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GPS data not working with LTE activated?

GPS data retrieval not working when LTE activated?
Noticed this when inside building and requesting GPS location.
Anybody else experiencing this problem?
Note: I also notice the GPS lock icon coming on every 15 minutes, searching for location for up to 2 minutes at a time. App info for this notification: system UI.

Not sure if serious

Daniel Dumile said:
Not sure if serious
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Connect to LTE on ur Nexus 4 try it, my brother tried it on his Nexus 4, same issue.
Just to clarify this is "GSM/LTE", not "LTE only".
Rogers network/Canada
I was unable to place calls on "LTE only" (also not sure why)

Daniel Dumile said:
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There's been some discussion in this thread about issues with LTE and GPS.

1) Turn off LTE
2) Leave LTE off
3) Stop obsessing with LTE
Seriously tho, why does everyone have a hardon for LTE?

Taijohnsen said:
1) Turn off LTE
2) Leave LTE off
3) Stop obsessing with LTE
Seriously tho, why does everyone have a hardon for LTE?
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30-70mbps... Ask yourself why? It's literally light speed. I got 60-something Mbps down the other day.

I'm having the same issue. Gps locks on 3g just fine but doesn't seem get locked on 4g.

Yea really wishing somebody could find a fix to this.. There is an underlying reason

THE_KINGDOM said:
Yea really wishing somebody could find a fix to this.. There is an underlying reason
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Its the same reason for why the other things in 4.2.2 don't work with the old radios, the device isn't supposed to have LTE, Google purposely broke things to stop you from using it.

thracemerin said:
Its the same reason for why the other things in 4.2.2 don't work with the old radios, the device isn't supposed to have LTE, Google purposely broke things to stop you from using it.
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Bro sometimes u seem like a big advocate of restrictions.
There is always a fix especially in the developing world of Android, it's just nobody has bothered because many areas don't have LTE or because whoever is using a fix, didn't make it public. Period.
Who gives a **** what the phone is "supposed to have" what it does have is a band-4 LTE chip. PERIOD.
Hardware is hardware.
"Oh hey I have a lambo with 500hp which is governor at 120kmh max speed, because you're not supposed to drive over the speed limit." - I'm sorry but in this case people would remove the governor and drive faster.

THE_KINGDOM said:
Bro sometimes u seem like a big advocate of restrictions.
There is always a fix especially in the developing world of Android, it's just nobody has bothered because many areas don't have LTE or because whoever is using a fix, didn't make it public. Period.
Who gives a **** what the phone is "supposed to have" what it does have is a band-4 LTE chip. PERIOD.
Hardware is hardware.
"Oh hey I have a lambo with 500hp which is governor at 120kmh max speed, because you're not supposed to drive over the speed limit." - I'm sorry but in this case people would remove the governor and drive faster.
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You're right, except that the problems are in closed source modules, if you want to try your hand at hex editing them and fixing the problems, go ahead, otherwise you should use the phone as it was designed or live with the problems that come with using it in a way it wasn't designed.

[Q] Q700i: 3G on both SIM slots

Hey guys,
I purchased Q700i recently and could not find a way to enable 3G network on both SIMs. I understand that I can use only one SIM at a single time for data, but I have 2 SIM and both are 3G enabled and I need to alternate between using them. Moto G supports 3G on both SIM by default.
Earlier, I had a very basic entry level android phone (Micromax A50) and even this INR 4K phone supported 3G on both the SIMs.
Any idea if this can be done? Or basically it is a hardware limitation with Q700i?
Thanks

First if all you are using xolo not mmx a50.
2nd its software limitation.
And bro before creating a thread search is must..
Regards

rajit said:
First if all you are using xolo not mmx a50.
2nd its software limitation.
And bro before creating a thread search is must..
Regards
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Thanks Rajit for your response.
Yes, I understand about the difference between the two phones; but my question was regarding the limitation. If software, we can probably patch it. If it's hardware, we are stuck. Also, comparison with MMX was to differentiate that even a 4K mobile had this functionality (had it been a hardware limitation).
I tried searching around, but could not find it. Can you please share the link if you have it.
Edit: Also, if you can tell me how to enable it without installing custom ROMs... it would be great.
Thanks,

whiz_manas said:
Thanks Rajit for your response.
Yes, I understand about the difference between the two phones; but my question was regarding the limitation. If software, we can probably patch it. If it's hardware, we are stuck. Also, comparison with MMX was to differentiate that even a 4K mobile had this functionality (had it been a hardware limitation).
I tried searching around, but could not find it. Can you please share the link if you have it.
Edit: Also, if you can tell me how to enable it without installing custom ROMs... it would be great.
Thanks,
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Rajit: Are you sure the 3G not enabled on SIM2 is a software limitation? I went to Engineering Mode, and in the Band Mode it shows UMTS only in SIM1 and not SIM2. Not sure if this is any indication.
Please comment. I need to understand if I would be able to use 2 3G SIM cards on my phone or not (of course using a single 3G at any particular time)

Did someone try to unlock LTE bands?

"The Helio X10 will be the first chip, which support all bands wordwide"
I really need band 20 for EU LTE but I need to wait for my Redmi Note 2 prime. So did someone try to unlock more bands?

How do u know it is support all bands?
[I saw at enginering mode, band 20 currently not support

I think he wanted to quote it from some sites.
Many Blogs/Shops have that sentence included, they have to do some advertisement.
But as far as I know some reviews also claimed Band 20 (which is very important in Germany) is not supported.

MediaTek sad "Our new chip will be the first, which support LTE worldwide, over 47 bands".
It support all bands but Xiaomi just buy 3 bands.
We need a tutorial, how to unlock other bands.
Sent from my Redmi Note 2 using Tapatalk

Klanac89 said:
MediaTek sad "Our new chip will be the first, which support LTE worldwide, over 47 bands".
It support all bands but Xiaomi just buy 3 bands.
We need a tutorial, how to unlock other bands.
Sent from my Redmi Note 2 using Tapatalk
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I think we are kind of far off for a tutorial. From what I've gathered, there are very limited phones with this chip in them at this time, which means we have very little developer support.
Hopefully there are some people reading these forums more advanced than I, but from what I've gathered we wish we had some sort of diagnostic tool like the Qualcomm Diagnostic Tools, but it doesn't appear that MediaTek has something like this. (That has been released anyways)
If the chip supports all bands, then one would think that bands could be restricted at the Baseband. The Baseband gets commands from RIL and Vendor RIL Drivers (That should be located in some of the system driver folders. I have one of the RIL files pulled to my PC, but haven't had time to try and check it out. I'm guessing because its been compiled, it probably wont have anything that is readable or makes any sense to me. Would be pretty sweet if it was as simple as hexediting some flags to turn bands on.
Also, I'm sure the baseband is compiled, and protected, so I'm not sure how easy it is to pull from a rom, or from a phone for that matter... and then once its pulled, if anything will be easy to read for clues reguarding Radio Interface, or Modem Bands...
Anyone available to lend me some knowledge on the subject? I would love a little primer or some reading information to help with this quest.
Thanks!

http://www.unlockpwd.com/published-the-source-code-of-the-mediatek-mt6795-helio-x10/
Nice
Sent from my Redmi Note 2 using Tapatalk

If someone can unlock this LTE bands, it would be awesome, because I need band 5/850 too...

Dude, I will pay for that
Sent from my Redmi Note 2 using Tapatalk

Klanac89 said:
http://www.unlockpwd.com/published-the-source-code-of-the-mediatek-mt6795-helio-x10/
Nice
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AMAZING!
GitHub often blows my mind, as I forget to check this resource normally... Damn :/

Klanac89 said:
Dude, I will pay for that
Sent from my Redmi Note 2 using Tapatalk
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Ask at MIUI forum bro... hope dev MIUI can read it and try to unlock them haha

I'm sure here are a lot of people which will pay for that.
Sent from my Redmi Note 2 using Tapatalk

Klanac89 said:
http://www.unlockpwd.com/published-the-source-code-of-the-mediatek-mt6795-helio-x10/
Nice
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andy775 said:
AMAZING!
GitHub often blows my mind, as I forget to check this resource normally... Damn :/
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The link is no longer working. However, it looks like the source is still posted.
https://github.com/search?q=Mt6795

still waiting....

^ waiting will get you (us) nowhere. Looking through those files, it seems that the file where the bands are defined is this. It's non-trivial to "enable" them, though, seems like you have to know exactly which hex codes do what to set the radio up correctly.

That's a find there...

ferlie said:
still waiting....
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Like I told you, we need to collect money
Crim Soukyuu said:
^ waiting will get you (us) nowhere. Looking through those files, it seems that the file where the bands are defined is this. It's non-trivial to "enable" them, though, seems like you have to know exactly which hex codes do what to set the radio up correctly.
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Hmmm... Maybe Elephone can help us? This company got phones with MediaTek SoC and more LTE bands?
Sent from my Redmi Note 2 using Tapatalk

My Note2 is on the way. One of the first thing I will try will be using other phone's rils with similar soc (like the mx5 that support B20). The files are in /system/etc/firmware. If we are lucky, this will be enough. Otherwise it will be a long hacking road.

XMister:
Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you out. I have a Note 2 Prime now, and am pretty comfortable flashing / restoring. Would love to assist you any way I can!
Thanks for your input, We appreciate you!!

With band 20 I will be more than happy
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andy775 said:
XMister:
Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you out. I have a Note 2 Prime now, and am pretty comfortable flashing / restoring. Would love to assist you any way I can!
Thanks for your input, We appreciate you!!
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First of all, make a backup of your IMEI and NVRAM.
Second, I'm attaching the firmware files of MX5. I'm not sure about which one should be replaced on Note2, but my guess would be one of the modem...img files.
So, make a backup of your firmware files, and try to replace them (you need root, and r/w mounted system, then adb from pc, or es file explorer from the phone itself can do the job), and reboot.
See if it makes any difference in available bands. Oh and don't forget to make the new files have the exact permissions as the old one had.

Looking for 5 users for free GSM unlock

Hey guys, i'm at it again..
I'm looking for 5 users to unlock their Sprint LS997 V20 devices for GSM use, no root required.
Please post here, do not PM me regarding this.

I could use unlock on my V20
Have a Sprint V20 VZ6
thanks

Let's go! I'm game for an unlock.

I'm game
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Add me on skype: stoney.lawson and we'll get it rolling!

relapsed said:
Have a Sprint V20 VZ6
thanks
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ZV6 is perfect! add me on skype stoney.lawson

Video proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFl8_FDffp0

Great work! We also have a APK that can do it as well.
But selling a service here is not allowed.

hook me up

hyelton said:
Great work! We also have a APK that can do it as well.
But selling a service here is not allowed.
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I'm not outwardly selling anything, i've been providing free unlocks for some time on XDA.
What APK unlocks the device?

slawson said:
I'm not outwardly selling anything, i've been providing free unlocks for some time on XDA.
What APK unlocks the device?
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The hidden menu APK. it changes a setting from Operational mode to "Lab operation" and it enables use of GSM. So far it works with the G5, V20, and a few low end Boost mobile/Sprint prepaid LG devices.
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hyelton said:
The hidden menu APK. it changes a setting from Operational mode to "Lab operation" and it enables use of GSM. So far it works with the G5, V20, and a few low end Boost mobile/Sprint prepaid LG devices.
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hiddenmenu apk no longer works on ZV6 or past December security patch, the network lab operation was removed out of the IOT menu

Although, if you're taking the device overseas, the hiddenmenu apk can be used to assist in selecting your LTE bands!

slawson said:
hiddenmenu apk no longer works on ZV6 or past December security patch, the network lab operation was removed out of the IOT menu
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Strange. Others are reporting working results recently guess they've never updated. Latest update on the G5 is working perfectly fine though at the moment. Sucks they have to patch the simple ways lol.
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The G5 and the V20 are two different beasts as far as the software correlation..
The G5 was shipped with 6.0, the V20 shipped with 7.0, the menu options were altered to prevent unlocking with the V20 via this method..
Just as it's removed in the G6 as well.

slawson said:
The G5 and the V20 are two different beasts as far as the software correlation..
The G5 was shipped with 6.0, the V20 shipped with 7.0, the menu options were altered to prevent unlocking with the V20 via this method..
Just as it's removed in the G6 as well.
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Yeah the G5 both 6.0 and 7.0 working correctly at the moment. Hopefully it doesn't get patched. But I've never recommended using Sprint phone outside of Sprint anyway. I've never had a stable signal in fringe areas oddly.
But outside the US Sprint devices are sold on a large scale LG devices at least.

Also with 7.0 something that may assist others, with that hiddenmenu apk, you can go to the svc menu -> port check test -> enable, then set the usb connection mode to file transfer / Always and obtain your SPC/MSL using any qualcomm LG method reader.
The apk still has many uses!

It won't ever get patched in the G5, they can't as the network operation mode is a requirement since it was built in to the framework.

slawson said:
It won't ever get patched in the G5, they can't as the network operation mode is a requirement since it was built in to the framework.
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Awesome! Thanks for the info! I had strange issues with random battery drain and overheating during that battery drain with mine. So I got rid of it. I had a feeling something was up with a Sprint app causing it. But no one else experienced the issue.
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slawson said:
Also with 7.0 something that may assist others, with that hiddenmenu apk, you can go to the svc menu -> port check test -> enable, then set the usb connection mode to file transfer / Always and obtain your SPC/MSL using any qualcomm LG method reader.
The apk still has many uses!
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I've been trying to get my msl from sprint for a few days now as im litterally having poor data issues where i know i have good lte. So if i do this do i just download an apk to read the msl or an exe program for windows. My main goal is to go into ##3282# menu under edit (msl) required. under lte and adjust my band priority from 25 to 3 and 26 to 2 and 41 to 1. So in theory this should work right.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e T725N LTE root/custom ROMs current state?

What is the current state of rooting and custom ROMs for the LTE variant (full code of model sold in my home country: SM-T725NZKADBT)?
I saw some threads like https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s5e/help/root-samsung-galaxy-tab-s5e-sm-t725-t3926742 but they are old (but Samsung is releasing updates regularly) or closed or mix it up with the non-LTE device.

When will people learn that you don't buy an LTE late model tablet if you want to root and install custom ROMs. If I have seen this question once "Will this ROM work on my LTE tablet?", I've seen it a hundred times. And the answer is ALWAYS NO. I would think that 99% of the people who buy a tablet in the price range of the T720, also have a smartphone. So why do you need LTE in the tablet? Personally, before buying ANY tablet, I check the XDA forums to see what kind of custom ROMs are available.

lewmur said:
When will people learn that you don't buy an LTE late model tablet if you want to root and install custom ROMs. If I have seen this question once "Will this ROM work on my LTE tablet?", I've seen it a hundred times. And the answer is ALWAYS NO. I would think that 99% of the people who buy a tablet in the price range of the T720, also have a smartphone. So why do you need LTE in the tablet? Personally, before buying ANY tablet, I check the XDA forums to see what kind of custom ROMs are available.
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Some people want or need the LTE functionality. I use a tablet for surfing and chatting while commuting (4 hours per work day, in winter sometimes even longer). The trains and busses in my region have no Wifi. Why not getting a smartphone? I'm visually impaired (glasses don't help for my issue) and everthing below 10" is unusuable for me. Additionally, I have some motorical problems and have issues hitting keys on a small virtual keyboard on a smartphone.
PS: I don't have bought it already. I ask before buying
Is there any reason why root or custom ROMs for the LTE variants are so rare?

Wussie1337 said:
Some people want or need the LTE functionality. I use a tablet for surfing and chatting while commuting (4 hours per work day, in winter sometimes even longer). The trains and busses in my region have no Wifi. Why not getting a smartphone? I'm visually impaired (glasses don't help for my issue) and everthing below 10" is unusuable for me. Additionally, I have some motorical problems and have issues hitting keys on a small virtual keyboard on a smartphone.
PS: I don't have bought it already. I ask before buying
Is there any reason why root or custom ROMs for the LTE variants are so rare?
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They are rare because the devs don't own them. Many devs have attempted to create ROMs for the LTE versions of their wifi only tablets and have given up the idea because they have no way of trouble shooting problems.
As to your "commute", there is a simple solution. Buy a "hotspot" device. Even a cheap smartphone can be used. You don't have to be able to "see" it because it only requires being setup once. Then a wifi only tablet can connect through it when there is no other wifi available.

lewmur said:
When will people learn that you don't buy an LTE late model tablet if you want to root and install custom ROMs. If I have seen this question once "Will this ROM work on my LTE tablet?", I've seen it a hundred times. And the answer is ALWAYS NO. I would think that 99% of the people who buy a tablet in the price range of the T720, also have a smartphone. So why do you need LTE in the tablet? Personally, before buying ANY tablet, I check the XDA forums to see what kind of custom ROMs are available.
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I am in the 1% who use the LTE version and i don't have a smartphone i call and sent messages from the tablet, I root it and i don't care if there custom rom.

lewmur said:
As to your "commute", there is a simple solution. Buy a "hotspot" device. Even a cheap smartphone can be used. You don't have to be able to "see" it because it only requires being setup once. Then a wifi only tablet can connect through it when there is no other wifi available.
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Thanks for this tip, but my preference is just having to take care of and charge one device.
lapora said:
I am in the 1% who use the LTE version and i don't have a smartphone i call and sent messages from the tablet, I root it and i don't care if there custom rom.
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Yes, rooting would be me primary wish, too. Basically because of Titanium Backup and kernel tweaking.

Wussie1337 said:
Thanks for this tip, but my preference is just having to take care of and charge one device.
Yes, rooting would be me primary wish, too. Basically because of Titanium Backup and kernel tweaking.
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To each his own. But for the small inconvience of having to charge two devices, you are ostracizing yourself to the one percent and have to abide by the results. I'm just the oppisite. I had to have Amazon clear out my Kindle Unlimited device list but it had me down for having close to 200. Everytime I'd install a new Android version on one of my devices, Unlimited would log it as a new device.

lewmur said:
To each his own. But for the small inconvience of having to charge two devices, you are ostracizing yourself to the one percent and have to abide by the results. I'm just the oppisite. I had to have Amazon clear out my Kindle Unlimited device list but it had me down for having close to 200. Everytime I'd install a new Android version on one of my devices, Unlimited would log it as a new device.
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Exactly. This is complaining why the dev community is not supporting a very very small percentage of he population who have no phone and only a tablet. The simple answer is as you said, use your phone as a hotspot. If you don't have a phone that's on you SMH
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Hi ,I have flushed the T720 rom(based on lineage-17.1) to T725 successfully, but the wifi model crashes per thirty seconds, today i downloaded the t725 official rom,and i will try to extract the wifi model to build directory. I dont konw if this is the right way, but I will try it.

hugoIsMe said:
Hi ,I have flushed the T720 rom(based on lineage-17.1) to T725 successfully, but the wifi model crashes per thirty seconds, today i downloaded the t725 official rom,and i will try to extract the wifi model to build directory. I dont konw if this is the right way, but I will try it.
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Unfortunately，it does not work. I built it successfully,and flush it to T725, but the device cannot boot successfully, it's stuck on the startup page “The tablet is not running Samsung's official software....................."
I have no idea now.

Wussie1337 said:
What is the current state of rooting and custom ROMs for the LTE variant (full code of model sold in my home country: SM-T725NZKADBT)?
I saw some threads like https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s5e/help/root-samsung-galaxy-tab-s5e-sm-t725-t3926742 but they are old (but Samsung is releasing updates regularly) or closed or mix it up with the non-LTE device.
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Hi guy, thanks Luk1337 for his help, i have built a rom for samsung t725 successfully, it bases on t720 and lineage-17.1 , I have modified the wifi model (source extracted from samsung official rom) and finally it works on my t725c . I only tested the wifi connection and have not tested the lte model because i have no idle sim card to test.
So if you need it ,you can build it by yourself ,with some special configurations. Or I can share you the rom I built yesterday.

I suggest sharing it for the public as I don't have time nowadays for tests and backups.
But a huge thx for the efforts

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I suggest sharing it for the public as I don't have time nowadays for tests and backups.
But a huge thx for the efforts
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ok, but where to upload it? it has a large size with 866 003KB. I can noly use Baidu Cloud Disk now , but seems that not some people use it outside of China .
pls post an available upload address below.

hugoIsMe said:
ok, but where to upload it? it has a large size with 866 003KB. I can noly use Baidu Cloud Disk now , but seems that not some people use it outside of China .
pls post an available upload address below.
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The wifi works on your rom ?

hugoIsMe said:
ok, but where to upload it? it has a large size with 866 003KB. I can noly use Baidu Cloud Disk now , but seems that not some people use it outside of China .
pls post an available upload address below.
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in telegram messenger you can send files up to 1.3Gig. You can open a channel there

Luk1337 should upload it to hes website like other rom he have there. I have the SM-T725 and i would like to use your lineage os on it. Luk1337 is going to update it regulary like the SM-T720 rom he have.

vicechico said:
The wifi works on your rom ?
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yes ，the wifi works fine. In some countries, you may need to configure captive-portal, to avoid the wifi connection error prompts.
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Quietsch said:
in telegram messenger you can send files up to 1.3Gig. You can open a channel there
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I have to postpone the upload, because I found some mic problems, sometimes the microphone can’t handle voice input correctly， Im trying to fix it.

hugoIsMe said:
yes ，the wifi works fine. In some countries, you may need to configure captive-portal, to avoid the wifi connection error prompts.
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I have to postpone the upload, because I found some mic problems, sometimes the microphone can’t handle voice input correctly， Im trying to fix it.
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Sorry , how to setup captive-portal?

vicechico said:
Sorry , how to setup captive-portal?
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if you connect to a wifi ,google will try to connect to a websit to verify the quality of it. and if you get a prompt "Connected, no internet", it means that you need to config the captive-portal, use the command below:
Code:
adb shell settings put global captive_portal_https_url https://connect.rom.miui.com/generate_204
Note: https://connect.rom.miui.com/generate_204 is working for China area, you should replace it to your own country's server url.

hugoIsMe said:
yes ，the wifi works fine. In some countries, you may need to configure captive-portal, to avoid the wifi connection error prompts.
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I have to postpone the upload, because I found some mic problems, sometimes the microphone can’t handle voice input correctly， Im trying to fix it.
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Hi, have you achieved fixing the error?