WIFI Survey, please help flagship owners solve a strange issue - ZTE Nubia Z17 Questions & Answers

Hi,
If I am not wrong, ZTE Nubia Z17 is a Snapdragon 835 based device.
Every Snapdragon 835 based devices looks to have random problems relating to wifi.
If you are owning a ZTE Nubia Z17, can you please answer this survey, even if you don't have any issues ?
Thank you !
The survey : https://goo.gl/forms/xePus2lCrjrBjk9b2

Naphtaline said:
Hi,
If I am not wrong, ZTE Nubia Z17 is a Snapdragon 835 based device.
Every Snapdragon 835 based devices looks to have random problems relating to wifi.
If you are owning a ZTE Nubia Z17, can you please answer this survey, even if you don't have any issues ?
Thank you !
The survey : https://goo.gl/forms/xePus2lCrjrBjk9b2
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Could you PLEASE, refer to some link or something that shows the truth about what you said, snapdragon 835 based phones having problems with WIFI due to the chip????

mp3elv said:
Could you PLEASE, refer to some link or something that shows the truth about what you said, snapdragon 835 based phones having problems with WIFI due to the chip????
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I am absolutely not sure that this is the case. That's why I am doing this survey and why I am just assuming that it could be the snapdragon or just Android 7/7.1.
But, looking on xda forums, every phone based on this chip have at least one topic about wifi issues and symptoms looks similar.
What I am trying to do atm :
See if there are commons things between people having the issue (router brand/model, wifi usage, etc.)
Know if there are the same amount of people between theses phones having the issue
See if people are doing the same thing to solve the issue temporarly
Sources :
OnePlus 5 - No Internet with WiFi Hotspot
OnePlus 5 - WiFi still having issues on 4.5.3 build
HTC U11 - Sticky or Slow WiFi issue...?
Xiaomi Mi 6 - Anyone else losing wifi connection on MI 6?
Samsung Galaxy S8+ - Anyone else with bad 5Ghz Wifi ?
Samsung Galaxy S8 - Wifi disconnects and reconnects constantly
Sony Xperia XZ Premium - WiFi issues

I went into my router and created a different name for the 5ghz channel. I removed the old 2.4ghz router name, and added the 5ghz, and its frickin fast. Now only if the UI and Google works, that will be better. I am waiting Nubia.

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Is 2.0.305 likely to be the last update for the UltraTablet?

I've seen a 2.5 mentioned elsewhere, but with 3.X out in the wild now (which our chipset doesn't support...thanks Nvidia) are they still actively working on bug-fixes for the 2.X series or have they moved on?
There are a number of issues that I have with this tablet that, to be honest, are starting to outweigh my love of it and seriously starting to damage my calm. No one glitch is catastrophic on it's own, but little annoyances that add up to a more frustrating experience than I think my money should have bought me. I can live with them if I have to; I can live with being annoyed and learning to work around it's "early adopter foibles" as I've started to call them, but I'm hoping it's still maintained and I don't HAVE to.
ETA - I should also edit it to add that most of my gliches seem to be caused by a less than strong wifi signal. This tablet seems to really really hate weak wifi and will start doing all kinds of funky stuff. Comparitively fewer glitches (though some) when connected to my wifi at home. But a truly frustrating experience as soon as I connect it to my terrible wifi at work)
Paulie76 said:
I've seen a 2.5 mentioned elsewhere, but with 3.X out in the wild now (which our chipset doesn't support...thanks Nvidia) are they still actively working on bug-fixes for the 2.X series or have they moved on?
There are a number of issues that I have with this tablet that, to be honest, are starting to outweigh my love of it and seriously starting to damage my calm. No one glitch is catastrophic on it's own, but little annoyances that add up to a more frustrating experience than I think my money should have bought me. I can live with them if I have to; I can live with being annoyed and learning to work around it's "early adopter foibles" as I've started to call them, but I'm hoping it's still maintained and I don't HAVE to.
ETA - I should also edit it to add that most of my gliches seem to be caused by a less than strong wifi signal. This tablet seems to really really hate weak wifi and will start doing all kinds of funky stuff. Comparitively fewer glitches (though some) when connected to my wifi at home. But a truly frustrating experience as soon as I connect it to my terrible wifi at work)
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Jide has your money and that's all about which they care. They have more resources working on free Remix for PCs than they do for the Ultra Tablet. They should rename it the Orphan Tablet.
Can you download the WIFI Analyzer app, please? And tell us what ur signal readings are.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&hl=en
Mouse Not working 100% with Jide Ultratablet
Hi Jide,
I have logged a few calls over the past year relating to my Bluetooth mouse that randomly disconnects from the Ultratablet from time to time and or when the mouse goes into power save mode. When this occurs, the only way to get the mouse to work again, is to un-pair the existing mouse on the tablet, then switch off Bluetooth, then switch Bluetooth back on and re-pair again from scratch. Obviously I do this 15 to 20 times a day because of the mouse going into sleep mode when I walk away from my device. From time to time, also while I am working, it randomly disconnects as well.
I have tested the mouse on my Samsung tablet, with no disconnects. Also have tested it on both a few Microsoft laptops and Apple Mac machines with no disconnects.
I have been told by your support, that they are aware of the issue and working on it. It is almost 1 year later and I still have not been given a resolution. I am on the latest official build.
My question is simple. When will this be fixed? (Can it be fixed?)
It's been the last update we have had in a long time... can anyone confirm? I'm 100% sure it's the last major update unless someone can figure out a way to let us install a different ROM on here.
As far major upgrades (ie. migration from Remix OS 1.0 > Remix OS 1.5 > Remix OS 2.0) we don't foresee one. However, as the below thread is trying to do, we're trying to figure out what bugs are affecting users out there so that we can work on an update that will improve your overall experiences.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/rem...ultratablet-issues-bugs-t3493596#post69679734
Thus far, we're working on:
1. @tomlogan1's issues he shared with us through private message
2. including Android's Nov 1 and Nov 6 security patches that has a fix for the Linux "DirtyCow" issue
3. an audio stuttering issue that is happening for certain audio apps
If you'd like to contribute to the list of issues we're working on, please list them (along with your Remix OS version number) in the thread I shared above. Thanks.
Bwangster12 said:
It's been the last update we have had in a long time... can anyone confirm? I'm 100% sure it's the last major update unless someone can figure out a way to let us install a different ROM on here.
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Posted this in the wrong thread.
See post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69891866&postcount=19
remix problems
RemixOS_Jason said:
As far major upgrades (ie. migration from Remix OS 1.0 > Remix OS 1.5 > Remix OS 2.0) we don't foresee one. However, as the below thread is trying to do, we're trying to figure out what bugs are affecting users out there so that we can work on an update that will improve your overall experiences.
Since you are abandoning us, is there anyway I can load another version of Android over the Remix OS?
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Abandonment implies that we won't even put out fixes, which we're working actively on now based on the feedback that has been given us.
However, again, there is no way for Ultratablet to be upgraded to Remix OS based on Android versions higher than 5.1 (Lolipop). The chip in the Ultratablet is only supported up to Lolipop. There is nothing we can do about that since this is a decision that NVIDIA made for the Tegra 4 chipset. This decision is not something we have control over.
If you do load other versions of Android over Remix OS, the biggest issues are how it responds to keyboard & mouse and how it orientates apps.
dboyd1950 said:
RemixOS_Jason said:
As far major upgrades (ie. migration from Remix OS 1.0 > Remix OS 1.5 > Remix OS 2.0) we don't foresee one. However, as the below thread is trying to do, we're trying to figure out what bugs are affecting users out there so that we can work on an update that will improve your overall experiences.
Since you are abandoning us, is there anyway I can load another version of Android over the Remix OS?
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Upgrades and bug fixes
RemixOS_Jason said:
Abandonment implies that we won't even put out fixes, which we're working actively on now based on the feedback that has been given us.
However, again, there is no way for Ultratablet to be upgraded to Remix OS based on Android versions higher than 5.1 (Lolipop). The chip in the Ultratablet is only supported up to Lolipop. There is nothing we can do about that since this is a decision that NVIDIA made for the Tegra 4 chipset. This decision is not something we have control over.
If you do load other versions of Android over Remix OS, the biggest issues are how it responds to keyboard & mouse and how it orientates apps.
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You mentioned that there will be no further upgrades to the OS due to hardware restrictions. You also mentioned that you would upgrade the V2.0 software and provide bug fixes, etc. The Mini keeps getting V2.0 upgrades and bug fixes. Please can you provide an estimated time frame when the next upgrade for V2.0 will be released for the UltraTablet?

Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 owners thead

Got my Mi Pad 3 about a week ago. anybody else gotten it so far?
loving it for the most part. volume rocker and power feel a little wobbly, and I get some random MIUI FC's, and it FC's every time I open the screen battery statistics. Anybody else getting this issue?
Hey, I got this device 5 days ago. Bought for e-book reading, but was better than I thought.
glitchhawk said:
Got my Mi Pad 3 about a week ago. anybody else gotten it so far?
loving it for the most part. volume rocker and power feel a little wobbly, and I get some random MIUI FC's, and it FC's every time I open the screen battery statistics. Anybody else getting this issue?
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I get that FC too. Settings -> Battery -> Battery Use -> Screen, and it's over.
Side buttons are made of plastic and it's littly wobby - that's regular in middle ranged xiaomi phones anyway.
Anyway, good device. And I'm waiting for a RR Rom to flash.
ndac_todoroki said:
Hey, I got this device 5 days ago. Bought for e-book reading, but was better than I thought.
I get that FC too. Settings -> Battery -> Battery Use -> Screen, and it's over.
Side buttons are made of plastic and it's littly wobby - that's regular in middle ranged xiaomi phones anyway.
Anyway, good device. And I'm waiting for a RR Rom to flash.
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A new ROM would be awesome. I'm not getting my hopes up on a Mediatek soc though lol.
Any developers declared a rom for us to flash yet? Miui is so annoyingly ugly.
myjasson said:
Any developers declared a rom for us to flash yet? Miui is so annoyingly ugly.
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no ROM yet besides china stable and developer. TWRP just appeared on the MIUI forums today though. sadly no touchscreen support as far as I can tell.
Try flashing one of the modified MIUI roms from one of the below:
Xiaomi.eu
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862720796
Multirom
https://multirom.me/index.php?m=app&a=view&id=81&app=roms
I guess we all have to wait. A lineage package would be awesome.
myjasson said:
I guess we all have to wait. A lineage package would be awesome.
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Mi Pad 4 will be out by then :laugh:
Palm Trees said:
Mi Pad 4 will be out by then :laugh:
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Stop being a bummer!
myjasson said:
Stop being a bummer!
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The only bummer is investing in the Mi Pad 3. MediaTek chipset which hasn't had any support as of yet.
Get a lottery ticket
Palm Trees said:
The only bummer is investing in the Mi Pad 3. MediaTek chipset which hasn't had any support as of yet.
Get a lottery ticket
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Well, the nvidia and intel chipsets in former mipads have been surely resurrected, and mediatek chipsets are also popular(at least in china) and enjoy a great many optimized roms maintained by xda developers. No matter how long it takes I will be waiting.
myjasson said:
Well, the nvidia and intel chipsets in former mipads have been surely resurrected, and mediatek chipsets are also popular(at least in china) and enjoy a great many optimized roms maintained by xda developers. No matter how long it takes I will be waiting.
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Allow me to put the nail in the coffin here. Intel Atom chips have only received love from KonstaT - his work on Cube Iwork8 Ultimate/Air + Chuwi tablets sporting the Atom chips e.g. - he is the main reason anything gets done for the Mi Pad 2 (check the credits )
The Nvidia chip is found in ... Shield Tablet which is still being supported and in other devices - still receiving love.
Quick search on the MT8176 chip. Couldn't find anything. And I know for a fact that KonstaT doesn't mess with MediaTek chips.
Obviously, I hope the best for the Mi Pad 3 owners, but it doesn't look too good right now. Mind you, I did suggest that you try flashing the Xiaomi.eu and/or Multirom.me's Mi Pad 3 MIUI rom. They both optimize the rom, so give it a go and tell us which is better.
Lastly, Chris from TechTablets isn't impressed and suggests the Mi Pad 2 and Ifive Mini 4S over the Mi Pad 3.
Review and thoughts here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU4RSzZ7-EY
Palm Trees said:
Allow me to put the nail in the coffin here. Intel Atom chips have only received love from KonstaT - his work on Cube Iwork8 Ultimate/Air + Chuwi tablets sporting the Atom chips e.g. - he is the main reason anything gets done for the Mi Pad 2 (check the credits )
The Nvidia chip is found in ... Shield Tablet which is still being supported and in other devices - still receiving love.
Quick search on the MT8176 chip. Couldn't find anything. And I know for a fact that KonstaT doesn't mess with MediaTek chips.
Obviously, I hope the best for the Mi Pad 3 owners, but it doesn't look too good right now. Mind you, I did suggest that you try flashing the Xiaomi.eu and/or Multirom.me's Mi Pad 3 MIUI rom. They both optimize the rom, so give it a go and tell us which is better.
Lastly, Chris from TechTablets isn't impressed and suggests the Mi Pad 2 and Ifive Mini 4S over the Mi Pad 3.
Review and thoughts here:
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Hyy @Palm Trees
Why don't you join us on telegram group of MiPad 1
Since you have a MiPad 1 it will be useful for you also,
Here's the link https://t.me/mipad1
Hi, although I'm not expecting much development (if any) for this tablet and I know it won't be a hit in sales, I find it most interesting. Those specs are just fine for my needs.
Plus, Xiaomi has proven a brand with very high quality products and which you can trust (I've had a couple of phones, the 12.5" laptop and some other stuff from them and I love them).
So I couldn't resist and I have just ordered one. As long as there is Miui and it gets a couple of update, it's fine for me.
Anyway if any developer is motivated for some cooked roms, I'm sure a few of us will appreciate!
Enviado desde mi SHIELD Tablet mediante Tapatalk
MAC address changes after wakeup from Wifi standby
I just received my MiPad 3 this weekend - a nice first impression regarding appearance and haptics,
BUT, I recognized that every time the Wifi wakes up from standby again, the MiPad comes up with a different MAC address! Not after reboot (observed on different MediaTek devices, e.g. Cubot X9), but on any Wifi reconnect after standby it reconnects with strange MAC addresses beginning with 00:00:00:aa:bb:cc - while in the "about the Phone" still the original MAC address is stated.
It seemes that this behaviour had been an issue for the MiPad 2 as well:
https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads...es-on-every-on-off-of-wifi.36322/#post-338180
VERY disappointing at all!
Waiting for Wifi issue
I just got my Mi Pad 3 and it is installed with the China ROM 8.2.8.0(NCICNEB). I installed play store into it and it was working fine until play store got updated. Now it prompt need to update Play store and indicate waiting for Wifi. Anyone know how to solve this?
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I just got my Mi Pad 3 and it is installed with the China ROM 8.2.8.0(NCICNEB). I installed play store into it and it was working fine until play store got updated. Now it prompt need to update Play store and indicate waiting for Wifi. Anyone know how to solve this?
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Go for Xiaomi.eu's MIUI rom (https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/7-5-25.40192/)
Palm Trees said:
Go for Xiaomi.eu's MIUI rom (https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/7-5-25.40192/)
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Have you flashed that ROM on a Mi Pad 3? Does it possibly give U.S. as a region in settings?
david3140 said:
Have you flashed that ROM on a Mi Pad 3? Does it possibly give U.S. as a region in settings?
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Ask at the xiaomi.eu forum or try this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whenair.language&hl=en.
I don't own a Mi Pad 3 and never will. I have flashed xiaomi.eu roms before on two devices - all worked great.
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Ask at the xiaomi.eu forum or try this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whenair.language&hl=en.
I don't own a Mi Pad 3 and never will. I have flashed xiaomi.eu roms before on two devices - all worked great.
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I tried to register as a user at xiaomi.eu and kept getting an error message that my attempt to register was rejected because it "resembled automated or spam-like behavior. Please contact the administrator for further information or assistance." I tried 8 or 9 times before giving up. At any rate, I did download TWRP for the Mi Pad 3 and installed it. I then flashed the custom "weekly" room from 5-26 and all is good. It sort of took care of the region issue as settings no longer shows China.
Would really like to contribute at that site, but if it's that difficult to register - forget it. But thanks for the link. ?

Mediatek E4 bad AES performance

I've been looking at the benchmark results for E4 and noticed that the Mediatek variant has sub-optimal AES performance compared to the Qualcomm one.
Specifically, the Qualcomm version scores about 300MB/s/core while the Mediatek falls short at 15MB/s/core (!).
The MT6737 arm core is actually the same as the Snapdragon 425 (i.e. it supports the hardware AES accelerator) however it seems not enabled in the kernel.
I found some MT6737 based phones (like the Asus Zenfone 3 Max) where the AES speed is approximately the same as the one in Qualcomm.
Other designs however exhibit the same poor performance.
Now this is something that could be easily overlooked during the compilation of the kernel, but it has dramatic effects when running a VPN (say to the office). The Qualcomm variant will hardly notice the VPN while the Mediatek will use most of the processors for AES encryption/decryption and become sluggish, battery-hungry etc.
Not to speak about the crypto world (i.e. wallets etc where aes is also used for verification and general checksumming).
Can you confirm this is an issue with the mediatek version of Moto E4 ?
If possible, I'd like you to test and report about download/upload speed tests performed while under VPN (OpenVPN and similar). VPN normally use AES ciphers (either AES128 or 256) so that will be a good indicator about speed of the AES acceleration.
xdadevc
It's a $50 phone. If you're looking to do resource intensive things, and crypto type things, and super speed is necessary... Spend a couple more bucks. That said, I have the Qualcomm version and using a VPN works fine. Pure VPN in my case. But it's doubtful anyone is going give you the response you want, it's an entry level phone. Get one and test it. I've seen them for $25.
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It's a $50 phone. If you're looking to do resource intensive things, and crypto type things, and super speed is necessary... Spend a couple more bucks. That said, I have the Qualcomm version and using a VPN works fine. Pure VPN in my case. But it's doubtful anyone is going give you the response you want, it's an entry level phone. Get one and test it. I've seen them for $25.
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Exactly! FWIW - I have a Qualcomm variant and run a VPN based firewall 7x24 with zero subjective performance hit. Haven't bothered with objective analysis as throughput and battery endurance exceed expectations for a budget device.
Sorry, I think I did not make myself clear.
I understand it's a cheap phone. It's more like $100 without operator subsidies in Europe too, but this is not the point.
My point was more technical. I noticed that *this* phone, in the MTK version, regardless of having the right CPU with hardware AES support, did not seem to be using it. So I sought some confirmations (because I don't own it atm). Take my thread as a bug-report if you like pointing that the kernel for MTK missed something. I know the Qualcomm is OK, as I wrote in the OP.
And, IMHO, VPN is not advanced stuff at all. It's rather a basic security provision everybody shall just keep in the background of their phone while connecting out of their own home, and I mean even using mobile service too, in addition to the obvious free and unsecured wifi hotspost that we all like to use.
xdadevc said:
Sorry, I think I did not make myself clear.
I understand it's a cheap phone. It's more like $100 without operator subsidies in Europe too, but this is not the point.
My point was more technical. I noticed that *this* phone, in the MTK version, regardless of having the right CPU with hardware AES support, did not seem to be using it. So I sought some confirmations (because I don't own it atm). Take my thread as a bug-report if you like pointing that the kernel for MTK missed something. I know the Qualcomm is OK, as I wrote in the OP.
And, IMHO, VPN is not advanced stuff at all. It's rather a basic security provision everybody shall just keep in the background of their phone while connecting out of their own home, and I mean even using mobile service too, in addition to the obvious free and unsecured wifi hotspost that we all like to use.
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I didn't say it was advanced, I said "resource intensive".
I was pointing out (admittedly sarcastically) that I doubt anyone is going to give you the answer involving the testing you're requesting.
I know a VPN isn't advanced, I use one on all my devices, have for years. Nothing you said was "advanced", I just don't think anyone cares enough to do the testing you're asking.
Granted, I worked long hours that week and was a little "rough" on you. But it doesn't look to be getting responses.
Sorry for being ... Well, kinda jerky.
And most Qualcomm chipsets are going to outperform similar mtk ones.
No problem man. Perhaps somebody from lenovo will see the thread and (dare to) fix the E4.
Meanwhile there are perfectly good MT6737 based chinese copy-cats that work at the same speed as the qualcomm (it's the same cpu core ater all).

Planning on buying this phone

So I was planning on buying this phone.
But before I buy this phone I have a few questions to ask.
Will this phone get official LineageOS? if yes, how long does it take?
how was your experience with the phone so far? Was it good or bad, and why?
Will the price of this phone will drop in a few weeks?(for Malaysia set)
Thank you!
watatara.102 said:
So I was planning on buying this phone.
But before I buy this phone I have a few questions to ask.
Will this phone get official LineageOS? if yes, how long does it take?
how was your experience with the phone so far? Was it good or bad, and why?
Will the price of this phone will drop in a few weeks?(for Malaysia set)
Thank you!
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My opinions:
1. It's still in the earlier stage for this phone, so LineageOS maybe take time to be "tasted".
Need some patient here..?
2. Its bad for the software. The curve aren't smooth enough at the bottom(not sure yet is that from software or hardware).
Im also facing wifi tethering problem where its connected but no internet.
(Im starving for custom rom ?)
Hardware seems to be ok but im still confuse with gsmarena n cpu-z where gsmarena state the cpu clock are 2.2GHz but the cpu-z state its only 1.96GHz.
3. This year end sale would do, maybe. Discount only.
The price trend maybe still the same just like the M1 generation.
Just sharing my opinion..
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watatara.102 said:
So I was planning on buying this phone.
But before I buy this phone I have a few questions to ask.
Will this phone get official LineageOS? if yes, how long does it take?
how was your experience with the phone so far? Was it good or bad, and why?
Will the price of this phone will drop in a few weeks?(for Malaysia set)
Thank you!
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My opinions:
1. It's still in the earlier stage for this phone, so LineageOS maybe take time to be "tasted".
Need some patient here..?
2. Its bad for the software. The curve aren't smooth enough at the bottom(not sure yet is that from software or hardware).
Im also facing wifi tethering problem where its connected but no internet.
(Im starving for custom rom ?)
Hardware seems to be ok but im still confuse with gsmarena n cpu-z where gsmarena state the cpu clock are 2.2GHz but the cpu-z state its only 1.96GHz.
3. This year end sale would do, maybe. Discount only.
The price trend maybe still the same just like the M1 generation.
Just sharing my opinions..
1. I dont think you will get that Lineage OS anytime soon since the TWRP for this phone not even out yet.
2. If you had used Asus Phone before, their OS is pretty plain if you compared to the features rich Samsung or Huawei. The phone is very responsive and the screen looks great compared to my Samsung A7 2017. For the amount money you pay, you get the fastest mid tier processor, 6GB RAM and 64GB Storage, nothing to complain form me. The only problem I see now is the wordings being cut at both left and right edge at the bottom, and it seems I am unable to format any of my Sandisk Ultra 128GB MicroSD as portable storage (the card was used in my Samsung phone and it works well all the time) but It can be formatted as internal storage using adoptable storage. So far I had tried 3 Ultra cards all just refuse to work properly.
3. Direct D is selling at RM999 for the 6GB version, you should be able to find some selling on Lazada or Lelong slightly cheaper, maybe RM50 or so. They are doing promotion on the M1 at RM899 for the 6GB version but when they are selling at RM999 for the M1, I can find the M1 selling for like RM859 on lazada for the 6GB version. So unless you are getting the M1, yes you can find some with reduce price if you look hard enough, but for the M2, maybe just slight cheaper than the SRP for now.
Better not to buy, phone has lot of bugs Asus never gonna fix the issues. Better to switch mi or Nokia android one series with zero bugs.
1. Will this phone get official LineageOS? if yes, how long does it take?
Let me just clarify that I am happy with stock android because I bought this phone strictly for work. I am not even going to root. However, people who want to flash custom roms have to wait. The unencrypted source code was recently released. Hopefully, development can pick up pace and there will be custom roms soon.
2. How was your experience with the phone so far? Was it good or bad, and why?
It is good. For the price I paid, this phone is performing extremely well. I debloated it as soon as I got it out of the box and now the stock android coupled with good hardware is excellent. I have not noticed the notch issues, maybe because it is a recent purchase and it was fixed, or maybe because I am using Nova launcher and the notches at the bottom seem fine to me.
The phone is fast and responsive and the battery lasts forever. Call quality, network reception, wifi/bluetooth connectivity and external storage are all working fine for me. There are no complaints.
The camera seems sub-par. I am not an experienced photographer so maybe others could use it better. The photo quality is far from what I got from my older pixel phone but I don't mind because I only use it to scan documents, for which it works well.
3. Will the price of this phone will drop in a few weeks?(for Malaysia set)
Unlikely, seeing the pricing trend of the older max pro m1 in India
Thank you for the reply!
I think will buy the phone, but not now... maybe in a few more months or when Asus decide to put an discount
Oh and yesterday(1 jan 2019) price for Max Pro M2 got 5% off to RM819... so yeah I'm gonna wait
steprajjog said:
Better not to buy, phone has lot of bugs Asus never gonna fix the issues. Better to switch mi or Nokia android one series with zero bugs.
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That the reason why I asked about LineageOS(or any other custom roms). If Asus not gonna fix it, then maybe some developer will.
About switch to Mi or Nokia, I prefer to have pure android experience... I know Mi and Nokia have in Android One program but Mi don't have audio jack while Nokia too expensive for me.
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That the reason why I asked about LineageOS(or any other custom roms). If Asus not gonna fix it, then maybe some developer will.
About switch to Mi or Nokia, I prefer to have pure android experience... I know Mi and Nokia have in Android One program but Mi don't have audio jack while Nokia too expensive for me.
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Lol, he must have someone on the inside. Every oems fix the issues through updates. Max pro M1 received like 15 updates I think. So don't worry it will get fixed. This is the best mid ranger right now.
About custom roms: some members of the community were able to port twrp and also root the phone using magisk today. So the development will also Kick-start in a month or two.
Buy it if you like it. :good:
kickyvivi said:
About custom roms: some members of the community were able to port twrp and also root the phone using magisk today.
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Aweasome! Is there any forum post? can you link it to me? Thanks
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Aweasome! Is there any forum post? can you link it to me? Thanks
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It was posted in the telegram group.
Link: Zenfone Max Pro M2 | OFFICIAL
Zenfone Max Pro M2 - Official | Telegram Group
- Rules : Use /rules
- Channel: @asusmaxProM2
- Our Off-Topic Group: @zenfoneOT
- Our Photography Group: @zenfonePhotography
- Our Customization Group: @zenfoneCustomization
https://t.me/ZenfoneMaxProM2Official
The notch. Can you hide it? I am getting sick of the notch
maXDAmn said:
The notch. Can you hide it? I am getting sick of the notch
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Install apps from store then u can hide it..there many apps to hide the notch from playstore. try it.
You know what? I about to place an order on this weekend.
And now with Xiaomi announcement about their new phone, Redmi note 7.
I'm on dilemma!
watatara.102 said:
You know what? I about to place an order on this weekend.
And now with Xiaomi announcement about their new phone, Redmi note 7.
I'm on dilemma!
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Redmi 7 won't come for another 2 3 months even if they release it in India. Both phones will be similar and similarly priced. And don't get your head churned about the 48mp camera. It's just clever advertising.
kickyvivi said:
Redmi 7 won't come for another 2 3 months even if they release it in India. Both phones will be similar and similarly priced. And don't get your head churned about the 48mp camera. It's just clever advertising.
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I'm more interested into small waterdrop notch and usb type-c compare with max pro m2 notch and micro usb.
to my understanding that Redmi note 7 using Samsung sensor and its only 12 MP interpolate to 48 MP but not for Redmi note 7 Pro which is using Sony imx586 that actually real 48MP
Redmi note 7 Pro will release in China in Chinese New Year(probably) and after 1 month maybe we can see this phone for global set
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I'm more interested into small waterdrop notch and usb type-c compare with max pro m2 notch and micro usb.
to my understanding that Redmi note 7 using Samsung sensor and its only 12 MP interpolate to 48 MP but not for Redmi note 7 Pro which is using Sony imx586 that actually real 48MP
Redmi note 7 Pro will release in China in Chinese New Year(probably) and after 1 month maybe we can see this phone for global set
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Rn7 pro. Hmm. No idea when that will come to India.
Does it support MHL or not ?
My decision is greatly depending on this feature, please inform me.
Dont buy this hanging phone touch problem and hanging problem. We have to press 3 times to open particular app.
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Does it support MHL or not ?
My decision is greatly depending on this feature, please inform me.
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Anyone here to reply on this??
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Anyone here to reply on this??
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what phone are you referring to? RN7 or max pro m2?

AT&T Phone Need assistance!

Fellow XDAers,
Hopefully someone here will be able to grab the information i need. I am a current user of a OnePlus 7 Pro phone.
OnePlus users are reporting terrible GPS reception in certain cases. Especially while using waze and other gps heavy apps like google maps.
XDA thread related to this issue! https://forum.xda-developers.com/7t-pro/how-to/oneplus-7t-pro-mclaren-edition-gps-t4017417
I was hoping someone with an AT&T branded Pixel device could upload their GPS.conf file, and any other GPS related information. I can give more specifics if you can help me out.
Why pixel 4? https://medium.com/@sjbarbeau/tl-dr-dual-frequency-gnss-on-android-table-of-devices-9be4bbb83a7b
Pixel 4 should have dual frequency gnss just like OneplusDevices and also uses a similar snapdragon chipset. If this works i may be willing to donate kudos .
This would be awesome if this helps alleviate the issue. I am thinking that a phone specifically set for AT&T network will have better GPS.conf settings than say my unlocked international OP7.
Thanks in advance!
I'll have mine on Tues. If you don't have accomplished I can help you out.

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