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[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I use SyncThing between my phones and my PC. Although there was a time in the past I was syncing the root level (and below), right now I'm only syncing the Music folder, so I can't speak to if it will achieve what you want it to achieve.

I will also say that in my eight years of Google Cloud restores, I've never had one issue, but I do also use Swift Backup and manually restore any app and/or app data that doesn't get restored in Google Cloud restores. Note that the app developer has to implement Google's cloud backup API in order for the app to support backups and restores of the data itself. The app will of course be backed up and restored as long as it's still in the Play Store, since Google doesn't actually backup the app, it just keeps a list of apps that you have installed, and restores any that are in the Play Store.

Last I checked, this is a known limitation of Nova Launcher. I have no idea if they have or are going to implement any improvement on this in Nova v8 Beta, but it's actually not their fault. Android itself keeps things like that from being backed up and restored, at least in non-root ways.

I don't know off the top of my head if Swift Backup backups and restores these things in a backup of Nova Launcher, and it's app data. If you want me to, and give me until later to test this, I can test on my old Pixel 1. Not willing to mess with my Pixel 8 Pro or Pixel 7 Pro, although my rooted Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is another possibility.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
v35.0.0 release notes:

SDK Platform Tools release notes | Android Studio | Android Developers

Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK.

developer.android.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] ScoobyWRX:
Anyone else not seeing 2 line names in the pixel launcher app drawer?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] BillGoss:
Adding to what @roirraW "edor" ehT said,

A Nova backup only backs up its settings. But a Swift Backup of Nova will include the shortcuts. They are greyed out when restored, but tapping on them individually lets you complete the restore.

When you said you want to backup from the root of your phone, did you mean the root of /sdcard or the actual root of the phone's file system / ?

Because the latter can't be done. However custom recoveries like TWRP and Orange Fox let you backup /data (but exclude /sdcard aka /data/media/0).
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Coincidentally, I discovered two shortcuts missing for me - two for manually starting Automate Flows. I keep them hidden in Nova in the folder I primarily launch GMail with, so I don't see them unless I swipe open that folder and go to use them or my other email app(s) I keep in there. I assume some Automate app update might've reset them or something, but at least they're easy to put back, and I think those are the only ones I use.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Aks:
Yeah, I am not really sure what is the issue but no matter which lsposed version I use, it doesn't work. For now, I've temporarily stopped using banking apps on my phone.

Considering how much trouble Google is creating these days with root and mods, I might even stop using root and lock bootloader (how unfortunate).
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] dmarden:
I didn't really have any problems updating, per se... but one small hiccup. So I normally remove the -w from the BAT file and also add --skip-reboot to the end of that line so I can flash the magisk init_boot file without booting into Android and then rebooting back out. I did the same this time, but after I flashed the file and booted into Android... it still wasn't rooted. I had to re-flash that init_boot file. Could've been a fluke, not sure. All is fine after though.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Chickenkillla81:
I just had something similar on my p5. I flashed the patched boot after clean install and it wasn't rooted. Had to re flash patched boot again. I know it's different device but I thought it was weird. Just happened day before yesterday.

I wanted to share this in case anyone is using beta. Don't side load it.

Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 sideload is bricking Pixel phones

There appears to be issues with sideloading Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 today. Following the release, three Pixel devices we...

9to5google.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Indeed, strange for both you and @dmarden.

There's other news about the issue directly from Google's release notes (linked to from my QPR thread):

QPR3 has gone Stable, see my Stable thread - Android 14 QPR3 Beta - "Upside Down Cake" - Pixel 8 Pro [Husky]

Android 14 QPR3 Beta program for the Pixel 8 Pro [Husky] June 11, 2023: QPR3 has gone Stable. QPR3 Stable discussion starts here...

xdaforums.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Chickenkillla81:
Dang you're fast! You are on it! I'm about to take the OTA as we speak.

Edit. Just FYI. No problems with doing it through OTA the regular way. 😁
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] cmh714:
They pulled the OTA stream so its not there at this time....only factory from what I am seeing
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Play!Ya:
I'm currently on UQ1A.240205.004 version and rooted. If I understand correctly, I need to flash full factory image twice if I want to keep my data?

Edit: sorry I found the answer
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Even though you already found your answer, I'm going to answer anyway. :)

No, there's absolutely no reason to flash the full factory image twice (nor to both slots, if that's what you mean). The only exception is for when you've never taken an OTA and never manually flashed the other slot on a new phone, as it's possible your unused slot might not even have a bootloader, which can lead to a catastrophic situation.

But it's better to just flash the Full OTA Zip twice, in order to flash both slots and them both to be useable (when using the factory image, only the most recently flashed slot will be fully bootable).
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Chickenkillla81:
Deleted because I don't pay attention.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
@Chickenkillla81, this is the thread for Stable firmware, so I can only assume they're talking about the Stable factory image.

QPR thread ->

QPR3 has gone Stable, see my Stable thread - Android 14 QPR3 Beta - "Upside Down Cake" - Pixel 8 Pro [Husky]

Android 14 QPR3 Beta program for the Pixel 8 Pro [Husky] June 11, 2023: QPR3 has gone Stable. QPR3 Stable discussion starts here...

xdaforums.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Chickenkillla81:
OMG. I just looked at his post again. I was falling asleep last night. I thought it said beta. I'm so sorry. I'm losing it.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Play!Ya:
Iconify doesn't work with March update unfortunately
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Lughnasadh:
Per Mishaal Rahman, this may be why when you get an update to GPSU the monthly version doesn't always change...

Thanks to Project Mainline, Google has been able to push out updates to your Android device's time zone database since Android 10. This is useful to quickly address changes in time laws that happen from time to time. However, before 2023, tzdata updates were "still bundled with other Mainline changes, sometimes leading to testing complexities and slower deployment." Google says that in 2023, they made "further investments in Mainline's infrastructure and decoupled the tzdata module from the other components." This isolation allows Google to release tzdata updates to Android users outside of the established release cadence.

(These out of band tzdata updates may be why some of the Google Play System Updates you've received haven't bumped the GPSU version. The GPSU version is only bumped when the Module Metadata APK is updated with a newer version name. This only happens when Google rolls out a new monthly Mainline train.)
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
It's working for me, but I'm still on 6.6. 6.7 was making my quick menu a different color for some reason. Anyway, try rolling back, it might work for you too.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Play!Ya:
I tried reinstalling the 6.6 version but it wouldn't work on Mar update. I guess I'll have to roll back to Feb update
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Just be aware that you'll have to factory reset since it'll be a downgrade.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] rrusek:
FYI...

Seems March update breaks the FPS feature of the Game Dashboard. After March update the FPS always shows "--".

I have confirmed this by first doing a factory reset (which did not fix), then I also did a full March image install (also had the problem). The only way to get the Game Dashboard FPS working was to go back to the Feb image..
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
As noted previously:

Android 14 QPR2 update intentionally removes Pixel 'Battery information' page

With the Android 14 QPR2 Pixel update this week, the battery page disappeared and Google has since confirmed that it was an intended removal.

9to5google.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Winryr:
No dice on either versions of lsposed (both reinstalled) with latest March update, I wonder if HMA just needs an update and or Lsposed is on its last leg. If anyone else has other ideas I'm all ears
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] werakoko:
After installing the March update on Husky, my jack 3.5 dongle stopped working (still works on my other devices, and it does have a DAC). It is recognized as a USB device, but no audio out. Can't do a wipe, so can't fall back to the February update to test. Does anyone else have similar issues?

I also have a big DAC for my PC, it still works when connected, but I'm not going to carry that around.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Google's Quick Share for Windows, rebranded from Nearby Share, still doesn't see my Pixel 8 Pro or Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra from my desktop with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on (although I'm using an Ethernet cable). It's funny, since when the Windows Nearby Share program first came out for public testing, it worked perfectly for me for months, and I've even reinstalled Windows (for other reasons), going from 10 to 11, and still not seeing my devices. If it's not back to working within another six months, I'll likely uninstall it.

I'll just continue either transferring over USB-C or across my home network in X-plore File Manager.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
And now it's back to saying 35.0.0. Nothing to see here.

Spoiler content hidden.

Edit March 21, 2024: Now it's actually updated, although
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] LLStarks:
If I can get proper USB 3 speeds, that would be sweet. Think I have a cable lying around.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] cmh714:
file is still named platform-tools_r35.0.0-windows.zip
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
@cmh714 I just noticed that myself. Not just that, but the zip file hash has remained the same - sometimes they've changed the contents but not the version number of the file before, but that hasn't happened here.

Edit: And now it's back to saying 35.0.0. Nothing to see here.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] LLStarks:
Oh boy. Fastboot is actually fast now.

110 seconds for a factory flash.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Google Home: Access camera history and download clips from the Web and more with the latest update.

Hey Google Nest Community, We're excited to introduce some of the most highly-requested camera features to Google Home for web. These updates include a full camera experience for Nest cameras and doorbells with event and timeline history, clip downloads, the ability to create custom clips to...

www.googlenestcommunity.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] dr_rick13:
folks, I upgraded to the March build and cant get Substratum lite to work - anybody else?

If not, are there any other root apps I can use to Theme my phone? I already use Repainter but I like to make the System UI 'black' as well.

Very appreciate of any help.

Thanks.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I haven't used this, but @Lughnasadh has mentioned:

GitHub - Mahmud0808/ColorBlendr: An Android app for customizing Material You colors on devices with Android 12+. It lets you tweak accent colors, background saturation, and more for a personalized look.

An Android app for customizing Material You colors on devices with Android 12+. It lets you tweak accent colors, background saturation, and more for a personalized look. - Mahmud0808/ColorBlendr

github.com

by the same developer (as Iconify, thanks @Lughnasadh!).
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Lughnasadh:
Just to be clear, same developer as Iconify 👍
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Google silently fixed your Pixel’s notification history

The notification history is finally fixed with the latest Pixel Feature Drop

www.androidpolice.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] vegetaleb:
Hello

I am asking the same questions I asked for Pixel Flasher but this time when using manual method: How easy it's to return back to full stock?

And would it wipe my eSim or the eSim partition is not touched?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Super easy:

Post #3 - Other, most important resources:

How to unroot

Of course, after method #2, you'd have to re-lock the bootloader and in some situations it might be adviseable to disable OEM unlocking. There are more ways to return to stock such as flashing the factory image, then re-locking the bootloader, as well.

No.

Correct.

Edit: Note that any time you re-lock the bootloader, your device will be wiped. There is no way around that.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Ghisy:
Aha! It's true that I noticed I couldn't open some apps from the notification history. Not sure it was a bug but turned out it was and it's fixed! Nice.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Speaking of bugs, I've read about how I'm not the only one this happens to, occasionally with Gboard:

But after rotating, it goes back to normal:
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] busarida123:
Mine does this as well
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Aks:
Noob question - Is there any alternative to Iconify? I miss that system-wide pitch black theme after this latest update. Tried colorblender from same dev but not getting that feel :censored:
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Not really a complete alternative, but by the same developer as Iconify:
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Aks:
Thanks @roirraW "edor" ehT

Yup, I am using and its not a complete alternative. Here is what I specifically miss i.e. pitch back QS tiles too which was good until update. And then those other customizations of Iconify too which were earlier available in PixelXpert no longer available.

I wish I had enough time to get back to development :(
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I, too, used to use Pitch Black everything. Since QPR1, I've opted to not pursue these modifications, though.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
For the last week or so, I've been having trouble with my Do Not Disturb every night starting at 10PM.

I have two scheduled DnDs, one for Sunday though Thursday, and the other for Friday and Saturday, to come on at 9:30 PM and turn off the next morning at different times.

Sometime in the last year or two, I enabled the option for the alarm to end DnD since sometimes I'd have to schedule something early. It's worked flawlessly until the last week or so. I can't swear if it's been since QPR2 Stable came out - I don't think so, not at first anyway.

So it definitely enables at 9:30 PM, but at exactly 10 PM weekday and weekend, it turns back off. I have bedtime mode off, and I've checked and don't have any alarms set for those times, silent or otherwise.

What has fixed it for now is disabling the ability to turn off DnD with the alarm. Disabling that after DnD turns off at 10 causes DnD to turn back on and stay on as scheduled.

I hadn't made any changes to apps or conditions for ignoring DnD, although those shouldn't outright turn it off anyway.

Anyone else have this happen to them recently?

Edit: Additional information - before I disabled DnD's turning off with alarms to fix this, I was also able to manually set a DnD right after I became aware of the issue at 10 PM on several nights, and it stayed working until the time I set for it.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I notice that half an hour ago, Google has added a "Chat" button on the far right on at least some of their pages, like for factory images, OTAs, etc:
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] LLStarks:
"How do I unbrick my phone"

"I'm still learning how to answer that"
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Maybe Google will crowdfund having Pixel owners feed its AI Google's own webpages. :D

Edit: Maybe you should offer to teach the AI how to unbrick phones.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Ghisy:
"Hey Google, can you stop staged rollouts for new features and make them available all at once to everyone?"

"I'm sorry, I don't understand the question. Please rephrase."

Sounds about right to me. 😅
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Lughnasadh:
Heads Up:

Magisk Canary 27002 was released today but seems to have a problem hiding the Magisk app, so might not want to update.

Can't hide the app v27002 canary · Issue #7921 · topjohnwu/Magisk

Device: Xiaomi Mi 8 Android version: 10 Magisk version name: canary Magisk version code: 27002 Get failed toast when trying to hide the app v27002 canary and the app it is not hidden. The debug ver...

github.com
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Interestingly:

https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip

Changed filedates, and resolves to platform-tools-latest-windows.zip instead of platform-tools_r35.0.0-windows.zip or similar as it normally does. The hash of the zip file is different as well. I'm about to compare the individual files.

Maybe Looks definite that this is the mysterious 35.01 which briefly showed up in the changelog before it disappeared.

Edit: All files except for mke2fs.conf have a different hash, so technically all files are different. Whether they are effectively different or different version numbers, we'll see.

Edit 2: fastboot --version = 35.0.1-11580240 (35.0.0 was 35.0.0-11411520)

Edit 3: adb --version:

35.0.0 was:

Edit 4: Confirmed,

SDK Platform Tools release notes | Android Studio | Android Developers

Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK.

developer.android.com

has been updated again already:

The previous 35.0.1 was only slightly different:

although the 35.0.0 changlog mentions that issue too:
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] snovvman:
Before I screw myself again, it looks like the March factory update is a later build than the QPR2b3.1 I am on, so I presume it is safe to flash and retain root/data flashing the March factory over the QPR2b3.1?

I read back a few pages--seeing that Magisk 27002 might be problematic, some issues with Nova and Iconify, but not many other issues related to March factory. Did I miss anything?

Btw, I also discovered (old news, I know) that I can no longer disable auto update. I guess we just ignore the prompt?

Thanks.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
As long as the phone hasn't actually downloaded the OTA (prompting you to install it), then you should be fine. To be clear, were you opted into the Beta? If not, then the offered OTA should be to the Stable March release since it's QPR2 Final.

If the OTA has actually been downloaded, then you should either take it (or not, if you think it could be something other than QPR2 Final), or I believe PixelFlasher has a way of handling unwanted downloaded OTAs.

Since QPR2 went stable this month, indeed, it should be perfectly fine to flash over. I use Nova Launcher with no trouble. I always stick with stable Magisk unless I have a particular reason not to.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] snovvman:
Today is the first time (ever with all my phones) that I saw the prompt to update by restarting. I did not restart. I did not opt into QPR2. I manually installed the image as I always have. The offered OTA is in fact the March release, but can I still manually install the March factory image (so I can root at the same time)?

I do not want to take the OTA. Even without PixelFlasher, and having the update already downloaded, is it possible to manually "flash-all"?

If the answer is "yes", then will the manual flash remove the downloaded package? Or, are you saying I will need PF to remove that?

Thank you, @roirraW "edor" ehT for always coming through to help and with answers!
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
You will need PixelFlasher to get rid of the downloaded OTA. I found out first hand that when an OTA is downloaded and ready to install, manually flashing temporarily causes issues you need to fix (if I remember correctly, corruption issue, but it's been several months, or longer).

And you're welcome!
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] snovvman:
Thanks again! I will get the latest PF. I find PF having a learning curve since I never used it. Manually flashing is transparent and actually easier for me. I will report back.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] snovvman:
Is it correct that we can no longer disable the auto update?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
It's still disabled for me on Stable March. It's probably just on the QPR2 Beta.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] snovvman:
Interesting, my settings look exactly the same, including the update switch, yet the OTA downloaded and is prompting a restart. Maybe, as you say, it's QPR and maybe QPR ignores it when there is a final/stable.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I would easily believe the latter is the case, and as we've experienced before on the Pixels, we know that Google is able to push updates through regardless of settings even when you're on the Stable firmware, such as when Android 13 came out, which fixed a severe vulnerability in the Android 12 bootloader, if I again remember correctly.

In turn, Google also made it so that can't return to stock Android 12, for the same reason.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] HankMcCoyX:
So last night I tried to update to March via ota.zip and adb. I've done the last few like this but this time I kept getting:

Error applying update: 7 (ErrorCode: :kInstallDeviceOpenError)

"error in /sideload/package.zip"

Installation aborted.

I redownloaded the ota and tried different adb versions including the latest and it kept happening.

I ended up using the factory image to install and it went through fine with the same cable/drivers.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thx!
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Try checking the hash of the Full OTA Zips you downloaded? No other specific ideas, although even with having success with the same cable/drivers/ports, it doesn't necessarily mean there's nothing wrong with them. Normally (if you hadn't had success yet), I would've suggested changing the cable and port used, plus reboot the computer.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] HankMcCoyX:
I didn't check the hash but I assume that it couldn't be a bad download twice. I actually do have the file still so perhaps I will later on.

Perhaps it's just a weird gremlin that I hope doesn't happen next month.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] gettinwicked:
Anyone else start having problems with Microsoft teams and Outlook? I woke up today and teams is now saying my device is non-compliant.. I'm still passing basic and device integrity and the play store is certified. I'm not sure what happened but I'm hoping someone knows what to do!
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] snovvman:
I am still looking for a way to get rid of the downloaded OTA so I can manually flash the March image from the current QPR2v3.1. In PF, I found an option under "Device" to "Cancel OTA update". When I select it, I got "No ongoing update to cancel.' Resetting an already applied update (if one exists) ..." My phone still shows a pending update and puts up nag notifications to reboot.

Is there somewhere else to look in PF or is there another way to get rid of the pending update?

I posted a question in the PF thread but have not gotten any guidance. Thanks!

Edit: Thinking about it, with the A/B partition, is it possible that the OTA has already been applied? The phone wants to reboot. In any case, I thought a rooted device will not OTA? I am just looking for a way to flash the factory image without causing trouble.

I was able to flash the factory image and patched boot (to both slots) and everything worked fine. The phone is no longer asking to reboot. I did find this discussion helpful related to auto update.

After the update and boot, I have an uncertified device, even though I have the latest Play Integrity Fix and playcurl (auto download). A quick FP download fixed that. I'm back in business!