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G935AUCU4APJ4 with Oct. 1 2016 security update

Better late than never. It's 252.87 MB. No documentation of it yet on AT&T's software-update page, but that should be coming soon.

Gary02468 said:
Better late than never. It's 252.87 MB. No documentation of it yet on AT&T's software-update page, but that should be coming soon.
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Thanks! I was wondering when this was going to be released, especially when I saw that Google just released the November update for Nexus devices. Like you said, better late than never...

PJ4 update
New update. I downloaded last night. It adds something called Fullscreen? Any one else got any news on what changed? Says security patch level is October 1, 2016. Was about 250MB

Trying to figure that out to. Cant find any Changlog for this

Turned on the advanced messaging again for me. I turned it off since it wasn't working properly. Maybe it's fixed now.

evilvoice said:
New update. I downloaded last night. It adds something called Fullscreen? Any one else got any news on what changed? Says security patch level is October 1, 2016, so it isn't that. Was about 250MB
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Where did you find a "Fullscreen" option and what would that be for? HMMMM

iteam said:
Where did you find a "Fullscreen" option and what would that be for? HMMMM
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On this update they added a Fullscreen app which is pretty much pointless. Heres some photos of it:
I agree pointless

marcusva79 said:
On this update they added a Fullscreen app which is pretty much pointless. Heres some photos of it:
I agree pointless
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LOL LMFAO!!! What 'da hell is that crap lol:silly:

Great another useless app baked in that takes up space and needs to be DISABLED IMMEDIATELY!!!!!

Any change to the modem/better signal strength? PI2 has been crap

evilvoice said:
New update. I downloaded last night.
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Yes, a thread was started here yesterday afternoon about the update.

Here is the current update: Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
The details
Release date: November 8, 2016
Android version: 6.0.1
Security patch level (SPL): October 1, 2016
Baseband version: G935AUCU4APJ4
Kernel version: 3.18.20-9439621
Build number: MMB29M. G935AUCS4APJ4
File size: 285MB
The updates
What's new: Full Screen – Mobile Video Service and Android device security enhancements
What's changing: Improved volume for Enhanced Push To Talk (ePTT) and fix for calls failing to go to Voice Mail when calling non LTE devices
What's going: Milk Music
Via AT&T

I just recently switched to the T-Mobile FW and shoot the service has been tons better. Its only been 5 hrs but damn. Also there secuirty patch is in Nov already. Bad thing is Wifi Calling doesnt work. Says invalid SIM

Yep
Hello, could, or anyone uploaded this firmware in this page, because I can not update by OTA, only for odin,
thanks.
English sponsored by the Google translator. :good:

Can we still root if we are on PJ4?
***YES WE CAN!!***

I wish AT&T would give us the performance updates that Samsung released a couple months ago. We just keep getting security updates and more crap software.

dragunbayne said:
I wish AT&T would give us the performance updates that Samsung released a couple months ago. We just keep getting security updates and more crap software.
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Performance update? Where did you see this?
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rbedell said:
Performance update? Where did you see this?
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You know what? I'm not sure now. I could've sworn I read an article saying there was, now the only reference I find is for T-Mobile S7's getting a performance update.

I was on rooted stock PI2 and accidentally said OK to the OTA and it sent my phone into bootloop. Had to start from scratch.

Is the current root stable enough to use as a daily driver?
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Essential Service update available

Just for info
New update to Essential Services on playstore now, 2nd October.
Anybody know what the Services are for?
Edit: Says Bug and performance fixes. Maybe firmware related?

I just got my essential phone off of swappa and it's running build "NMI75B test-keys". For some reason I am unable to update any system apps via the play store while on this build. Camera, Essential Resources, and Essential Services are all showing updates available, but every time I've tried to download them I get error code 505. I think there is something with this test build firmware that is preventing me from updating system apps via the play store. Every other app (150+) that I have installed has worked flawlessly.

xphyle1971 said:
I just got my essential phone off of swappa and it's running build "NMI75B test-keys". For some reason I am unable to update any system apps via the play store while on this build. Camera, Essential Resources, and Essential Services are all showing updates available, but every time I've tried to download them I get error code 505. I think there is something with this test build firmware that is preventing me from updating system apps via the play store. Every other app (150+) that I have installed has worked flawlessly.
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NM164C is current official build I think. At least on mine.
Found this in a Reddit post:
u/marcus-essential
Sep 27, 2017, 2:59 PM
Build NMI75B is not an official build from Essential. The device in reference from the XDA link is using incremental beta SW in test - 64C is the official release build at this time but we will be releasing another public SW update within the next few weeks. Stay tuned.
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dpackerz said:
NM164C is current official build I think. At least on mine.
Found this in a Reddit post:
u/marcus-essential
Sep 27, 2017, 2:59 PM
Build NMI75B is not an official build from Essential. The device in reference from the XDA link is using incremental beta SW in test - 64C is the official release build at this time but we will be releasing another public SW update within the next few weeks. Stay tuned.
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Yeah I saw that thread. It doesn't explain why some phone inexplicably updated to this test keys build tho. I'm waiting to hear back from support on the matter. I just want to make sure I'm able to receive all future updates.

Anyone noticing better viewing angles on the display after this update?

dnmorenof said:
Anyone noticing better viewing angles on the display after this update?
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Are u joking?

dnmorenof said:
Anyone noticing better viewing angles on the display after this update?
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Not quite, but the back seems be more scratch resistant now.

johnny8910 said:
Just for info
New update to Essential Services on playstore now, 2nd October.
Anybody know what the Services are for?
Edit: Says Bug and performance fixes. Maybe firmware related?
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This should answer your question
https://www.reddit.com/r/essential/..._with_essential_team_wednesday_121pm/dnwqgp2/

JCBomb said:
Not quite, but the back seems be more scratch resistant now.
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It may be just me, but the screen also seems larger now.

I have build number NMI30E. Is this the current build?

networx2002 said:
I have build number NMI30E. Is this the current build?
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NMI81C is current.
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November OTA

Haven't seen it mentioned yet but the new OTA is available. It comes with new color options for the screen (boosted, natural and saturated) and has the 'auto-dim' nav bar. Haven't noticed anything else new so far.

Tried to update nothing yet.

As of right now, no updates are available online for the Pixel 2 XL (all other google devices seem to have gotten an update)

AndreaCristiano said:
Tried to update nothing yet.
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Hit update three times, it's out there.

scottjal said:
Hit update three times, it's out there.
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Err, 8.0 or 8.1? Just checked for 8.1 and no go.

Can someone then post a screenshot of the "About Phone" screen then?

patnmn said:
Err, 8.0 or 8.1? Just checked for 8.1 and no go.
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Oh, not the beta. Official 8.0.

Scottatron said:
Can someone then post a screenshot of the "About Phone" screen then?
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Someone posted one in the comments of the Android Police article (I'd link to it or the image, but I'm too new here).

I'm always last in line for updates. Google doesn't like me.

Can someone capture the ota when they receive it?

Scottatron said:
Can someone then post a screenshot of the "About Phone" screen then?
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Update is out there. They did a ton of improvements to BT, screen and did add Natural, Boosted or Saturation mode for colors. Will post the pics firs then tell you which is which as I don't know which order they will upload. Not that it really matters as it will all likely look the same on your PC and your phone if you haven't gotten the update LMAO. Sorry!
EDIT: Uploaded natural >> boosted >> saturated. Will be impossible to tell on a PC monitor or phone that has yet to be updated, again apologies., thought I was being helpful! Haha

I received the update still 8.0 but security patch level is nov 5

Scottatron said:
Can someone then post a screenshot of the "About Phone" screen then?
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rmewpm said:
I received the update still 8.0 but security patch level is nov 5
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I will also point out that this is correct, it's a security patch update for November, not the 8.1 update. We may not see that before the end of 2017.

Why can't someone make themselves useful and share the ota zip? Lol

cwburns32 said:
I will also point out that this is correct, it's a security patch update for November, not the 8.1 update. We may not see that before the end of 2017.
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I suspect that rmewpm may have been referring to the 11-06 patch level, which the main security bulletin says it what fixes the KRACK Wi-Fi vulnerability. The bulletin isn't exactly clear on whether this is fixed on the Pixel 2/2XL or not. The opening paragraph of the Nexus/Pixel bulletin says:
For Google devices, security patch levels of 2017-11-05 or later address all issues in this bulletin and all issues in the November 2017 Android Security Bulletin.
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Later, in the questions and answers section, it says:
1. How do I determine if my device is updated to address these issues?
Security patch levels of 2017-11-05 or later address all issues associated with the 2017-11-05 security patch level and all previous patch levels.
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Why Google had to have 3 patch levels instead of the already-strange 2 patch levels this month is anyone's guess. I'm not too impressed that they shipped the Pixel 2's with only the September patch. If they manage to ship the November update with some missing fixes for KRACK, I won't be surprised.

cwburns32 said:
Update is out there. They did a ton of improvements to BT, screen and did add Natural, Boosted or Saturation mode for colors. Will post the pics firs then tell you which is which as I don't know which order they will upload. Not that it really matters as it will all likely look the same on your PC and your phone if you haven't gotten the update LMAO. Sorry!
EDIT: Uploaded natural >> boosted >> saturated. Will be impossible to tell on a PC monitor or phone that has yet to be updated, again apologies., thought I was being helpful! Haha
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It's only for the Pixel 2 today.
Nothing for the P 2 XL yet on the Google factory images site.

I got my OTA, i can confirm the dimming navbar and color profiles.

Eagerly awaiting the ota. Spamming the update button

Any issues with Substratum?
I have the OTA, but holding off on updating until I know for sure if it is ok.

michaelbsheldon said:
It's only for the Pixel 2 today.
Nothing for the P 2 XL yet on the Google factory images site.
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I have a Pixel 2 XL, I have the security patch update already installed on my phone. I am not referring to 8.1, if that is what you are referring to. See attached screenshot of my About Phone page confirming the security patch Nov 5.

November update and December update

I had to format the phone because of November update problems..now it ask again to download it and j can't see December update....should I download Nov update..will it cause any more problem..such as freezing of Google,Google Assistant,clock...i suffered from these once

Nobody can give you the right answer for that since there are few people who had issues and there are people who never had issues(I never had any issue, not on october, not on november and not on this update)
Google and gooogle assistant have general issue on all phones in recent updates of those apk-s(as you can see in users comments in google play), that's not the issue of mi a1 OS.
Noone knows if your unit will work properly or not.
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Swaraj sonu said:
I had to format the phone because of November update problems..now it ask again to download it and j can't see December update....should I download Nov update..will it cause any more problem..such as freezing of Google,Google Assistant,clock...i suffered from these once
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Me too. I get the occasional freezes and have to force a reboot. I didn't get the December update yet and can't find an answer if it fixes these problems or not.
And, by the way, shouldn't we be getting the Oreo update by now?
Cheers

x1 !
I had december update, but i messed up my phone by installing twrp. So i reflashed everything, and now december is gone. lol,. its funnny actually. Now OTA gives me november only (which i won't install), so from december i'm back to October.
Only God knows when they will give me another chance to install December patch...

A doubt
sale 83 said:
Nobody can give you the right answer for that since there are few people who had issues and there are people who never had issues(I never had any issue, not on october, not on november and not on this update)
Google and gooogle assistant have general issue on all phones in recent updates of those apk-s(as you can see in users comments in google play), that's not the issue of mi a1 OS.
Noone knows if your unit will work properly or not.
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If everyone receive same update how it cause problems to only some users?

Swaraj sonu said:
If everyone receive same update how it cause problems to only some users?
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That's a great question

Swaraj sonu said:
If everyone receive same update how it cause problems to only some users?
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Because some users mess badly with their phones and don't say this. There is one example from today, read from this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/help/december-patch-update-failed-t3717646/post74808498

_jis_ said:
Because some users mess badly with their phones and don't say this. There is one example from today, read from this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/help/december-patch-update-failed-t3717646/post74808498
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Not true. I, and most people with issues, didn't mess with my phone at all and there's 2 big issues affecting many users here in my country: freezes and the slow internet, even in 4g (vodafone carrier users only, but not everyone, which is even stranger)

What??
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Because some users mess badly with their phones and don't say this. There is one example from today, read from this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/help/december-patch-update-failed-t3717646/post74808498
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I don't mess with my phone because I love it so much...
After 4 months of wat Hing new phones I selected this...I will never mess with this....true!!!!!
Why should I not say if I have done so...
Pls then y is this?? Pls tell me should I install November update once more??

Badelhas said:
Not true. I, and most people with issues, didn't mess with my phone at all
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Ok, but my example was a true story.
And I didn't say every user, I said some users...

Swaraj sonu said:
If everyone receive same update how it cause problems to only some users?
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Bugs...hardware issues..different network...different signal, user doing something the system..errors caused by using...it's a software, could be anything. Majority have no problems, but there are cases that do.
example:latest win10 1709 update is working fine on one machine and on the other it's cracking, on the third it's freezing, some apps are not working properly, pointer issues, somewhere there is a high cpu usage, random restarts..all that with the same hardware.
Even though most of users don't have issues, some report that their units are not working.
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sale 83 said:
Bugs...hardware issues..different network...different signal, user doing something the system..errors caused by using...it's a software, could be anything. Majority have no problems, but there are cases that do.
example:latest win10 1709 update is working fine on one machine and on the other it's cracking, on the third it's freezing, some apps are not working properly, pointer issues, somewhere there is a high cpu usage, random restarts..all that with the same hardware.
Even though most of users don't have issues, some report that their units are not working.
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If I install Nov update again will it affect again??
Hardware issues mean my device is faulty?

only problem for me... it's when release new update, i need to cancel google framework data, and i see new update.
whit update november my problem whit ambient display gone..

mano90 said:
only problem for me... it's when release new update, i need to cancel google framework data, and i see new update.
whit update november my problem whit ambient display gone..
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Manufacturers will usually not release an update for all devices at once. They usually start out at a very low percantage of devices (~1-5%) and wait for reports regarding any issues or failed updates. They then will increase the number of devices over the coming 1 to 2 weeks.
What you delete the google framework data you're esentially telling the google server that you're device has been factory reset which will usually cause you to receive any updates available but this might cause issues with system stability.
See this post from 2013:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...to-never-clear-google-service-framework-data/
conclusion: you can wipe your framework data if you want (i.e. we can't stop you), but you shouldn't. It is recommended to wait until your device is scheduled for the update.

Localhorst86 said:
Manufacturers will usually not release an update for all devices at once. They usually start out at a very low percantage of devices (~1-5%) and wait for reports regarding any issues or failed updates. They then will increase the number of devices over the coming 1 to 2 weeks.
What you delete the google framework data you're esentially telling the google server that you're device has been factory reset which will usually cause you to receive any updates available but this might cause issues with system stability.
See this post from 2013:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...to-never-clear-google-service-framework-data/
conclusion: you can wipe your framework data if you want (i.e. we can't stop you), but you shouldn't. It is recommended to wait until your device is scheduled for the update.
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thank you for the explanation.. I've been wondering why my MiA1 hasn't receive any december patch (yet), I'll wait patiently then :silly:

amithiel said:
x1 !
I had december update, but i messed up my phone by installing twrp. So i reflashed everything, and now december is gone. lol,. its funnny actually. Now OTA gives me november only (which i won't install), so from december i'm back to October.
Only God knows when they will give me another chance to install December patch...
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you cant install dec ota untill you are on nov ota as far as i guess..
Its like saying to study 12th before you cleared 10th!

ashjas said:
you cant install dec ota untill you are on nov ota as far as i guess..
Its like saying to study 12th before you cleared 10th!
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In fact it's possible to skip one or more months and update directly to the latest version. There is incremental OTA between two versions (e.g. November -> December), between several versions (e.g. October -> December) and full OTA (e.g. July -> December).

_mysiak_ said:
In fact it's possible to skip one or more months and update directly to the latest version. There is incremental OTA between two versions (e.g. November -> December), between several versions (e.g. October -> December) and full OTA (e.g. July -> December).
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Ic. I didn't know that.
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I can't download the updates
I get "couldn't download update" error every single time I try
I'm sure my network is ok and I've even tried many different vpns but that doesn't work neither
I live in Iran, maybe it has something to do with google restrictions against Iranian users

Removed truecaller and everything is fine
Swaraj sonu said:
I had to format the phone because of November update problems..now it ask again to download it and j can't see December update....should I download Nov update..will it cause any more problem..such as freezing of Google,Google Assistant,clock...i suffered from these once
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Even I had these problems after the November update and from Memory management I found that Truecaller is using more memory. I've uninstalled it and everything started working fine and smooth

Just received Google March Security Patch for my Mate 9

Just received Google March Security Patch for my Mate 9. Live in SF. Impressive that update came so fast. Hopefully, Hauwaei realizes how important it is to continue to fix bugs, add security.
Phone is impressive, especially battery power. Never had a phone, being power user, that goes all day and still 50% at night. Beautiful screen, fast, storage.

Got the update about a week ago, nice to see updates still coming. Located in Canada.

Got it on the 12th. Hope the updates continue.

I had the update waiting for a few days, but due to having TWRP, I couldn't install it. Flashed the stock recovery yesterday and updated. The April update is already on FF so hopefully Huawei will continue to push out updates in a timely fashion

Okiera29 said:
I had the update waiting for a few days, but due to having TWRP, I couldn't install it. Flashed the stock recovery yesterday and updated. The April update is already on FF so hopefully Huawei will continue to push out updates in a timely fashion
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Hope you're right. Continuous updates would give US customers confidence in brand & counter negative publicity by right wingers, who are only concerned with protecting US commerce, not security.
Nice to know April is in FF, and as you said hopefully be pushed out OTA to us.

Can you tell what was the size of update?

Astra1 said:
Can you tell what was the size of update?
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I believe it is 286K.

Astra1 said:
Can you tell what was the size of update?
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On the firmware database it shows b367 as 2.3 GB

Here is the update I got

yeah, that is the OTA update they are pushing out, but the next update is already on the TeamMT website. It is listed as 8.0.0.367
http://pro-teammt.ru/firmware-database/?firmware_model=mha-l29c567&firmware_page=0

Okiera29 said:
yeah, that is the OTA update they are pushing out, but the next update is already on the TeamMT website. It is listed as 8.0.0.367
http://pro-teammt.ru/firmware-database/?firmware_model=mha-l29c567&firmware_page=0
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Anyone know what's in the 367 release?

tboooe said:
Anyone know what's in the 367 release?
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"Integrates Google security patches released in Apr 2018 for improved system security."
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If the April patch (USA version) works like the March version, I'm guessing early May to be approved.
FF shows it, but not available, EMUI update shows no updates, so I'd guess it will be a few more weeks
for most people unless you want to jack with the phone a bit.

Buggy
I updated my Mate 9 to the March Security Update a few weeks ago, and ever since then, a few apps have been crashing on startup. Google keep, Gmail, etc. It doesn't say anything after when crashing. And it's annoying as hell.

Got April tonight
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