So.
I received the OTA last night.
As I was downloading it, I went over to XDA and found that people were having problems with this update.
When I checked on this forum, there were people having the same problem but it seemed that some were not.
I looked on the internet to see if anyone from Xiaomi had addressed this problem and found none.
so I took the update about ten minutes ago and guess what?
Well, I'm writing from my One Plus 5T.
BOOTLOOP!!
I'm astonished.
It is connected to using the THEMES APP.
Everything looks fine, then you try and change your theme.
Suddenly you are booted into recovery and from there, a continuous BOOTLOOP, there's nothing you can do about it.
Listen, a bad update is possible, not everyone is perfect - but an official STABLE update that breaks your phone is UNACCEPTABLE.
I love Xiaomi and was quite perplexed at the complaints I was seeing - so yes, it's my fault, I went ahead with the update.
I couldn't find any information so I wanted to do this so that other people can save themselves.
I was an extreme Xiaomi fan....I was eagerly awaiting the Mi 7 Ceramic - I now am not. I have Xiaomi products everywhere, I've been telling all my friends and business partners about Xiaomi....
This is Global. The Mi6 is the standard-bearer for a global Xiaomi...but it won't work like this.
Never in my whole time on Android have I ever received an official update that broke the phone. Never.
Note: I am on the Stable track, all stock, never tampered with, OTA directly to my phone from Xiaomi. Directly.
This cannot happen.
Xiaomi needs to be careful here - they need to pull that update immediately AND reach out to those who cannot now use their phones.
It's a huge breach of trust and exactly the kind of thing which if not dealt with quickly, will spread globally and it will be very difficult to rectify.
Xiaomi is not the only manufacturer out there - mobile business 101 is you "...take your users with you."
I am astonished just looking at my phone loop, and loop, and loop. On an official update. Incredible.
Huawei/HTC/OnePlus...Vernee even: everyone's out there.
I might even just buy a Nokia and see what they're up to.
I am incredibly disappointed - and embarrassed.
So.
DO NOT UPDATE!
Or be like me and join the club. What do I use this phone for now? And it's less than 3 months old. A Ceramic Coaster?
I don't know what to say.
Incredible.
I have updated, and I have no problem ... although the old notifications have returned.
P.S.
Ok - yeah, I was pretty angry.
I just did a factory reset.
It works from there.
So it's a simple fix.
I just wish Xiaomi had said - reset your phone.
It's an update.
*Sigh*
I've updated my phone now and... Just dont do it. Buggy af.
Is not the same update as the one released as @beta [email protected] a few days ago. But it seem that factory reset after going from 7.1 to 8.0 is a must with MIUI.
Hi
My partner updated her phone last night and its stuck in Mi-Recovery loop. How can I fix this.
Thanks
bootloop
I update and now i am in bootloop to recovery. Is there any way to fix it without losing nothing (photos, vids, apps, settings, call logs etc) ?
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP............................ ...
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kolembo said:
P.S.
Ok - yeah, I was pretty angry.
I just did a factory reset.
It works from there.
So it's a simple fix.
I just wish Xiaomi had said - reset your phone.
It's an update.
*Sigh*
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How cann i do factory reset from recovery? There are 3 options: 1)reboot, 2)Wipe Data, 3)Connect with MiAssistant.
Can you please tell me how to do it?
I did the update. No problems so far, including using the theme app.
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I update and now i am in bootloop to recovery. Is there any way to fix it without losing nothing (photos, vids, apps, settings, call logs etc) ?
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How cann i do factory reset from recovery? There are 3 options: 1)reboot, 2)Wipe Data, 3)Connect with MiAssistant.
Can you please tell me how to do it?
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Unfortunately you have to wipe DATA
It will factory reset - you loose everything!
Ah. I wish they had said that from the word go.
Worst update ever. Double notification, permanent Android system notification, buggy animations everywhere. I updated to 9.2.2 a few days before 9.2.3 and was like OMG good job Xiaomi can't believed this update is so good look at those awesome notifications and stuff! I was loving Xiaomi so much, I'm always nervous when buying Chinese electronics because I'm never sure about after sale but after having my phone several months and having bought another Xiaomi phone for my wife, I was just 100% into Xiaomi. I was putting cash aside to buy the new laser projector and vacuum robot for our new house.
So anyway. When I saw 9.2.3 just after updating to 9.2.2 I was like wow I can't believe I'll receive even more awesome features.
Oh man.
I hate my phone now.
This update is the worst thing that happened to my phone. I lost my trust in Xiaomi. It took time to gain trust. Took a few minutes to lose.
Do not update.
Do NOT update.
Wish I had seen this warning earlier. Was messing around with themes today, and after 3 applied themes the phone suddenly rebooted to recovery. And nothing else.
My phone is locked, USB debugging disabled. Cannot fastboot anything.
Guess I will try the wipe option. Sigh.
Any ideas when we get Oreo finally after this ROM has been withdrawed? Ive seen this Thread: http://en.miui.com/thread-2069213-1-1.html NO Mi6? Is this a Joke?
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Worst update ever. Double notification, permanent Android system notification, buggy animations everywhere. I updated to 9.2.2 a few days before 9.2.3 and was like OMG good job Xiaomi can't believed this update is so good look at those awesome notifications and stuff! I was loving Xiaomi so much, I'm always nervous when buying Chinese electronics because I'm never sure about after sale but after having my phone several months and having bought another Xiaomi phone for my wife, I was just 100% into Xiaomi. I was putting cash aside to buy the new laser projector and vacuum robot for our new house.
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I only have double notification with gmail and it is gmails fault, because sometimes it isnt double.. (and when you google it, you get many results).
ROM is stable for me, the only "funny thing" is, when I go to the updater it says
"no update available
MIUI 9.2.3.0 | Nightly"
But why nightly?!
My update is gone. I had it through OTA but now when I refresh it's gone. Does that mean they pulled it out?
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My update is gone. I had it through OTA but now when I refresh it's gone. Does that mean they pulled it out?
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Yes, and you're very lucky you didn't update your phone. I'm a xiaomi user for 2 years and this is the second worst update I ever had
I really wanted to update, but after reading all the bad reviews, kinda pushed me away. Anyway waiting for the one in April, hope it will be fine.
Tomasz89 said:
Any ideas when we get Oreo finally after this ROM has been withdrawed? Ive seen this Thread: http://en.miui.com/thread-2069213-1-1.html NO Mi6? Is this a Joke?
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Lol, mate according to the link you provided mi 6 will get miui 9.5 (oreo), is listed there, or i have eyes problems.... "Early April: Redmi Note 5A Prime/Redmi Y1, Redmi Note 5A/Redmi Y1 Lite, Redmi 5A, Redmi 5 Plus, Redmi Note 5, Redmi 5, Mi Max 2, Mi 5, Redmi 4X, Mi 6 and Mi MIX"
Yeah the post has been edited
http://bigota.d.miui.com/V9.5.3.0.OCAMIFA/miui_MI6Global_V9.5.3.0.OCAMIFA_8002395ad8_8.0.zip this is the 9.5.3
.0 that probably will be released next week. I installed it. AOSP notifications are back
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http://bigota.d.miui.com/V9.5.3.0.OCAMIFA/miui_MI6Global_V9.5.3.0.OCAMIFA_8002395ad8_8.0.zip this is the 9.5.3
.0 that probably will be released next week. I installed it. AOSP notifications are back
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What do you think of its performance so far?
Any obvious issues?
I was looking at the xiaomi.eu version and thought about installing that, should be pretty much the same as miGlobal right?
https://sourceforge.net/projects/xi...ulti_MI6_V9.5.3.0.OCACNFA_v9-8.0.zip/download
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I have 2 more weeks to return the phone... The phone it's great ( price, build quality , screen resolution ... Battery life got way better Whit time and some apps disable) but it looks like ZTE will never release the factory images for us to play Whit the phone as we like on a way would hate to return it back....
So its that's the case I don't see any other phone worth buying now but going back to the nexus 6p since the upcoming nexus by htc looks more like a downgrade [emoji29] ...
Would you guys consider a downgrade going back to the. 6p ? I saw them at 399 the 64 gigs on Amazon last weeks and I think I should of got it at that price ?
Sent from my ZTE A2017U using XDA-Developers mobile app
I know there is a new big update coming (base on comments and reply from ZTE Community) and this update may bring the factory image we want, that's the only reason i see why they haven't release a factory image for us to play with, beside CM 13.1 is just days away or less.
Thank you for the fast respond... I see you very active on these community don't know if ur a developer but looks like u have tons of knowledge regarding Android system ... U mean some one it's already working on CM 13.1 wow that would be pretty fast, honestly I would prefer something more stable and less ? drainer like the nexus pure project , it would be hard to port it probably ... I wouldn't even main if it's the stock Rom just polished Whit some tweaks and heavy debloat it oh well will wait those 2 weeks and go from there I really like these phone!
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Thank you for the fast respond... I see you very active on these community don't know if ur a developer but looks like u have tons of knowledge regarding Android system ... U mean some one it's already working on CM 13.1 wow that would be pretty fast, honestly I would prefer something more stable and less drainer like the nexus pure project , it would be hard to port it probably ... I wouldn't even main if it's the stock Rom just polished Whit some tweaks and heavy debloat it oh well will wait those 2 weeks and go from there I really like these phone!
Sent from my ZTE A2017U using XDA-Developers mobile app
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i'm not a Dev. but i do have my share of Android Knowledge if i can called like that ,
i see you haven't been following this forums a lot so here, have fun reading specially post # 8 :good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/a2017-cyanogenmod-development-discussion-t3447971
So Where do you get all that info like there is a update coming ?
Sent from my ZTE A2017U using XDA-Developers mobile app
tupirujp said:
So Where do you get all that info like there is a update coming ?
Sent from my ZTE A2017U using XDA-Developers mobile app
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this Thread here is 1 of many about Z Employees posting about New Update coming with fixes
https://community.zteusa.com/thread/11997
sshasanCorrect Answer
by sshasan Employee on Aug 29, 2016 11:02 AM
UPDATE:
After forwarding the information over to R&D and lots of testing, an issue has been found and is set to be corrected in the next update.
Thank you to everyone for your help in identifying and testing solutions to resolve the issue.
This is what the community is all about!
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Return it is my advice. Never get a phone based on possible "future" features or upgrades. Don't get stuck with a phone you hate because of wishful thinking that didn't pan out. I been down that path and it's a waste of time.
I have also my concerns with that phone. If we don't have prospect of custom ROMs based on CM or AOSP it is quite useless (for me).
Unfortunately there is not much development going on until now... maybe it's getting better as soon as the deives are everywhere available but maybe not, who knows....
fact is everything is going slow in comparison to other devices mainly caused by ZTE itself
Its going back tomorrow ?
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Slow? The phone has only been out a month and limited at that. We've already got root. You haven't had a phone on day one much have you? This is fast compared to other non Nexus devices.
Sent from my ZTE A2017U using Tapatalk
Guido83 said:
I have also my concerns with that phone. If we don't have prospect of custom ROMs based on CM or AOSP it is quite useless (for me).
Unfortunately there is not much development going on until now... maybe it's getting better as soon as the deives are everywhere available but maybe not, who knows....
fact is everything is going slow in comparison to other devices mainly caused by ZTE itself
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If you look at the previous gen Axon http://forum.xda-developers.com/zte-axon, mirrors this forum.
You have root, twrp but no custom roms. Keep this device for it's current list of features that's what you get for a $400 phone. You want custom rom, then Nexus 6P or OP3 will have plenty of custom roms to choose from.
tupirujp said:
I have 2 more weeks to return the phone... The phone it's great ( price, build quality , screen resolution ... Battery life got way better Whit time and some apps disable) but it looks like ZTE will never release the factory images for us to play Whit the phone as we like on a way would hate to return it back....
So its that's the case I don't see any other phone worth buying now but going back to the nexus 6p since the upcoming nexus by htc looks more like a downgrade [emoji29] ...
Would you guys consider a downgrade going back to the. 6p ? I saw them at 399 the 64 gigs on Amazon last weeks and I think I should of got it at that price
Sent from my ZTE A2017U using XDA-Developers mobile app
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im in the same boat but reversed. i just bought the 6p from bestbuy a week ago. its ok but the battery life on 7.0 is subpar and the lcd is pretty bad. the axon 7 looks to offer more bang for the buck. im contemplating exchanging mine today for the grey axon i see is in stock. custom roms will come in time, you have root and an unlocked bootloader.
Edit: just bought the grey axon. reset my 6p and ill be at best buy at 11am.
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im in the same boat but reversed. i just bought the 6p from bestbuy a week ago. its ok but the battery life on 7.0 is subpar and the lcd is pretty bad. the axon 7 looks to offer more bang for the buck. im contemplating exchanging mine today for the grey axon i see is in stock. custom roms will come in time, you have root and an unlocked bootloader.
Edit: just bought the grey axon. reset my 6p and ill be at best buy at 11am.
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congrats on settling in. I'm sure you made the correct decision. I'm at your decision-making point regarding my OnePlus One. I've owned a ZTE desktop for 5 years, their customer (based on one call) was excellent. (toll-free 24/7 Lifetime). Maybe different for cellular. I'm sure you will give your impression and I'll look forward to them.
I assume they're immediately available at BestBuy?
rayturner said:
congrats on settling in. I'm sure you made the correct decision. I'm at your decision-making point regarding my OnePlus One. I've owned a ZTE desktop for 5 years, their customer (based on one call) was excellent. (toll-free 24/7 Lifetime). Maybe different for cellular. I'm sure you will give your impression and I'll look forward to them.
I assume they're immediately available at BestBuy?
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Only 2 local best buys had the axon 7 grey available. less than 3 in stock. thats why i bought this morning. these devices are hard to get and are sold out everywhere.
I'm in the same boat but with op3. Not sure if I wanna go back to it yet.
jordy787 said:
I'm in the same boat but with op3. Not sure if I wanna go back to it yet.
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get it, i just rooted and unlocked the bootloader. this thing is gorgeous, fast and the screen is the best ive seen since the s7. plus all of the accessories they give you. not one regret returning my nexus 6p.
fix-this! said:
get it, i just rooted and unlocked the bootloader. this thing is gorgeous, fast and the screen is the best ive seen since the s7. plus all of the accessories they give you. not one regret returning my nexus 6p.
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I just received mine yesterday. Maybe I would like it better rooted and all haha. Could you help me root mine? I couldn't figure out how to use that program. And could I indoor if I wanted to?(if I ever resell). What's the purpose of BL unlock if you can root with locked bootloader ?
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Also one thing I hate is that the Dolby Atmos changes sound profile ..for example if I chose my custom profile and scroll through Instagram it changes to the movie profile ..
jordy787 said:
I just received mine yesterday. Maybe I would like it better rooted and all haha. Could you help me root mine? I couldn't figure out how to use that program. And could I indoor if I wanted to?(if I ever resell). What's the purpose of BL unlock if you can root with locked bootloader ?
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Also one thing I hate is that the Dolby Atmos changes sound profile ..for example if I chose my custom profile and scroll through Instagram it changes to the movie profile ..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/guides-info-info-a2017u-bootloader-t3440254
just follow the steps there to unlock and get twrp installed. rooting is easy, you just flash the supersu zip in recovery.
fix-this! said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/guides-info-info-a2017u-bootloader-t3440254
just follow the steps there to unlock and get twrp installed. rooting is easy, you just flash the supersu zip in recovery.
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Am I able to fastboot oem lock when I am done with the phone ? For resell ..so the next owner can get ota? If not if I rooted with locked bootloader could I still get ota?
sadly i returned mine today and got a 4gb ram model g4+. i loved the axon's look and feel but the software is junk and i had nothing but issues with overheating and random reboots, loosing wifi and iemi. ive learned a valuable lesson. only buy phones with stock android.
Hi guys,
I bought a htc u ultra when I was living in Australia but early this year I moved to Sweden. Now my issue is that android 8 is out, but my phone can't find the ota update. How come? I have received other ota updates in Sweden but the oreo update will not be found. Is there a way I can get it pushed to the phone?
I've contacted htc, but they are bloody useless, they just tell me to contact Google which I can't even find a email address or anything for help.
Hoping some bright spark can help me.
No help for you. Your device CID is for Australia and for this region the update is not yet released.
So why couldn't the retard at htc just tell me that? I swear they have the worst customer support ever. Told them this is my last htc mobile
Willan Zar said:
So why couldn't the retard at htc just tell me that? I swear they have the worst customer support ever. Told them this is my last htc mobile
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Like they care about you. Statistically you got yourself a budget phone that is pretending to be of premium level. That means your next purchase will be in 2-3 years.
I'm blunt but that is life. I made my decision of getting this piece knowing there is almost no community and is already forgotten by manufacturer. It was cheap so I didn't care if I brick it by customizing. It the moment I'm working on a dirty port of LineageOS to it so I won't rely on HTC (unless I hit the kernel issues). If succeed I might consider sharing it bit wider.
But anyway - don't get too emotional. There is literally nothing that great with Oreo to get angry over. You could actually flash the LeDroid 2.1. It has been reported to work with Nougat backbone. So you get Oreo with Nougat Radio and Kernel. But then really say bye to HTC direct updates if they ever happen.
QDT said:
It was cheap so I didn't care if I brick it by customizing. It the moment I'm working on a dirty port of LineageOS to it so I won't rely on HTC (unless I hit the kernel issues). If succeed I might consider sharing it bit wider.
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please:victory:
Oreo 8.0 Released in Australia!
QDT said:
No help for you. Your device CID is for Australia and for this region the update is not yet released.
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HTC contacted me via social media to inform me that as of today, May 31st, the Android 8.0 Oreo update is available for HTC U Ultra phones purchased outright in Australia! Mine updated to 2.21.710.3 today.
Julian1961 said:
HTC contacted me via social media to inform me that as of today, May 31st, the Android 8.0 Oreo update is available for HTC U Ultra phones purchased outright in Australia! Mine updated to 2.21.710.3 today.
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Then I suggest you to make TWRP copy of the system partition just after upgrade and share it with @LeeDroid so he could update his custom ROM also for Australia.
I just got the upgrade too - I can't believe how laggy it is now.
Haven't performed a reset yet, hoping it will clear up after a few days.
Extremely disappointed...
Battery seems *slightly* better however!
lachlanwilliam said:
I just got the upgrade too - I can't believe how laggy it is now.
Haven't performed a reset yet, hoping it will clear up after a few days.
Extremely disappointed...
Battery seems *slightly* better however!
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I did a factory reset and first few weeks was ok - much better than on nugat. But now after two month of use I see that slowdowns and lags are more common. Especially when the phone gest worm it can literatury stars to crawl.
Actually I'm thinking to upgrade to U11
Update: the battery is absolutely shocking now.
Tested it yesterday, left on a table after charging all night to 100%
Screen turned on twice throughout the day and after 6 hours and 25 minutes it's at 1% and the power off warning is shown.
Spoke to HTC support who have ignored my last 3 messages so won't be getting a HTC phone again.
Absolutely ridiculous.
Was a fantastic phone after first purchasing it (first 3 months) but now after 6 months - shocking
lachlanwilliam said:
Update: the battery is absolutely shocking now.
Tested it yesterday, left on a table after charging all night to 100%
Screen turned on twice throughout the day and after 6 hours and 25 minutes it's at 1% and the power off warning is shown.
Spoke to HTC support who have ignored my last 3 messages so won't be getting a HTC phone again.
Absolutely ridiculous.
Was a fantastic phone after first purchasing it (first 3 months) but now after 6 months - shocking
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Did you try a factory reset?
Or check e.g. gsam batters stats from play store and have a look at doze/active stats or warlocks and so on, mostly there is an app (or system) running in background and consuming battery
ChavezD said:
Did you try a factory reset?
Or check e.g. gsam batters stats from play store and have a look at doze/active stats or warlocks and so on, mostly there is an app (or system) running in background and consuming battery
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Yep,
it's been reset 3 times so far.
I did have a look at gsam, what a great application - thanks!
Have a bunch of wakelocks - mainly around Google Fitness (I definitely don't use it) and a bunch of wifi 'wlan rx wakelock' too so currently troubleshooting that,
One thing I did notice however - on attempting to clear the cache partition, I have some notes in the 'recovery mode' screen
"handle_cota_install install cwpkg to /cache/cota/cwpkg.zip
handle_cota_install install cwprop to /cache/cota/cw.prop
E: cant open /sys/class/power_supply/battery/capacity
handle_cota_install: Cant mount /sdcard"
That battery one doesn't sound very promising.... perhaps that is one of the reasons why? The phone doesn't know what size battery is installed because it can't read the capacity configuration file?
I'm not rooted so I can't check to see if it's present myself
zzz
HTC should fix this sort of thing - i'm not sending it away to get looked at/reflashed for 3 weeks
Remove/never update the google app
Google Keeps Crashing Every 20-30 mins frequency....
I keep getting this pop-up...
I Clean flashed Stock Rom for 5-6 times
Still it exists....this is ridiculous to see...
Asus simply can't give 1 stable update....
Even fingerprint got worst in v338....
It's not that accurate doesn't recognise my finger...
I feel like I am done with Asus and their FOTA system....
They introduce new bugs with every build...
I am expecting very less from Android P by Asus...
They released it for Zenfone 5Z And Zenfone 5 and results aren't great...
They messed up with their flagship Device how will they be better on low end...
Anyways... suggest me what can I do I am annoyed. With Google app Crashing
[email protected] said:
Google Keeps Crashing Every 20-30 mins frequency....
I keep getting this pop-up...
I Clean flashed Stock Rom for 5-6 times
Still it exists....this is ridiculous to see...
Asus simply can't give 1 stable update....
Even fingerprint got worst in v338....
It's not that accurate doesn't recognise my finger...
I feel like I am done with Asus and their FOTA system....
They introduce new bugs with every build...
I am expecting very less from Android P by Asus...
They released it for Zenfone 5Z And Zenfone 5 and results aren't great...
They messed up with their flagship Device how will they be better on low end...
Anyways... suggest me what can I do I am annoyed. With Google app Crashing
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Sell the phone if you can't solve basic problems.
In build 338 there aren't any major bugs as you are complaining and if you unlocked boot and flashed a custom os there's no point of complaining about the software. (supposing by clean flash you mean by twrp)
And for to fix Google app problem uninstall all updates and update again from play store and give all permissions also check if some other app interferes or integrates into Google app as it may cause errors.
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Sell the phone if you can't solve basic problems.
In build 338 there aren't any major bugs as you are complaining and if you unlocked boot and flashed a custom os there's no point of complaining about the software. (supposing by clean flash you mean by twrp)
And for to fix Google app problem uninstall all updates and update again from play store and give all permissions also check if some other app interferes or integrates into Google app as it may cause errors.
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You need to be polite....
and you cant simply say some sell your phone if you dont know how to get basic problems done right....
havent you read rule of the forum??
respect each other
the way you are talking looks rude...aand by no means you should talk to another person in this way...
you simply could have answered it rather then asking him to sell....
and by clean flash he also may be saying complete factory data reset
or the method of getting back to stock via fastboot...
and you can visit zenfone forums...fingerprint issue is there......
if you dont face that issue it doesnt mean the build is stable...
get the basics clear mate...
be polite and respect each and every member...
peace:good:
BetterMyself said:
You need to be polite....
and you cant simply say some sell your phone if you dont know how to get basic problems done right....
havent you read rule of the forum??
respect each other
the way you are talking looks rude...aand by no means you should talk to another person in this way...
you simply could have answered it rather then asking him to sell....
and by clean flash he also may be saying complete factory data reset
or the method of getting back to stock via fastboot...
and you can visit zenfone forums...fingerprint issue is there......
if you dont face that issue it doesnt mean the build is stable...
get the basics clear mate...
be polite and respect each and every member...
peace:good:
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I am always polite the op kind of angered me. The question should be Google app keeps crashing every 30 min interval, any fix?
Tried clean install (specified what action is taken)
Instead of nagging about each update, zenfone 5,5z, being done with Asus and FOTA (which made me tell the person to simply sell for peace of mind).
Still I'm sorry for my words if they offended or hurted your or op creator's feelings. I am used to see direct on point op's for everything on xda so it kinda feels wrong to me to make things go in circles instead of being short and on point.
Guys, Russia, Belorussia and Kazakhstan started to receive 950Mb OTA from yesterday.
Lot users report black/grey line/white screen on boot, touch response, but screen not working. Sony Companion software doesn't recover (downloading same OTA firmware).
There are reports of broken TWRP and loosing TA.
Guys on 4PDA do some research, but no clear workaround yet
Most of issues with dual sim H4113 units.
Sony support confirmed mass issues, "soon" they fix it.
Be aware
Anyone downloaded this firmware using XperiFirm? I like to keep all the firmwares as ftfs, even if they have bugs
ch3mn3y said:
Anyone downloaded this firmware using XperiFirm? I like to keep all the firmwares as ftfs, even if they have bugs
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it was removed from XperiFirm yesterday evening or this morning right after blame wave over support, only .123 left there. Bugged one was removed according to 4PDA member who was tracking this. I can only ask him upload if he has it on local drive.
tftgosu said:
it was removed from XperiFirm yesterday evening or this morning right after blame wave over support, only .123 left there. Bugged one was removed according to 4PDA member who was tracking this. I can only ask him upload if he has it on local drive.
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If You could it would be great. Some people may like to try, even if it's dangerous. And I would feel better having all available firmwares
ch3mn3y said:
If You could it would be great. Some people may like to try, even if it's dangerous. And I would feel better having all available firmwares
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one member shared this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WNJ9jAjNC8ahQSEo9LK5G4JNp0b1IpRy/view?usp=sharing
*haven't check myself contents
2nd pending... i will edit this post.
update:
link (yandex.disk)
Contents:
A2 - downloaded by FleshTool.
The other one from XperiaFirm.
credit goes to 4pda member: Toshax
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one member shared this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WNJ9jAjNC8ahQSEo9LK5G4JNp0b1IpRy/view?usp=sharing
*haven't check myself contents
2nd pending... i will edit this post.
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link (yandex.disk)
Contents:
A2 - downloaded by FleshTool.
The other one from XperiaFirm.
credit goes to 4pda member: Toshax
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Thanks. I already downloaded the one before and created ftf (with (i think) working fsc script).
Maybe stupid queswtion, but what is meaning of "A2"? Found it on 4PDA.
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Thanks. I already downloaded the one before and created ftf (with (i think) working fsc script).
Maybe stupid queswtion, but what is meaning of "A2"?
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dunno ;D guy decided to determine that marked a2 are firmware downloaded from different tool i guess. nothing behind dat.
Yep, found his post. One is downloaded using FlashTools' XperiFirm other via standalone XperiFirm. Or at least that's how I understand his post.
Did recover over 7 pcs of XA2 H4113. Had them as my employees devices.
Utilizing Sony Companion, since they had draw back 9.0 from there and replaced with XXX.123 (8.0), had to use wipe data option, otherwise it didn't work.
S/W downloads .123 and flashes it. Device seems to work as before, but some minor bugs pop-out from time to time: like Settings app crash, camera crash (on mode change), no more grey lines (buit-in tests show pass)
All of my devices were locked BL, and no OEM unlock allowed. Not flashed any custom firmware./twrp.
That helped me, but not everyone, some ppl with same state couldn't return to normal, in worst cases they played to much with bugged screen and it went hardware broken (overheat)...
The cure is not for everyone, like as that decease, there are cases of successful updating for 9.0 pie same device. Very very strange...
Had phone call from Sony after all flame, they said using Sony Companion is the only solution currently officially available, even service centers do the same procedure. Regarding stable 9.0 Pie they will report additionally.
Don't you guys have older firmwares from the flash tool? I can already imagine sony just leaving xa2 unupdated forever as they won't even try
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Don't you guys have older firmwares from the flash tool? I can already imagine sony just leaving xa2 unupdated forever as they won't even try
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XperiFirm has them, 8.0 all the way, please check if you need them.
Those failure 9.0 are in the links above, on your own risk, i'm not the owner.
XA2 will be updated of course, 9.0 is on road-map along with 10. It's just delayed due failures in RU/BY/KAZ, Sony girl said: "... and i think it will happen (9.0) in March" when we talk last week, i tend to believe her . And ofc i will share all the guides if i receive (looks like for failed devices we will utilize Sony companion with reset, that's just thoughts)
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XperiFirm has them, 8.0 all the way, please check if you need them.
Those failure 9.0 are in the links above, on your own risk, i'm not the owner.
XA2 will be updated of course, 9.0 is on road-map along with 10. It's just delayed due failures in RU/BY/KAZ, Sony girl said: "... and i think it will happen (9.0) in March" when we talk last week, i tend to believe her . And ofc i will share all the guides if i receive (looks like for failed devices we will utilize Sony companion with reset, that's just thoughts)
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Well I need the CE1 or UK firmware and I assume you don't have those
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Well I need the CE1 or UK firmware and I assume you don't have those
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never heard they launched it for other regions, only 3rd grade countries were involved as pre-launch stage, kinda rough start to be honest. And as i was told global launch is shifted from 4th of March until resolved all potential risks, another test loop involved.
Did you saw something regarding CE/UK somewhere?
My phone's support app was claiming there was an update but it doesn't anymore, idk maybe it wasn't for android P
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My phone's support app was claiming there was an update but it doesn't anymore, idk maybe it wasn't for android P
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are you on .123 firmware at the moment?
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are you on .123 firmware at the moment?
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A.13.123 yes
Guys, there was popped notification of 9.0 ota once again, couple days ago. Keeping in mind that previous one killed my screen driver, I decided to wait, but same day ota disappeared (cis regions)...
4pda guys now have completely different experience:
- blank screen on boot (just delay or constant)
- bad camera app experience, especially over 4k mode
- shorter battery life
Be careful.
Links:
https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=908380&st=880
https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=882003&st=4080
The update is successful. Installed this morning by Xperia companion on my XA2 single SIM, everything is fine and the battery lasts longer. The only thing is that the task manager I did not find the windows with horizontal scrolling but with vertical scrolling as in android 8. For the rest it's fine.
100% battery April 8 at about 2.15pm
1:01 am on April 9th 35% Battery
The only thing is that I wanted to find the task manager with the windows horizontally, otherwise satisfied.
It's fine
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The only thing is that I wanted to find the task manager with the windows horizontally, otherwise satisfied
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If you have Magisk you can use this and select System UI. The old task manager will be back.
Well... it's a brick [.352]
I'm in Brazil. I just got the notification to reboot. I did. It now loops on a blank screen on boot.
I read about the 342 version bricking phones and was aware there was a problem. But then they released 352 and people started to report the update was fine. So I didn't really worry, although I was a little concerned in the back of my mind. But then I thought "What's the chance they SCREW THIS UP TWICE IN A ROW, and I'm one of the victims?". Well, there is my answer.
I think I'll call support now. This is a freaking mess...
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I'm in Brazil. I just got the notification to reboot. I did. It now loops on a blank screen on boot.
I read about the 342 version bricking phones and was aware there was a problem. But then they released 352 and people started to report the update was fine. So I didn't really worry, although I was a little concerned in the back of my mind. But then I thought "What's the chance they SCREW THIS UP TWICE IN A ROW, and I'm one of the victims?". Well, there is my answer.
I think I'll call support now. This is a freaking mess...
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Wait, no, it came back, after some 30 min or more.... What the hell? I've had several Android phones since 2010, this never happened before. I seemed bricked, looped over and over, I tried the hard reset shortcut a few times.... Then I took out the SIM to put it on my tablet, so I could call support, and the damn phone came back from the dead. Now I put the SIM back in and it works... I have no reasonable explanation for this.
Well I applied for unlocking the bootloader but I just can't wait till 160 hours waiting without root so is there anyway to skip all this
Edit :is eu ROM better than the global one
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Well I applied for unlocking the bootloader but I just can't wait till 160 hours waiting without root so is there anyway to skip all this
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You can't
Yep! Is better
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Well I applied for unlocking the bootloader but I just can't wait till 160 hours waiting without root so is there anyway to skip all this
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Some say that it is possible but i never found a way that work.. so my guess is you need to wait (as i did too).
On the Note 5 last year was more brutal, 15 days to wait.
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Well I applied for unlocking the bootloader but I just can't wait till 160 hours waiting without root so is there anyway to skip all this
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Some say that it is possible but i never found a way that work.. so my guess is you need to wait (as i did too).
On the Note 5 last year was more brutal, 15 days to wait.
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Yep. I even heard some people manage to do it. But it was random. Here is a guide for anyone who want to try. No risks.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/Mi-9/how-to/unlocking-bootloader-immediately-t3926424/amp/
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Well I applied for unlocking the bootloader but I just can't wait till 160 hours waiting without root so is there anyway to skip all this
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You should to wait. There are (some) service(s) can help unlock it immediatly but they're need paid (about 23$) and only for miui 9.
I wonder why they are doing this. It's not like somebody hapless just stumbles into unlocking without knowing about the consequences. Also, it's useless as a security feature in case of stealery since you need your Mi account anyway on both the PC and the phone.
I used to be annoyed by the three days I had on the A1. A week is beyond annoying, especially on a phone with such thin sound over BT (I only root for V4A these days)
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I wonder why they are doing this. It's not like somebody hapless just stumbles into unlocking without knowing about the consequences. Also, it's useless as a security feature in case of stealery since you need your Mi account anyway on both the PC and the phone.
I used to be annoyed by the three days I had on the A1. A week is beyond annoying, especially on a phone with such thin sound over BT (I only root for V4A these days)
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Well they do it since some don't know exactly what they are doing beyond unlock and flash TWRP so when they soft brick Xiaomi (specially in China, Russia and India) has to give support for the phones. This make people double think if they really want to go down that route.
Also, no brand want us to unlock the bootloader so the more they can do to avoid us to do so (but without losing the market of people who only buy Xiaomi to unlock) they will.
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Well they do it since some don't know exactly what they are doing beyond unlock and flash TWRP so when they soft brick Xiaomi (specially in China, Russia and India) has to give support for the phones. This make people double think if they really want to go down that route.
Also, no brand want us to unlock the bootloader so the more they can do to avoid us to do so (but without losing the market of people who only buy Xiaomi to unlock) they will.
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I frankly didn't read the EULA bla bla but usually when you unlock, the warranty is gone anyway.
Still annoying though.
It's an extra layer of security for people who don't unlock the bootloader. Means that if your phone gets stolen, the thief will have to wait at least a week before they can do anything with the phone.
Annoying, but at least we can unlock the bootloader eventually - most don't offer the option at all. There's no way around it, you just have to wait.
Hello, yah there are many reasons behind this unlock timer, but just because others don't offer such unlock option at all, does not mean we have to be cool about it. Xiaomi is known as cheap but quality brand beloved by modders when it comes to unleashing true hardware power. If it becomes strict about locking bootloaders, they're risking to loose a lot of customers.
Anyway.. I bought K20 and just as you - got stuck on this stupid waiting time. Most say its because to stop aftermarket unauthorized resellers, so nobody could buy a bunch of chinese Xiaomis, flash them with global roms and sell them with profit. Cmon Xiaomi... I'm just ONE man, my acc is associated with only ONE device - K20..
I got waiting time for 7 days. Tested famous method known in this forum such as using new and old unlocker - din't helped, so I decided to give up and wait.. Might as well use my K20 daily to see what I like, what I don't, how to pre-setup after unlocking bootloader. Oh, whats this - MIUI 11 update? Sure, lets try, if its bad, ill just flash MIUI 10 no prob after those 7 days.
OH HOW WRONG I WAS. Just because I updated to MIUI 11, my waiting time extended to 14days! FOR F SAKE XIAOMI! Why on Earth would You do that?? I'm the same user, on same device, same MI acc... This is out of my mind.
I got so annoyed by this, I started google all the methods possible, using two accounts, using many old unlockers, nothing helped. But you know what, my waiting time is now: 17days!!
ohhh god damnit.
Also i noticed one interesting recent youtube video, guy shows how to unlock K20 Pro / MI 9T Pro using two unlockers. The thing is, hes using new unlocker, then old one and when old one fails, hes quickly disconnects usb cable, puts in another port and - it works! Phone gets unlocked!
The old unlocker gets some "Unknown error -1" code. I'm not getting this code now, all I get is something: "Please download new version". But as far as I remember, I used to get that "Unknown error -1". Did Xiaomi patched this just seconds ago? Damn I was so close to unlocking
Seems like I can't post a link to a youtube video, so if you wanna find it, the exact title is: "Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro | Bootloader Unlock | Redmi K20 Pro | Detailed Guide" and the uploader is "munchy".
I was thinking, how does bootloader gets unlocked, it seems like the unlock code is already generated inside (at least at old ones Mi unlockers), cause it only takes reconnecting USB or for some people to only to try again.
I was trying with old unlocker to unplug my internet port right before phone gets unlocked and guess what I get? - "Unknown error -1". I experimented with this LAN unplugging and usb switching, din't helped, but maybe its because mine runing on MIUI 11? Maybe bootloader got updated too with new MIUI 11? Some of you might wanna try this with MIUI 10.
Sorry for long post, but if you are frustrated like me, this might spark some new ideas, there's got to be a way!
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Hello, yah there are many reasons behind this unlock timer, but just because others don't offer such unlock option at all, does not mean we have to be cool about it. Xiaomi is known as cheap but quality brand beloved by modders when it comes to unleashing true hardware power. If it becomes strict about locking bootloaders, they're risking to loose a lot of customers.
Anyway.. I bought K20 and just as you - got stuck on this stupid waiting time. Most say its because to stop aftermarket unauthorized resellers, so nobody could buy a bunch of chinese Xiaomis, flash them with global roms and sell them with profit. Cmon Xiaomi... I'm just ONE man, my acc is associated with only ONE device - K20..
I got waiting time for 7 days. Tested famous method known in this forum such as using new and old unlocker - din't helped, so I decided to give up and wait.. Might as well use my K20 daily to see what I like, what I don't, how to pre-setup after unlocking bootloader. Oh, whats this - MIUI 11 update? Sure, lets try, if its bad, ill just flash MIUI 10 no prob after those 7 days.
OH HOW WRONG I WAS. Just because I updated to MIUI 11, my waiting time extended to 14days! FOR F SAKE XIAOMI! Why on Earth would You do that?? I'm the same user, on same device, same MI acc... This is out of my mind.
I got so annoyed by this, I started google all the methods possible, using two accounts, using many old unlockers, nothing helped. But you know what, my waiting time is now: 17days!!
ohhh god damnit.
Also i noticed one interesting recent youtube video, guy shows how to unlock K20 Pro / MI 9T Pro using two unlockers. The thing is, hes using new unlocker, then old one and when old one fails, hes quickly disconnects usb cable, puts in another port and - it works! Phone gets unlocked!
The old unlocker gets some "Unknown error -1" code. I'm not getting this code now, all I get is something: "Please download new version". But as far as I remember, I used to get that "Unknown error -1". Did Xiaomi patched this just seconds ago? Damn I was so close to unlocking
Seems like I can't post a link to a youtube video, so if you wanna find it, the exact title is: "Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro | Bootloader Unlock | Redmi K20 Pro | Detailed Guide" and the uploader is "munchy".
I was thinking, how does bootloader gets unlocked, it seems like the unlock code is already generated inside (at least at old ones Mi unlockers), cause it only takes reconnecting USB or for some people to only to try again.
I was trying with old unlocker to unplug my internet port right before phone gets unlocked and guess what I get? - "Unknown error -1". I experimented with this LAN unplugging and usb switching, din't helped, but maybe its because mine runing on MIUI 11? Maybe bootloader got updated too with new MIUI 11? Some of you might wanna try this with MIUI 10.
Sorry for long post, but if you are frustrated like me, this might spark some new ideas, there's got to be a way!
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Xiaomi is know as cheap, but you bought a device from them and your saying that modders in others words loves xiaomi. Like yourself? Your complaining about wait time and still needing advice? Trying to find a way to shorting the time but in reality its a WAIT period and you like any modders of xiaomi devices can't understand it? Smh
Please dont respond back im just saying.
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Xiaomi is know as cheap, but you bought a device from them and your saying that modders in others words loves xiaomi. Like yourself? Your complaining about wait time and still needing advice? Trying to find a way to shorting the time but in reality its a WAIT period and you like any modders of xiaomi devices can't understand it? Smh
Please dont respond back im just saying.
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Well I'm really sorry but I will, cause my friend, you din't get why is so annoying. Its simple - Xiaomi used to not do that. I understand their precautions, but the execution is terrible towards the end user.
If it would stayed at those 7days, I would be fine.
well i think xiaomi do this so people keep using MIUI instead of custom ROM
Shojimeguro said:
well i think xiaomi do this so people keep using MIUI instead of custom ROM
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They do it to make more complicated for resellers to buy a Chinese phone, flash and sell it with international firmware
For an ordinary user there is no problem to wait 7 days (besides, people say they 'dont like' MIUI but barely even try to use it), and after that sky is your limit regarding the custom ROMs (except that some don't even do their homework to learn during those 7 days how to properly flash ROMs, etc)
The main reason Xiaomi has enforced this wait time is because of ad revenue. They make large sums of money from ads on MIUI. If people start installing custom ROMs, then they directly lose ad revenue from MIUI.
I'm pretty sure I read it somewhere that someone tried to bypass the limitation. Instead the date for shifted to a even long time.