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[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
*groan*

Never encrypt backup drives. YOU are the one most likely to be locked out. Don't do it... if for any reason the encryption key is damaged the data is lost. SEU's are real as are memory cell failures on flash memories. hdds also have better memory retention than flash.

Simply covering flash drives or hdds with foil isn't enough; it must be earth grounded ie Faraday cage. Otherwise a EMP ie a near lightning strike can capacitively or inductively couple with the drive and destroy it.

High energy potentials act in seemingly bizarre ways. Even "grounded" metal objects can be seen shooting arcs to other grounded objects.

I've been in a near lightning strike and the energy it can release and it's behavior is amazing.

Because of this and fire it's best to store backups far apart from each other.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Hendrix7:
Optical discs (CD, DVD, Blu-ray) are immune to EMP and also to water-resistant and unaffected by SEU (single event upsets), since they are not electromagnetic storage. However, they are somewhat limited in storage capacity.

DVD is large enough for documents and photos, but for videos, Blu-ray is more suitable.

There is also Sony Archival Disc, but that is proprietary (vendor locked-in) and expensive.

Writing tools on Linux: k3b, UDF tools by Pali Rohar.

Writing tools on Windows: ImgBurn, CDBurnerXP (but works long after Windows XP), Nero, InfraRecorder.

Windows also has built-in UDF (Universal Disk Filesystem) writing support to optical discs.

You can say that again.

I had this experience with encrypted 7z archives created years ago. The only person I ended up locking out was myself because I could not remember the password.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Unfortunately writable CD's and DVD are more prone to failure after time. Harder to verify.

Worse they are viable when you have 500gb or more of data.

Had a password set for a laptop mobo bios. I still remember it. If I haven't set the lock it likely still be accessible. SEU or hardware failure.

I don't lock my phones either, double tap on/off.

If you suffered head trauma, whatever... in reality you control little and then only briefly at that. The primary mission of data backup is to preserve the data. Encryption is contrary to that mission.

I use a mix of micro SD cards in the phones(2), OTA flashsticks and hdds. Some of my data is 6 copies deep and time staggered. Minimum is 3 copies deep.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Hendrix7:
I had the oppossite experience. We have two decade old DVDs that are perfectly readable.

Also, the can be verified using Nero DiscSpeed's quality scan tool on Windows or QPxTool on Linux. Apparently, however, it does not work on Hitachi-LG and Pioneer drives.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
You can use them but don't rely on them as the only backup.

Both hhds and flash should be rewritten at least every 5 years, 3 to be on the safe side. Higher temperatures will deminish memory retention. The said I have drives l that are still sound after 12 years and even longer without rewriting.

It's important to have at least 3 backup drives for the same data. $hit happens... no such thing as too many backup drives. Time staggering insures you'll never lose all your data. Take any sign of malware seriously and kept data drives isolated from that device until it's clean. Cross platforming helps to reduce the risk ie Android to Windows. I keep my laptop isolated from the internet completely.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atsalchenberg:
I got the n30 metro model 2515, I got it rooted, and backed up super, boot etc. but I still am hesitant to flash a gsi without twrp available to help save my ass just in case I try something stupid.

Has anyone even found one yet? Made one?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atsalchenberg:
Bump
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] everburn:
check my post about unbrick in a day or two i might have one posted "might"being the key word and "if" there is there will be "important" directions to follow as it is an a/b partition with no recovery.img, and "fastboot boot xxx.img" returns an "remote: unknown command error".
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] everburn:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sNmSrbaiqAP2RHUfeWgxTNb-TXt7IYde/view?usp=sharing you will find the twrp.img there make sure you read the post before you use it
[Windows 11] persona78:
29-01-2024

Hi!

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Tweaks will auto start after installation.

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[Windows 11] persona78:
Hi!

Updated.

Add ISO Image
[Windows 11] persona78:
Hi!

Is updated!

Fix (missing file)
[Windows 11] persona78:
Hi!

If any one try it, tell me how it works for you!

I advise to do a clean install.

Thanks
[Windows 11] persona78:
Hi!

Image is updated!
[Windows 11] redroxx:
how to change the language to English??
[Windows 11] persona78:
Hi!

Check it here:

Manage display language settings in Windows - Microsoft Support

Get steps for how to select display language preferences in Windows.

support.microsoft.com
[Connected Car] challengerbg:
Hello.

I bought dodge challenger 2015+ with uconnect 3c vp4. The car is for Canada ,but now is in Europe.

How can i change the region for the radio frequency and maps ?

Thanks in advance!
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] mobilemodding.info:
Hey guys so far I'm greatly disappointed with GooP 8 Pro

I'm professional photographer and got really surprised that this miracle of google engineering make worse photos that my 4 year old Galaxy S10+

First of all I cannot wrap my mind how come 50 Mp mode is so slow that It almost always makes blurry ( motion blurry ) photos and takes about 1-1.5s to capture a single frame !

Also why photos from different cameras are same size always 8160x4590 , we all know that cameras native sensor resolutions are 50, 48 and 48 Mp ?

I understand that S10+ is a 12/16Mp camera phone, but substantially slower and quite behind in camera technology and still able beat GP8P

I will attach here good example and do side by side photos.

I have also installed ProCam X, that is completely useless on GP8P

It cannot select lenses, it cannot change aperture, it cannot set 50Mp mode

Does anyone know that app that can utilize 50Mp camera mode properly ? Not with almost 2 sec delay ?

But that main question WHY 50 Mp is sooooo slooooow ?
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Spookymyo:
Has to be your phone. Might be a dud? My phone takes breath taking photos. And on max resolution there is a slight delay but that's because part of the reason that google camera takes such good photos is because of software processing.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] mobilemodding.info:
The whole GP8P is a dud :D

BTW, phone does much more processing when capturing 12.5 Mp photos, as it has to capture SAME 50 Mp and then do de-mosaicing and then binning and then do all the AI post processing shenanigans and then save.

With 50Mp it just plain capture of each byte and then saving it, this what Pro mode suppose to be, like user like me then loads file into Lightroon and do my own shenanigans with it.

Powerful processors like in GP8P suppose to save 10th of 50Mp frames per second with ease.... what a joke

Seems like Pro stuff it was just misleading advertisement and just plain poor execution

@Spookymyo I do not want to argue with you or change your mind, I happy if you happy with your phone... I just feel like it I was cheated and it does not meet my expectations
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] danw_oz:
This has been already discussed in length

Dubious about photos resolutions

I noticed that when the camera is set to 50 Megapixels, the time to take a photo is quite long, needing to keep your phone steady. If you move, the picture results deformed. In my opinion, the phones takes more pictures and combine them together...

xdaforums.com

As well as various other threads like the photo showcase...
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Morgrain:
#doubt

Anyway:
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Ultimoose:
I'd offer to try and confirm the issue isn't with hardware or firmware on your particular specimen. The video linked above isn't specifically about 50mp photos, it just shows Google's software creates photos that millions of people favor above other phones in blind taste testing.

But if the phone isn't working for you, then it may not be the right phone for you. It happens, nothing works for every person in their particular use cases.

If high end/high resolution photos are something you need then a phone may not be the best choice.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] vegetaleb:
My P8P smokes my ex s23u in terms of photography
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Arcide:
You didn't quite understand the tech if you think that. Binned mode is the default mode, that's how the sensor is set up. It allows for the raw stream in 12.5 MP, and if you want 50 then the phone needs to do demosaicing, plus deal with stitching multiple frames that are now 4x the size. 1-1.5s for all that is nothing. Try using a gcam mod with 20+ frames and see how it takes up to 10s or more.

As far as the quality goes, since you didn't post a sample we can guess that maybe you got a really bad lens. But if you're up for some fun and need something better then search for a gcam group on telegram for your phone, download a mod and then laugh at all the other phones, because full resolution on P8 pro with the mod is the best out there.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Arcide:
That test is as useless as ever for multiple reasons.

1. No uncompressed images. Looking at those "thumbnails" is useless for anything other than posting on instagram. The reality is most stock cameras are really bad, and you can't see anything in those samples. But if you get the full resolution image, when you crop it then you start noticing artifacts, poor fine (texture) detail and bad color retention.

2. Average user has no clue about photography. The "brighter = better" and "sharper = better" mindset really shows.

3. No variety in photos.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] sic0048:
Why are you be using 50mb mode? As a "professional" photographer, you should have plenty of camera equipment to use when you want really high grade images. Put the camera back on "stock" settings (with regards to resolution).

Also, as a "professional" photographer, you should understand why a picture with 50 million pixels might take a second or two to process. How long does it take to transfer and load a 50mp image into Photoshop or Lightroom?

Your problem is that you think you are smarter than the engineers at Google because you're a "professional" photographer. Clearly you are not.....
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] mobilemodding.info:
How about going for a run and see nice landscape or may be mountain biking ? You clearly can come up with good examples, right, if cannot - you can Google it :D

In my "professional" camera 5DS, I can capture 5 RAW images per second at full 50 Mp

and keep up to 14 before it slows down and start dumping them on SD card !

And !attention! this is 2015 vintage camera. So clearly your beloved godlike Google engineers were smoking something between 2015 and 2023 to

Also if this phone was advertised as a "professional" for "professional" photographers I want to see it do what was advertised. Why added all this Pro crap when it just does not work ?

Love when people questioning my intellect and professionalism etc when Google say so :)
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Mrowkarz123:
You can't really compare a dslr to a phone 1:1 because there are differences.

When you capture RAW photos with a dedicated camera it just reads the sensor, converts analog signal to digital and save it as a pure RAW file in a format of your camera manufacturer. It's simple, fast process.

Pixel phones does it a bit differently. Even when you set it up in "RAW" mode there is still some processing done. What it does in 50Mp mode it takes multiple frames for HDR (as it cannot utilise staggered HDR in full res mode) or/and for noise reduction. And in fact it should be familiar to you if you ever used Gcam mod on other phone. I did use it on my previous phone which was Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 pro and I had it set up to take 15 frames in HDR mode and even in full sunlight the capture time was around 1-1.5s but it did provide better image quality.

In 12Mpx mode Pixels use staggered HDR which uses alternate pixel lines for different expousures so you have all HDR data with one photo capture, no need for multiple expousures.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Ultimoose:
Not sure what else to tell you friend other than if the phone isn't taking the quality of images or fast enough for your use case then either level set expectations on what is possible with the current hardware software combination in this model of phone, research another phone that might be more suitable for your use case and acquire it or wait till the hardware technology and what can fit inside a phone catches up to your use case.

Your observations and situation posted on this forum isn't going to be able to drive change in the hardware/software/technology as we're all just random people across the world who bought the same phone and are here on this tie usually just to get root if we're all being honest or get recommendations on accessories or find help with how to do things with the OS/Phone.

Reaching out to Google through their support infrastructure has a better shot at helping them implement changes in the next phone. Obviously they can't do much or anything with the hardware in the phone after it shipped and the camera hardware in the Pixels has never been cutting edge, google relies on sofware to take cheaper hardware and make it equitable with other phone camera hardware through software manipulation and algorithms.

tl;dr What are you expecting anyone on this forum to be able to help with? Most of us are okay to listen to venting and complaining and buyers remorse situations but at the end of the day all we can do is nod and agree "Sorry brother, that sucks it isn't working for you. If it's still returnable then return it for a refund or sell/trade it in on a different brand."
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Ultimoose:
And last observation before I move on from this thread and I'm not saying this is the case at all but if you're just here to troll people who for the most part enjoy the phone and try to yank their chains, it's not a large audience, you'd get more reactions you can then react to on something like google or pixel subreddits where there's far more eyes that would see and react to your posts.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] sic0048:
I'm happy to oblige.

I had two points in my post. To tell you to stop using the 50px option on the phone while making fun of your "professional photographer" status. Obviously I failed in my goals, so I'll try again with smaller words.

The fact that Google is using a 50mp sensor on this camera is 100% for marketing reasons only. If you actually understood how cameras and camera sensors worked, you would understand this. Clearly you do not, which you confirmed even further when you actually had the audacity to compare your 50mp DSLR camera to the Pixel 8 Pro which also has a 50mp sensor. Don't worry, you are not alone, which is why we find ourselves in a "resolution" arms race in mobile devices.

Without going into a lot of technical details (which would simply be lost on you), using higher resolution in these mobile camera chips is actually detrimental to the camera and overall experience. This is why Google (and every other manufacture that produces a high resolution mobile camera) pixel bins. This is where they reduce the working resolution of the camera by combining pixels together. They do this to reduce reduce the negative effects of the high resolution sensor. It works, but honestly it is still worse performance than we would see if Google simply used 1/4 the resolution on the same camera sensor.

The problem is that most people don't understand this and they assume that a 50pm camera MUST be better than a 12.5mx camera. It is not, but Google would loose out on sales because people would look a the specs and think, "I'm not buying a camera with only a 12.5mp camera when brand XYZ has a camera with 50mp." Clearly you fall into this category of people. Not only that but you double down on the concept because you think that forcing the camera to produce a 50mp image is actually beneficial. It absolutely is not beneficial and this is the sole reason your "new" phone is underperforming your "old" phone. The old phone uses a sensor with less resolution. It doesn't have to pixel bin because it doesn't suffer from the negative effects of using such large resolution sensors on a mobile device.

If you simply stop forcing the camera to produce 50pm images and allow it to pixel pin like it was designed to do, you would actually get better images. I don't know how to say it any simpler. If that confuses you, please re-read the bolded text until you actually understand it.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Arcide:
The 50MP images can be immensely better if you know how to use it properly. No need to advise people not to use it, don't underestimate it just based on how the stock camera performs, since we've had mods for a long time. It's the best for shooting static subjects, landscape etc. but it's less than perfect for subjects in motion and you can't use it for burst shooting - just take one or two photos and then wait to not overload the buffer which could result in bad results because of frame drops (don't forget these are MANY frames taken simultaneously). Obviously it will not be good in very dark scenes either.

I could go on and on how the stock camera is bad and I always recommend using a mod with proper tuning, but it's best to check out for yourselves by searching for a Pixel 8 GCam group on telegram and see what people are able to accomplish with manual tuning.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] sic0048:
OK. You are correct that taking a 50mp image of a static subject outside on a bright sunny day will likely produce a better image than a 12.5mp sensor if you're intent is to "pixel peep" the images. No one is actually going to see a difference if you simply display the two images next to each other however.

Furthermore, that is about the only situation where the actual image might be better. As soon as you introduce any movement or try taking the picture in anything other than the brightest environments, you won't get better results.

Even then, you still have all of the other negative ramifications of such a large resolution image (file size, slower capture and processing speeds, etc). Truth be told, no one needs a 50mp image taken with a mobile device. A lower resolution image has more than enough pixels to print even large sized pictures. Sure you don't want to use it for a billboard sized print, but you shouldn't be using a mobile device for that type of photography anyway.

That is outside the conversation of this thread. No one is saying that the Pixel 8 Pro camera can't be improved. We are simply trying to explain to the OP why forcing the camera into 50mp mode is the reason his results are less than stellar and why he feels his older phone camera out performs the P8P by a large margin. It's 100% user error.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Arcide:
Then you don't see the bigger picture (pun intended). Not everyone takes their photos to post on instagram and forget about them tomorrow. The thing is that the phone cameras are not as versatile as a true camera, which can use the entire range of focal lengths between two points. Phones have static focal ranges, in the case of P8P you have a choice of 1x and 5x. What are you going to do if the main focal length doesn't fit what you intended the photo to be, and need to crop it? Maybe you need a 2x or 3x crop? Do you resort to digital zoom which looks like crap? That's where the unbinned full resolution comes in handy. You can basically reframe the photo in any way you like AFTER you took it. You can literally crop it to 4x and still have a perfectly usable photo.

I guess it's not for everyone, most people don't think about it, they just take their phone out of their pocket and capture their food or kids or pets. But why mock someone who came with higher expectations? It's not just about printing on billboards. Like I said don't knock it till you try it.

Most people maybe don't, but many do. This is the device you have with you all the time, so why not make the most of it?

One more thing to add, I'm not using a P8P, I have a Xiaomi 11 Ultra which can also utilize full resolution images in 3rd party apps with the help of a mod. But I've seen countless examples from most of these high end phones, both binned and unbinned, stock vs mod. I've seen FULL resolution photos by people with Xiaomi 10 Ultra (a 4 year old phone), taken in the dark, which can compete with DSLR's. I was also surprised to see that P8P takes better full resolution images than both 10U and 11U, having a smaller sensor than the latter.

All it takes is patience, some learning, and adjusting your expectations.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] mobilemodding.info:
I'm truly sorry if it feels like I'm trolling people. I was just want to understand if it is me or something is wrong or this is how it supposed to be.

At the end I've picked up this attitude after I was told to shut up and don't use 50mp mode essentially...
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] sic0048:
While I'm sarcastic and can be an ass with my comments, I am actually trying to help the OP. Did you even read the original post? Please tell me how using the 50mp feature of the phone will help given the issues he is complaining about....

I'll wait......

We are telling you not to use the 50mp mode because it produces EXACTLY the issues you are complaining about. Pick one - use the 50mp mode and continue to have those same issues, or stop using the 50mp mode 99.1% of the time when it hurts more than it helps and those issues will disappear. The choice is yours.

What I get frustrated with is your unwillingness to turn off the 50mp mode. This is why people are saying you are here just to troll and why my comments are going to be extremely sarcastic. You've gotten the correct answers/solutions to your initial questions/problems, yet you are unwilling to follow them because you seem to think you know better than everyone else.
[Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers] mso45mso:
After installing any custom rom, I get a crash within a few seconds when trying to add a google account.

I did not experience this problem when I installed stock ROM.

Has anyone had this problem before and solved it or has an idea how to solve it?

Edit: I'm using the core gapps version. And I tried installing webview apk and it didn't work.
[General Questions and Answers] passengeroftime:
According to Wikipedia, T-Mobile plans to shut down its GSM network on April 2, 2024. Will my Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G SM-S918B/DS still work after this GSM shut down?

Source:

T-Mobile US - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org
[General Questions and Answers] EllieCat:
Unfortunately, GSM is shutting down, which means that you will need to upgrade or change phones.

More information here:

T-Mobile Network Evolution

Learn how T-Mobile is evolving our network!

www.t-mobile.com
[General Questions and Answers] passengeroftime:
You are wrong... That article states older 2G GSM phones. My international version S23 supports 4 and 5G. Does that matter? I actually just recently ordered the phone and have not received it and I'm questioning if I should return it. The 2G bands are going away. Not 4 and 5g..
[General Questions and Answers] pavman12:
I would pop into their store to confirm - have a look at this feed regarding CDMA they suggest getting the US one but don't hold me to it - speak to them instore.

https://www.reddit.com/r/verizon/comments/121vpz9
[General Questions and Answers] ubigred:
Did you buy the phone? How's performance in the US?
[General Questions and Answers] passengeroftime:
I did purchase the phone. It works with T-Mobile with no issues. There's a missing 5G band on the phone but T-Mobile doesn't use that band in my area. Rooted is so worth it!