
[Asus Zenfone 9] NisseGurra:
Reflash twrp, wipe data
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
I'm trying to boot to different modes but it doesn't seem to want to. I've tried booting with the up and down buttons but it just keeps rebooting normally.
[Asus Zenfone 9] Darkmasterhk:
When u do a forced reboot using (vol- and power) the timing to switch to vol+ power (bootloader) is sometimes tricky to meet.

Make sure to release power in-between, but only fair a short moment, when the screen turns black.
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
It doesn't matter now. I managed it. Thanks though.
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
@NisseGurra I re-enacted all my steps except this time I wiped the cache and dalvik when flashing the rom and magisk because I thought that may have been cause of the problem. I tested reboot after restoring all my apps but the same problem has now occurred. How do I diagnose the problem? I am using Neo-backup to manually restore apps. Could that be the problem? Or could it be a specific app that I restored? I just want to be able to use my new phone degoogled and with all my old apps but I can't seem to do that safely on this phone.
[Asus Zenfone 9] NisseGurra:
Restoring app data from another rom is nogo, make an fresh start
[Asus Zenfone 9] jstys92:
Sorry to hijack but considering this is a custom rom discussion, is the bootloader unlock tool working for anyone presently on the zenfone 9? Seems to be returning registration errors for me since at least Tuesday.
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
Are you serious? That's messed up. So there's no way to move my app data to my new phone? I have to start absolutely everything again?
[Asus Zenfone 9] einfachgaer:
I have done something like that between devices and android versions. Only some specific apps don't like that.

If you still can, try taking a backup with "migrate".

Edit: needs root!
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
Is it open source? And can it move all your apps?
[Asus Zenfone 9] Joheee:
Hi, I just bought the Zenfone 9 and wanted to install a Custom Rom. However, I only now notice a lot of people complaining about stability and compatibility and lack of features.

I am wondering, have the following issues been resolved:

- Instability

- Installing issues (this is totally not my field, so I will have problems if it doesn't go like described in generic how-to-guides)

- Inability to make Signal running

- Will it be maintained in the future? Or should I better take another Custom ROM?

I am willing to donate to improve it
[Asus Zenfone 9] esteras:
I didn't have any of this issues, everything works like a charm.
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
@NisseGurra I just tried it without installing any app data from my old phone and it's still done the same thing. I wiped the data and the dalvik. What is going on with my phone? Could there be something wrong with my version of Magisk causing it? That's the only thing I can think of.
[Asus Zenfone 9] NisseGurra:
Try without magisk?
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
Yeah but I wanna root my device.
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
I seem to be having a unique bug with omnirom. It specifically seems to be the Aurora Store app that is causing my device to bootloop but it only causes a bootloop specifically on omnirom. At first I thought it might be Magisk even though I had the nagging feeling that it was Aurora Store because I just couldn't see how Aurora Store could cause my phone to bootloop.

I have gone into bootloop numerous times now in order to pinpoint exactly what is causing the bootloop whenever I setup my phone. I have eliminated the possibility of it being Magisk or Fdroid. It is only Aurora Store that keeps soft bricking my phone.

I also imitated the same processes on stock rom and on blissrom. I skipped installing Magisk on both roms and just installed Fdroid and Aurora Store. Both function completely normally with Aurora Store installed.

With or without Magisk however, omnirom keeps soft bricking whenever I system reboot after installing Aurora Store and I have to format all my data just to start again.

Why am I the only one getting this strange bug? I can't be the only one using Aurora Store on this rom? So why am I the only that seems to have this problem?
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
@NisseGurra Assuming that you're one of the devs, is there a way you can install a way to get out of the bootloop screen without having to let the device die. One of the main reasons that I got a Zenfone was so I could rely on the battery manager to look after the battery's health for years to come. I don't even wanna know how much damage has been caused to my phone's battery by waiting for it to die in bootloop every time.

Last time I held the power button whilst it was on the omnirom bootloop screen that I showed in the video, it just made the situation worse by vibrating my phone like crazy. Could you make it so it shuts down the phone securely?
[Asus Zenfone 9] micky387:
Is it possible to grab an log ?

You can use our Matlg app in OmniControl if you can.
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
Sorry, my email app wasn't working properly so I didn't realise I had received a reply. Yes, I'll do what it takes to identify and fix the problem. What exactly do you want me to do? I'm not too tech savvy.
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
@micky387 So what should I do then?
[Asus Zenfone 9] micky387:
Do you use MicroG version ?

Why do you want to install Aurora store, it's already include?

reproduce your issue can grab an log with or Matlog app or if you're on booloop,

adb logcat *:E

copy the result in txt file and up here
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
No, I don't use microG. Are you saying that the microG version comes with Aurora Store preinstalled or just the regular playstore?
[Asus Zenfone 9] micky387:
yes ofc, it's the goal.

No Google services ( or less as possible)
[Asus Zenfone 9] micky387:
You just need to read OP ....

GitHub - omnirom/android_prebuilts_prebuiltapks

Contribute to omnirom/android_prebuilts_prebuiltapks development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
Alright, I'll try the microG version and see if it works. But why was the non microG version not working? Was it because it was designed not to be used with Aurora Store?
[Asus Zenfone 9] micky387:
what ver

what version do you use ?

Gapps have Google service

Weekly , it's vanilla
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
I was using the Weekly version because I'm used to Lineage without microG on my old phone.
[Asus Zenfone 9] micky387:
then you cant use only Aurora store because missing perms and service

Use Microg, Done
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
Ffs man, are you serious? I've been dealing with this problem for weeks.
[Asus Zenfone 9] micky387:
yes. Why not just read OP ?
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
I'm not used to github and I didn't consider it might have any fixes.
[Asus Zenfone 9] micky387:
np but OP mean Opening Post so in first page
[Asus Zenfone 9] micky387:
you will save a lot of time
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
Yeah, even then, I'm clearly not used to github. Whenever I hear "OP", I understand it as "original poster" because I'm used to Reddit.
[Asus Zenfone 9] micky387:
Np. just sad that you have loose lot of time on it.
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
Yeah, and I'm nervous about how much damage I've done to the battery putting it into bootloop so much.
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
@micky387 Hey, is there a good and private way to move my apps and app data to my new omnirom phone?
[Asus Zenfone 9] micky387:
i thin yes, but you need root .

There's an app on the PlayStore for this but i dont remember the name...
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
Yeah I already flashed magisk. Btw, is there a certain day of the week that you upload your updates? I want to know so I know when best to post ideas for improvements of the OS.
[Asus Zenfone 9] jons99:
every saturday for the gapps and microg and every sunday for the weekly rom

OmniROM - zenfone9

OmniROM - zenfone9

thanks micky for the timely updates and great rom it's highly appreciated
[Asus Zenfone 9] athoti:
I'm sorry to be so green, but how do I flash OmniRom? I get to fastboot, but the phone doesn't show in devices when I run adb devices... Thank-you!
[Asus Zenfone 9] adeklipse:
$ adb devices only works for when you're booted to system or in recovery mode.

In fastboot, you use $ fastboot commands. Try using $ fastboot devices.
[Asus Zenfone 9] athoti:
Thanks, but I tried fastboot devices too, with no success...
[Asus Zenfone 9] adeklipse:
Are you able to boot into fastboot mode?

It should look something like this:
[Asus Zenfone 9] athoti:
Yes I can get into fastboot mode, but my bootloader isn't unlocked, as far as I can tell. Does it have to be? When I run the Asus Unlock Device Tool, I get the message: You do not have PIN password to verify your device, do you still want to unlock your device? I click OK and then I get: Failed to unlock your device, please try again later. [24803]

Thanks for helping out!
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
What response comes up when you type in a fastboot command? Are you using cmd or powershell? And where are you booting cmd or powershell from?
[Asus Zenfone 9] adeklipse:
Yes, you do need an unlocked bootloader to flash custom ROMs and files.

Unfortunately, Asus' bootloader unlock tool hasn't been working for the past month (or more, I forget).
[Asus Zenfone 9] 0zymandiias:
Really? I thought omnirom didn't require it. Or maybe I'm getting mixed up with a different rom.

Wow. That's kind of lazy of them.
[Asus Zenfone 9] miki-xda:
Finally I gave up with degoogling. With each step there were more and more problems, and I haven't even reached any advanced state. So I decided to go back to omnirom and here I am. To be honest this time it seems nicer than it seemed when I installed it for the first time. Anyway I think I found some bugs:

- the display sometimes does not turn off, I cannot reproduce

- when I enable AOD the display still turns off
[Asus Zenfone 9] athoti:
Man, a month later and Asus bootloader still doesn't work!! Anybody have any success, or still the error: Failed to unlock your device, please try again later.[24803] ?
[Asus Zenfone 9] Bofahad:
Same error here 😔
[Asus Zenfone 9] miki-xda:
I've found more issues:

- icon style always returns to default square after reboot

- display brightness is not auto configured sometimes, I have to go to settings and play around with level and auto setting to make it work
[Asus Zenfone 9] jons99:
I don't have this issues please provide logs if you want any kind of support
[Asus Zenfone 9] micky387:
Hi.

-Dont forget to switch off the monet settings :)

- Never see this brightness pb .
[Asus Zenfone 9] micky387:
Yep, UL feature will comes soon, it's in WIP from ASUS.

You need to be patient
[Asus Zenfone 9] miki-xda:
Maybe lame questions, but how do I provide the logs and what are the monet settings?

EDIT: I've found the monet settings in the Control Center
[Asus Zenfone 9] jons99:
inside the control center / applications there's a matlog application after you encounter an issue open the app and press the share button to save the logs you can share it to the telegram group or here
[Asus Zenfone 9] miki-xda:
Here are the logs when the phone did not switch off the screen. Lines with SSIDs and MAC addresses and some other sensitive data have been removed.

Another issue I have found is that the increasing sound alarm in omniclock does not work, the sound has constant volume.
[Asus Zenfone 9] miki-xda:
Either I am missing sth or there is no VoLTE and VoWiFi support?
[Asus Zenfone 9] athoti:
Man, I just don't get this... Why does Asus kill the unlocking and apparently bring it back and what not? If I had know this I would never have bought the Zenfone 9. I don't understand their thinking and everybody's like, "yeah it's just down for a while, it's just life you know..." I might sell it and get something else. I have an Xperia 5 ii that was so easy to install Lineageos on.
[Asus Zenfone 9] piyazon:
Is this need to unlock the bootloader? Because recently Asus bootloader unlock App not working
[Asus Zenfone 9] Hermann2306:
A custom rom does always need an unlocked bootloader. You have to wait and hope that Asus brings back the unlock tool.
[Asus Zenfone 9] baslaxton:
Hey guys, so I'm late to the party, I just bought a Zenfone 9. From what I gather, it seems that ASUS have reneged on their plans to allow bootloader unlocking. In another post, a guy received communication directly with ASUS explaining they won't be allowing unlocking full stop.

Can anyone tell me, does this mean that I now cannot install ANY custom ROMs? And does that mean that all the work done on these ROMs is now wasted?
[Asus Zenfone 9] AhmedRehan98:
Trying to install nikgapps with weekly vanilla gets me: "installation failed! looks like storage space is full"

any advice?
[Asus Zenfone 9] ToKrCZ:
It is not wasted per say for those who managed to unlock their bootloaders before. However, that is not possible right now so yeah, I also missed that opportunity to unlock. Let's wait and see for a few weeks, then I will probably dump it on Ebay before it becomes too obsolete to recollect meaningful money back.
[Asus Zenfone 9] baslaxton:
Yeah. I'll see if I can find the link for the conversation between the guy and the senior management at ASUS. It seems pretty final. I'm actually going to make them refund me. No way will I support decisions like this by giving them money. And for ASUS who make PCs... it's just crazy to me.
[Asus Zenfone 9] AhmedRehan98:
Is anyone finding a lot of dropped frames in animations or am I doing something wrong?

The battery does stay longer than other roms though so is this the cost, or does anyone have smooth animations on 120hz?

And thanks for the rom developers!
[Microsoft Lumia 950/950 XL] ze7zez:
I bought a cheap Lumia 950 XL with a broken and non-working screen due to the original and little used battery.

When I tested the use of Continuum on a basic 950 XL, out of curiosity I connected a copy with a faulty display to the HD-500 and it turned out that the MoBo is working and I have an image on a PC monitor.

Since the previous user was unable to delete his account, it was left on the phone which didn't suit me.

I knew that after the reset, there may be problems with the language selection before the system boots.

However, I was tempted to upgrade the system from 10.0.14393.448 to 10.0.15063,297.

From that moment on, I only have access to the desktop, on which the prompt to unlock the screen appears, and that's it.

No keyboard shortcuts work.

Win Key: Toggles the Start screen.
Win + A: Open the Action Center.
Win + C: Open Cortana (listen mode).
Win + E: Open the File Explorer.
Win + I: Open Settings.
Win + K: Open Connect.
Win + L: Lock the handset.
Win + O: Lock the device orientation.
Win + P: Open Display.
Win + S: Open Cortana (search mode).
Win + U: Open Ease of Access Center.
Win + Tab: Open the Task View.
Win + Backspace: Go back.
Win + Space: Change input language or keyboard layout.
Win + Print Screen: Take a screenshot.

I will not disassemble my basic 950 XL to replace the display. I am waiting for the opportunity to buy a copy with a functional display and not necessarily functional other elements and then I will replace the MoBo and set everything in it to make the Continuum system work.

Is there any programmatic way to regain access to the Continuum desktop on a Lumia 950 with a broken display?
[Google Pixel 7] blackrubi:
Hi guys!

The problem

I currently have a base model Galaxy S22 Exynos and everything has been fine except battery life. I'm thinking of getting a Pixel 7 and I need your help to decide if it would be worth it. I have already disabled 5g and aod disabled, did most of the optimizations in the S22 thread but still, it can not last through a full day with what I would consider light use but you tell me.

My usage

I love listening to music on spotify, bt headphones, I use a lot of discord, messenger, and instagram chat, watch a lot of tiktok and youtube videos, and browse chrome. I commute and use 4g a lot. With my current usage the S22 battery discharges really fast.

S22, the good and the bad

While I love a lot about my S22, especially the high refresh rate screen sith symmetrical bezels, the battery on this phone is just plain bad and can not get me reliably through the day without battery anxiety. I feel miserable having to micro manage the battery in order to not run out of battery by the end of the day.

I am looking to buy a Pixel 7, because it ticks most of what I want in a phone:

- Good photos

- Snappy performance

- Very clean UI (although might be too clean with little customization options)

- Elegant, unique body

- High refresh rate amoled screen

So how has been your Pixel 7's battery life? While according to dxomark and gsmarena battery drain tests the P7 should have slightly better battery life, I have also read that it doesn't translate to significantly better battery life IRL usage. I don't want to upgrade if the P7 will only give me 30 more minutes of SOT, because there are a lot of things I love about the S22. S23 is too expensive atm.

So should I get rid of my S22 in favor of the Pixel 7? Do you think it would give me better battery life?

Thanks people ❤️

Edit: I bought a bluetooth headphone and listen regularly to music on spotify and mobile date when commuting to work or uni, and battery has been significantly worse. Also edited the post to be more readable.
[Google Pixel 7] thattechguy_69:
Software updates do mess up the Pixel 7 but with the February patch, I have been getting good battery life. I don't know how much SOT I get from my phone since I just charged it at the time I am writing this but every time I have 100% before I go to school, I always end up with about 50-70% by the time I get home and for the late nights around midnight, I end up with 20-40% left of battery life. To me, that's good enough for my usage since I don't game on my Pixel.
[Google Pixel 7] New Folder:
This is my battery for Pixel 7:

It took some optimizing to get it good (Stock Google) but i'd say about 2 to 3 days on one charge is no problem with normal use (no gaming).

Have the adaptive battery off, it doesn't let phone go to deep sleep.

The 0.6% per hour while screen is off is amazing for the Tensor G2 chip.

Quite stong battery i'd say:

By the way TikTok sends massive bursts of your data sometimes. I verified with this my router and it drains battery quite alot. Just use browser version.

And i'm using 2022 August version of phone software.
[Google Pixel 7] blackrubi:
It only seems to drain the battery when I'm actually using the app, so that's not really an issue because I'm in bed most of the times.
[Google Pixel 7] richb518:
What about getting a wireless charging ring? Might solve your current dilemna!
[Google Pixel 7] TheMystic:
Pixel phones are basically Android equivalent of iPhones. By that I mean you'll miss a lot of useful features if moving from other brands.

Pixel phones are just about their cameras. Although cameras are a very important consideration, there are several other equally (may be more) important things to consider when evaluating a smartphone.

The so called 'clean' or 'Stock Android' experience doesn't translate to better performance or battery life. On the contrary, they are actually worse compared to competition. The UI is overrated and cannot compensate for the lack of so many useful features present on Samsung and all Chinese brands.

If you are fine with good cameras (i.e. being absolute best isn't a requirement), you can consider Vivo X90 Pro, iQOO 11, OnePlus 11, etc. since S23 is ruled out for its price.
[Google Pixel 7] blackrubi:
You are right and that is exactly what i was thinking. There exists a couple of magsafe wireless powerbanks that I could use and I already have magsafe rings that I can attach to any case I want.

But

1. I don't think the powerbanks would actually fit, because they would be blocked by the camera bump so they wouldn't sit flush with the back glass.

2. I don't want to play this minigame where i micro manage my phone to see where when and how I can charge it. I am also not into randomly whipping out a powerbank that's twice as thick as my phone because it can't hold a charge for more than a few hours.

Hence, I've decided to switch.
[Google Pixel 7] blackrubi:
Unfortunately, the first 2 are not available in my country and the Oneplus 11 is above my budget.

I am aware that Google's version of android has it's limitation, however, I love the clean, bloat-free UI and the phone looks so insanely cool! It also has relatively thin bezels, good high refresh rate screen. It ticks most of my criterias for a phone just like my S22, the only thing that keep's me from switching is not knowing how much better the battery life would be.

Although I do have to say that from 100-7% I got 6h 26m of SOT (Lots of tiktok, instagram, chrome, discord, infinity, messenger and tinder) and 21h 7m standby, so perhaps maybe I'm the one being out of touch how long batteries should last?
[Google Pixel 7] TheMystic:
If you spend a little bit time, any OEM version of Android can be made super clean. And the several built-in useful features that are not available on Pixels will make the overall experience much better.

I'm pretty sure the Pixel 7 won't last this long, i.e. you are sure to see disappointment if you switch to it from your current phone.
[Google Pixel 7] blackrubi:
The Pixel Launcher looks the best by far in my opinion. I am aware that custom launchers exist buy they can only mimic the real experience to a degree.

I hope I can gaslight myself into thinking that I'm being unreasonable and this is absolutely fine battery life before I get my paycheck next month. :D According to dxomark, gsmarena and battery drain tests, the Pixel 7 should be much better for browsing and social media.
[Google Pixel 7] TheMystic:
I'm not talking about launcher features at all. There are several features built-in at the software level on OEM builds such as Samsung's OneUI, OnePlus' Oxygen OS, iQOO's FunTouch OS, etc. that do not have a solution using 3rd party apps. So Pixel users will have to live without these features, and it is a difficult proposition for those who come from other brands.

6 hours of SOT with 20 hours of standby is quite good by today's standards. I don't think Pixel will last this long. With some Chinese brands like iQOO, Vivo, OnePlus, etc., you can expect to get an extra hour or two of battery life.

Online tests do not usually represent real life usage.