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[Q] Yep, A newbie! Need some serious direction.

Ok, Now i've had a mogul for the past 4-5 years, didn't wanna spend more money on a phone that will be old hat in a few months. anyhow, i gave in and now i've got an epic on it's way, today.
I want to get the most from my phone and it's battery life, I also want to use my phone as my mp3 player. so can someone direct me to the best step by step directions on how to do everything. I d/l'd this link
firon.net/xda/one.click.root.exploitv2.5.5 ( ) zip &
32-bit drivers: firon.net/xda/Samsung_Mobile_...00_Epic_4G ( ) zip . . but not to sure what to do from here.
Maybe someone can direct me to the easiest steps to follow as i'm really clueless on what to do and what i'm looking for. any help would be great and thanks in advance!

I'll let someone who knows more about what you need answer, but I just wanted to comment on the Mogul. That was my first "pda phone". I had 2 other windows based pda's, so it was a natural fit. I really liked that phone, and it worked well. I had wi-fi issues with it, so Sprint gave me a Touch Pro. I liked that phone as well. I had some other issue with it and Sprint replaced it with another Touch Pro. The tech said my phone was the first he's seen that the user actually uses it to its fullest potential. I like to get the max I can out of the phone. I had Android on the Touch Pro, but didn't use it for day-to-day things because it ate the battery. I decided to get the Epic because I didn't want to wait for Windows Phone 7, and I didn't like the direction MS was going with it, so Android was the obvious choice (iPhone wasn't even in the running).
I'm glad you joined the Android ranks. What are your impressions of the Epic/Android coming from the Mogul?

It depends on what you want to do with your phone as far as staying on eclair or updating to the froyo leak. If you want to stay on eclair then I would root it with the one click root plus cwm. Then you can install a custom rom/kernel to help with battery life. If you want the froyo leak then I would root it with the one click with cwm version 3. That cwm version will change your filesystem over to ext4. Then you can flash a froyo rom since most are compatable with ext4. The only thing is there are no custom kernels for froyo since we don't have the source code yet. Tell me what way you want to go and I'll help you out.

I've played with a few friends phones, but they were not rooted, and they always kept their power cords with them. I hated that. but i like the keyboard, the screen resolution, i honestly haven't touched any apps yet to date. I am very vanilla when it comes to learning the phone and the whole android process. I have read different forums/blogs and they all direct me back to here for the best help. so I'm here. The biggest thing I really want to do is use the phone as my mp3 player and take advantage of having a very simple os and get the most out of my battery. I do use the inet on my mogul with skyfire but it just doesn't work anymore. I will need to use my calender, fb, things like that, i do like the neat icons that i've seen on different pages. i also was told they even have apps to design your own ringtones with music on ur phone. that's really cool too.. I really feel like a dinosaur with this stuff..

ok, the phone just got here, i'm gonna charge it 1st and then call to activate it after it's finished. also, for xtra cords, any site better than any other?

ok, the phone is here, i've added some apps. and contacts.. now what?

jrjpoohscell said:
ok, the phone just got here, i'm gonna charge it 1st and then call to activate it after it's finished. also, for xtra cords, any site better than any other?
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monoprice.com
Only site you should ever think of when it comes to cables.
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ok, the phone is here, i've added some apps. and contacts.. now what?
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Load some music up and start using it.

somehow i loaded everything on it, but it went to the phone and not the sd card! is there a way to move it over to the sim card now?
and what do i look under?

cdma phones don't have sim cards. And it doesn't have very much internal memory either, so are you sure you didn't put it on your sdcard like you intended?

sure did.. ur right. see, i am a complete rookie on this one.

Buy an extended battery
I bought an extended battery on eBay back when I got my Epic last November. It is a 2800mAh battery and I can actually run about 10-15 hours of light usage with wifi/4g/gps turned on (10-12 with wifi on, 13-15 with wifi off). If I am watching TV on my Slingbox app, it usually runs for about 6-7 hours. Pocket Legends tends to be a bit of a battery killer but I can still go for about 4-5 hours of gameplay (although the phone tends to overheat...lol). I highly recommend a bigger battery - it does make the phone bigger, but imo it is worth the extra weight. The name on the battery is "Yoobao". I have been using it for about 3+ months now with no issues.

good info. . . how much they running? i really just wanted to run some low power apps..

I think mine was about $35-40. It wasn't very expensive. I just did a quick ebay search for "epic 4g extended battery" and there are now many options for about $15-30. I may actually try out one of the 3500mAh batteries, seeing that the price has dropped! Never hurts to have a spare. Some have separate battery chargers included as well.

Thanks man, I just ordered like 3-4 new cases.. can't remember, i like to change the colors up at times bc i get bored!

Most cases won't fit over the extended batteries, sadly. I'm getting ready to sell my sweet Body Glove case because I never use it. Makes me sad, I really like that case..

Man Oh Man, what to do...

Finally got an arc.

Hi guys I finally got my arc today. In love with it more than I was with my x10i and desire hd. Anyway I have a couple of enquiries.
First of all what is the 2nd mic used for?
Secondly, does the noise reduction option in call settings help and if so how? What difference is there in it being on and off?
Last but not least...ive seen two or three threads regarding 0% battery...what is this issue actually about?
Thanks and looking forward to join in with discussions and other threads.
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The 2nd mic is used for the noise cancellation - it record the background noise separately from the main mic then will subtract the one signal from the other to try and help reduce/remove it.
As for how effective it is, I've never knowingly used it, so I can't comment.
The 0% battery issue seems to be some sort of problem related to trying to flash/root the handset in a particular way.
There are solutions out there, so if you're afflicted by it there are ways of sorting it but I wouldn't worry unless it happens.

your second question is the answer to your first. the 2nd mic is on the back and is supposed to monitor the sounds of the area around you, to then cancel that noise whilst on a call. can't say how effective the noise reduction is, but i guess its working well since people rarely have any issues hearing me in busy, loud environments.
the 0% battery issue is only if you're rooting or flashing on your handset from what i understand. so if you wish to stay with stock SE firmware, you wont have this issue. SE is updating their firmwares reasonably quickly anyway, so if you don't root it, its not a major issue (well not for me anyway).
hope you like your arc, love this phone <3

Thank you so much guys. For a newbie to this phone can anyone give me any tips and tricks? And have any of you guys experienced the crack that everyone is on about?
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Yeah, I've got the crack(s).
Never noticed 'til I went looking for them though, so it's not worth worrying about IMO.

So far I've dropped the phone on concrete and tiles about 4 times and haven't got the cracks, so I've been pretty lucky. I do have some rough corners as a result, so make sure you take good care of it!
I find that the phone has nowhere near enough internal memory, so if you download many apps, you'll need to start moving as many as you can to the sd card. Note that apps stored on the sd card cannot have widgets, so if you want a specific apps widget, it'll need to be on internal memory
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I have the cracks over the sensor that others have experienced, despite never dropping my phone. I think the plastic is not the best quality and tbh you can feel how fragile it is when you first pick it up. My old phone was HTC HD2 and felt like a brick compared to my Arc. I'm still umming and arrrring about sending it in for repair......
As for any tips? There is a thread here which you might find useful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194545

Thanks for the info guys. Im just scared now though but the crack situation. I have currently got a leather pouch on my arc
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rkanwar said:
Thanks for the info guys. Im just scared now though but the crack situation. I have currently got a leather pouch on my arc
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It's not worth worrying mate, it doesn't get any worse and it doesn't affect the phone in any way.

Lord Takyon said:
It's not worth worrying mate, it doesn't get any worse and it doesn't affect the phone in any way.
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Cheers mate. Just another quick question to everyone. How many apps have everybody got on their device? My reason for asking is because my internal memory went really low. I dont really wanna move apps to sd if I can help it. Edit: I have 70 apps installed in the downloaded section ofmanage application including market youtube and maps. Is that good? Keeping in mind two or three of them are either licenses eg titanium pro and some widgets
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rkanwar said:
Cheers mate. Just another quick question to everyone. How many apps have everybody got on their device? My reason for asking is because my internal memory went really low. I dont really wanna move apps to sd if I can help it. Edit: I have 70 apps installed in the downloaded section ofmanage application including market youtube and maps. Is that good? Keeping in mind two or three of them are either licenses eg titanium pro and some widgets
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I have 146 apps installed in my Arc and I moved it all to SD Card, if possible..

I have ~150 apps in total installed and have 41Mb free on phone memory. All have moved to SD card (where possible) using Apps2SD. I'm sure I could get rid of alot of the older I apps I don't use as much
As mentioned above, I wouldn't worry too much about the crack. It does not affect phone's performance and most people will not notice it unless you point it out to them.
I was thinking of sending mine in for repair, but last night when I got home opened car door and my Arc fell out of my pocket on concrete floor. It bounced a couple of times so I feared the worst. After close inspection, there are 2 small scuff marks on side and that's all, no damage to screen nothing.....thankfully, maybe I got lucky, but will no longer be sending it in for repair as SE will say it was caused by dropping it.

Yep second mic is used for clever phasing to cancel out the external noise.

thanks guys...yesterday I updated via SEUS in order to root and hopefully update to 2.3.4 however I am still on 2.3.3 with firmware version 4.0.A.2.368...in SEUS it said that the home screen will now support landscape mode but ive not seen much difference.

rkanwar said:
in SEUS it said that the home screen will now support landscape mode but ive not seen much difference.
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I remember reading this in an old firmware update changelog. It seems SE actually meant that there was landscape home screen support when screen mirroring via HDMI (ie. when you hook up your arc to a monitor/TV, you can see the phone on the monitor/TV in landscape). on the phone however, the home screen is always in portrait

im sorry to keep bugging everybody with question after question but i wanted to know how much space do apps take on sd card? for example if an app on internal memory takes 1mb will it be the same on the sd card? Im just wondering because even though my sd card shows hidden files, both on Astro and Windows i can never see the app files.
thanks you everybody for your cooperation

Pretty much the same space, yeah - they still take up a small amount of memory on the handset (a couple of KB or so) but basically it's all just shoved onto the card instead.

Turning the Note into a tablet

I got my Galaxy Note just over a month ago and, so far, love it as it is undoubtedly the best Android device I have ever owned (I only used a HTC Desire before it and that had a very poor storage capacity). The Nexus 7, which was revealed by Google yesterday, is extremely tempting with its low price-tag and rather impressive specifications. But, seeing as I don't have an awful lot of cash, I find it hard to justify a new device for a mere extra 2 inches in screen size. So, for now, I'm looking to optimize my Note as a tablet.
Firstly, I'd like to have a little more screen time. I currently get around 5 hours of screen time, but that isn't as high as the Nexus 7's promised 9 hours of screen time. A larger battery is the most obvious option besides some already attempted battery improving techniques. So, what is the largest size battery I can purchase that will fit into the stock back of the Note? I don't want an increased back to the phone as I plan on buying a protective case.
I love the look of the Zenus case found here. A leather-like case such as that completes the tablet look in my opinion. Yet, I've heard of the small magnet used for the stand on the back of the case causing a problem for S-Pen calibration. Is this issue true with this particular case?
Next, are there any launchers or, as a last resort, ROMs that allow to replicate a launcher similar to that of a tablet. I'm also looking for a Micro SD card to store music and perhaps movies on. Any cheap recommendations?

I also want to fix my contacts book. When I was setting it up, I deleted/hid some SNS contacts from Facebook with phone numbers and now want them back. I've tried showing all contacts or just Facebook ones, but they're not there. Any ideas?

Paradoidandroid is the ROM you are looking for!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1662802
[ROM] PARANOIDANDROID v0.4 [TABLET/HYBRID][CM9][27/06]
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Rayan said:
Paradoidandroid is the ROM you are looking for!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1662802
[ROM] PARANOIDANDROID v0.4 [TABLET/HYBRID][CM9][27/06]
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So, how can I safely install that ROM without triggering the brick bug my stock ICS suffers from? Any ideas for my other issues to? Also, will I loose S-Pen Apps and other functionality and all my data from changing ROMs, no? I love the looks of this ROM (seen it before), but I'm only 14 and worried about flashing onto my brand new phone. If I ruined it, I'd be without phone and my parents would kill me.

If you want stock ics tablet, install cm9 rc; then use root explorer or similar to change ro.sf.lcd_density to 213. This is located in system/build.prop. Use either nova or apex launcher. Root your device uses dr ketans guide. Use titanium backup ti backup apps; sms backup and restore for sms, Flash abyss 4.2 redpil kernel wipe data/cache and dalvik cache. Flash cm9, you can use papyrus beta for note taking.
Please be aware there us always an element of risk flashing anything, if your not 100% confident abd have doubts DO NOT INSTALL CUSTOM ROMS
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[Q] Nexus 4 Random Power Off

As the title states. Nexus 4 random power offs. Has anyone seen anything like this?
Here is the background info:
My parents have Nexus 4 phones as do I. All of our phones were ordered at the same time about 2 months or so ago when they became available again. All phones are the 16GB version. All phones bone stock with just OTA updates, not unlocked or rooted other than how they are shipped. All using T-Mobile prepaid plans.
My phone and my father's seem fine. My mom's however seems to shutdown on its own. It is random. Initially I thought that it may be an issue where she isn't used to a smart phone and isn't charging it enough. It happens though at times while it is connected to the charger. It also has happened while carrying it off the charger.
One odd thing is that when they got the phone they brought them to my house and dropped them off to have me set them up. One had the plastic screen protector with the printing on it from the factory the other didn't. I don't know which is which though now. It is a 50/50 shot if this is the one.
I have been around android since the G1 days and run the same phone. I can't think of a setting on the phone that would power it down at a certain time or period of time. She really doesn't have much for apps and is a very light user.
Not sure what to try but I was thinking about doing a wipe of the phone to see if it helps.
Anyone else have any ideas? If the wipe doesn't help the only other thing I can think of is that there is a physical issue with the phone.
I haven't seen this on my phone but there was a period of time where HD Widgets on my N7 would cause a reboot. That was fixed with an app update. This isn't a case where the device reboots. It is a complete shutdown which I find odd. So I have seen an app cause issues kind of like this. For the most part the apps that she has on her phone, I also have on mine. Well I have way more but there really isn't anything on her phone that I am not also running.
I should add that she has the phone in a TPU case. As we all do. My case design is a little different than theirs but they have cutouts for the buttons. So it isn't a case where the case is pressing on the power button. That could be an issue with my case as it covers the power button but I haven't had that issue.
Thanks

Sounds like it might be a defective battery...
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BigDig said:
Sounds like it might be a defective battery...
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That is what I am kind of thinking. Either the battery or the smart battery chips. I think I will try a wipe first but like I said but it is odd.

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One odd thing is that when they got the phone they brought them to my house and dropped them off to have me set them up. One had the plastic screen protector with the printing on it from the factory the other didn't. I don't know which is which though now. It is a 50/50 shot if this is the one.
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That sounds kind of questionable (fishy) to me... I also have the 16GB version, and I also did the OTA when I got it. But to be honest the stock OS lasted only about an hour before I rooted and started trying out custom ROMs I have not had the issue you're describing though. How are the results from your factory reset?
Also, would you consider putting on a stock-based custom ROM (such as rasbean vanilla) for your mother's phone? If the problem is software based then a reset or a new ROM might yield different results. But if the problem persists it might be hardware and I'd suggest you contact Google about servicing.

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That sounds kind of questionable (fishy) to me... I also have the 16GB version, and I also did the OTA when I got it. But to be honest the stock OS lasted only about an hour before I rooted and started trying out custom ROMs I have not had the issue you're describing though. How are the results from your factory reset?
Also, would you consider putting on a stock-based custom ROM (such as rasbean vanilla) for your mother's phone? If the problem is software based then a reset or a new ROM might yield different results. But if the problem persists it might be hardware and I'd suggest you contact Google about servicing.
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I don't want to root and have my mom run a modified ROM. They live about a half hour from me so I haven't tried a wipe of the phone yet and because of the distance I don't want to deal with the issues that sometimes come up when you go with modified ROMs when I am not there. She is a very basic user and this is the first smartphone for my father and mother. Keep in mind they are in their early 70s and not really that strong on the tech side of things. I have to get some time to run over there and take a look at it. Maybe later next week.
I was just wondering if anyone else has had this issue. I think if a wipe doesn't help I will talk to Google. A search really didn't show much other than some people that were seeing a random reboot issue. I have seen apps doing that.
I have been through their warranty replacement process and it is a bit of a PITA. I am on my 3rd Nexus 7 due to hardware issues with the first 2. My N4 and my fathers have been rock solid.
While I have run custom ROMs in the past, I usually run stock until I find a need that requires me to root. Eventually I will probably root and go with a custom ROM on my N4 but

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She is a very basic user and this is the first smartphone for my father and mother. Keep in mind they are in their early 70s and not really that strong on the tech side of things.
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Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm giving my parents my old LG P990 phone and I just put an AOKP rom on it. I also installed Nova Launcher for them and configured it so there's just one texting app and one calling app the one and only one homescreen. No dock either, just in case they click something by accident or get lost in the app drawer
Since you have the same phone as your mom, a self-less workaround would just be to give her yours (pre-configured), and then you can fiddle around with the problematic one until you find a decent solution. :good:

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That sounds kind of questionable (fishy) to me... I also have the 16GB version, and I also did the OTA when I got it. But to be honest the stock OS lasted only about an hour before I rooted and started trying out custom ROMs I have not had the issue you're describing though. How are the results from your factory reset?
Also, would you consider putting on a stock-based custom ROM (such as rasbean vanilla) for your mother's phone? If the problem is software based then a reset or a new ROM might yield different results. But if the problem persists it might be hardware and I'd suggest you contact Google about servicing.
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amartolos said:
Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm giving my parents my old LG P990 phone and I just put an AOKP rom on it. I also installed Nova Launcher for them and configured it so there's just one texting app and one calling app the one and only one homescreen. No dock either, just in case they click something by accident or get lost in the app drawer
Since you have the same phone as your mom, a self-less workaround would just be to give her yours (pre-configured), and then you can fiddle around with the problematic one until you find a decent solution. :good:
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Hmm. That is a good idea. The PITA part would be to get everything loaded from my phone to hers. I really wish I could run Titanium backup without root as it would make it super easy to move the apps over. Though I don't have that much loaded on my phone. Things that are a pain to set up have configuration export methods like Tasker. It would rule out the end user being the source of the issue. I don't think that is it though. If we swap and it goes away, then I can consider the wipe as the solution. If the problem moves to me then it is a physical issue and call Google. If the problem persists with her, I load all her apps on the phone I carry as well to see if I start to have the issue or it becomes a training issue. The thing I like about this the most is that it is a clear process to rule out several things. I can go over there and sit with the phone but if it doesn't power off when I am there I don't gain much other than spending some time with my parents.
I don't think this is an issue but I did have to provide my IMEI# when doing the activations. In the past though on T-Mobile I have handed phones down to others and all we did was a SIM swap. I would imagine that is the case here.
Oh and one thing I did leave out. They were using their old cell phone chargers on the N4 phones. I told them to swap chargers and use the ones that came with the phone. The old ones may not put out enough power and the phone could in theory run down to the point where it shuts off and slowly charge from that point and I don't think it would turn back on. Keep in mind a retired user who just had a knee replacement so she is at home more often than not.

Did you find out the cause? I have the same issue happened twice today

The random shut off either charging or not happens to me but as mentioned before in a related thread, a lot of the times it also happens on Wi-Fi, and having WiFi optimization on.. purple were turning that off and some fixed the issues. This is my second nexus 4, so I right id give it a try and not use wifi and hasn't happen since I received mines on the 4th of may
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The random shut off either charging or not happens to me but as mentioned before in a related thread, a lot of the times it also happens on Wi-Fi, and having WiFi optimization on.. purple were turning that off and some fixed the issues. This is my second nexus 4, so I right id give it a try and not use wifi and hasn't happen since I received mines on the 4th of may
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So you're saying it's a software issue?

Looks like it.. Turning off optimization or not even using WiFi at all worked..
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Google Apps Restore Not Working... Manual Bulk Option Available?

Back to stock on my 6P, then rooted it, and now trying to restore all my apps from Google, but I cant find any option for that. I did not run the auto restore at the start of phone setup because I wanted to root it first. (mistake? some programs I have wont install without root though)
I see ALL my apps in the Playstore, but I would have to reinstall them one by one, no "check all" or "install all" option. There is no "Backup Restore" section in my Settings even though some people on the web say there should be.
I know people said Google had the backup and restore going on, and its not as good as TiB, but it does the job. I did save all my files/media/SMS and the Android/Apex settings folder to my PC, but I just need these app downloaded back into my phone.
I must be missing something easy?

Just because a program needs root doesn't mean you can't install it first. But if you worried you could always install root before first boot I always do. So you see you can do the google restore at first setup. I'm not sure of any method after installing of using Google app restore. I always install all my apps one by one. The playstore is setup now in a way that you can do it very quickly. Go into your library and click install on everything you want down the list. Only the first click is interrupted the rest go though no questions. Best of luck mate. ?

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Just because a program needs root doesn't mean you can't install it first. But if you worried you could always install root before first boot I always do. So you see you can do the google restore at first setup. I'm not sure of any method after installing of using Google app restore. I always install all my apps one by one. The playstore is setup now in a way that you can do it very quickly. Go into your library and click install on everything you want down the list. Only the first click is interrupted the rest go though no questions. Best of luck mate.
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Thanks man.... I guess it wont take too long, I was just used it to it doing that automatically but I am thinking I might redo the whole process.... frankly going back to stock and then rooting again was NOT a smooth process. I had to use 4 different methods before one finally worked, and even know, I dont think its "right." SuperSU keeps giving an error that "SU Binary occupied" and also this horrible battery issue is still here. The battery literally dies within about 2 hrs, max, even after I just came back to stock with nothing running. When I first got this phone it was good for at least through the early part of the evening if I start in the morning.
Something is not right, and I am hoping it isnt anything hardware related. The battery was one of the reasons I did this, and it seems like it was all for naught.
Anything sound familiar here?
(FYI I tried to install root before boot but it didnt work, hence I had to go back and use another method, it was a total PITA, not sure why.)

2 hours eeeeek!!! I would definitely look into getting a new battery. I just bought a generic one off eBay the first was a dud but the second going strong. With the right tools wasn't overly difficult just take your time. As for the rest If you prefer stock I would stick with SuperXe or Cortex. They give you the ability to flash stock firmware through TWRP. I've been rocking the latest SuperXe 8.1 and it's pretty sweet with the pixel 2 mod. I opted out of all the extras from the start just selected Magisk. Even substratum I waited to install after first boot.

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Something is not right, and I am hoping it isnt anything hardware related. The battery was one of the reasons I did this, and it seems like it was all for naught.
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I don't think it was for naught. You had wipe and revert to completely stock to confirm it was the battery and not something else. You can also use Accubattery, but it will likely just confirm what you already suspect.

Exodusche said:
2 hours eeeeek!!! I would definitely look into getting a new battery. I just bought a generic one off eBay the first was a dud but the second going strong. With the right tools wasn't overly difficult just take your time. As for the rest If you prefer stock I would stick with SuperXe or Cortex. They give you the ability to flash stock firmware through TWRP. I've been rocking the latest SuperXe 8.1 and it's pretty sweet with the pixel 2 mod. I opted out of all the extras from the start just selected Magisk. Even substratum I waited to install after first boot.
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Just ordered a Cameron Sino 3450mAh from eBay because I heard those were than the "stock" batteries being sold there. I'll put it in myself since the local stores here will not warranty anything without their own parts.
Magisk is the best way to root for the most updated 6p right? And it doesn't erase any existing data?
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I don't think it was for naught. You had wipe and revert to completely stock to confirm it was the battery and not something else. You can also use Accubattery, but it will likely just confirm what you already suspect.
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Ya true... I did learn some things and its amazing how simple flashing and re-doing your Android is, but it literally took me over 4 hours to do it all again because I kept screwing up little things and then things would not work and I would have to start over, and then I missed another "mundane detail" and etc., etc... Once you do it right, u ask yourself "How the f%$#%$ do u screw that up?"
Yes Accubattery stated I am at 535 mAh LOL... ya not good... Cant wait to get this new battery in and put this behind me. I even ordered a phone repair kit for like $15 to make sure I will do this right and not scratch up or crack any part of my phone. Not quite ready to another $700 for a phone again when this one is so good otherwise.

@Dathaeus Precision knife is key. Glad you went with a premium battery. The hardest part I found was the glue underneath the stock battery. You can pry on it a little just be mindful of the ribbon running through the middle underneath. Yes Magisk in my opinion is the way to go and no you won't loose your data. Best of luck!

Exodusche said:
@Dathaeus Precision knife is key. Glad you went with a premium battery. The hardest part I found was the glue underneath the stock battery. You can pry on it a little just be mindful of the ribbon running through the middle underneath. Yes Magisk in my opinion is the way to go and no you won't loose your data. Best of luck!
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I got this one, $14, I think its a good deal in case I have to do this again
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XPFYYH3/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
yes I heard about that ribbon, little nervous about that, kinda hard to avoid it, but I guess if go from both sides little at a time and use the suction cup separator it can mitigate any risk.
Thanks for your help and support, really means a lot as we all know, when we go through this with our valuable phones. Maybe I'll make a nice video of the process and share it. Others say I have a very professional voice, but I hate it LMAO