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[12/08/2011] Xperia Arc Firmware 4.0.A.2.368 Global/UK Flash Available for Download.

Thanks to Mobage & jlmcr87 All credit goes to them.
Original Thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196322
Updated: This is now a old firmware. The new Sony ericsson Xperia Arc update is 4.0.1.A.0.283 (2.3.4)
Updated:Sorry for the miss information. The Homescreen Rotation Is only WORKING VIA HDMI on SCREEN (TV). not when you rotate your phone! it was a miss tell from Sony Ericsson.
updated: TO use GINGERBREAK with 368 you must follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1225257
AUGUST 2, 2011 NEW SONY ERICSSON UPDATE.
This Thread is made for people who do NOT wish to no longer wait for PC Companion update stock in there countries.
I made this thread so people can get the upgrade earlier without waiting no longer
Guide:
New Users:
If you are new into flashing firmwares and such. please visit http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/92308#92308. Thanks to uliwooly For the Guide.
OR
watch BluechipJ Guide Video Walkthrough/Comparison at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9VnDu60smE
(Thanks BluechipJ ) Credit goes to him.
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This is 4.0.A.2.368 Which is the sister of the upcoming 2.3.4 that is currently Available
Please before Downloading Read over of the new update (To know what's new) PLEASE REMEMBER. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR ROOTED PHONE ONCE YOU FLASH IT. BUT YOU DO NOT LOSE YOUR BOOTLOADER.
IF YOU WANT THE PRE-ROOTED VERSION KERNEL VISIT http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172885 Credit goes to DOOMLORD.
Here is the lastest New Xperia Arc Firmware Generics 4.0.A.2.368 Which is the new update that introduce Xloud New themes and much more.
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Xperia™ arc software updates
08-01-2011
New software available ( Now available on PC companion. For few countries it's still rolling out At the moment)
THIS IS 2.3.3. NOT 2.3.4 .
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THIS IS AN ENHANCEMENT THAT SONY ERICSSON IS CURRENTLY RELEASING FOR ALL XPERIA FAMILY DEVICES.
MORE BRANDS WILL BE POSTED LATER ON.
Updated:Due to poor level of sources information i Removed All Generic countries off this Thread Except of Global generic. I made many people confused and been ask about it every minute. I will now only post when i actually get THE generic flash file & The release 100% accurate. So currently I only have Generic Global Available for Download.
REQUIREMENTS:
Gingerbread 2.3.3
Flashtool.
reminder: XLOUD Can be disable on Sound settings.
UK Generic:
Flash version: Available
link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4TF1BXDK Download Media Upload (Thanks to Im_iceman)
Generic Global:
flash version: Available
link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CFS4HQ16 Download Mega Upload
Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?lgbljmvuw2ggwd0 Download Mediafire
What you will get is:
Updated: It seems this firmware makes the Booting Much much quicker. I can't say if it's true but anyone else can confirm this besides me. thanks
Updated: I currently will be in vacation for 6 days. This thread will be Updated by my Brother. Thanks guys I appreciate your thumbs up!
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Theme support, available under 'Display' settings or with a long-press option on the home screen. Still limited to a handful of SE themes but if you always wanted less blue in the menus it's now an option.
The Gingerbread CRT-off animation makes its first appearance!
The widget overview accessed with a pinch on the home screen now has the widgets floating about. Shaking the phone sends them flying. Pretty and smooth animation but it makes the overview practically unusable IMO, I'll tap SE about this.
Several ring tones have disappeared, among others the one I were using (Digital Phone). Not a big issue.
I'm finally able to set a silent alarm! Previous firmwares allowed setting the alarm sound to 'None' in the list but always defaulted back to the last set sound anyway. This is now fixed.
Setting the alarm time now entails spinning dials instead of clicking. Faster but less precise.
Various UI text is now smaller and sharper.
Additional bloatware, of which some can be uninstalled without root.
'Connected Devices', a more intuitive and cleaner version of the DLNA media server software.
The address book looks a bit different, I think. Unfortunately it's still impossible to change the sorting order of contacts.
The photo album offers a few more options when you call up the menu.
Digital zoom available at all camera resolutions. Only for images though, not video.
Compression levels of still pictures remain overly high.
xLOUD option to significantly enhance audio output strength from the rear speaker. Almost painfully loud IMO.
Using the HDMI mirroring feature now forces the home screen into landscape mode for a better fit with widescreen TVs.
There is also the Keyboard option for International (full keyboard or Phonepad !)
Minor updates:
Video Editor
Data Monitor
Contact Widget
Timescale extension search
Friends & Music
Setup screen has been changed
Nice Update Center
Etc.
They introduced
New weather widget
New layouts for background theme management
New Xloud benefits
Etc
Enjoy!
FOR MORE SCREENSHOTS AND NEWS VISIT: http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/92308#92308
Thanks for the feedback people!

Thanks Dyjin You have created a nice thread I am just waiting for prerooted version of this update

hey great update. Im suffering from a small wifi issue. Can the arc disconnect itself and the whole house of its wifi? I just got the issue with this update.

Thank you. I would like to use some of the new widgets on my rooted 2.3.3 firmware. Can anyone upload them?
Thanks

XDAarc2011 said:
Thank you. I would like to use some of the new widgets on my rooted 2.3.3 firmware. Can anyone upload them?
Thanks
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If you tell me how to I can

mrloltime said:
hey great update. Im suffering from a small wifi issue. Can the arc disconnect itself and the whole house of its wifi? I just got the issue with this update.
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The wifi does have a weird issue when you first boot it from flash. you have to restart it again it will work correctly. I am not sure if you meant if arc "can" disconnect itself from wifi. i currently tried to disable it and turn it back on it works well. perhaps could you explain it again? sry my english is bad haha

Thats great! Well, I am not sure really, but if you have root explorer installed you can access your system folder.
Perhaps someone else could help us!?

XDAarc2011 said:
Thats great! Well, I am not sure really, but if you have root explorer installed you can access your system folder.
Perhaps someone else could help us!?
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Well.. since its not rooted I don't have root explorer.
I thought some adb pull command can extract the widgets?
Perhaps you can ask DoomLord.. he usually knows such stuff

Hmmmm. It would be really great if someone could extract the new apps and widgets for us, because i dont want to loose my root.
Thank you all
Sent from my LT15i using XDA App

XDAarc2011 said:
Hmmmm. It would be really great if someone could extract the new apps and widgets for us, because i dont want to loose my root.
Thank you all
Sent from my LT15i using XDA App
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Yeah i am currently trying to work on that. It wont be easy since i'm still new at extracting files from the system dump file lol. Hopefully some one with more experience can do this soon.

dyjin said:
The wifi does have a weird issue when you first boot it from flash. you have to restart it again it will work correctly. I am not sure if you meant if arc "can" disconnect itself from wifi. i currently tried to disable it and turn it back on it works well. perhaps could you explain it again? sry my english is bad haha
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when arc connects to wifi......router turns off and alll electronics in house disconnect. Even the arc.
thank you

Thank you man
Sent from my LT15i using XDA App

mrloltime said:
when arc connects to wifi......router turns off and alll electronics in house disconnect. Even the arc.
thank you
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oh i see. Yeah it shouldn't be doing that. it didn't happen for me. What router are u currently using? try to reflash it again.

Xloud(tm) is wonderful.
Sent from my LT15i using XDA Premium App

dyjin said:
oh i see. Yeah it shouldn't be doing that. it didn't happen for me. What router are u currently using? try to reflash it again.
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reflashed...rebooted.....still disconnected......even stole neigbors internet.,.....disconnected.....went back to last update....all is fine.....thank you anyway for the help.....im going to buy a new router tommorow...its a wireless G WRT54G

mrloltime said:
reflashed...rebooted.....still disconnected......even stole neigbors internet.,.....disconnected.....went back to last update....all is fine.....thank you anyway for the help.....im going to buy a new router tommorow...its a wireless G WRT54G
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wow that is crazy lmao. probly its conflict with your router. it might also be probly something else but i'm not sure! good luck through
np

dyjin said:
wow that is crazy lmao. probly its conflict with your router. it might also be probly something else but i'm not sure! good luck through
np
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Thanks again....no one has an idea so this is weird.....well now im back on the old firmware with working internet but no landscape timescape and Xloud

I cant find the download link

maodevil said:
I cant find the download link
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oops There you go. i accidentally removed it while i was editing it lol

could u post the CDA/CDF to me？
U know I come from China,the GOV's stoped my PC loading the website of download.

ExistenZ Marshmallow problems and solutions

Our beloved developer @niaboc79 is getting very tired of people always asking the same questions and posting their problems in the development topic of his rom.
So I decided to make this topic in the "general" section of the forum where people can post about their problems and hopefully some solutions, in the hopes that it will help him and the people having problems at the same time.
Whenever a cause or a solution for a problem is found, I will put it in the second post, right underneath this one.
I want to make clear that I'm not an expert and cannot help much myself, I will just collect and centralize information, and I'm in no way affiliated with @niaboc79 and his work, and do absolutely not deserve any credits for his work.
Also there is no guarantee that the information I collect and post in the second post will be a solution for your problem even if it has apparently worked for other people with similar symptoms.
I invite everyone that uses his rom to share helpful information here. (please)

Firstly ; a copy of the FAQ that @niaboc79 posted himself. You should read it before asking questions.
niaboc79 said:
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How to flash the DRM fix and avoid loosing of recovery
A:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67111204&postcount=1169
Q: Hey, that thing doesn't work!
A: Check if there isn't an (*) at the right of setting description, that means that you must restart SystemUI.
If it is not the case, try to enable/disable option a few time and reboot or read thread to find an answer.
Q: Why is there greyed options in eXistenZ settings!
A: These otions aren't available yet.
Q: Weather isn't working on lockscreen or in expanded status bar...
A: Go in settings/eXistenZ/Notification Panel/Weather Settings;
Press on Weather panel icon, then on Display weather switch;
Select OpenWeatherMap as Weather source;
Use Custom Location;
Set your Location
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Recovery access problems:
-Don't update busybox
-Don't update Kernel
-Don't flash DRM fix (see FAQ)
If you haven't done one of the above, you should be able to enter recovery by pressing volume down (repeatedly) while starting up the phone.
If you did do one of the above, simply reflash the rom.
Note: since version 4.7 (or alternatively version 3.9) lag is no longer appearing in the rom. If you do witness lag on 4.7 (3.9) there is probably something that you have done that is causing it. Check and double check your apps and settings before trying other solutions in that case!
Lag problems:
-Update to rom version 4.7 (or 3.9 for the rom based on the beta firmware)
-Follow the instructions posted here on rom version prior to 4.7 (3.9)
If you still witness lag after that:
-After installing, give the rom some time to settle, it has to index all your files and the memory management still has to find out what apps (you) are running. This takes a long time (depending on your usage) so give it some days.
-Some xposed modules and Greenify are known causes. Disable that if you use them and see if the lag still persists. If it is gone, you can find the exact module/setting that is the cause by disabling just one module/setting at a time and try if the lag has gone. (this also counts for other problems by the way)
-Stamina mode makes the phone slower as it lowers processor speed etc. Turn it off and check if the lag has gone.
-Many (also popular) apps use quite a lot of system ressources even if you aren't using them. You could uninstall your apps, then reinstall them one at a time, use the phone a bit to check if the lag came back, if not install the next app, and so on until you find the app that is making your phone lag/behave weird.
-Never restore a titanium backup (or similar) when coming from a lollipop rom. There are several differences between lollipop and marshmallow so you risk to restore incompatible stuff.
-Activating blur in recents causes lag (v 3.5, should be solved with the next update of the rom) Fixed in final version
Profile picture (top right of status bar) won't remain after reboot:
-Open the contacts app and go to the first contact (that should contain info about you, and no image) and choose the picture you would like to see in stead of the blue user icon (click on the pencil and then on the image)
Now the image for the user switch in the status bar has been changed too, and it will stick after reboot.
Switch user causes a crash of the beta feedback app and doesn't work
-Remove beta feedback app
You can now switch users, although the system will crash/reboot, it does switch. (will be fixed in a future release of the rom) Fixed in final version

Reserved for later use

i have a problem...
using v 3.5 existance and when i open camera then navigation bar does not showing.. any help?

Ab.Shaheen said:
i have a problem...
using v 3.5 existance and when i open camera then navigation bar does not showing.. any help?
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Are you using the default camera app? Do you use a theme?

Knutselmaaster said:
Are you using the default camera app? Do you use a theme?
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am using default camera..
it also does not works on previous versions of existanc marshmallow..
---------- Post added at 09:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:51 PM ----------
Ab.Shaheen said:
am using default camera..
it also does not works on previous versions of existanc marshmallow..
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i just checked on another camera app... but same result....
not showing there also..

Did you try another theme?
Did you try cleaning all data of the camera app(s)?

systemUI and lock screen are very laggy i tried clean install didnt work also dirty one and had same resualts and thats the only issure i ever faced using this rom since lolipop

Knutselmaaster said:
Are you using the default camera app? Do you use a theme?
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nope default camera iam using.....which comes in existenz v3.5

rudhraraj said:
nope default camera iam using.....which comes in existenz v3.5
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Knutselmaaster said:
Did you try another theme?
Did you try cleaning all data of the camera app(s)?
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xRevengerZee said:
systemUI and lock screen are very laggy i tried clean install didnt work also dirty one and had same resualts and thats the only issure i ever faced using this rom since lolipop
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Did you check the the lag part of the second post?

I tried all of what u mentioned but tonight i flashd xperia x system ui v1.5 and that made every thing smooth like never before also i dont have any mods installed but problem is after installing the other system ui now existenz feature dont work

xRevengerZee said:
No send me link please
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The second post of this topic right here...

i did try to reflash the rom after upgrading busybox, but i just cant find a way to flash zip file through pc.
is there a way to flash the rom without flashing back to stock?

Maybe this will work
But if you have problems, there is nothing better than starting from scratch and do a clean install imo

Good morning guys
Any idea of what the hell is making Android OS drink my battery like a martini?
Sent from my Sony D6503 using XDA Labs

FellipeSilvaRJ said:
Good morning guys
Any idea of what the hell is making Android OS drink my battery like a martini?
Sent from my Sony D6503 using XDA Labs
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By just looking at that image, not really.
I see that you haven't used your phone much during the time of the picture, so no apps are using battery, nor your screen. That automatically makes the operating system the most consuming thing, as it is needed to keep the phone running.

FellipeSilvaRJ said:
Good morning guys
Any idea of what the hell is making Android OS drink my battery like a martini?
Sent from my Sony D6503 using XDA Labs
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By just looking at that image, not really.
I see that you haven't used your phone much during the time of the picture, so no apps are using battery, nor your screen. That automatically makes the operating system the most consuming thing, as it is needed to keep the phone running.
Click on the app to see what is consuming (radio, processing.... ) if it is the radio, maybe you had very bad connection. If it's the process that prevents the processor going to sleep you should try to find out what is running all the time.

Knutselmaaster said:
By just looking at that image, not really.
I see that you haven't used your phone much during the time of the picture, so no apps are using battery, nor your screen. That automatically makes the operating system the most consuming thing, as it is needed to keep the phone running.
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Actually, I take at least 7 pictures with Camera FV-5/ 7 with stock app, with screen brightness full. Used WhatsApp and Telegram too, normally these apps and screen should be on top of the list. I have no idea of what the hell I do :silly:
Sent from my Sony D6503 using XDA Labs

FellipeSilvaRJ said:
Actually, I take at least 7 pictures with Camera FV-5/ 7 with stock app, with screen brightness full. Used WhatsApp and Telegram too, normally these apps and screen should be on top of the list. I have no idea of what the hell I do :silly:
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F***ing 457mAh, there's something really wrong here
Sent from my Sony D6503 using XDA Labs

My Zuk Z2 Pro experience

Hi all!
I recently received my Z2 Pro (128gb) from Coolicool the other day and I though I would let you know of my experience.
It came with the 'international firmware' on it preventing the use of OTA and Uhealth so like many others I proceeded to flash it with stock Chinese firmware.
Following this guide - ahh...as a new user it seems I can't yet post links. But I would like to thank m_atze for his time in writing it!
METHOD 2!!
At first I kept getting saraha errors but moving the firmware to a short folder on my laptops main drive solved this error (ie. c:\\zuk\.....)
Flashing went ahead without a single problem
Changed the language to english and proceeded to uninstall chinese apps and install the ones I wanted.
There was then the latest OTA which didn't require a VPN
Other than there being a few mis-translations the phone seems very fast and stable (I am coming from a Galaxy S4)
A day of standard use from me left me with over 50% battery compared to the <10% I would have from the i9505
Overall very happy with my purchase and looking forward to an official full english android 7 firmware release!

I do seem to be having issues with push notifications and widget updates. I'm sure that will be fixed soon enough.

mrdavea said:
I do seem to be having issues with push notifications and widget updates. I'm sure that will be fixed soon enough.
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Did you exclude the apps with push notifications and all Google play services from the zui battery optimizations?

SilentEYE said:
Did you exclude the apps with push notifications and all Google play services from the zui battery optimizations?
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I have now! Makes sense that this should solve the problem. Gimmie the day and I will let you know. Cheers

kinda works better now. Chrome seems to force close after opening, only once though and then it works fine.

Android 7 ETA?

Does anyone have any clue when Android 7 will land on the Zoom? It's kinda silly that it didn't launch with it to begin with. But the year older Zenfone's have since received Android 7 and we're still waiting ..

Already launched. Updated today.
1.2Gb download

Oh wow, look at that timing

I hope it doesn't cause the white line issue when I install it!

htcplussony said:
I hope it doesn't cause the white line issue when I install it!
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It didn't for me! But neither did the last update.

Anyone attempt to do this with bootloader unlocked and with TWRP? I'm assuming I'm going to have to attempt to flash back to stock recovery to do this.

DriveEuro said:
Anyone attempt to do this with bootloader unlocked and with TWRP? I'm assuming I'm going to have to attempt to flash back to stock recovery to do this.
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Same here, does the update seem better to anyone?

mr573162 said:
Same here, does the update seem better to anyone?
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I just downloaded the update, I'm gonna leave it charging and updating. :fingers-crossed:

Just updated mine.
Main noticable things are:
- the new notification interface,
- the quick links page allows more icons and has better design, and
- Portrait mode on the camera.
What else called your attention?

Did a factory reset after install. Thought Asus cleaned up pretty well on Nougat for Zenfone 3 but the 3 Zoom's Nougat strips away almost everything. Apps could only get clearer if they replace Memo with Google Keep and not preload Duo.
I think there is more wall papers in wall paper slideshow.

Nougat ZenUI is much better than Marshmallow was.
Greatly appreciate the update. Yes, the UI is still terrible color and design, but Nougat makes this feel tolerable. Especially the ability to remove sooooo much bloat. Glad that I could finally get Google Phone dialer installed and working without the ASUS Call screen. Now if I could set long hold back button to kill I'd be quite happy.

Can you guys get me ota link ?
Use Android Terminal to Run this command
cat /data/data/com.asus.dm/files/tree.xml
Then upload tree.xml from your sdcard
Thanks

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZE553KL/UL-Z01H-WW-20.31.49.2-user.zip
Just looked at existing ROM links on their site and plugged in the new version number. TADA!

DriveEuro said:
Nougat ZenUI is much better than Marshmallow was.
Greatly appreciate the update. Yes, the UI is still terrible color and design, but Nougat makes this feel tolerable. Especially the ability to remove sooooo much bloat. Glad that I could finally get Google Phone dialer installed and working without the ASUS Call screen. Now if I could set long hold back button to kill I'd be quite happy.
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Interesting I'm still unable to install Google Phone (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.dialer), stuck with ASUS's app.
Another one that bothers me is the Contacts app. I'm used to Google's stock and I find ASUS option way worse.
Ideas anyone?

I'm using google phone app on mine.
Download the Contacts APK from APKMirror.
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-contacts/

My camera app stopped working after the update :\ Even tried resetting it. Other camera apps work fine. Asus support says to reset my phone and otherwise send it in (for a software issue?!). I guess I'll be resetting, but this is the second time support told me to send in the device for a software issue. Can't say I'm impressed.

DriveEuro said:
I'm using google phone app on mine.
Download the Contacts APK from APKMirror.
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-contacts/
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Which version of Google phone you are using?
Couldn't install the latest 9.0xx, it says my device isn't compatible.
Latest Google contacts working fine.

10.0.155920708
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...le-phone-10-0-155920708-android-apk-download/
Then after you install that you can disable the stock dialer/contacts.

htcplussony said:
I hope it doesn't cause the white line issue when I install it!
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unfortunately it appeared on me

DriveEuro said:
10.0.155920708
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...le-phone-10-0-155920708-android-apk-download/
Then after you install that you can disable the stock dialer/contacts.
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No Go. I only could install 2.05.07 RC4 and already disabled stock dialer and contacts.

Android Q Discussion

So I downloaded an unzipped the files, anyone notice there seems to be a lot less files...... anyone notice this? I did last year's DP1 but I don't remember the details.

djcrystals said:
So I downloaded an unzipped the files, anyone notice there seems to be a lot less files...... anyone notice this? I did last year's DP1 but I don't remember the details.
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Got the ota running it seams faster than android pie

I think it isnt that smooth , at least compared to pie

I tried to use Deuce's flash, that didn't work. I tried to root it using Canary Magisk. That didn't work.

djcrystals said:
I tried to use Deuce's flash, that didn't work. I tried to root it using Canary Magisk. That didn't work.
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No Q root via Magisk until major rewrite it seems.
https://twitter.com/topjohnwu/status/1105947979679191041
There are more tweets after that explaining why and the complexities of the new Q partition layout.

Thanks! I was rushing before work. I figured I'd give it a shot. I wasn't totally surprised it ended in failure.

Cant find dark mode ... Cant tell any major diferecnces ... Its basically pie with a Q

DMart9406 said:
Cant find dark mode ... Cant tell any major diferecnces ... Its basically pie with a Q
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Need to set it before upgrading or set it via ADB:
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/...toggle-so-turn-it-off-or-on-before-upgrading/

DMart9406 said:
Cant find dark mode ... Cant tell any major diferecnces ... Its basically pie with a Q
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Apparently you gotta use ADB to enable it. There's a recent article regarding it.
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-toggle-dark-theme/

I cant upload photos , dont know why , it takes me to main xda page when i close the window , but in dev options ( in settings) the last section lets you choose font type (2 available ) , main colour of the ui and icon type( 4 available )
I cant tell if they were there before
Trying to upload the screenshot i took , i found that the app to choose files is renewed , for better

DMart9406 said:
I cant upload photos , dont know why , it takes me to main xda page when i close the window , but in dev options ( in settings) the last section lets you choose font type (2 available ) , main colour of the ui and icon type( 4 available )
I cant tell if they were there before
Trying to upload the screenshot i took , i found that the app to choose files is renewed , for better
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Using Chrome?

Did we have root on DP1 Pie? I can't remember.....

djcrystals said:
Did we have root on DP1 Pie? I can't remember.....
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Yep. TJW had that one handled a couple of days after it was out. Doesn't look like the case this time however. Google apparently doesn't like us rooting evidently!

Anyone know if OnePlus gestures works okay on Q?

biggiestuff said:
Anyone know if OnePlus gestures works okay on Q?
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It's working for me, but it appears to need more forceful gestures than previously. But this might be because I fitted a new screen protector yesterday!

In reading the twitter feed by Magisk dev John Wu, it may come sooner than expected, his last couple of tweets made it seem like he had narrowed the problem down a bit. Also, another user hinted at a possibility of getting it working via an alternate method, but I haven't seen anything else.
But since this thread is about Q, let me say this:
1) I already had dark mode on in Pie.
2) I had root via Magisk, but completely uninstalled it (without locking the bootloader though), so no FDR needed.
3) First attempt at taking the OTA left me in a weird partial (stock) recovery where it said that the OTA could not be applied (I'm paraphrasing), and had the options to try again or FDR. I hit try again and it rebooted back to the same place - I hit try again a second time and et voila! it rebooted to Android and I have Q now on my Taimen. No idea why that happened, and I haven't performed any checks to see if it maybe flipped to the other slot or something (which I highly doubt, as it was extremely quick from when I pressed the try again to when it rebooted and started booting Android Q).
So, first thoughts:
The Google Feed now has a bit of translucency - pretty cool!
Settings is now dark mode
Notifications are also dark, double yay!
Night light is working better - the blue accents in settings, etc now also dull, the way they should.
Redesigned Files app - looks nice! Those items at the top are selectable, individually or in groups.
I've started an album at my GPHotos with screenshots I've taken thus far. See https://photos.app.goo.gl/pdbTnXZNYpQ3xBFS6
It's 1:30 AM now. I'm off to bed.

I feel the fingerprint sensor works very fast and very accurate. Can anyone please conform.

Battery Saver activates Dark Mode

Rvarma said:
I feel the fingerprint sensor works very fast and very accurate. Can anyone please conform.
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I can confirm this. I'm using Pixel 2 XL and Pixel XL and after update to Q beta I can feel fingerprint sensor works faster on both devices. even I can feel so much faster response on Pixel XL

Can anyone confirm that edit button on screenshot notification is broken for you too ?