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[Google Pixel 8 Pro] leveleyed:
Ok. But the more weird thing is with the camera app hanging when trying to do anything with a photo, or trying to play a video, especially with icons/buttons missing in the UI when swiping an image/video up.

Also, in photos, i can swipe through images in a particular folder (e.g. screenshots), and none will show any metadata.

I captured some video and made annotations so you can see the kind of weird issues I'm having with the camera and photos apps.

P8P Camera & Photos apps problems 😢

5 new items added to shared album

photos.app.goo.gl

The strangest/most frustrating part of it though is that it doesn't seem to be a cache issue. basically, sometimes the photos app will show the metadata for whichever folder or photos I'm looking at. then later, I can look at those same photos again, and the metadata will be missing. other times, entire sections (memories, library, search) are just empty and have no content for a good 30 seconds or so. and sometimes, despite all the thumbnails normally showing in the "photos" tab of the photos app (bottom left tab), when I open the app, I'll just see a bunch of gray tiles instead of the thumbnails.

So it really seems a lot more like these apps are malfunctioning rather than just taking time to build their cache, or as if the cache is being periodically wiped out somehow, or getting corrupted/failing to load properly, thus requiring it to be totally rebuilt repeatedly.

Whatever the case may be, I've never seen problems like this on my Pixel 5 - not even once, not even after force quitting camera and/or photos apps and clearing cache in both apps.

And either way, this is really a disenchanting, frustrating thing to be experiencing on a brand new "flagship" Android device, with both hardware and software developed by Google. 😢

I get the feeling that, if this kind of stuff was happening to iPhone users, I'd have fewer friends with iPhones telling me to get rid of my Pixel and get an iPhone instead. 😕
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] simplepinoi177:
I'm of the opinion that iPhone users push non-iPhone users to go get an iPhone due to uninformed beliefs (Android phones are cheap; iPhones are a status symbol), don't know any better (hence the claims/belief that iPhone is the cutting edge has-all-the-best-things even though most of the stuff came out on Android 5-10 years ago and/or "the-best-things" is iMessage [blue bubbles] and airdrop which is by far dated technology anyways), don't care about customization (let's Apple decide/choose their whole ecosystem/OS experience and forces it on them), woefully ignorant on Apple's practices (planned obsolescence; pushing out an update that slows down older iphones), and just countless other reasons....

I'm not trying to break Forum Rule 2.3 or anything, this truly is objective and generally non-iPhone accepted understanding...

But I do feel bad you are having a bad experience with your Pixel 8 Pro. I have had nothing but good things/experiences. But sometimes one just gets a lemon and/or has different expectations than reality -- the Pixel 5 did not have an impressive camera or hardware, so maybe that explains your photo issues...? The other software-side stuff, could easily blame the apps, but it being the latest Google Pixel released, you would think that would be the most compatible and least glitch-because-of-incompatibility device around....
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I'm not understanding the camera part of what you're saying. The videos didn't include anything with the Camera app, or did I miss it? I only saw the Photos app.

Are all the apps updated on your phone? If not, try updating them.

Do you have these same problems both on Wi-Fi and mobile data? Does it behave the same if you turn Wi-Fi off?

Try rebooting?

You could try wiping the cache and data of the Photos app, then re-launch it.

This may come to nothing, and may not help in any way, but truthfully, I would say that besides the things I suggested and asked up above, just give it a day or two more without changing anything.

If all these suggestions don't help, including waiting a day or two further without tinkering with it in any major way, then yes, it could be worth trying to factory reset.

I never had the experience you're having on my P6P, P7P, or my P8P, but weird things do sometimes happen, and yes, sometimes a person factory resetting solves all their issues.

Whatever you do, don't re-lock the bootloader while you have the rooted init_boot.img flashed to the phone. As a rule, never re-lock a bootloader without everything 100% stock, so if you come to a point you want to do that for whatever reason, ask, and we'll advise, or I'm very sure I have a section about un-rooting in one of the first several posts.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Lughnasadh:
FYI: "In case you're wondering, there won't be a December 2023 Google Play System Update. The next GPSU version will be January 2024, which will, among other things, hopefully bring an update to the Android Runtime module that fixes a GC-related crash some apps with native code are having".--Mishaal Rahman
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] cmh714:
THANK YOU!! That will save me a million clicks and refreshes! :cool:
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] leveleyed:
Good points about iPhone. I guess I'd still rather have an Android smartphone than Apple's 'Fisher Price' version of one. 😂

As for the software problems, believe it or not, I've come to expect this kind of thing. If I had faith in the supernatural, I'd swear I'm cursed. Struggling to resolve bizarre, inexplicable, intermittent technical issues is a burden I bear on an almost-daily basis, and I'm not even a programmer by trade. 😕

whatever it is, if all else fails, hopefully Google will have a fix for it released soon.

take a closer look at the two videos of the snack machine, including the info/comments I added. those I recorded of the malfunctions seen while using the camera app (when viewing pics/videos in the camera reel).

no, probably not all updated. I just assumed that, when I set up the P8P and migrated from my old phone, it downloaded and installed the latest versions of the apps from the Google Play store - not whichever versions are on my P5.

hmm. I didn't think my Wi-Fi connection could make a difference, so didn't think to test it. But I will and will report if I notice any different behavior. I did try rebooting, though, and the problem persisted.

However, I might've only tried clearing the cache from the photos and camera apps. I'll try again with clearing the data as well. and maybe for good measure, this time, instead of just deleting updates and reinstalling them for the camera app, I'll completely remove everything for both the camera app and photos at the same time, and reinstall updates for both, rebooting between each step.

I don't think I'll unroot. I've gone through too much trouble to get it rooted and set up at this point. So that'll definitely be a last resort. and if it does come to that, I'll be sure to follow instructions here very closely.

thank you again for all the excellent help with all of this! The efforts from everyone in this community to offer this kind of support are seriously unparalleled.

and that's definitely something I think most iPhone users will never experience when they have trouble with their devices.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
@leveleyed, reminds me of my brother. He had quite a bit of technology curse in the 1990s, and a little bit since then from time to time.

I see, thank you for the clarification. Isn't that still considered the Photos app when you click on the preview of images/videos you just took? Or is the that referring to something else? I guess I was never really sure, but I admittedly assumed that was an integration that led to the Photos app, since you normally get Photos-like and compatible options there.

Yes, it would have downloaded the latest versions of any new apps that you were "restoring" via Wi-Fi, but system apps like Photos would possibly need "updated", as sometimes there are fixes for those apps even after the latest months' firmware came out. The app versions on your previous phone would have no relation to what's on your new phone at all.

It's worth a try. Often enough for myself and those friends and family I give free tech support to, when they're having an issue with something that isn't solved by a reboot, turning off Wi-Fi and using mobile data instead sometimes leads to a different experience. Could be related to your internet, your router, your router settings - even if it's just a temporary issue. It's just an easy step to eliminate the possibility.

Definitely worth a try, too, and these types of actions in general have helped lots of users, including me, for weird issues over the years.

Sounds good, and I hope you find some improvement on the phone soon.

You're welcome, and thank you to all other users who help everyone. Seeing everyone providing help is why I love XDA.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] leveleyed:
Aha. I just checked. When using the camera, the app switcher shows it as camera. But when viewing the photos in the camera reel, although the icon is still the camera icon, if I click it, I see that it does say "Photos". So I guess everything is really boiling down to it being something with the Photos app then.

okay. I'll double check that it's up to date then, and will try toggling off Wi-Fi the next time I see this happening.

So far, today, everything seems to be working pretty smoothly. Hopefully it stays that way. 🤞
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Argh. Somehow, some way, "Automatic Updates" was still enabled in Developer Options. Now the December update is waiting for me to reboot, but I was trying to avoid losing the "Fullscreen (Hide pill and keyboard spacing)" tweak in Iconify - especially the keyboard spacing, since the latest PixelXpert Canary versions have the option to hide the pill again.

Unless those options are still good to use in Iconify - just not the Quick Settings tile tweaks?

Edit: Or maybe the following will help if it does more than the PixelXpert tweak:

Releases · Magisk-Modules-Alt-Repo/HideNavBar

Fullscreen/Immersive Gesture Tweaks for Android 10-14 - Magisk-Modules-Alt-Repo/HideNavBar

github.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] simplepinoi177:
in my experience...all the customizations I used in Iconify that didn't modify the QS in any way kept from causing a softbrick....but i can't speak to the full screen stuff specifically because it's not something I employed....but I'd feel safe doing it.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
Looks like Google is at it, again... My phone is failing integrity again as of this morning.. I'm on the latest universal safetynet fix too. Anyone else having this issue again? Any fix available yet? Google needs to chill out...
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Gilg@mesh:
do like many others been saying for a while now...get your own custom fp, mine still working over 3 weeks now.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
I did that too. Guess it stopped working as well.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] simplepinoi177:
yea... there's been a number of users/Members stating that their custom fingerprints aren't passing any longer (after weeks of it being consistent).

I'm curious if all of them were Acer/Asus, as that's what's been chiteroman and the custom ROM devs manufacturer they've been picking off of...

Also I'm curious if they were devices that were simply AndroidOS or from actual smartphones...

in any case, there has been reports that some have seen success at previously failing fingerprints getting passed by letting the API (but others contend once a Device fingerprint is burned, no amount of changing that will pass) and/or old fingerprints from old PIF versions work because they [from Telegram, so take what you will from that] "claim" Google only temporarily bans...

you might want to try those suggestions...
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Thank you!

I just did a faux pas, apparently. Since my automatic update was accidentally on, and it was just waiting for a reboot to install, I suppose once I disabled the root things that needed disabling on the December firmware, I shouldn't have rebooted to sideload and applied the OTA manually.

Got the familiar corruption screen repeatedly:

Spoiler content hidden.

The only solution that worked was what @Lughnasadh and maybe others have taught me, to Power+Volume Down to get to bootloader, then fastboot flash boot an old boot.img (from November this time), try to boot with it (it'll fail, but corruption will be resolved), then use the hardware keys to go to bootloader again, then fastboot flash boot the updated boot.img.

Now I'm re-applying the December OTA. Glad I have enough recall of knowledge to not panic.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Lughnasadh:
Ah, the fun RED eio (dm-verity corruption) message. Yeah, in that case it's looking for a new OS without corruption errors so when you flash the old and then current boot image it kind of "tricks" the device that a new OS without corruption errors was installed. At least that's what I believe is happening.

Here's to staying calm, cool and collective 👍😀😅

Btw, I see Iconify has been mentioned quite a bit lately. For those that don't know (I'm pretty sure I posted this in the Pixel 8 Pro beta thread a while ago), Iconify doesn't even install when on A14 QPR2 Betas. I tested a build for the dev when QPR2 Beta 2 came out but unfortunately it didn't work. No source code to work with with the QPR betas (that I know of) unfortunately. May have to wait until March for the stable QPR2 source code to be available unless the dev(s) can figure it out before then. Hoping they do because I really miss using Iconify.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] cmh714:
IIRC, the error I got said I was missing some font or something silly like that.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Lughnasadh:
Hmm, odd...
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] cmh714:
error: Failed to build APK for AMAC OnboardingCompiler - AAPT: /data/user/0/com.drdisagree.iconify/files/Overlays/android/AMAC/res/color/ripple_material_light.xml:3: error: No resource identifier found for attribute 'alpha' in package 'android' /data/user/0/com.drdisagree.iconify/files/Overlays/android/AMAC/res/color/ripple_material_light.xml:3: error: No resource identifier found for attribute 'color' in package 'android'
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1737989455242223729

I thought it was just me. Same here, haven't been able to use Nearby Share between Android and Windows for months, even with a new Windows installation.

Interesting that their renaming it the same thing as Samsung calls it.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] simplepinoi177:
mines always worked very intermittently...

i always chalked it up to my weird glitchy set up and the weird bluetooth bug that coincides with it (a 40 letter random string of letters for my device name when Nearby Share is enabled)...a little comfort knowing I'm not the only one having issues with it...

but i always try before using the Send Anywhere app/program and it works like 40/60 of the time...

sometimes after a restart of the computer, sometimes not...
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Ghisy:
I've used it a few times between my Windows laptop and P7P and it usually works. It may have an occasional hiccup on the Windows side but it's not too buggy for me.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Interesting! For me, at first, starting last April, it worked perfectly at least 2-3 months in a row, maybe 4, but then the next time, I couldn't get it to actually successfully transfer any kind of files. I hadn't manually updated any drivers on Windows 10, although who knows what happens without paying strict attention, and of course there were the regular monthly updates to Windows.

I tried again once I received my Pixel 8 Pro, but still no luck.

I happened to install Windows 11 two months ago - I was holding out, as I knew I'd have to use a taskbar / Start Menu replacement to be able to stand using 11, and I still couldn't get Nearby Share to work at all between my phone and my Windows desktop (which does have Bluetooth and even Wi-Fi when needed). I just checked and confirmed that there is no app with Near in the name that I can add to Magisk's DenyList, in case that could have affected things.

April 2023:

May 2023:
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] cmh714:
I dont bother with Sharing that way. I find it simpler to do it through Root Explorer. But theres a million ways to skin the cat!
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] leveleyed:
so despite having the latest PIF (14.8), and deleting both cache AND data for all the Google apps listed (Gpay, wallet, Google Play Store, services, framework, etc), and rebooting my phone, the Play Integrity test in Google Play/settings/developer options is still only showing BASIC, not passing for DEVICE. ☹️

Furthermore, as soon as I open Google Play Store after deleting all the data and rebooting, it still shows my Google account logged into it.

Also, despite having alarms set on both my old P5 and my P8P, I "missed" them all (those and a bunch of other notifications show as grayed out in the notification log... somewhat suspicious), and overslept by about 3 hours today.

I'm developing a deep hatred for technology, and may one day soon be disposing of it all and going to live with the Amish. 😂🤣😭

also, I noticed when using swift backup, after backing up apps on my P8P, when I tried to restore the Pixel 5 apps I backed up, I couldn't. it'll only show the backed up apps from the P8P.

after deleting all the app data for Swift backup, then going back into the cloud storage, and selecting a different tag (Pixel 5 instead of P8P), then I'm able to see and restore backups from my other phone.

However, I'm not sure if there's any way to change the "tag" anywhere in settings without deleting all the app data. is anyone aware of a way to do this?

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[Google Pixel 8 Pro] BIGWORM:
Instead of double-posting, let's just resort to using the edit button to add to a post. Thank you! =)
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Wiping cache and data for those things doesn't log you out of your Google Account. Use the Search field in the main Android Settings for "Accounts", and that's where you can remove or add a Google account.

You can only have Swift Backup set to one cloud "tag" at a time. I purposefully have separate cloud tags for my Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, my Pixel 7 Pro, and my Pixel 8 Pro. However, you can just switch your active cloud tag on your new device to the one you used on your Pixel 5 (should be in a drop-down when you click on the current tag), then restore what you want, and then it's up to you, but I always remember to switch the active tag back to the one for my current device.

I don't want one device's backups to overwrite backups of the same apps on other devices I still have and use Swift Backup on as well.

Sorry, I guess I didn't have to write all that, but just answer this last question, but since I wrote it, I'll just keep it there, lol:

Swift Backup / Cloud sync tab at the bottom / scroll down as necessary, looking for "Current Cloud Backup Tag" / click on it, you should see the dialog box with your available tags to choose from.

Don't forget to switch back if you don't want to confuse backups for two completely different devices.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] leveleyed:
Okay. I guess Google Play Store just automatically connects to the primary account for the device. Good to know. Although, it wasn't mentioned that removing the account from the device was necessary. I think that would cause a lot more headaches. So hopefully there's some other fix for this issue that will get me passing device integrity check again.

and thank you for letting me know where to change the tag without needing to delete the app data. much appreciated as always!
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Removing the account from the device isn't necessary. I just meant that if you wanted to, as you had expected would've happened, then that's how.

I haven't been able to keep up, or dedicate the time to making my own profile to pass, yet.

You're welcome!
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] leveleyed:
Is there any way to backup/restore saved Bluetooth devices? Doesn't seem to be in Swift Backup, and if they were transferred over from my pixel 5, they're somehow erased now, maybe from wiping app data on one of the Google apps. Not sure where the Bluetooth devices are saved now (in which app's data).
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I honestly don't remember if they got transferred via the first set-up Wi-Fi restore when I got my P8P or not, since I only have my car and my Pixel Buds A-series, and the car I set up by using Android Auto, which goes ahead and pairs Bluetooth to the vehicle, so I haven't been concerned with transferring those since it's only two devices.

I don't know if any root backup app will back up Bluetooth pairings, as from what I remember, it was a constant struggle for backup apps to keep supporting doing so, and was probably too much effort or became impossible because of constant changes in Android. Swift Backup definitely doesn't:

Roadmap | Swift Backup

swiftapps.org
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] leveleyed:
Fair enough. I definitely have more than two saved Bluetooth devices. Figured it was worth asking. But can understand how it's not very easily supported. Thanks again!
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] wangdaning:
I don't think you can backup a bluetooth connection as the device address will be different. Bluetooth will require a code sequence for the devices and it is not like a username password for wifi.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] leveleyed:
Play Integrity Fix: I haven't been able to get MEETS_DEVICE_INTEGRITY when doing the play integrity check in Google Play Store/settings/developer options for the last couple versions (14.8 & 14.9). I've tried the SafetyNet instructions repeatedly with no success:

- clearing app cache and/or data for apps like the Google Play Store/Services, GPay, Wallet, Google Services Framework and others (banking apps)

- ensuring the deny list is enabled (which I've done for ALL Google apps, including system & OS apps, and various banking apps), and then reboot.

The only thing I'm not sure about is this.

What is this, and how do I do it?

Also, I'm having another issue that may be related. Despite being able to browse the Android/data folder using the "files" app, when trying to do so using MiXplorer, I keep getting thrown into the system file browser UI with the following warning message:

I've spent a while googling and trying different things to fix this, even deleting MiXplorer and all its app data, reinstalling from a backup from my Pixel 5, and again from a downloaded apk. But despite all I've tried, I just can't seem to do anything in the Android/data path in MiXplorer now. Does anyone know how to resolve this?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I don't have any helpful suggestions regarding PIF and your related question at this time.

I don't remember enough whether Android/data requires root, as I always have root access and use X-plore File Manager just fine with root anywhere, and with that folder.

Perhaps it doesn't require root if the stock Files app handles the folder, so you can probably ignore the rest, but might be good information anyway. Sounds like a bug in the app that you should contact them about.

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While I've certainly heard of MiXplorer, and I'm sure I've even tried it from time to time, I don't know it well enough. Have you given it root permissions? Maybe there's a setting in MiXplorer to enable root access in it, so that it will ask for root permission? Also check Magisk's Superuser tab to see if MiXplorer is listed there as enabled, and if you have to immediately after trying to do what you're trying in MiXplorer, check Magisk's Logs tab - I'd suggest exporting the log file and searching it for mention of MiXplorer. If it's not listed, then either it doesn't have root permission, is unable to have root permission, and/or has been denied root permission.

My file manager of choice, X-plore, requires a setting to be toggled in it in order to enable root access, and even then, there are several levels of root access that you can choose to enable.

Hope this helps.