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[Google Pixel 7] anmac1789@gmail.com:
I am looking at these choices (from amazon & all prices are in Canadian dollars $CAD):

1. Brand: HZLCWP

Google Pixel 7 Screen Protector Tempered Glass + Camera Lens Protectors [2+2Pack] [3D Glass] [Case Friendly] [9H Scratch] [HD Clear] Support Ultrasonic Fingerprint Unlock, Easy Install for Pixel 7

$13.99

https://www.amazon.ca/Google-Protector-Protectors-Ultrasonic-Fingerprint/dp/B0BRFWJNB3/ref=sr_1_13_sspa?crid=2JIT7VHYXPX08&keywords=pixel+7+glass+screen+protector+-pro&qid=1677219023&s=electronics&sprefix=pixel+7+glass+screen+protector+-pro%2Celectronics%2C98&sr=1-13-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExN1NBWDNUUkRSM0xMJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzIxNDQzMVU3NU9NMlo5SDZWSyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNzM2NDA0MkxMS1c3TjY2T1ZKMSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX210ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

2. Brand: letosan

[3+3 Pack] Glass Screen Protector for Google Pixel 7 5G, 9H Tempered Glass, Ultrasonic Fingerprint Compatible,HD Clear Case Friendly for Google Pixel 7 Glass Screen Protector

$11.99

https://www.amazon.ca/Protector-Tempered-Ultrasonic-Fingerprint-Compatible/dp/B0BN1WY8VN/ref=sr_1_5?crid=243SBND7PF3N6&keywords=pixel%2B7%2Bscreen%2Bprotector&qid=1677211575&sprefix=pixel%2B7%2Bscreen%2Bprotector%2Caps%2C139&sr=8-5&th=1

3. Brand: amFilm

(3 Pack) amFilm Compatible with Google Pixel 7 Tempered Glass Screen Protector, 0.26mm Thickness HD Clear, Anti-Scratch Bubbles-Free

$11.04

https://www.amazon.ca/amFilm-Compatible-Protector-Anti-Scratch-Bubbles-Free/dp/B0BGLN5Q3S/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1QQOUPIQZ9DOQ&keywords=amfilm+pixel+7&qid=1677192403&sprefix=amfilm+pixel+7%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-5

4. Brand: Akcoo

[3 Pack]Pixel 7 Screen Protector Tempered Glass,Akcoo [With Installation Tray][Fingerprint Sensor Compatible]Screenguard for Google Pixel 7 5G 6.3 inch

$19.99

https://www.amazon.ca/Akcoo-Installation-Fingerprint-Compatible-Screenguard/dp/B0BGHX6QLX/ref=sr_1_46?crid=A22WGACO2AUF&keywords=pixel+7+screen+protector+LK&qid=1677191415&sprefix=pixel+7+screen+protector+lk%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-46

Which one will last 2 years or longer and is the strongest/protective/ultra clear and most responsive towards fingerprint reading? Should I consider liquid adhesive types of screen protectors?

...more will be updated soon...
[Google Pixel 7] richb518:
I think anyone of them will last 2yrs, it all depends on your care level.

I like the one without the camera cutout but worry it would cause glare or irregular pictures.

If you plan to use a case, I wouldn't use the camera protectors due to possible fitment issues.. The Pixel 7 is aluminum bezel and a case has the bump outs to protect the glass camera screen.

I just bought a 3 pack of SuperShieldz and they work fine. Had them on my last phone. Fitment is good as well.
[Sony Xperia 1 IV] alexriethmeier:
I'm at a total loss here...

phone has unlocking and USB debugging toggled on.

phone is not a US phone and unlocking is allowed.

phone goes into fastboot mode (by turning on while holding volume)

"fastboot devices" command returns my phone is in fastboot and connected

"fastboot oem unlock 0xPASSWORD" returns FAILED (remote: 'Command not supported in default implementation')

and fastboot: error: Command failed

I have no idea what to do or try from here.
[Sony Xperia 1 IV] alexriethmeier:
If I try to flash an image i get:

FAILED (remote: 'Download is not allowed on locked devices')

so, defiantly still locked out of the bootloader
[Sony Xperia 1 IV] yash_ghar:
Try below steps

1. Ensure you have platform tools 33.x , 34 has issues.

2. Try to reboot to bootloader from pc.

adb reboot bootloader

3. Try running

fastboot flashing unlock unlockcode
[Sony Xperia 1 IV] ig2205:
Try it :

fastboot oem unlock

or

fastboot flashing unlock
[Sony Xperia 1 IV] alexriethmeier:
SOLVED I am so happy. I'm on day 3 of trying to get the phone to bootload.

there is definitely a difference between going into fastboot through the phone itself and through adb commands on PC.

fastboot through the phone shows the drop down menu and no blue light illuminated on phone.

fastboot through adb phone is black screen with a blue light on right corner on the phone.

the windows drivers behave differently between the two. I am running windows 10. phone model XQ-CT72

steps that solved the issue. For anyone in the future.

I downloaded and used platform tools version 33.0.3 NOT version 34.

"adb reboot bootloader" used from windows PC

opened windows device manager found my "discovered device" and forced it to use the SONY driver downloaded from sonys website. It would not detect it on its own, or even use the SONY driver without me telling it to specifically. device manager> "andorid" > properties > update driver > browse computer for driver > installed sony driver

everything worked following these instructions here https://www.droidwin.com/unlock-bootloader-and-root-sony-xperia-1-iv/
[Sony Xperia 1 IV] Renate:
fastboot, part of the android bootloader, abl

fastbootd, part of recovery
[Sony Xperia 1 IV] woundtrauma:
I had same issue and same solution fixed it what you showed and did. I was terrified, after investing so much money on this phone and not getting it unlocked.
[Sony Xperia 1 IV] bloomfielderic:
You won't need to go through such hassle if you just use Linux VM (a Ubuntu distro will do). The driver works out of the box.
[Sony Xperia 1 IV] Doomwake:
Yeah use

fastboot reboot-bootloader

=> FASTBOOT mode...

not recovery fastbootd
[Vivo X90 Pro Plus] Stan Drago:
Hi guys,

Just to note, before posting this, I have read a topic about general Google compatibility and the other topics.

What I have noticed that no one mentions wear OS for vivo x90pp. I am trying to start Wear OS on x90 and it simply hangs on the white screen with wear logo. Does anyone know if it is fixable?

Many thanks in advance for your replies and kind regards,

Stan
[Vivo X90 Pro Plus] Bryanpen77:
It's kinda wonky but it's a way. I used to have the vivo x fold and I had that problem too. You have to have 2 wear os apps installed. One from the play store and the Chinese version. Open the Chinese version first and it will direct you to select if you have Samsung watch or wear os. You will need to let both wear os apps run at the same time so turn off battery optimization for both of the apps. It will work you just have to go back and forth a bit between the apps. Eventually it will work. Sorry I don't have the link for the Chinese version of WearOS but shouldn't be hard to Google it.
[Vivo X90 Pro Plus] quantan:
@Bryanpen77 Is the location working in your watch? I can pair my watch and get notifications but weather and google maps app are not working
[Vivo X90 Pro Plus] squallho1:
Grant location access to both wear os app, this will fix the issue.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] aagil001:
I use the Gmail Java MIDlet to view and organize my Gmail inbox but every few days it will stop working and I'll have to uninstall and download it again.

This hasn't happened with any other programs and its been happening consistently since I got the phone so I doubt another program is interfering with Gmail.

Or, whats your favorite email application, should I just give up on the Gmail MIDlet?

I don't use WM's outlook program because it automatically deletes read emails from the inbox...why would it do that?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] srhawkins:
I use Opera Mini Browser 4.2. It also Java and works well for other Web pages. I have also tried the Gmail Midlet and haven't had any problems.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] oriki:
hmm weird.. I had been using the gmail applet for few weeks and only just now it somehow stopped working.

it will show loading but nothing happens.

tried soft reset, still the same.

in the end had to uninstall and install again.

now it works..

I'm on PDA Ultimate V10 rom.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] kilrah:
It's usually because outlook mobile always shows what's on the mail server, and common PC clients delete messages from the server once they've been downloaded. Just set your PC client to leave the messages on the server for X days.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jinxman:
same here, the gmail java midlet is very moody and often non-responsive. i have experienced this with different rom versions and also with different midlet versions.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] aagil001:
I use Gmail for my main email, the emails remain on the server after I view them but are removed from my phone inbox within 30 minutes of being read. So far the only way to keep them available on my phone is by marking them as unread.

Any workarounds?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] aagil001:
Regarding the unreliable Gmail Java app: I downloaded the Tao Intent Midlet Manager and installed Gmail to it instead of the Java manager that came stock with my Tilt. The Intent manager takes a little longer to load Gmail but its much more stable and reliable, also it runs in the background so it ends up working faster for me anyway. I could never get Gmail to run in the background with the Tilt's stock midlet manager. Link to Intent manager below,

http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Emulators/Inetent-Java-MIDlet-Manager-38908.shtml

Hope this helps another,

A.
[Google Pixel 5a] cb474:
I'm thinking of purchasing a Pixel 5a off of eBay, but I just started seeing all the (very large number of) threads on reddit about the BSOD/motherboard issue with the 5a. How widespread is this problem? Is it better to avoid this phone and get the 4a5g instead?
[Google Pixel 5a] Dopamin3:
It's widespread enough that Google officially extended the warranty from 1 year to 2 (https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/11833075?hl=en)

I don't know if it's a bad idea or not. I've been running the phone with the hope that it won't happen.
[Google Pixel 5a] miguelAr9:
i´m using my 5a in Argentina from more than 1 year now, all ok, never any fail
[Google Pixel 5a] mikehd1959:
I got mine in November 2021. Still using it. I'd be more concerned about getting one off of eBay myself.
[Google Pixel 5a] cb474:
Yeah, I saw that they extended the warranty. It doesn't seem like a great sign. Although I suppose it's possible Google did that because of the level of complaining, rather than because the problem is greater with the 5a than other pixels (there also are some, though far fewer, reports of the 4a5g and 5 suddenly bricking themselves).

I sort of wish I'd never looked at reddit. I also wish there were good statistics on the actual failure rate. But now I think I may always be wondering if it will just suddenly fail one day.

Quite a few people say it happens around the 14/month mark. Some people say they got more than one replacement from Google and they all failed. It's a little crazy if you look at reddit. If you search on simply "5a" in the pixel reddits, literally just about every post is about the phone suddenly dying. It is interesting that you don't see that here on xda so much (although the reddit threads are much more active, with many more people).

I hear you. But I'm pretty careful about who I buy from on ebay and ask lots of questions first. So far I haven't had a problem (fingers crossed). I know people like Swappa. But Swappa seems to have been completely taken over by businesses, selling the same type of refurbished/open box inventory as you see on ebay. And you can't ask businesses questions on Swappa, which I just find bizarre.
[Google Pixel 5a] scottybweyy:
I just picked mine up after second mothboard replacement. First mobo replacement has radio issue. My wife's just died too. We bought exact same time from google store unlocked. Glad to hear about the warranty extension.
[Google Pixel 5a] Dopamin3:
Welp, mine just died yesterday. Got the RMA approved by Google. Pretty sad, I only used my Pixel 5a for a few months before switching to other devices. Then I switched back to it. Probably had less than 6 months total power on time.

I was using the phone and screen went black. At first you could tell it was still on, like it would still vibrate. Then it just died and won't power on. Battery was at ~68% and trying numerous chargers/cables did nothing.

Google also gave me a single use 20% off coupon towards Pixel 6a, 7 and 7 Pro. If they were still on sale for $100 - $150 off it would've been a no brainer for me, but they went back to full price and decreased the trade in value on the 5a.

I'm going to dump this phone as soon as I get it back. I've never had a phone die like this.
[Google Pixel 5a] cb474:
Sorry to hear that, but thanks for the feedback. Interestingly, it seems from reddit that this doesn't really happen with the 4a5g or regular 5 (though failures are not entirely unheard-of with those phones). I wonder if that's really true and why that would be considering how similar the three phones are?

Wow, that's crazy that your's died three days after you replied to this thread. Sorry to hear that. It's such a bummer, because the 5a really seems like the best of the 4a5g/5/5a trio. Especially the giant battery is nice.

The way your phone failed, from reading a lot of posts on reddit, sounds exactly like what people have been experiencing: screen goes black, you can interact with it even though you can't see anything, and then it completely won't power on. Some people seem to only have the black screen issue, others it just goes straight to dead and won't power on, it's interesting that you went through both in quick succession.

I would get the 6a, even though I don't like the size (the new phones are so large and chunky) and a hate the visor, except the 6a/6/6pro/7/7pro are all notorious for their poor signal/recpetion issues. The modem in the Samsung exynos chipset that Google uses as the base for Tensor is just crap. Tons of people say they get the worst reception they've ever gotten on any phone, with the 6a/6/6pro/7/7pro.

The rumor is that the 7a will have a Qualcomm modem, which says a lot that Google is only going to use exynos for the CPU and not the entire chipset, modem included, as is normally done in cell phone designs. I wonder if that will make sticking to five years of updates hard, since Qualcomm sucks so much at providing driver updates. Anyway, I would hold out for the 7a and see if the rumors are true, before getting another Pixel device.

I'm sort of trying to find a phone that can tide me over until the Pixel 8, which hopefully will have a better design, smaller, thinner, drop the visor. Probably I'll pick up a 4a5g, since it seems like the 5a BSOD issues are definitely real. I like the 5 better, sizewise, but the under screen earpiece is just too poor quality; it's really a shame Google went for that gimmick on the 5.
[Google Pixel 5a] Vision919:
I bought mine off eBay barely a month ago and so far I have no issues. Is there anything I should look for? I've never heard of this BSOD issue.
[Google Pixel 5a] cb474:
I don't think there's any way to tell if you will have the issue or not. Reports are that after typically about a year the phone will just suddenly stop working, wih a black screen, like Dopamin3 describes above. It's a problem with the motherboard failing. If you want to get a sense of it, search for Pixel 5a in the r/GooglePixel reddit. Most recent posts about the Pixel 5a concern this. It seems to clearly be a problem with this phone model in particular, that the similar 4a5g and 5 don't have (or it is much less common). What I can't tell is, okay yes, this happens to a lot of Pixel 5a phones, and so there are a lot or reports online, but what precent? How likely is it? On the other hand, it happens enough that Google extended the warranty on this phone for an extra year, as Dopamin3 points out above.
[Google Pixel 5a] tintn00+xda:
Mine just died. Going through the process of having to send it in. Wish me luck.
[Google Pixel 5a] joe99joe:
Problem just happened to me, 16 months owned. I'd say stay away, not only because of the mobo problem but honestly, the phone isn't all that great anyway. It's pretty slow. And I don't know if this is related to the mobo issue but there are times when I would screen press an icon 4-7 times before it responded.
[Google Pixel 5a] joe99joe:
Phone went black on me about 4 days ago. It took about an hour but I was able to get it started again. Plugged it in to recharge overnight and in the morning, found it had shutdown again. Was able to reboot immediately, this time. It worked for 2 more days and then yesterday, while on a hike, it died and has not come back since then.

It's almost funny how they tell you to backup the phone and then erase it before sending it in. Hard to do when you can't get the phone to turn on!

I spoke to one of the uBreakiFix stores here in Silicon Valley and the guy told me that he doesn't have any mobo's in stock and that they are difficult to get. If I brought the phone to him, he has 5 or 6 people ahead of me and he is only allowed (by Google? or store management?) to order one 5a mobo at a time.. So I am sending mine into Google for repair.

I had been thinking of trading this phone in back in Dec for a Pixel 7, when they had those good offers. It would have cost me $150 for the P7 with the trade in then. Wish I had done that now!
[Google Pixel 5a] cb474:
@joe99joe Sorry to hear your phone died. The way you were able to get your phone to come back a couple times, I wonder if you have a battery issue, rather than it being the motherboard. It sounds a little like how I experienced a bad battery replacement in an OG Pixel. Anyway, good luck, whatever you do.

I ended up getting a Pixel 4a5g. It doesn't have anywhere near the kind of reports of dying on people as the 5a. I'm hoping it will be good for a couple years and then maybe I'll get a Pixel 8a or 9 or something. I'm still waiting for Google to sort out their low quality modem issues in the Pixel 6 and 7 series, causing really bad signal/reception.
[Google Pixel 5a] joe99joe:
No, it was power. I sent it to Google on Monday, Arrived Tuesday and was confirmed power problem. They are working on repairing it now and should have it back in a few days. No charge, no postage fees. Sometimes Google does good. Meanwhile, I am using my od Pixel 3XL, which truth be told, is a better phone than the 5a. It's lighter, speedier but the battery is dying and the screen is cracked.
[Google Pixel 5a] zer0se7en:
This happened on my 5a. No signs of life. Since I needed a backup phone for my Xperia, I'm gonna get the Nothing Phone 1 today.

I actally thought 5a will stay with me for 3 years, but no.... Only a year and one month. Damn you Google
[Google Pixel 5a] daaaquan:
I would just get the 4a honestly I took mine to ubreak today and they replaced the screen a bunch of times then told me there was nothing else they could do even though the receptionist told me it's Google's policy that they have to fix any phone they open. I contacted live chat and they told me to send it to them and it would still be covered even though it said my warranty expired in October.
[Google Pixel 5a] Brandroid28:
I cannot believe it's happened to me again (first was august last year). i should've traded it in for a pixel 7 when i had the chance, although idk about using pixels anymore. this is ridiculous. last time it looked like they installed a better display, because this one looks free of scratches without using a screen protector. but i wish they knew why this happens. also looks like they allow an extended warranty for this kind of damage. they should honestly at least upgrade me to a 6a.
[Google Pixel 5a] lightuser:
For those who have experienced this, how heavily do you use your phone? Like how often do you have to recharge, and do you run things where it heats up much? I am wondering if the typical failure is some problem with thermal cycling and fractures, or flash degradation. I assume its not just the battery/power supply if they have to replace the MB to fix it.

I bought mine direct from Google back in Aug 2021, so have been using it about 20 months. But I am a light user and typically get 7-10 days on a charge... I was originally assuming the hardware would last longer than Google is going to support the firmware.
[Google Pixel 5a] Brandroid28:
k, so i'm really p*ssed off right now. the inspection came back saying audio problems that would cost $99 to repair. got nowhere in chat, so i called. she said there was a speaker problem and a volume button problem (they would have had to occur concurrently with the main problem, cause i would have definitely noticed em) no mention of the display or power issue. how? when i sent it in, the display would simply not work. i tried re-flashing stock firmware using google chrome's flash tools, and it would fail at booting into fastboot. i could tell the phone was on, though, because i felt the vibration and the usb connect sound on the laptop. so how was there no mention of those problems? i'm not sure if i should just assume that the phone's display is working. she would only say that the phone powers up properly and there was no mention of a display problem. the language seems too vague, and knowing full well what happened this time *and* how it's exactly what happened last time, i'm skeptical. how last time they replaced the motherboard, but this time, there's not even a mention of a display or power issue. and when i asked what the trade-in value would be if i forgo the repairs, she said $25. if it powers on and is free of scratches, it should be the normal value. should i just take my chances on getting it back without repairs and take the trade-in value, whatever it'll be, for the 7a?

edit: i see the trade-in value is $25. idk why it went down so much, but i'm sure it'll go back up for 7a deals
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] nrhgeursjew:
I have LineageOS installed on my Redmi Note 10 5G and randomly the keyboard will go through this loop of:

Appearing for .25s-2.5s

Disappearing for 3-10s

and it is really irritating. I haven't found a fix for this but I can temporarily fix it by restarting. Please help me find a permanent fix!

EDIT: Not sure if I should re-flash the ROM to something other than LineageOS (e.g. Pixel Experience) and that'll fix it.
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] nrhgeursjew:
I ended up reflashing to the latest version of Treble Pixel Experience, hopefully this has fixed it. Until it disappears again, consider this the fix.
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] Ahmedzero800:
whats ur opinion in LineageOS or Pixel Experiance ? I would try it
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] 1lopes:
pe is just fully stock android from "Google Pixel's" with some tweaks (just like all of the roms and gsis too) to boot on other devices. No customization whatsoever, so if you wish to have a stock android experience with nothing special then pe is the best

Lineage os is balanced to stock experience with some customizations and a few more gapps included, but from some sources says that their open source apps give you more privacy, and the rom gives you access to set more privacy like "Trust", "Privacy guard", "Protected Apps" and scrambling PIN in lock screen

so go to pixel experience if you just want a full stock android experience, or lineage os for more privacy and some customizations
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] Ahmedzero800:
and if i need heavy customizations i go to Crdroid and sparkos right ?
[POCO M3 Pro / Redmi Note 10 / 10T 5G] 1lopes:
exactly