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[Android Head-Units] ValiVLL:
Hello there!

I have one problem... i want to reset this head unit android system but i don t have password. Can you help me? Thanck you!
[Android Head-Units] marchnz:
See FYT forums
[Android Head-Units] ValiVLL:
Thanks. 3368 is for me
[Android Head-Units] trav_y:
I'm looking for developer options 4 digit code for mekede M7, can anyone help
[Android Head-Units] j0hn83:
Try 7870
[Android Head-Units] trav_y:
It worked ,thank you
[General Questions and Answers] ajbopp:
Anyone else finding that PhoneEx locks up on them after awile? Seems like a great program otherwise but 2 or three times a day I'll bring it up and it won't do anything other than hide and show itself. It won't navigate between favorits, calls, contacts, etc. It is completely unresponsive. Attempting to kill the process with MemMaid generally toasts the phone and I have to reset it.

Just wondering if I'm alone in this, or if anyone else has discovered a magic combination of things that may be leading to this.

AJ
[General Questions and Answers] ajbopp:
Well I can possibly answer my own question. On a hunch, I disabled S2U2 from automatic startup and I haven't had PhoneEx lockup once since.

Would suck cause I like S2U2, with PhoneEx I can ditch about three other programs I've been using, so I guess if it continues to work I will have to do without S2U2. Or perhaps I will try fiddling with it to see if there's a particular setting in S2 that is causing this issue.

AJ
[General Questions and Answers] ajbopp:
Although since removing S2U2 the PhoneEx lockups have diminished in freqeuncy, they haven't gone entirely. I woke up this morning to find that PhoneEx was unresponsive, but, as is always the case, the rest of the system works normally (I haven't yet received a call with it in this state - it will be interesting to find out what happens).

Has no one else experienced this problem, or does no one else use PhoneEx?

AJ
[General Questions and Answers] cgabriel:
PhoneEx

I am... for about 4 days on two phones...nothing like that happend...yet and hopefully never does. love s2u2 and PhoneEx...i personally do not use phoneex to answer the incoming calls...i let the s2u2 to do all the job including the notifications....which is better to let s2u2 to deal with them so you won't get any conflicts...take care

Ps.

by the way a new version it's gonna pop up any day now 1.4 the russians done a new improved version it take about four times less memory(about 300kb instead of 1000 kb) and fixed some bugs to it...it's out there already but only in chirilic language...the only problem i have so far is that i can't use the speaker button it kinda do weird noise when activate as if the speaker it's to close to the mic.
[General Questions and Answers] samcory:
PhoneEX

I does not lock up for me, although it took me 2 days to note that the keboard locks during a call and you have to unlock it to use the keyboard (could that be your problem?)

I do have another problem though and that is if I do a soft reset for whatever reason PhoneEx then spends 3 or 4 minutes "Intialising Contacts" before I can use my HTC Touch HD.

Anyone got a solution for this.

Sam
[General Questions and Answers] crimsontidematt:
iconsoft.com (phoneEx)

phoneEx is a great program. my friend has it and he has never had a problem with it on his windows mobile device.PhoneEx is a great program people with a windows mobile device should definatly look in to the program . i am curenty using the trial i am about to get the program i am looking forward to it i canot wait i can already see its going to be great . my phone is doing great with this program i love it and thanks Iconsoft you guys are really smart for putting the program on there . you can get the program by going to www.iconsoft.com

i recomend it it is a great program
[General Questions and Answers] j0ntown:
Installed PhoneEx (no to answer phone) on my Elf today after a week of using S2U2 - and had four lockups already. Any hope for this? *trying again with the "don't use keyboard lock " setting set to true as per another thread/post.
[General Questions and Answers] RealNovgorod:
Does anybody know a non-root shortcut creator/launcher which can launch private activities of an app? In particular, I want to create a shortcut to the Samsung Smartview Second Screen activity (use the phone as a wireless display) because it's a non-public feature and has no "regular" UI access (and the activity is not exported in the intent filter if I understand correctly), but my question applies in general.

Popular shortcut creators like Activity Launcher or Shortcut Maker can't launch private activities without root, but it's possible with SystemUI Tuner. It allows to set both private and public activities as lock screen shortcuts without root, but creating regular shortcuts is not a feature of the app. Is the method of getting private activities to work as lock screen shortcuts applicable to regular shortcuts (in which case there should be a shortcut app capable of that) or is it a unique exploit specifically for lock screen shortcuts only?
[General Questions and Answers] runs:
try to use these app shizuku

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Anywhere- 快捷方式 - Apps on Google Play

Organize frequently used pages into a folder

play.google.com
[General Questions and Answers] RealNovgorod:
I tried the Anywhere app and gave it the shizuku permission, but it can't run private activities - nothing happens when I try to start this activity, either from within the Anywhere app or as a home screen shortcut. Starting public activities works fine, just like with any other shortcut maker app..
[General Questions and Answers] extremecarver:
How do you launch an activity from SystemUI tuner? I do not see that it has this functionality?

Trying to launch com.sec.android.sdhms.debugger.ui.ThermalLimitSettingActivity from com.sec.android.sdhms on Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra without success. I know it's possible with paid premium account and bypassing Knox with Alliance Shield Rebirth/X.

I tried root activity launcher and it failed with both Dhizuku, Shizuku and Samsung exploit (well I think that's clear as it was fixed in One UI 5.1).
[General Questions and Answers] RealNovgorod:
In SystemUI tuner -> Lock Screen -> Lock Screen Shortcuts you can replace the 2 default lock screen shortcuts (phone and camera) with any activity, including private activities, because the lock screen launcher has root access. I think there is no other way to run private activities on modern Samsung at all without rooting the phone (but with root it should be possible with any shortcut launcher tool that supports private activities via root).

It's kind of retarded having to do it through the lock screen shortcuts (because you only get 2 shortcuts and you have to lock the phone, run the shortcut and unlock it right away), but it's the only non-root way to access private activities without a GUI path, like the screen mirror thing in the first post..
[General Questions and Answers] extremecarver:
Thanks. That's a great way to circumvent the problem.
[Android Head-Units] RubberToe30:
Hi folks

My name is Robbie. I have a bit of an issue with an Android Head Unit. It doesn't seem to have an actual brand name; this is how it was described:

Android 11 Car Stereo GPS DAB CarPlay Radio Mercedes Benz E/CLS/G W211 W219 W463​

I have it just over a year and it has now got stuck on the boot up logo. The unit does not have any physical buttons, just a few touch sensitive ones that only work when Android has loaded. There is a reset hole on the front accessible using a paper clip etc. I have tried it many times and it just restarts the unit. I'm told the unit needs an update and the supplier (somewhere in China) gave me a link to a zip file to download with some simple instructions, shown below:

update software link：https://we.tl/t-qvYtxZfk8J

Upgrade steps

1) zip after downloading (only unzip once)

2) Copy the file to the U disk

3) Connect the U disk while the power is on

4) The machine will automatically upgrade

5) update process video :https://we.tl/t-9074zMmd9C

The software link works but the video link has expired. Anyhow, I downloaded the file, unzipped it and placed the 2 files it contained onto the top directory of a newly formatted USB drive (Fat 32). I connected it as directed and the led lit up - but no change to the Android Unit. I've tried different USB drives and even different cables. The supplier seemed to be happy to answer questions initially but has now stopped. Their last guidance was:

"Hi, there

Pls keep this two files in the USB drive. Then try to update.

Kind regards"

I know there is not a lot of information to go on, but has anyone any suggestions as to what I could try?

Thanks in advance.

Robbie
[Android Head-Units] RubberToe30:
I don't even know the answers to any of those questions. I just know it's Android 11 and have no specifics on the build or MCU version.
[Android Head-Units] RubberToe30:
The only sticker on the unit with any information is show on the attached pic. Would that help anyone identify the device?
[Android Head-Units] marchnz:
Post a screen shot from Android system information. Be sure to scroll through and capture the MCU version.
[Android Head-Units] RubberToe30:
Unfortunately, I can't get past the boot logo to check any system information.
[Android Head-Units] RubberToe30:
Any takers?

I've removed the head unit from my car and have it powered beside me using an old ATX power supply. When I power it up it stops at the boot logo exactly as it did in the car - but at least I can mess about with it in the heat of the house.

There are no buttons on the front that can be pressed, just touch sensitive ones that work when Android is loaded. All I have is an RST hole for resetting and I've tried quick presses, long presses, really long presses etc.

Does anyone think my unit is just junk now?
[Google Pixel 8] LeoD:
Scheduled for Oct. 12/13 delivery. Checked early this morning about 3am showed delivery for tomorrow Oct 12. Was sitting down eating a sandwich, Bell rang, went to door and seen package figured it was the trade-in kit. Picked it up and thought to heavy for a empty box. Opened it up, BOOM! P8 and the buds pro arrived. Nice!
[Google Pixel 8] Renate:
Details! We need details!

What kind of sandwich was it?
[Google Pixel 8] LeoD:
lol, How about some pictures?

I gave you a comparison to the P7 for size.
[Google Pixel 8] bobby janow:
Leo ya killin' us with no mention of feel, weight, slippery, display. You've had the phone for an hour now, come on man. Oh yeah, congrats. One more thing. I got the same color, do you like it?
[Google Pixel 8] LeoD:
Rotfl , feels great to me, great size, lightest phone have had for a bit. Still somewhat slippery but better than the P7 for sure. I still won't be messing with it without either a case or skin on it tho. ,The color is nice first time for me prior to Android phones I ventured outside black. I think it looks good. I put the ringke film and the PHNX frosted black case on it at least temporary. It is hard to show how much narrower and shorter compared to the P7 but your going to be happy with it.
[Google Pixel 8] LeoD:
I hesitated with the hazel cause I didn't want a green phone but everything I seen it looked mostly gray. I figured I'd give it a shot and yes it has a very slight tint of green but close enough to gray for me. I also have to tell you I like the PHNX case. When I got it I felt it looked cheep but having it on it has a nice feel and it's not great than black with a slight see thru look. Oh course it does not have a leather feel but no added bulk at all. Have it in the charger atm. Soon as it's charged I'll transfer over and let you know how it feels etc
[Google Pixel 8] bobby janow:
Thanks! I'm probably break down and get the Latercase, they gave me a 15% off code. I did get a look at it at BB the other day and it did seem noticeably smaller but hard to tell with the stupid anti theft thingy on. Can't wait, should be ready for pickup tomorrow. Keep those cards and letters coming as you explore.
[Google Pixel 8] LeoD:
Will do
[Google Pixel 8] LeoD:
Wow! Android 14 really streamlined the setup process. Once you press next of the home screen it has two options setup for Pixel or Andorid and setup for Iphone or Ipad. I clicked on Pixel/Android and it pops up a QR code and tells you click on setup on your old phone. Sure enough on my P7 there was a setup button, clicked that and away i went. I only got asked for the pin for my P7, entered that and did not have to put anything else. Not even my wifi PW. next screen I needed to interact with was confirming to copy apps, files photos etc. Then of course to enter my fingerprints which went without a hitch. I was even able to enter my right hand thumb which has never worked on my P6 or P7. THAT WAS IT. The only downside so far is as soon as the setup was done I got promted to download a 195 mb update. Which it is doing now. The phone is a bit warm but expected while downloading and installing.

Just a FYI about the pixel buds pro, no usb cable included. I don't remember is they included a usb with the original buds.
[Google Pixel 8] LeoD:
@ bobby janow just a little bit of a update.

Screen brightness is nice, much brighter than the P7.

Face unlock seems much faster and more accurate... Maybe it is just me but seems that way.

FPS still seems a bit better and maybe slightly faster.

Phone still feels good in my hand and strangely lighter in my pocket. At least now it don't pull my joggers down. lol

Hope you have your hands on your new phone by now.
[Google Pixel 8] bobby janow:
Thanks, some nice and informative reviews. I got a notice that BB has a slight delay in getting me the hazel phone but I could come in today and get the black one. They said probably a day or so. So should I wait or get the black? I have a fully functional P7 now so I think I'll wait a day or so. If by Saturday they don't have it I'll stop by and see what's up.

I asked about transferring data from my P7 and they said you have to do it in store so I just need to plan about 1/2 hour in BB. All data copied to my computer now. I'll do a final Google backup before I go in. I'm going to put my P7 Latercase out on eBay for 1/2 price and the buds the same. I'll take a hundred for them to offset the tax I'm paying. Glad you're enjoying the phone I'll catch up soon.

edit: And just like that I get an email that the phone is ready... lol.
[Google Pixel 8] LeoD:
Rotflmao literally! Good glad you don't have to wait. I'm sure by now your at BB, it is going to blow your mind how easy it is to transfer from the P7 to the P8. Didn't even need a USB. Just for three record I would have suggested to wait for the Hazel color.
[Google Pixel 8] rochrunner:
I pre-ordered hazel and it's in today (10/13) at BB but I can't get there until tomorrow. @bobby janow are you saying that you have to do the xfer from your old phone when you pick up the new one? I'm not in favor of that! I had assumed that I could pick up the new one (since they charged me full price for it), take it home and do the xfer myself, and then go back and do the trade-in for the $450 refund. One issue is that I have some apps where I need to log out before resetting, transfer Google Authenticator data, etc.
[Google Pixel 8] LeoD:
It was my understanding when he went to pick up the phone, they give him the new one and had him go sit somewhere to transfer from his old to new. Then he went back to the counter and traded in the old phone. I would think that should work for you? Considering no one else would be touching your old phone and your transferring.
[Google Pixel 8] rochrunner:
That wouldn't be acceptable for me for various reasons, so if they insist on doing it that way, I'll just cancel the whole deal and wait for another opportunity. I've pre-ordered in a similar way from Google and they always send the new phone and let me return the old one at my leisure.
[Google Pixel 8] LeoD:
Yeah that's how I did my trade in. I actually just packaged up my P6 and will be dropping it off shortly. I don't think I've ever used BB.
[Google Pixel 8] MiRw³b:
I bought it few hours ago in my mobile carrier's store, and sold my older phone to them.

So, i got the Pixel 8 for ONLY 171$ (in my case it's euro)

So far, in hands it feels really good. it looks great. the battery seems pretty good. haven't tested performance yet as i don't plan on using it for "gaming"

however, you gotta buy the adapter separately, cause here it's wireless charging. (and theres no wireless charger included, atleast in my case.)

also, the charging cable is usb-c to usb-c. thankfully i still have my old usb-c to usb-a cable from my older phone and the adapter to plug it in.

also, again, in my case, as it might be different in other countries or stores, there was no pin to open the simcard holder.

but overall i like the phone, there was already an update to the os, so when you get it, quickly check for updates, as it fixes critical issues apparently.

so far, the camera seems pretty good.

favorite part is the fingerprint. i never saw a fingerprint sensor that good. it asked me to put my finger in alot of directions, even on the top. which makes the fingerprint sensor detect my finger easily.

TL;DR a great phone with great potential. now i'm waiting for grapheneOS to release for this device.

There's already alot of brands of phone protections that have stuffs for pixel 8 & 8 pro.

i was about to take rhinoshield but it was kind of overpriced.

instead, i took a Ringke, which seems actually good. waiting to receive my tempered glass and screen protector.
[Google Pixel 8] rochrunner:
I just called my local BB and they said "no problem" and that I'd have some window of time after picking it up to come back with my trade-in.
[Google Pixel 8] LeoD:
Nice! Glad you won't lose their trade in
[Google Pixel 8] bobby janow:
@rochrunner Sorry guys I just got finished with setup, dinner et al. That Galaxy Watch 6 took forever to finally connect with "phone transfer" but I did get it. Took me longer to do that than any of the other stuff including calling VZW to get my eSim transferred. Yes, Leo I'm glad I got the hazel, it's beautiful. But still slippery and I haven't decided what to do about that. Maybe a clear skin, I might forgo the Latercase for a while.

Yes, I sat in a chair and did the transfer. And yes, Leo, it was a breeze. Everything including Authenticator got transferred, pictures, texts, all apps, so you don't have to worry about that stuff. I was in the store about 45 minutes including dealing with the VZW tech support to activate the eSim. The good thing about trading it in on the spot is that my credit card only got charged the final amount plus I didn't have to stress a carrier (fedex or UPS) "losing" the device on the way. It's really not that hard to do but pick a time that's convenient to you. I see that you can delay the trade-in at BB but I'm not sure you need to do that or even want to. But that's an individual call. Still a few apps to configure with fingerprint auth but other than that I'm done.

I won't comment on the phone yet but it feels great in the hand like the Pixel 5 did. I'll put it through some paces tomorrow.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] pxlkeshi:
After learning that someone ported the pixel 8 features onto the 7, I'd love to see some developers figuring this out and getting in on all devices, also would love to donate to the developers helping up achieve this <3
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] shibaa987:
If there are some features tightly coupled with the Tensor G3 then I doubt that can be ported at all!

Meanwhile, there is this GCam 9.1 version available which was extracted from Pixel 8 Pro (at least the link says so).

@pxlkeshi If possible can you try this one on Pixel 7 Pro and see if this works and has any noticeable change?
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] pxlkeshi:
Yep just finished downloading it , it's 12 am here haha so I'll wake up tomorrow and take a few photos similar to ones I took before and see if there are any differences <3
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Sui77:
Action photo and long time exposure are not working with that version on pixel 7
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] pxlkeshi:
Im on 7pro and haven't tested the action or long time exposure yet but the normal photo and video settings seem to be working well so I'll see if others are working too
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] idbl_fanatic:
I'm on P7P and it fails to launch the camera.

**Edit**

Must have been the version I tried, this one works
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] pxlkeshi:
If it does not work, is there an easy way to just downgrade it to the previous 7 pro model? I haven't done it before so I just wanna there are like solutions lmfao
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] idbl_fanatic:
Yes, go into the settings>apps>camera>hamburger menu>Uninstall updates
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] lowik2:
There was some posts on readit they have a version working apparently only portrait mode doesn't work properly. I'm guessing Google will make 9.1 available for p7p eventually
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] RiTCHiE007:
9.1 is already out on apk mirror and get the package install apkm file then everything works flawless.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] pxlkeshi:
Nope, tried it, long exposure and action pan doesn't work
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Lorenz1969:
version gcam 9.1 pixel 8 pro with manual mode :)

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Download SGCAM_9.1.098.24_STABLE_V2 by Shamim.

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[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Bxperiaz3:
Does this work like stock?
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] krakout:
Define "works like stock"? It is stock, though modified a bit.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Creepergames360:
Your QR says "Made you look!!!"

lmao
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Bxperiaz3:
I ran modded pixel cam before and it was missing features and the video was pretty poor.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] albsat:
I like this 9.1.mod although it is not perfect yet.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Curiousn00b:
The new camera controls are nice, but I feel like there's a lot of extra clicking that shouldn't be there for the basic controls that are currently present(white balance and exposure)

Probably just going to take some getting used to or maybe Google will add some way for you to add what you want to the viewfinder. 🤞
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] JohnTheFarm3r:
It's not modified "a little". It's literally ported with libpatcher. lol
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] krakout:
In terms of interface and functionality it remains very similar.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] JohnTheFarm3r:
It always was similar, and the idea of Gcam was never to change the interface compared to Google Camera (Pixel Camera now).

The idea of Gcam was the libpatcher, and the possibility to tune ALL the parameters yourself that affect how a photo is being post-processed and eventually improve the results over the horrible stock camera.
[Google Pixel 7 Pro] pikbuu:
Is there a chance to use magic editor app on pixel 7 pro?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] jaja714:
How do I find out which app is changing my Galaxy S22 Ultra screen timeout from 30 seconds to 10 minutes?

Is there a way to tell TASKER to notify me when it changes?

Is there a way to tell TASKER to always restore it to 30 seconds?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Welcome to XDA

See what apps are running and pick through them to find the perp. Try in safe mode first to verify it's a 3rd party app and not a system app.

The perp app may be solvable by limiting its background data and/or battery usage. I've never seen this behavior before.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] jaja714:
It could be one of a few dozen different apps and I don't have time for trial and error. If TASKER can notify me when it changes, I have a better chance of guessing.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] TheMystic:
It is indeed some automation app, including Modes and Routines that could be changing the screen timeout. So, you can use Tasker or any automation app, including the built-in Modes and Routines, to change it to 30 seconds every time the screen turns OFF (trigger).