I've successfully done the upgrade from v7 to 8.0 on the 910 phone using online guides (mk2000, twrp etc).
I'm wondering if i should try for 8.1 at this point. I've read there are limitations on 8.1, such as second screen (or maybe limited second screen), possible lte issues, 60 fps and 4k recording of video and other things not working? Or do these limitations depend on which method is used? Is there an 8.1 method that has very little issues? Any reason to go for 8.1? (I read about screen burn issues or maybe that was in the past before the 8.0 custom firmware?)
Perhaps its just best to stay at 8.0 (or have some of the newer 9.0 mods fixed things or created more issues)?
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance
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Apologies for cryptic title. My Mi A1 has multiple issues and a patchy update history. I don't know how to narrow this down to a single, simple question. Hope someone can help to make sense of this.
History: Bought new with stock Android One, Oreo. Few months later updated to Android One, Pie (official update). This caused big problems with wifi (connections constantly dropped and VERY slow downloads). Thought about reverting to Oreo, but decided to change to Lineage (which at the time was Oreo). So I downgraded from Android One Pie to Lineage 15 (Oreo). Generally worked OK, but with 3 big problems:
1. No sound during phone calls (I can't hear them, they can't hear me). Found a workaround involving editing the build.prop file (sorry, can't post link), but fix is temporary and needs regular re-boots.
2. Fingerprint sensor not working (no options to set fingerprint).
3. Camera app lost functionality related to dual lens.
I subsequently updated from LOS 15 (Oreo) to LOS 16 (Pie). Issues still there.
I wonder if I have some missing/incompatible vendor firmware components, but I don't really understand how this works. If I download and install, say, a LOS rom, does it contain EVERYTHING my phone needs to work, or do I need to already have some proprietary bits somewhere on the phone?
Is my best bet to start afresh (clean slate) and if so what would you recommend? Any help/insight greatly appreciated!
Hey pal, the Android Pie Firmware has some kind of anti-roll back protection, so when you install a non-pie ROM such as LOS 15 using Pie Firmware you'll have that problems like no-fingerprint, no incall audio, etc. If you install an Oreo Firmware with an Oreo ROM, you'll have fingerprint but no IMEI/Signal (and other problems).
You have 2 options:
1) Update your firmware to the latest Pie version and install a ROM like Pixel Experience or HavocOS (both Pie) and you're set, IMEI, Signal, Audio and Fingerprints will be working OK.
2) Install the latest Pie compilation using MiFlash and leave it stock.
Greetings.
Thanks for prompt reply! Can you spell something out for me please?
Regarding 1) I have already updated to LOS 16, which is Pie. Is that what you meant by "update your firmware to the latest pie"? Or do you mean a stock firmware? If the latter, then I could find a MIUI rom (from en.miui.com) but not Android One.
Regarding 2) Again, by "latest Pie compilation" do you mean the stock rom, like the MIUI mentioned above?
Thanks
I've got an opportunity to get a new t380 for free. Can anyone tell me if the OS can still be updated from nougat to pie? Also, considering this is a 2017 build, is it even worth the effort?
Thanks for your thoughts,
dow
Hello, Yes, the device has Android Pie One UI, it is also possable to get twrp and get masigk running, though you will most likey want to stick to Android Nougat beacuse in Android Pie, Masigk is not installing. But this can change. Also there is no custom roms for the 2017 Tab A, but this can change. The tablet will most likey not get android 10, but aleast you will get longer support on Android Pie than on Android Nougat.
Hey!
Just wondering if anyone has attempted to flash a GSI on to their Tab S5E. I've got the LTE variant and I'm wondering if GSIs could fill the rom gap (as the wifi variant roms don't have functioning WiFi on the LTE variant)
I've had a brief look at similar samsung devices (similar in the sense that they're running roughly the same platform - SD675) and they seem to be nearly fully functioning, with some minor bugs.
Just as a bit of an update, I was able to get a 9.0 GSI to boot, however, have not had any luck as of yet to get a 10 GSI booting on the Tab S5E LTE
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Just as a bit of an update, I was able to get a 9.0 GSI to boot, however, have not had any luck as of yet to get a 10 GSI booting on the Tab S5E LTE
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hey, can you tell me what rom and how you installed?
Justice™ said:
Just as a bit of an update, I was able to get a 9.0 GSI to boot, however, have not had any luck as of yet to get a 10 GSI booting on the Tab S5E LTE
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so how did you manage to accomplish this? thanks appreciate if you could share what you found
so I have been wondering if there is a workaround to get through bootloader locks to go back to Android 8.1 on the 2017 J5
I have heard that it's possible to do so but I believe it is impossible to do so.
Are there still downloads for the stock android 8 ROM for this phone that can be flashed via TWRP? since that bypasses the bootloader locks I think and the only option I found had all broken download links so that was not an option. I do not want any ports since I have an S9 port of android 8 for this J5 series but its absolute garbage with audio issues and random lockups
Thanks in advance!
Have a great day
Hello everyone!
I have a LG V20(F800L) and Android 9.0 (the latest official version). I have used it for a long time before, and there is nothing wrong with the hardware of the mobile phone, but I am a little tired of the system. I'm going to change a custom rom. After demotion, unlocking, root and rec, it will be displayed as us996 and Android 6.0 on the computer.
The problem now is: the rom can't be brushed, and there is no system installed in the mobile phone. If it is turned on, it will always stop at the LG boot interface and can only be turned off by pressing the battery.
You can manually enter the rec and perform various cleaning and installation operations, but I tried to write all the ROMs (basically us996 and vs995) that I could find on the XDA forum, and all failed.
I don't know what the problem is. (Maybe writing official firmware can succeed? But I heard that this would lead to re-locking. And it's meaningless for me to brush the official firmware, because I was the latest official version, Android 9.0 and kernel 3.18, and I don't want to go back to the original starting point. )
My ultimate goal is: the kernel can be upgraded to 4.4, and the newer the Android version, the better (the latest version that can be found at present: Lineage 19.1). Now it seems that the purpose has not been achieved.
Who can point out what the problem is? How should we solve it? Thank you very much!