yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
if you had an sim registered before, it will work fine on 21
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] nurfuady rafi:
Hi developer, will the youtube scroll bug drop fps when video play is fixed?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] saeba01:
Is anyone using visual voicemail with this release? I hadn't previously attempted to use it, but when the phone app launched, it tried to activate visual voicemail and was unable to do so (using Google Fi). I tried to manually activate it several times, but all failed.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] saeba01:
I can confirm, I had sims registered before and they've survived through 19, 20 and 21 on both my phone and my wife's.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] infernusdark:
Thanks, is possible enable facial unlock?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] saeba01:
Is anyone else having issues with this release and voicemail? Since upgrading from v20 to 21, I'm no longer receiving notifications of voicemail and I'm getting texts: Voicemail notification failure; please contact Google Fi Support at https://g.co/fi/gethelp/ or call your number directly to hear the voicemail.

As I previously noted, I also can't seem to activate visual voicemail. Trying to enable (phone app -> voicemail -> settings -> voicemail -> Visual Voicemail switch on) goes into a 5 minute wait (Activating visual voicemail msg) and then a message: Can't activate visual voicemail.

I have tried chatting with GoogleFi support, but no immediate solution. Can someone confirm that voicemail is working for them with v21 and GoogleFi (i.e., voicemail notifications, text of the messages left, etc.)?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] vuong0888:
waiting 4 unofficial
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] RED Galaxy:
Uhm?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Gufron's:
is the video playback problem fixed? it is very annoying that every time I install the official lineage rom update but the problem is not resolved
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] DavetheFish:
i'm still seeing them
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] superboss2300:
yea i still have the video playback issue as well, its quite bothersome but hopefully its fixed sometime in the future
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Eric80:
Hello here,

my pixel 3a is still on LOS 19 for the sole reason of the "broken ESIM enrollment" in LOS 19 and 20. I just enrolled successfully a new eSIM on my phone: keeping the flexibility to add new eSim is more important to me than having newest features. I wish the LOS 19 would still get some update, every once a quarter for instance...

Anyway, I am writing for an other thing regarding video copy and transcoding.

Every once a while, I connect my smartphone with USB cable to my Windows 10 PC to copy all photo/videos. Yes, I am old school and prefer this direct copy than any cloud solution... Goal is to keep the exact same quality as in the phone.

Yesterday, I had a strange behavior and I wonder why it happened: copying video took a while. And eventually failed with some error after some files. What was my surprise when I realized that the copied version took twice more space in the PC than the original in the phone. I quickly understood what happened: LOS 19 and/or Windows Explorer decided for once to transcode the HEVC video of the phone to AVC on the computer. I never saw this before.

And after a restart of the phone, a move of the video to a local folder (still in the phone, to ease the copy/paste without photo), the issue was gone: I could again get the HEVC copy on my PC.

I see this page regarding transcoding:

Compatible media transcoding | Android media | Android Developers

developer.android.com

there is an automatic transcoding parameter.

Why the hell the LOS decided to activate it? And why only during some time? How can I prevent it to happen again?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
Unofficial build users:

For the next build you will need to update by hand in recovery and select "Yes" when prompted about signature mismatch.

I have started signing my builds again, and set it up so that you can migrate without wiping data, but you must select "Yes" to ignore signatures once to swap to a signed build.

Enjoy!
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] vuong0888:
Yes am waiting 4 ..do it. Love u sir
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] amd_h4x0r:
Can you elaborate a bit more? Do you mean having to sideload the build from within recovery?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
yes
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] rdorsch:
What are the pixel goodies in unofficial? I use currently official with gapps installed separately.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
Just a load of gapps, sounds, etc.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tito_puente:
Any update about compatibility of Google Pay or the use of banking apps?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
No and there never will be https://lineageos.org/PlayIntegrity/
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] amd_h4x0r:
Are there any configuration options for Seedvault? I never chose to use it and it seems to start backing things up all on it's own, which I do not want.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] lpedia:
The only configuration options for SeedVault are setting the 12-word encryption code and choosing a location for backups, in Settings > System > Backup > Seedvault backup.

There isn't a direct option to turn it off (that I've ever found). If you have gapps installed, Settings > System > Backup will give you the option to Change backup provider, and you can choose Google backups, and SeedVault should stop bothering you.

If you don't have gapps, you could remove Notifications permissions in Settings > Apps > See all apps > System apps > Seedvault. You can't disable Seedvault, but that will at least stop it from reminding you to configure it.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] amd_h4x0r:
Currently, my Google account is selected as the backup provider but Seedvault still runs on its own. When I select Change backup provider the only option listed is my Google account. For now I just removed Seedvault via ADB shell (pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.stevesoltys.seedvault), but I'd rather not have to uninstall it every time I flash a rom update.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
It doesn't actually back things up. It's a scheduling bug. We are looking into it.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] amd_h4x0r:
Thank you for the clarification.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Gufron's:
Thank you because the video playback bug has been fixed in the latest update, but I feel like the battery is more wasteful on this ROM, hopefully in the future it will be fixed too
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Eric80:
Is anyone using his pixel 3a in a dual sim setup (physical + eSIM) and got a very slow data rate?

As said above, my p3a is still under LOS 19.1 to keep the possibility to enroll a new eSIM. This is the sole reason I cannot update to LOS 21.

On LOS 19.1, the data rate with my new eSIM started full speed but drop to unusable (2-3 MBits) after a few minutes online.

I have another physical sim card in the phone. Both were set on LTE (Sims/preferred network type).

Switching the physical one to 3G allowed the eSIM on LTE to get full speed.

as anyone else seen this behavior on his smartphone ?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tblr0ne:
Dear @npjohnson

With the latest unofficial version (20240704) I'm getting "Error 22 not part of system" when connecting to Android Auto.

Any chance to get that part of Gapps back in? Thanks in advance!
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
I can look but this device is really close space-wise, I cut that to fit
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] rdorsch:
I am wondering if lineageOS has some sort of integrated battery charge limit feature.

I use on some devices

Battery Charge Limit | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Stops charging at a desired level

f-droid.org

but this only works on devices which allow root access (which is incompatible with Google Family Link child devices as far as I can tell).
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
not for pixel devices, kinda, as they have adaptive battery already - but for normal QCOM devices yes we do.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Eric80:
too bad for the charge limit on the pixel.

In the UE directive for June 2025, the requirement is only optional:

Regulation - 2023/1670 - EN - EUR-Lex

eur-lex.europa.eu

Section-B Smartphone - 1 - 1.2 Design for reliability

(4)	Battery endurance in cycles: Manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall ensure that the devices achieve at least 800 cycles at 80 % remaining capacity, to be tested under charging conditions where the charging rate is limited by the battery management system and not by the power delivery capabilities of the power supply.

(5)	Battery management:

(i)	manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall include an optional charging feature selectable by the user which terminates the charging process automatically, when the battery is charged to 80 % of its full capacity. When this feature is enabled, manufacturers, importers, or authorised representatives may enable the device to periodically fully charge the battery for the purposes of maintaining accurate battery state of charge estimates. The user shall be informed automatically when charging the device for the first time or during the installation process, that the life span of the battery can be extended if the feature is selected and the battery is regularly charged only to 80 % of its full capacity;

(ii)	manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall provide a power management feature which by default ensures that once the battery is fully charged there is no further charging power supplied to the battery unless the charge level drops below 95 % of its maximum charge capacity.

I hope it will be added in Android 15. But it does not seem to be the case until now, according to this thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/android_beta/comments/1bp5o69
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Eric80:
on my pixel 3a, I finally upgraded to the latest version of LOS 21 (so from July 13th).

I don't see yet much difference with previous LOS 19.1 (latest)

However, the SIM management seems broken: is LOS 21 limited to only one SIM on the Pixel 3a ?

I first reboot LOS 21 after upgrade with 2 SIMs, one physical + one eSIM enrolled few weeks ago on LOS 19.1.

Only the physical SIM was active, I got an error while trying to activate eSIM.

Then, I removed the physical SIM. I could get the eSIM active and working.

But once I re-insert the physical SIM and try to activate it, no way, I got only an error.

Has anyone else seen this limitation in the SIM management on LOS 21?

If it is confirmed, the dual sim support may require a downgrade to LOS 19.1.

edit: last build for L19.1 can be found in https://lineage-archive.timschumi.net/

specifically in https://lineage-archive.timschumi.net/build/12424

so from October 2023, so slowly outdated. Too bad there is no newer builds from L19.1 which would offer better eSIM / dual sim support.

edit: I am apparently not the only one, a bug entry already exists for this issue:

[Regression] Sargo - Can't activate more than 1 SIM at a time (#7081) · Issues · LineageOS / issues / android · GitLab

Expected behaviour Two SIM cards should function at the same time as usual Observed...

gitlab.com

Any hope to get it fixed?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] rdorsch:
On my Pixel 3a with LOS21 I cannot find the adaptive charging feature in the battery settings as shown here:

Get the most life from your battery - Pixel Phone Help

You can change your battery’s settings to help get more power on your Pixel and get the most out of each charge. Check your battery level To check how much charge you have left and how l

support.google.com

Where do I find it?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Eric80:
I believe the "adaptative charging' is a Google only feature, so NOT available on LineageOS.

But I don't know which strategy LOS takes while charging up to 100%.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Eric80:
@npjohnson , could you have a look at https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android/-/issues/7081 ?

Additional info in https://gitlab.com/CalyxOS/calyxos/-/issues/2363

Apparently, no one is able to use the dual sim on the Pixel 3a on LOS21, even if the DSDS seems to be activated. It used to work on LOS20.

A phone not able to use the phone feature is quite annoying...

Do you think it could be fixed easily ?

At least until it is done, a warning / edit in the front page would be much appreciable: "not working: dual sim".
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tito_puente:
I have started flashing my wife's former Pixel 3a for my use in the last few days. I was very pleased that everything is running smoothly so far. Ok, Google Pay doesn't work, but so far all my banking apps do.

However, if Android Auto doesn't work now, then that would really be a deal breaker. I actually use Android Auto several times a week, it's indispensable for me. It would be cool if that were still possible.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] rdorsch:
Android Auto works with LOS21 Official and MindTheGapps-14.0.0-arm64-20240225_232108.zip (follow the official LOS installation instructions for Pixel 3a)

Google Pay with Magisk and PlayIntegrityFix: https://github.com/chiteroman/PlayIntegrityFix/releases
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] rdorsch:
From https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7106961?hl=en I understand adaptive charging is available from Pixel 3 and onwards.

@npjohnson : given that there is no adaptive charging for Pixel 3/3a is it a big effort to enable the battery charge limit on Pixel 3/3a like for normal QCOM devices?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] notstarboard:
I thought my battery issue had been fixed, but turns out it's triggered by specific wireless networks. I'm fine at work, but my home network and my mom's house (both Verizon) trigger battery drain from Mobile Network per the Android battery stats, even when on airplane mode. Anyone else having this problem?

I'm also having the issue mentioned earlier in this thread where many videos just won't play in the browser; they'll play for a fraction of a second and then the video will switch to a black background with various error text while the sound continues to play. This, combined with NewPipe being borderline broken right now has made for a terrible experience with basically any video playback. I'm glad both issues seem known, at least, and the former may have already been fixed upstream of the MicroG builds.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] rdorsch:
Interesting read:

Luca Weiss at Fairphone built an esim manager for postmarketOS:

An eSIM manager for Mobile Linux - Luca Weiss

For a while eSIM management on Mobile Linux, such as postmarketOS, was just a dream. Now it’s real! Background Nowadays many smartphones and other devices have a so-called eSIM - or eUICC - built-in to the device. This eSIM is essentially a chip on the PCB of the device that allows an end user...

lucaweiss.eu

I am wondering if that helps to bring esim support for lineageOS.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tito_puente:
I have just seen that there is a new unofficial version as of today. Has the problem with Android Auto been fixed? @npjohnson
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Gufron's:
I use the latest unofficial lineageos version, overall it's good, the battery is normal compared to the previous version. I only have one complaint, this is the version that has the google application. but why is there no now playing feature, which can detect music around and appear on the lockscreen

I hope in the next update there is this feature

and maybe one more, add pixel launcher as a system so that you can select text in recent apps
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
I won't be there. Neither will.

It requires framework mods I don't want to do.

And I don't use pixel launcher, so it won't be included.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Gufron's:
ah that's a shame, but okay then 👌
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] treesus:
Is it possible to downgrade back to stock firmware once I have this installed? If so, how?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] zeartic:
the only thing i need is a build with no gapps and its perfect
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
when officials come, you'll get that. Until then there won't be one.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] zeartic:
any ideas where that can come?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
Nope. No ETA.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] saeba01:
Seems related to the eSIM issue. With the latest release (lineage-21.0-20240122-UNOFFICIAL-sargo), the eSIM stopped working and I lost call, voicemail and text functionality. Time to take advantage of the $250 discount on the Pixel 8.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] HyperDimensional:
Hi, the links go to a wiki that is a near perfect visual duplicate of the original Lineage wiki. With the only difference being the url and some small text changes.

I found it unusual for the lineage wiki to be hosted under odd solutions domain. It wasn't until the fourth time I checked it I noticed there are indeed two similar looking yet different pages. Please do add some stylistic differentiation as to not accidentally confuse the less astute viewers.

Your wiki style cloning causes a near phishing attempt level of unnecessary confusion. My intent is to not **** on you specifically, but the "It's okay to be bad at communication because we're tech savy" culture on XDA in general.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
I've written a fair chunk of the lineage wiki content nowadays as it sits, it has been changed on both URL, and content has been changed, including all links, explanations, and naming schemes.

It says "Odd Solutions" on the page.

I probably won't be changing the style.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
not sure what you're tying to say here - you installed it?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] HyperDimensional:
Can Lineage recovery backup the factory stock ROM in case of failure? I'm... paranoid.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
No, and on a pixel there is no point.

flash.android.com will do it all for you to return to stock.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] zurjskj:
Thank you @npjohnson for your amazing works! Installed without a hitch, and so far the experience is buttery smooth. The unofficial builds are a perfect balance between LineageOS customizations and useful GApps. One thing I was quite eager to see on Android 14 is the ability to use the phone as a webcam on computers, but after installing the 21.0-20240122 build, connecting the phone to the computer (Debian GNU/Linux Unstable) doesn't show any webcam option. I don't by any means depend on this functionality, I was just wondering if it's a possible future feature.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] cavedano8:
Good morning everyone.

I currently have the pixel experience.

I would like to install this version. Is it really necessary to install the stock first?

Thanks
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
If you want to be certain everything will work right, yeah, but you can use flash.android.com to make it easy and quick.

Don't even need to boot up stock afterwards.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] cavedano8:
Are the add-ons indicated in the guide Google apps?

They are already included in the rom right?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
No, it refers to Magisk, etc.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] maxmergov:
Hello, dear developer! I've been using your unofficial builds since Lineage19.1 . Today I updated from version 20 to version 21 (clean installation) and found a very unpleasant bug - circles in Telegram hang in half when playing; the same thing happens when I watch Stories on Instagram. Please fix it..
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
what do you mean "hang in half"?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] maxmergov:
freezes in the middle of watching a video
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] maxmergov:
you can confirm this yourself. download Telegram and check out "circle-videos". Also look at the Instagram Stories - it may freeze or lagging, and it's not because of the bad Internet.
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] cavedano8:
small problem:

I came from pixel experience and I installed this rom.

In pixel experience I had the screen lock with a sequence of 4x4 dots, I made a backup on Google, and installed LOS21.

When I tried to recover the backup, a 3x3 sequence was proposed to unlock. How is it possible? This way you can no longer unlock the backup recovery!! Some idea?

The device appears as Huawei Nexus 6p, is this correct?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
You're crossing data across multiple ROMs, of course something's going to get janky

You need to clean flash to get rid of that
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] cavedano8:
I'm sorry, I explained myself poorly.

I followed the sequence indicated by the guide:

In pixel experience I had the screen lock with a sequence of 4x4 dots, I made a backup on Google, flash last stock with flash.android.com, and than installed LOS21.

I think is a google's bug. No?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pegs520:
Mostly minor inconvenience:

On Newpipe, I get a bug the last few seconds of any video. I'm on the latest version off of Newpipe repo.

I tried clearing data, tried reinstalling. Tried Libretube, and the same thing happens.

I didn't have this issue on PixelExperience on the same version of the app.

Not sure if this is an Android 14 problem or problem with this ROM.

Just wondering, has anyone else had this issue? Thanks.

Error details:
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] vuong0888:
I can't use the speakerphone when using the zalo line app... @npjohnson sir
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] npjohnson:
Does this bug exist on the official as well?
[Google Pixel 3a ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] zurjskj:
RCS issue

After installing the 21.0-20240122 build, Google Messages connected to RCS fine and it was working, but about 2 days later it stopped working. In settings, "Chat Features" are shown as enabled, but I receive no RCS message and when I try to send someone an RCS message, it won't deliver. All I get is "Trouble sending, check options." After clearing Google Messages and Carrier Services app cache and data, RCS still shows as connected in the settings, but from all chat boxes RCS is gone and only "Text message" is now shown. This seems to be affecting another phone at home (Poco F1) running LineageOS 20 Official with MindTheGapps. The user in this post seems to think it's related to rooting the device, but neither the Pixel 3a - LineageOS 21 nor Poco F1 - LineageOS 20 is rooted. Anyone else facing this issue? Could Google have stopped RCS on devices with unlocked bootloader?