Database Info

Video Locksreen Wallpaper

Hey guys !
I was wondering if there's been a project to port the "video as lock screen" functionality on the Samsung S9 to S8 ?
I know there's a work around for that such as the gif lock screen app but it's just that the lock screen interface from the app are just too ugly for me at least.
I'll prefer the stock lock screen UI better.
Or is there any way for us to create our own live wallpaper from a video ?
Thanks !

upgrade to oreo

anothergoku said:
Hey guys !
I was wondering if there's been a project to port the "video as lock screen" functionality on the Samsung S9 to S8 ?
I know there's a work around for that such as the gif lock screen app but it's just that the lock screen interface from the app are just too ugly for me at least.
I'll prefer the stock lock screen UI better.
Or is there any way for us to create our own live wallpaper from a video ?
Thanks !
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The latest Oreo update has that (update that came after initial Oreo release update). It is working well on my S8

al3azim said:
The latest Oreo update has that (update that came after initial Oreo release update). It is working well on my S8
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How do I do this ?

mefistoreyon said:
How do I do this ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am not sure which version of the update you are on but I am on software version CRC5. If you are on that version, then you need open a video, then click the 3 dots on the top of the video player and select "Set as Wallpaper". I only had this option when I updated to the CRC5. The previous Oreo version did not include this.
I am on Sprint if that helps.

mefistoreyon said:
How do I do this ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was wondering about the same thing. I've just updated my S8 to the latest version since I've just realised that there's a newer version.
But still even after the update, chosing a video in the gallery app wouldnt show me the ''set as wallpaper'' option that would otherwise be there when u click on the 3 dots button on S9.

is it possible to port this to nougat ?
I missed this function (downgrade from Oreo to Nougat for way better GoogleCam and insane battery life) wonder if any1 in the same boat.

al3azim said:
I am not sure which version of the update you are on but I am on software version CRC5. If you are on that version, then you need open a video, then click the 3 dots on the top of the video player and select "Set as Wallpaper". I only had this option when I updated to the CRC5. The previous Oreo version did not include this.
I am on Sprint if that helps.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, this worked for me. I'm on CRC7.

Android P Preview

Here's the link to get the build.
https://www.essential.com/developer/android-p-developer-preview

3 threads within a minute of each other :laugh:

Elysian893 said:
3 threads within a minute of each other :laugh:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I saw that lol

Can I take the OTA download without fastboot? Or do I need a PC for this?

cell2011 said:
Can I take the OTA download without fastboot? Or do I need a PC for this?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There won't be an OTA for this. It's a Developer Preview targeted at app creators that might want to adapt or test new features, and not intended for daily driver use. Critical features (like functioning as a phone) might be fundamentally broken or buggy, and by downloading it you're opting out of the normal customer service and warranty channels (instead of troubleshooting or device repair, you'll be directed to submit a beta feedback report), so they aren't going to make it easy for end-users to load it up.
https://www.essential.com/developer/developer-preview-issues
Known Issues from Essential
Here's a current list of known issues for the Android P Developer Preview on Essential Phone:
• Dynamic calendar/clock is not behaving as designed
• Neko accessory version and serial number do not display in Android Settings
• Outgoing SMS over IP not working
• "System > Gestures > Swipe up on home button" does not work, can use "Home settings" to enable/disable
• W-Fi Hotspot does not stay on
• Cannot receive VT (Video Telephony) calls
• Volume drops during audio playback after tapping on launcher screen with dongle attached
• VoLTE not working
• Quick setting appears in pink with dark wallpaper

cell2011 said:
Can I take the OTA download without fastboot? Or do I need a PC for this?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
there's an OTA download option but that's it

Huh...SMS over IP, video calls, and VoLTE not working....OUCH! Sounds like they tanked the SIP stack, so no thanks to this preview!

Need some help...
After I flashed it, seems to be sitting/stuck on the Essential logo with the "powered by android" text at the bottom for a while. I flashed it with the .bat file provided.

WAY too many critical issues to even consider using this... It will basically make your phone barely usable...

same thing
andrewwm said:
Need some help...
After I flashed it, seems to be sitting/stuck on the Essential logo with the "powered by android" text at the bottom for a while. I flashed it with the .bat file provided.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Absolutely the same here

Mine booted fine but Wifi is broken. It doesn't see any networks. I've rebooted a couple of times just to be sure. Another report of the same issue here:
https://twitter.com/dcseifert/status/993936835578597378

mymagicmyhero said:
Absolutely the same here
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i had to go into stock recovery and factory reset as well as flash to both slots in order to be able to boot. I was on custom firmware beforehand though.
---------- Post added at 11:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:45 PM ----------
Mistar Muffin said:
Mine booted fine but Wifi is broken. It doesn't see any networks. I've rebooted a couple of times just to be sure. Another report of the same issue here:
https://twitter.com/dcseifert/status/993936835578597378
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Reflash the ota file in android recovery, that brings it back

how is it
can someone make a video?

Ashwin Prabhunerurkar said:
how is it
can someone make a video?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Seems great so far. I'll try to find something to record on if I can. It's very smooth and no noticeable bugs for me, other than what was mentioned above about needing to sort out wifi

Succes after installing via Ota file. Wifi works for me, but 3rd party launchers doesn't work well... Trying to make the official Pixel launcher from P beta to work, but keeps crashing, which is interesting.

mymagicmyhero said:
Succes after installing via Ota file. Wifi works for me, but 3rd party launchers doesn't work well... Trying to make the official Pixel launcher from P beta to work, but keeps crashing, which is interesting.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah you lose gestures which is brutal

crixley said:
Yeah you lose gestures which is brutal
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not only. For example look what happens to nova(attached screenshot). But I really can't understand why pixel launcher doesn't work

Guys, is this Preview 1 or Preview 2 version? Google released Preview 2 for Pixels, but zip file name suggests it's still Preview 1 for essential - PPR1.180412.048 , date also suggests that it's pretty old, 04 April 2018.

KOSBUM said:
Guys, is this Preview 1 or Preview 2 version? Google released Preview 2 for Pixels, but zip file name suggests it's still Preview 1 for essential - PPR1.180412.048 , date also suggests that it's pretty old, 04 April 2018.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The kernel is dated Apr 24, the May 5 security patch is installed.

Android Pie is there for Taiwanese versions!!

Hi there,
Message to notice that Android Pie is finally rolling out for Taiwanese versions of HTC U11+.
Version received is 2.15.709.1! Will test this morning!
Nice day!

Have they just recoloured notifications and shortcuts portion ?

ProzakVizaq said:
Have they just recoloured notifications and shortcuts portion ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Still downloading, can't tell right now! The screenshot was on 8.0 showing notification to upgrade to 9.0!

OK! As tiny review : visual adentity as been changed in notification and quick access area (more colorful in settings menu), I've got the impression that the system is globally more responsive, dark mode has been added. Performances are the same, about 204000pts in Antutu before and after update! Let's see further to test a little bit more battery life!

gortys said:
OK! As tiny review : visual adentity as been changed in notification and quick access area (more colorful in settings menu), I've got the impression that the system is globally more responsive, dark mode has been added. Performances are the same, about 204000pts in Antutu before and after update! Let's see further to test a little bit more battery life!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If only they could add gestures and dark theme for main menu settings....

Bluetooth bugged?
Is bluetooth working for you?
For me, it deleted all my paired devices and it doesn't find any of them anymore.

metaxuss said:
Is bluetooth working for you?
For me, it deleted all my paired devices and it doesn't find any of them anymore.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just tested right now! It deleted effectivelly all my other paired devices but I can pair them again without any issue!

Okay, I found out whats going on.
Apparently, in Pie, the previously connected devices aren't shown in the bluetooth menu but in "device connection". You have to pair new devices there and also my old devices refuse to autoconnect. But it works now.

metaxuss said:
Okay, I found out whats going on.
Apparently, in Pie, the previously connected devices aren't shown in the bluetooth menu but in "device connection". You have to pair new devices there and also my old devices refuse to autoconnect. But it works now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Perfect!! Thanks for feedback!

I'm in the US using AT&T but still have the Taiwan version of the phone, will the automatic software updates still go through?

Is the U11+ any luckier than the U12+ in the gestures department?
Is the soft navbar still being forced? Any option to enable gestures?

Interesting video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj41FzDgBQA
The update looks very good!
Edited: link to video instead of embed it

_Nocturnal said:
I'm in the US using AT&T but still have the Taiwan version of the phone, will the automatic software updates still go through?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, I'm in Belgium with tw version and I could download the update. If you have a tw version in US, I suppose your phone is unlocked. Just try to search for updates manually in the settings, you should be able to download and install right now!

avalvidares said:
Interesting video
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj41FzDgBQA
.
The update looks very good!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can't see anything, YouTube says there's an issue with it!

Can you share the OTA files?

Kyuubi10 said:
Is the U11+ any luckier than the U12+ in the gestures department?
Is the soft navbar still being forced? Any option to enable gestures?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nope, no navigation gestures
Can you share the OTA files?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Here you go:
Link one
Link two
Credits to nene bear.

Is there a way to convert my European Unlocked Dual Sim U11+ into the Taiwan version to be able to receive the Pie update ?
Thank you.

metaxuss said:
Nope, no navigation gestures
.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Shame

metaxuss said:
Nope, no navigation gestures
Here you go:
Link one
Link two
Credits to nene bear.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you and nene bear very much.

andreipaval said:
Is there a way to convert my European Unlocked Dual Sim U11+ into the Taiwan version to be able to receive the Pie update ?
Thank you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can try change CID and version in sdf1 and sde1

OP8_O2_BETA_1 bug

Hello,
Did someone notices a bug with the volume control while have enabled bubble for google message ?
Once bubble enabled in google message, when you try to increase the volume by pushing the left buttons, it doesn't work, you need to "delete" the bubble to make it works again....don't know if I'm clear
Thanks for the support

Pascal-T said:
Hello,
Did someone notices a bug with the volume control while have enabled bubble for google message ?
Once bubble enabled in google message, when you try to increase the volume by pushing the left buttons, it doesn't work, you need to "delete" the bubble to make it works again....don't know if I'm clear
Thanks for the support
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you're talking about the first Android 11 Open Beta, keep at mind that it's a beta, and it's the first one, so there will be bugs, you can report them to OP or you can just wait for updates.

Raiz said:
If you're talking about the first Android 11 Open Beta, keep at mind that it's a beta, and it's the first one, so there will be bugs, you can report them to OP or you can just wait for updates.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i'm aware there will be bugs and there's no problem, that was just to know it's not a big problem btw

Pascal-T said:
i'm aware there will be bugs and there's no problem, that was just to know it's not a big problem btw
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So how's Android 11 ? I'm so excited to try it out but I'll wait for final version. What's the most useful thing added in this version ? And btw, do you like that new design ?

Raiz said:
So how's Android 11 ? I'm so excited to try it out but I'll wait for final version. What's the most useful thing added in this version ? And btw, do you like that new design ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
well, the design doesn't change a lot according to me and yes I like it

There's a couple of bugs indeed, but overall i really like it
Some of the bugs i encountered:
Occasional lag/short freeze when switching between apps
Occasional slowdowns (feels like 60hz)
Diagonal swipe for google assistant doesn't work
Changing brightness through slider isn't as smooth
Settings force closes sometimes
AutoHz and Razr's Dolby atmos don't work on this build (or Android 11).
Will update this post if i find more

moderators please delete this post

deleted for unexpected things

ohhh great work... many thanks..and now for downloading and testeing
edit: ril not wroking using twrp v3.5

hooooossamq said:
ohhh great work... many thanks..and now for downloading and testeing
edit: ril not wroking using twrp v3.5
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you for saying ril seemed to be working and we couldn't do the full test

[LineageOS 18.1 ha3g (BUILD1) by DarkCamper]
Test Results:
-Problems with RIL
-Audio-Media Player is unavailable
-Problems with Sensors
-Device overheating
-Rotation is unavailable
-Camera is unavailable
-Problems with Menu Button

Tranex said:
I'm gonna test this! We are here to support you. Thank you for your great work and keep going.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
oh thanks

Dark Camper said:
Thank you for saying ril seemed to be working and we couldn't do the full test
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you are welcome..one more thing sound not working too

hooooossamq said:
you are welcome..one more thing sound not working too
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
okay i'll fix the audio wrappers

View attachment 5285245

Tranex said:
First look: Wi-Fi is not working on my SM-N9000Q model
Okay... first of all I flashed the rom and everything is so smooth and great.
Here's the bugs I found (I tested this rom on my SM-N9000Q model and CAN'T say that you will see these bugs on SM-N900):
-Wi-Fi is not working*
-Bluetooth is not working*
-Night light is not working
-OS is not detecting SIM*
-Phone keys are a little weird (but if you use on screen keys it'll work perfect)
-Stock camera app CAN take pictures but CAN'T record videos
-Auto-Rotate is not working*
-Audio is not working*
*I think these are more important than others to fix but it's your choice. I'll keep using until night and if I find more bugs I'll let you know.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have found where the errors are now I will make a new compilation to fix them I did a few tweaks on the ril I hope it works

Dark Camper said:
I have found where the errors are now I will make a new compilation to fix them I did a few tweaks on the ril I hope it works
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
great news..waiting for testing

Reserved

Tranex said:
-Wi-Fi is not working*
-Bluetooth is not working*
-OS is not detecting SIM*
-Auto-Rotate is not working*
-Audio is not working*
-MIC is not working(?)*
-I can't find the Auto Brightness setting?
Well done. If you can fix these bugs this rom will be the best. BTW, AudioFX is not working (it's not that big problem to me tbh). Here's some images:
View attachment 5272379View attachment 5272377View attachment 5272385View attachment 5272381
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thanks for these images If the charge consumption speed of the device is high, I can add the smartass v2 optimization editor to the kernel.

Reserved

Tested the ROM seems the smoothest so far, but sadly there are bugs as mentioned. In my ha3g model Bluetooth crushed as soon as the start up menu came up. No WiFi, no Bluetooth, no sim card detection. Waiting for new updates. Hopefully one day this ROM can be stable. Thank you so much developer the fact that this phone even got android 10 ROM is great I always thought android 7 was it and no new ROMs but you came and you brought your magic with you! Thank you!

that's me01 said:
Tested the ROM seems the smoothest so far, but sadly there are bugs as mentioned. In my ha3g model Bluetooth crushed as soon as the start up menu came up. No WiFi, no Bluetooth, no sim card detection. Waiting for new updates. Hopefully one day this ROM can be stable. Thank you so much developer the fact that this phone even got android 10 ROM is great I always thought android 7 was it and no new ROMs but you came and you brought your magic with you! Thank you!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There are problems with ril and bluetooth in samsung hardware, they may not be gone, but I added new ones instead of selinux and wifi drivers, I will present the new structure today.

that's me01 said:
Tested the ROM seems the smoothest so far, but sadly there are bugs as mentioned. In my ha3g model Bluetooth crushed as soon as the start up menu came up. No WiFi, no Bluetooth, no sim card detection. Waiting for new updates. Hopefully one day this ROM can be stable. Thank you so much developer the fact that this phone even got android 10 ROM is great I always thought android 7 was it and no new ROMs but you came and you brought your magic with you! Thank you!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

Dark Camper said:
There are problems with ril and bluetooth in samsung hardware, they may not be gone, but I added new ones instead of selinux and wifi drivers, I will present the new structure today.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you so much! We are all waiting for your update

NEW UPDATE
that's me01 said:
Thank you so much! We are all waiting for your update
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

We have working Wi-Fi now. But I can't tell the same thing to the audio.

Tranex said:
We have working Wi-Fi now. But I can't tell the same thing to the audio.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Couldn't install the audio wrappers but I'm still working on it