Google Pixel April Factory and OTA Images are available to download. This is a maintenance release, bumping the version from OPM1 to OPM2.
Factory: https://developers.google.com/android/images
OTA: https://developers.google.com/android/ota
You can download the April boot image from my Google Drive for custom kernel development.
Changes:
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Enable Assisted Dialing support Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Improve anomaly detection metrics All
Improve diskstats logging All
Improve handover from VoLTE to VoWi-Fi during Emergency calls on certain carriers Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Improve microvideo performance in Google Camera Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Reduce delays upon opening specific apps Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Improve decoding of certain video streams Pixel, Pixel XL
Improve fingerprint and keyboard latency in certain situations Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Adjust notifications when entering or exiting Wi-Fi coverage during a video call Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Enable IMS911 on certain networks Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel, Pixel XL
Detect Wi-Fi Passport statistics for developers All
Improve lock screen performance All
Improve start time logging All
Improve magnetic sensor performance on Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Reduce battery drain after modem issues Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Improve modem stability on Pixel and Pixel 2 phones Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Adjust Call Forwarding UI Nexus 5X, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Connectivity Improve multi-calling performance over Wi-Fi Pixel, Pixel XL
Improve data connectivity for T-Mobile users in parts of Australia Pixel, Pixel XL
Update certification Pixel, Pixel XL
Improve Wi-Fi stability on Pixel 2 phones Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Improve handover to Wi-Fi Calling in low-coverage areas Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Improve conference call performance over Wifi Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Improve VoLTE performance for some carriers Nexus 5X, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Adjust APN updating behavior All
Improve settings app icons All
Upgrade certificates to ensure continued service. Nexus 5X, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Add methods to PeerHandle API for developers All
Update Verizon Service APK for Pixel phones Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Logging Improve Wi-Fi and RPM logging Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Connectivity, Performance Improve connectivity and performance on certain carrier networks Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Improve notification listening apps All
Address call forwarding issue. All
Improve internet connectivity on Pixel 2 on certain WiFi networks Pixel 2
Adjust APN settings Nexus 5X, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Improve MMS messaging performance on certain carriers Nexus 5X, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Adjust battery learned capacity increment and decrement limits Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Change voice domain to CS for certain carriers Pixel XL
Adjust timeouts for Phone App All
Improve stability for Pixel 2 devices in certain parts of Canada Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Improve instant Apps performance All
Improve indicators for emergency call connectivity Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Optimize search logic to improve battery performance. Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Improve battery logging for Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Improve GPS Time performance on Pixel 2 XL Pixel 2 XL
Improve audio speaker performance during phone calls All
Adjust advanced calling settings for Verizon Nexus 5X, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Connectivity Change to prioritize certain bands Nexus 5X, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Connectivity Improve in-call performance for some carriers Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
Improve network performance on Simyo carrier Nexus 5X
Improve connectivity metrics All
Improve experience switching between LTE and Wifi Pixel 2 XL
Improve data performance for devices with certain SIM cards All
Improve autofill logging All
Improve internal troubleshooting tools All
Improve network logging
April security bulletin: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-04-01.
Most notable changes for our device includes fixing the bad Wi-Fi battery drain (under A-67593274) and improved microphone/video performance. No words about the overcurrent charging bug and multi-touch issue.
kentexcitebot said:
Most notable changes for our device includes fixing the bad Wi-Fi battery drain (under A-67593274)
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Says in the security bulletin that the battery drain issue is fixed on the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. No mention of the Pixel/Pixel XL.
911medic said:
Says in the security bulletin that the battery drain issue is fixed on the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. No mention of the Pixel/Pixel XL.
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The issue tracker referenced in the link and some comments on Reddit shows the bug isn't exclusive to the Pixel 2 devices.
kentexcitebot said:
The issue tracker referenced in the link and some comments on Reddit shows the bug isn't exclusive to the Pixel 2 devices.
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But is the fix? That's the question.
911medic said:
But is the fix? That's the question.
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Like with most Google "fixes": YMMV. The unfortunate part is some people are reporting it isn't fixed even with the April update on the 2nd gen Pixels (see here). Ultimately, it's up to your own experience whether or not you were affected or if you still are affected post-update on your device.
Do someone try Swift Dark Theme after march update I ask before I update . Can't life with White Background
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Do someone try Swift Dark Theme after march update I ask before I update . Can't life with White Background
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I'm using swift black fine after April update. I did a clean flash and just automatically downloaded from Google play and set up as normal
Hello,
I wanted to create a thread, but I hope this will fit here:
I'm on 8.1 rooted with magisk, stock recovery. Want to update to the said April patch, but to no avail. Just says " installation failed" (when trying to do that via settings).
Should I flash stock boot image, since I guess, Magisk tempers with it a bit and then I should be able to update normally?
And if the update is successful, does anyone had problems installing Magisk on April patch?
Cheers.
OTA Installation Tips
I'm still running 8.0. Can I still update to this removing the -w flag to keep my data and using Magisk 16.2 and TWRP 3.2.1.2 ? Thanks for any advice.
kgirlx said:
I'm still running 8.0. Can I still update to this removing the -w flag to keep my data and using Magisk 16.2 and TWRP 3.2.1.2 ? Thanks for any advice.
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Yes, in terms of compatibility everything should be ok. I always update security patches updates with this method, but since 8.0 - 8.1 are not very different should work too with no problem.
TENN3R said:
Yes, in terms of compatibility everything should be ok. I always update security patches updates with this method, but since 8.0 - 8.1 are not very different should work too with no problem.
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Can you write a short tutorial on how to flash an OTA on my UB+magisk+twrp+xposed sailfish device ! .
I want to do it but i'm afraid bcs i'm new to this slot a slot b thing .
I'm even afraid to flash a kernel bcs i did it and i got RamDump screen .
Thanks
Deadmau73 said:
Can you write a short tutorial on how to flash an OTA on my UB+magisk+twrp+xposed sailfish device ! .
I want to do it but i'm afraid bcs i'm new to this slot a slot b thing .
I'm even afraid to flash a kernel bcs i did it and i got RamDump screen .
Thanks
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On my pixel I have everything you wrote except twrp (because I boot it everytime, I don't need it to be installed).
I never touched the other partition, I just did this:
1- flash factory image (with wipe because I wanted a clean start)
2- boot twrp img
3- flash magisk and/or kernel
4- reboot
5- in magisk download xposed systemless
6- reboot
Nothing else. Very simple.
I heard twrp had some problems, for this reason I didn't flash the zip.
If you feel lucky or you know that twrp has no more problems, I think you have to flash it after boot the twrp img, and also after the magisk zip.
TENN3R said:
Yeah thank you very much for your time
But you didn't mention how to install ota !
Do you think that flashing stock boot.img and installing ota image will work ?
I said flashing boot.img bcs i know that there's no recovery partition , and i have twrp installed . And i think it's installed in boot.img
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Deadmau73 said:
TENN3R said:
Yeah thank you very much for your time
But you didn't mention how to install ota !
Do you think that flashing stock boot.img and installing ota image will work ?
I said flashing boot.img bcs i know that there's no recovery partition , and i have twrp installed . And i think it's installed in boot.img
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Boot img should be good enough, but I mentioned factory image because it's better than ota when you keep flash things (at least for me)
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What do you think the probability of some of the "software" features demoed on the Pixel 3 will be ported to the Pixel 2 via Magisk, Xposed, Root etc?
Features im most intrested in is:
Playground - Finally i can meet Iron Man. Lol (It kinda sounded like google said these will be coming to Pixel and Pixel 2 later although i dont remember Pixel 1 having the AR chip soooo.
Call screen - I WANT THIS!!!!!!!!
The rest of the phone was pretty "Meh" I guess "NightSight" looked pretty cool.
Many new features will be available on all Pixel phones in a month or so according the the Made by Google event. I've watched it twice now. Maybe I'll make a list this evening when I watch again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsoQGTA1SxY
edit - I do remember Night Sight will come to all Pixels.
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Many new features will be available on all Pixel phones in a month or so according the the Made by Google event. I've watched it twice now. Maybe I'll make a list this evening when I watch again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsoQGTA1SxY
edit - I do remember Night Sight will come to all Pixels.
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Interesting because after i watched the made by google event i watched MKBHD's impressions video. Turns out he was invited to Google HQ a few months ago to film and try out all the products he said that Google said other then the Hush feature they would all be exclusive to the Pixel 3
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Interesting because after i watched the made by google event i watched MKBHD's impressions video. Turns out he was invited to Google HQ a few months ago to film and try out all the products he said that Google said other then the Hush feature they would all be exclusive to the Pixel 3
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I've had the "Hush" feature for at least 5 years on a Galaxy Nexus, S4 Active, Nexus 6, Pixel 2 XL with Tasker!
P3 features coming to other Pixel phones.
https://www.androidcentral.com/night-sight-coming-pixel-2-and-original-pixels
Yeah I want call screen!
Hopefully some clever dev gets it ported to pixel 2.
Both night sight and call feature is coming to pixel and pixel 2s. Not sure about the new playmojis but I'm sure once someone get their hands on the apks. We can install them on our pixels.
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Both night sight and call feature is coming to pixel and pixel 2s. Not sure about the new playmojis but I'm sure once someone get their hands on the apks. We can install them on our pixels.
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Yup. I just went through the event video again. Night Sight is at ~1:18 and Playground at 1:20.
Photo Booth, High Res, Motion Auto Focus, and new Portrait features are not clear in the video if yes or no. If it is a software feature, Google seems to deliver it to all Pixel phones. (fingers crossed)
https://blog.google/products/photos/keep-your-favorite-photos-date-live-albums/
At the bottom, it says - "These new editing features will be available on Pixel 3 and other phones that support portrait photos including Pixel 2 and Motorola phones such as the Moto G6."
So it confirms that the portrait editing shown WILL be on Pixel 2 devices too!
ALSO:
https://www.blog.google/products/go...fferently-playground-and-google-lens-pixel-3/
This states - " Google Lens is available on all Pixel devices, with Playground on Pixel 3 first and coming to Pixel 1 and 2 soon"
Therefore all older pixel devices will be getting Playground too!
Google lens is working with the new camera app 6.1 on pixel 2 xl. Also blur effect is now adjustable
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Google lens is working with the new camera app 6.1 on pixel 2 xl. Also blur effect is now adjustable
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Hell yeah!!
Any issues with the 6.1 camera apk on the pixel 2 xl? The APK targets a lower dpi than the phone's value.
I'll wait for the Pixel 3 ROM Port to Pixel 2 ?
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Google lens is working with the new camera app 6.1 on pixel 2 xl. Also blur effect is now adjustable
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How to do adjust the blur?
Travisdroidx2 said:
How to do adjust the blur?
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After you take the photo, go to edit and in the second option look for depth. That's your blur setting
I use Nova launcher but they have the Pixel launcher and new clock and alarm here as well. I am using the clock from here.
Android Police: The Pixel Launcher from the Pixel 3 brings the Assistant button back [APK Download].
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...back-forces-adaptive-icons-apps-apk-download/