The update for the Sprint Note 8 variant is out. It brings the security patch level to October 1st.
Bachatu said:
The update for the Sprint Note 8 variant is out. It brings the security patch level to October 1st.
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I definitely think that is the update that's gonna prevent samFail root method and being able to roll back to previous fw. Thank God I'm already rooted and can't take that update. Hopefully someone will figure out a way to pull the Calling Plus feature from this update so we can take advantage of the VoLTE.
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I definitely think that is the update that's gonna prevent samFail root method and being able to roll back to previous fw. Thank God I'm already rooted and can't take that update. Hopefully someone will figure out a way to pull the Calling Plus feature from this update so we can take advantage of the VoLTE.
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To be honest since I switched from HTC to the Note series I haven't missed rooting and flashing much. I use package disable pro to disable apps and now use Disconnect Pro to block ads.
I'm happy to have simultaneous call and data back. Just used it and it worked as advertised! One thing I noticed is the calls did not connect as HD voice calls.
Bachatu said:
The update for the Sprint Note 8 variant is out. It brings the security patch level to October 1st.
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Would you happen to know if this kills the hotspot mod by chance, thanks
kaidok997 said:
Would you happen to know if this kills the hotspot mod by chance, thanks
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Not sure, Hotspot is included with my Sprint Plan.
kaidok997 said:
Would you happen to know if this kills the hotspot mod by chance, thanks
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As far as I can tell....no. You do have to redo it though. Mine still works after the update.
fogame said:
As far as I can tell....no. You do have to redo it though. Mine still works after the update.
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Great!, thanks
Update!! I installed the update and i suppose i was lucky and didn't have to re-do it(not a big deal) but i have to say my signal is awesome i went from 2 to 3 bars to full signal..i love this little sprint gift.
kaidok997 said:
Great!, thanks
Update!! I installed the update and i suppose i was lucky and didn't have to re-do it(not a big deal) but i have to say my signal is awesome i went from 2 to 3 bars to full signal..i love this little sprint gift.
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I agree with you, my reception has greatly improved since this update.
Dang I just rooted my phone 2 days ago and I love having root! Can't live without viper audio lol so hopefully we will get root on this firmware soon
Holy rooster poop, this call plus is awesome. I longed for the day when i could take a phone call and use my hotspot at the same time..Heck yes i did!
That time I envy not being on the Sprint version just happened.. waiting on the unlocked update lol anyone have the unlocked version and flashed the Sprint version yet? Data while on call is game changer
Now we just need the built in samsung caller id lol
Almost worth losing root to get this update. VoLTE is something I really want lol
fogame said:
Now we just need the built in samsung caller id lol
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I have been searching for a way to make this work. No good progress so far....
Bachatu said:
I have been searching for a way to make this work. No good progress so far....
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Shortcut Master finds the app for it and allows you to turn it on, but not sure if it works past that.
So is VoLTE Included in this update
smiley45 said:
So is VoLTE Included in this update
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Yes.
Well i have found a weird issue, and i don't believe it was there before the update. Microsoft Word will not open(crashes instantly) same for Excel, and MS apps. Then i notice my icons frame option is greyed out and i haven't a clue.
I have the unlocked note 8 with the Sprint firmware flashed to it and I got the update yesterday. I did not notice any bloatware being added after flashing. But I did get wifi calling and now have calling plus after the update.
Root and calling plus working for me have to move a few files around but it works
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Has anyone else been asked about installing a new system update? I'm getting prompted that the new version is 21.21.15.en.US
I'm weary, maybe there was a root exploit that they are trying to patch? No change log showed up on the phone.
geoff5093 said:
Has anyone else been asked about installing a new system update? I'm getting prompted that the new version is 21.21.15.en.US
I'm weary, maybe there was a root exploit glitch that they are trying to patch? No changelog showed up on the phone.
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I got it too. No way will I install it yet.
same here....definitely holding off on any updates... Fingers crossed for root, etc...
No updates and definitely not taking one.
I got the upgrade, definitely not taking it yet.
is there a root method for turbo yet?
wrecklesswun said:
is there a root method for turbo yet?
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Dude, the phone's been on sale for 4.5 hours. Most people are still at work. Relax.
I'm running 21.21.12 and haven't been prompted for an update.
i can almost bet that is for the VoLTE update.
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or the battery duration issues.
Glad someone got this thread going, was about to do it myself, I know we all have similar questions about it. I haven't been prompted but didn't manually check as I was going through settings, was surprised to see one waiting.
Jaocagomez said:
i can almost bet that is for the VoLTE update.
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or the battery duration issues.
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It's not.
synplex said:
It's not.
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How do you know? Do you have a link to the change log? Not been able to find one.
it is not
synplex said:
It's not.
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it is not
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And both of you say that based on what? Please link source.
CrazyRussianXDA said:
And both of you say that based on what? Please link source.
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It's not, trust me.
thegrants82 said:
It's not, trust me.
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Why are you providing such limited information?
Did you hear about this from other news sites or forums? I too, have seen other people comment on blogs saying it's not the VoLTE update, but they didn't state how they knew that either. Or are you in a VoLTE market and have personally tested it?
I was having IMS issues and this update fixed it. IMS wasn't registering and texts would take around a minute for me to receive.
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I was having IMS issues and this update fixed it. IMS wasn't registering and texts would take around a minute for me to receive.
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What's IMS?
IMS allows sms to be sent over LTE. Without IMS your texts go through the legacy network and take significantly longer to send and receive than with IMS.
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It's not, trust me.
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Link to info, please - way too much BS on the internet to just "trust me"
Randomly checked and there's an update out!
Yup it enables advanced calling (hd and video) , voLTE, and when you silence or on vibrate phone the boot up droid sound doesn't come up.
Besides VoLTE, has it done anything else?
Fix the data leak?
mikeluscher159 said:
Besides VoLTE, has it done anything else?
Fix the data leak?
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It also seemed to have fixed the shutter on back camera (front camera still lags a lot) also battery drain standby has been fixed, last of all the boot up sound is muted when phone on standby or vibrate
I personally haven't noticed any difference in the camera shutter.. With or without HDR on.. But I never noticed being slow to start with..
Does the update break Google voice?
Shutter lag was bad for me and this update definitely sped it up.
Changelog says security updates too... FML
123421342 said:
Changelog says security updates too... FML
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Fortunately the update can be downgraded if needed. It has already been successfully done and posted in another thread.
PerCompLLC said:
Fortunately the update can be downgraded if needed. It has already been successfully done and posted in another thread.
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Do you have a link? Couldnt find it
123421342 said:
Do you have a link? Couldnt find it
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57460103&postcount=113
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Changelog says security updates too... FML
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Maybe I changed, but this is a good thing. I'm all about security these days.
Root means more toys and freedom for people, but they don't realize the s#@tstorm they potentially bring upon themselves.
So I got a notification that there is an update as of today 3/29 and I wanted to know if anyone here has received it as well and went ahead and updated. If so does your hotspot still work? I have done the MSL/DUN trick to get hotspot and want to make sure that installing this update won't break my ability to use the DUN trick. I do realize I will probably have to re-add dun to get the hotspot working again after the update.
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So I got a notification that there is an update as of today 3/29 and I wanted to know if anyone here has received it as well and went ahead and updated. If so does your hotspot still work? I have done the MSL/DUN trick to get hotspot and want to make sure that installing this update won't break my ability to use the DUN trick. I do realize I will probably have to re-add dun to get the hotspot working again after the update.
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I always look back to my iOS days, don't take updates unless they shove it down your throat. Yeah, I think this is what breaks the dun trick. I see I have an update available as well. I won't take it unless they force it. My hotspot is working fine using the dun trick.
My gig bucket plan includes free Hotspot, so updating now
Yeah I got the update also. Will wait until others install before I pull the trigger.
For me, the update broke the free hotspot trick that involved modifying the APN settings. They're completely locked down now.
Now my hope is LG G5... If same, I stay on S5 for a while.
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For me, the update broke the free hotspot trick that involved modifying the APN settings. They're completely locked down now.
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So Mike you tried using your MSL to go back in to the APN settings to re-add dun to the string and it's not letting you?
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So Mike you tried using your MSL to go back in to the APN settings to re-add dun to the string and it's not letting you?
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That's correct.
I don't know if its just me but the battery is much better and there's less ram usage. Don't know about the hot spot because I have it on my plan and the APN settings are grayed out
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Now my hope is LG G5... If same, I stay on S5 for a while.
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Your hope? Meaning?
I'm gonna wait to see if G5 is rootable
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I'm gonna wait to see if G5 is rootable
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Is that a sprint phone? Available?
Can't APN info be edited thru a program like CDMAtool? Even if it is disabled in the ##data# with MSL? I haven't needed tethering yet since I've had the S7, but it is nice to have for those times when my ISP decides to break.
Nonetheless, I am withholding performing the OTA even though most of the new stuff sounds good. I tried to capture the OTA's URL thru a logcat but it seems that Samsung/Sprint are too smart for stuff like that, or I'm too dumb or lazy lol. I wanted to get the zip from the server since you can't read /cache without root permissions. If someone can get a .zip of the OTA pulled, that would be great. An unlocked bootloader would be better. I don't really regret keeping the S7 (yet), but probably will get the HTC 10 if it doesn't have crap like the S7.
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Is that a sprint phone? Available?
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It comes out tomorrow
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It comes out tomorrow
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On sprint?
Yep
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Yep
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How long does it take to know if phones are rootable?
Couple days. If bootloader is locked, then we are out of luck more likely.
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S7 took a day
It's already been confirmed that the T-Mobile G5 will have bootloader locked, I'm guessing this will apply to all us carrier versions
I can also confirm Hotspot broken. APN Settings greyed out. I hardly used it. But it was nice in an emergency. So if you need your free hotspot, do not update. I'm experiencing better battery life. But others have complained about bad life. I've remove and disabled all the apps I do not use as well as use power saving mode on most apps.
Anybody else got prompted with this update yet? Can't find any release notes at this time.
http://imgur.com/UeM9RrF
I checked for it earlier when I heard about it and installed it. September security update but not sure anything else with it.
I got the notice but have not installed it yet.
I installed it earlier after seeing many on another site that did so. it's a little bit over 100 megabytes so it's probably not much more that the actual security update.
September Security Update haven't seen anything else yet.
This is a really good sign that Lenovo is dedicated to keeping us up to date. I smell Nougat soon!
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This is a really good sign that Lenovo is dedicated to keeping us up to date. I smell Nougat soon!
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lol optimistic much ?
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lol optimistic much ?
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Cant live your life being so negative. Im just shocked they gave us the September security update after only having us on july when it was august.
Here is the log http://www.verizonwireless.com/support/motorola-moto-z-droid-editions-update/
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Can anyone with unlimited test to see if this free hotspot glitch is still up? Don't want to install if they patch it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68368388&postcount=8
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Can anyone with unlimited test to see if this free hotspot glitch is still up? Don't want to install if they patch it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68368388&postcount=8
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I can confirm that it still works
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AdmanAbou said:
Can anyone with unlimited test to see if this free hotspot glitch is still up? Don't want to install if they patch it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68368388&postcount=8
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Wow, I stumbled on this thread, installed Network Signal Refresher Lite app and it works for me and I just updated to the Sept Security Patch a few days ago. I really missed the Moble Hot spot I had on my Razr M.
FYI, I have the Moto Z
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Wow, I stumbled on this thread, installed Network Signal Refresher Lite app and it works for me and I just updated to the Sept Security Patch a few days ago. I really missed the Moble Hot spot I had on my Razr M.
FYI, I have the Moto Z
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Confirmed working hot spot with signal refresher on new update on unlimited data for me as well.
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Maybe I'm jumping to conclusions, but I thought the 6P was an unlocked device agnostic to all carriers.
I'm tempted to see what happens if I flash this factory fresh on my 6P which is on Verizon.
Edit: If I were to take a guess, either Verizon only wants their Pixel line of devices on 7.1.1, or there is an actual problem.
Regardless, I may bootloader unlock my device again if Verizon gets shafted in the update for 6P
Yeah, that caught me off guard too. Killed the Dev Preview, and updated everything EXCEPT for working on Verizon. Dev Preview 2 worked on VZW, so my question is, what the heck did they break so bad that now VZW doesnt work?
Could it just be something to do with the Visual Voicemail on Verizon being cooked into the newest 7.1.1 build?
But I am no way defending Verizon from being Evil. They are the Evil CDMA Red Dragon for sure.
*Sprint SERO FTW! :toot:
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Yeah, that caught me off guard too. Killed the Dev Preview, and updated everything EXCEPT for working on Verizon. Dev Preview 2 worked on VZW, so my question is, what the heck did they break so bad that now VZW doesnt work?
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Yeah, very odd none the less...
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Could it just be something to do with the Visual Voicemail on Verizon being cooked into the newest 7.1.1 build?
But I am no way defending Verizon from being Evil. They are the Evil CDMA Red Dragon for sure.
*Sprint SERO FTW! :toot:
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I would hope. We may be giving Verizon too much credit though. However I would do the opposite of complain if they did bake in VMM and Wifi Calling into 7.1.1 Nexus. Or heck, even one of those would be nice
Sooooo the real question is, who's gonna try flashing it and report back??
Really though, it must just be some sort of off the wall issue or feature that might have held it back from them alone. The 5X doesn't have the same update limit so, it's just something 6P specific. (Unless 7.1.1 brings Pixel features, and Verizon doesn't want Nexus to rain on their Pixel party just yet...)
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Sooooo the real question is, who's gonna try flashing it and report back??
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Lol. Might want to Bootloader Unlock for that one. That is key
If i was still in Custom Rom mode for my daily driver, I'd have no problem doing so.
I just flashed it and so far calls work fine between me and another verizon phone. Messing around to see if I can find what doesn't work, if anything.
This might be a crazy idea but you might just want to flash and see if it works if it doesn't flash back to DP2 or 7.0 what is the problem?
so i flashed it, im on verizon looks like there is no sound for notifications and ringer. In settings it just shows none with no option to change, so far from what ive noticed
edit disregard that, is working
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I just flashed it and so far calls work fine between me and another verizon phone. Messing around to see if I can find what doesn't work, if anything.
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That's cool. Any new features?
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This might be a crazy idea but you might just want to flash and see if it works if it doesn't flash back to DP2 or 7.0 what is the problem?
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Right now I am bootloader locked with OEM unlocking unchecked. If something were to go wrong, I'd most likely be screwed. Or maybe it wont even flash for me
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so i flashed it, im on verizon looks like there is no sound for notifications and ringer. In settings it just shows none with no option to change, so far from what ive noticed
edit disregard that, is working
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Good to know!
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Right now I am bootloader locked with OEM unlocking unchecked. If something were to go wrong, I'd most likely be screwed. Or maybe it wont even flash for me
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You can't flash anything with locked bootloader only accept official OTAs which you won't get probably because 'no verizon' so flashing it yourself is the only option really (I guess, OTAs will be rolling out to everyone over the next few days/weeks).
Everything seems to be working so far.
Created a boot.img that doesn't force encrypt. Flashed it then wiped userdata to be unencrypted. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B57DcrCR3fugajI4b3RleTlJSDg/view?usp=sharing
Then got root and adaway working using existing root stuff I had sitting around, I don't even know what the latest versions are but I used - TWRP 3.0.2, Magisk 7.0, phh superuser 17 magisk version, adaway systemless hosts v2, and adaway downloaded from f-droid.
Then flashed a zip I made with Pixel Launcher, Nexus Launcher Icons, and working stock version of the pixel Live Wallpapers with updated libs. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B57DcrCR3fugZDZaSnhYS05OSGM/view?usp=sharing
Next up: pixel navbar icons for this systemUI and build.prop edit for assistant
looks like ambient display still turns on even if set to off
I flashed it. Everything is working on vzw except Bluetooth in my GM vehicle
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It's almost fully working on VZW.
The problem is, and the probable reason for that notice is, that Verizon likes to promote their devices by their sw versions. I remember when their G3 got Lollipop first........that f**kin ad was everywhere.
So I believe they would like to throw in their bloatware in to the OTA first.
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It's almost fully working on VZW.
The problem is, and the probable reason for that notice is, that Verizon likes to promote their devices by their sw versions. I remember when their G3 got Lollipop first........that f**kin ad was everywhere.
So I believe they would like to throw in their bloatware in to the OTA first.
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pls vzw cant put there bloatware on google store bought phones only if you buy it from vzw and they never sold it so pls again that only happened with the nexus 6 and people found a way to remove the partition with the apps from vzw
its probably vzw just haven't approved the new radio yet or want a different one for them
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Next up: pixel navbar icons for this systemUI and build.prop edit for assistant
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Could you do a system tuner with the nav bar options for this?
NeXus 6P
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its probably vzw just haven't approved the new radio yet or want a different one for them
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Perhaps, but the DP2 radio is the same as this, and works fine for me. I'm really irritated by this, after buying from Google. It has to be some proprietary stuff to make CDMA work, except isn't sprint CDMA too? And they aren't an exception for the new release.
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Well I just installed the OTA image on my Nexus 6p (which runs on Verizon). After the upgrade completed, I noticed that my data connection was not active. The phone could make calls, but no data. I tried switching in and out of airplane mode, but that didn't fix it. So I powered off the phone, then powered it back on, and all was well. I connected at 4G and everything appeared to be fine. However, I do notice is that the VoLTE setting is nowhere to be found. If I search for "voice" under settings, I see "Enhanced 4G LTE Mode". But if I click it, it takes me to the "Cellular network settings" page, which does not list that setting. I just made a test call to another Verizon phone, and it didn't sound like the enhanced voice mode was active. Not really a big deal though. I'm sure a new update will correct that before long.
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Well I just installed the OTA image on my Nexus 6p (which runs on Verizon). After the upgrade completed, I noticed that my data connection was not active. The phone could make calls, but no data. I tried switching in and out of airplane mode, but that didn't fix it. So I powered off the phone, then powered it back on, and all was well. I connected at 4G and everything appeared to be fine. However, I do notice is that the VoLTE setting is nowhere to be found. If I search for "voice" under settings, I see "Enhanced 4G LTE Mode". But if I click it, it takes me to the "Cellular network settings" page, which does not list that setting. I just made a test call to another Verizon phone, and it didn't sound like the enhanced voice mode was active. Not really a big deal though. I'm sure a new update will correct that before long.
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Aah. Well, on DP2 I noticed I was unable to call voicemail, it just hung up on me. The fix ended up being disabling enhanced lte/hd voice in my account. I still have the vvm. As dp2 is the same version as the official, that's likely the reason a separate release will be needed. Personally, I don't care about the HD Voice, but enhanced LTE would be good to get back.
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