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[Q] I need a few questions answered

Hello,
I'm thinking of getting the OnePlus One from this website. They're selling the OnePlus One Chinese model which doesn't have the Cyanogen logo and comes with ColorOS. It is possible to reflash to Cyanogenmod 11S. However my question is does all OnePlus One models allow us to unlock the "bootloader" (if there's any)? Also, what is the difference between the Chinese and the International version? Will I face any difference if I want to flash Roms, kernels and other Android goods? For example, the Xperia Z1 has different models like C6903 and C6906. Some people with the C6906 are unable to flash the C6903 due to difference of hardware. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Nevermind don't bother answering. Not much activity for the OPO so i'm not buying it.

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Pretty sure they'll be more activities once more devs gets their hands on it. Not enough people have it now due to the invite system.

does all OnePlus One models allow us to unlock the "bootloader" (if there's any)?
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Yes. It's factory-locked but can be unlocked with the "fastboot oem unlock" command. Note that this command will factory-reset your phone for safety reasons.
lso, what is the difference between the Chinese and the International version?
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Different HSPA and LTE bands tailored to the chinese market. It will work in some countries, but LTE will not work in many - most notably the US.
Will I face any difference if I want to flash Roms, kernels and other Android goods?
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No other hardware differences are known so they are 1:1 compatible in regards to software.
Not much activity for the OPO so i'm not buying it.
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While questions about the chinese model is not very appreciated on the OP forums, they do have tons about activity. See https://forums.oneplus.net

LeParkour012 said:
Nevermind don't bother answering. Not much activity for the OPO so i'm not buying it.
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Lol. The phone has barely even been released. This thing is gonna be one of the most active forums you can find in a couple of months.
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Can port Moto Voice to OnePlus One?

Hello developers. With the arrival of the new 2014 Moto X , now is the upgrade of its flagship application , Moto Voice.
Someone is able to carry it for our One Plus? I do not understand how its possible that this application isnt made compatible with all android devices. Its useful and many want in our One. , I hope someone can bring this app.

The whole point of that feature is to make it exclusive to Motorola teasing users to switch from whatever phone they were using before to a Motorola device.
It cannot be ported because it most likely depend on certain frameworks and whatnot that are specific to Motorola. Its the same thing as you wanting to port something from TouchWiz or Blinkfeed from HTC. Just because Motorola uses the stock Android skin, don't be deceived by that.
Kinda the same thing as people wanting the OnePlus One's lock screen on other devices.

zephiK said:
The whole point of that feature is to make it exclusive to Motorola teasing users to switch from whatever phone they were using before to a Motorola device.
It cannot be ported because it most likely depend on certain frameworks and whatnot that are specific to Motorola. Its the same thing as you wanting to port something from TouchWiz or Blinkfeed from HTC. Just because Motorola uses the stock Android skin, don't be deceived by that.
Kinda the same thing as people wanting the OnePlus One's lock screen on other devices.
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Its true. But I wait that developers can make a "fake" Moto Voice, like Active Display, that are 2 apps like the original.

ivan0909 said:
Its true. But I wait that developers can make a "fake" Moto Voice, like Active Display, that are 2 apps like the original.
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Hey this may help. Go to Google play and type Voice Commands.
PD: Sorry for no link Im new. A thanks would be good :3

Don't ask for thanks, you get them if you deserve them. Plus, it's really not classy.
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timmaaa said:
Don't ask for thanks, you get them if you deserve them. Plus, it's really not classy.
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Okay Sorry. Btw I was asking on the non-exclusive list for an invitation code for the OPO but it doesn't seems like anyone cares

mewdark said:
Okay Sorry. Btw I was asking on the non-exclusive list for an invitation code for the OPO but it doesn't seems like anyone cares
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You don't just ask for an invite, you get added to the list.
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isnt the OPO supposed to have some sort of touchess controls???? Haven't they been talking about it for some time now????

it did but was never implemented
Rhodesy757 said:
isnt the OPO supposed to have some sort of touchess controls???? Haven't they been talking about it for some time now????
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perhaps will appear in later cm11s rom versions...

I just use OK Google from any where. Not really the same but helpful when driving can tell Google what to do within reason...!

Interessed in buying a nexus 5 but..

But.. can i remove the google apps without root? like chrome for example, i don't use them

GTX90 said:
But.. can i remove the google apps without root? like chrome for example, i don't use them
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If its a system app then no, you need root
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app

GTX90 said:
But.. can i remove the google apps without root? like chrome for example, i don't use them
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Regardless of the phone you can't remove system apps without root, but you can disable them.

So no point to buy a device with pure android, i'll look for another device, thanks!

If you buy a non-Google Android phone you'll probably get even more bloatware. I always disable most Google stuff like Google+, Play apps (except the Play store obviously) and all other Google apps. I only use chrome, calendar and contacts. I also disable most Google syncs. Only syncing chrome, contacts, calendar and app data (not sure if I can disable app data safely).

Lol. This is probably the most dumb choice I've ever seen anyone make, not getting a device because of system installed apps. Apps that most likely will exist in other OEM roms.
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GTX90 said:
So no point to buy a device with pure android, i'll look for another device, thanks!
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Every phone will have apps you don't need, good luck finding one that doesn't.

GTX90 said:
So no point to buy a device with pure android, i'll look for another device, thanks!
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Pure Android means purely built by Google, this is no way means no bloatware (and the bloatware is GApps, the thing we all install after installing a custom ROM).

I have to agree, this is dumb. Also, I would say the OP might be one of those "open source everything" people, which I won't get into my distaste for that viewpoint in this thread.
Why would it be so difficult or distasteful to buy, root and flash an open source ROM without flashing GAPPs? This just doesn't make sense from a normal viewpoint.
Is it even possible to get a new in box nexus 5 at this point? I don't buy used phones. I'd be willing to sell my like-new nexus 5 in red 32gb soon though...

Let me explain better: i see a review about nexus 5 and i see 2 browsers, chrome and android stock, i thought if i buy a pure android to get at last chrome or pure android browser, why i have to get both? i've both on my s4, i don't see the reason to buy another device that's like a samsung (not so similar but... ) because i don't see any reason to get a pure android like nexus or a samsung or others, thanks for replys!

I can't even

peachpuff said:
Every phone will have apps you don't need, good luck finding one that doesn't.
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This phone and the m8 are the only phones I've ever owned where OEM stuff didn't severely detract from my experience, and I've owned a lot of phones. The most maddening was the Note 4 because if I flashed a ROM that wasn't Touchwiz-based I'd lose spen functionality and completely negate the whole point of buying the phone in the first place. Half of these manafacturers have their own apps store, I don't understand why they can't just put the superfluous stuff on there and make it optional.
edit: also OP's reasoning here is severely flawed.

GTX90 said:
Let me explain better
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You didn't explain it at all.
pringled said:
Half of these manafacturers have their own apps store, I don't understand why they can't just put the superfluous stuff on there and make it optional.
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They want to tie you to their ecosystem "oh i like this stupid little samsung app, oh my next phone will be another samsung" you get the idea.

peachpuff said:
You didn't explain it at all.
They want to tie you to their ecosystem "oh i like this stupid little samsung app, oh my next phone will be another samsung" you get the idea.
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Yeah, I understand their rationale, I just find it surprising how almost no OEMs take into account how many people find this to be a detriment/ try to avoid blowback or be different by catering to the likes of us by striking a compromise. Is it so much to ask for all corporate decisions to be based around me?I think not. Basically, and this is a pretty controversial statement, I don't much care for TouchWiz.

peachpuff said:
You didn't explain it at all.
They want to tie you to their ecosystem "oh i like this stupid little samsung app, oh my next phone will be another samsung" you get the idea.
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You have a nexus 5? i've see a video where there's android stock browser and chrome, and i wanted to know if were possible remove chrome for example (without root)

GTX90 said:
You have a nexus 5? i've see a video where there's android stock browser and chrome, and i wanted to know if were possible remove chrome for example (without root)
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No you can't its a system app
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app

GTX90 said:
You have a nexus 5? i've see a video where there's android stock browser and chrome, and i wanted to know if were possible remove chrome for example (without root)
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Not possible remove system app without root, basically on all android phone. This is needed for noob users who dont really know what they make
If you are use google factory image, then you dont have double app, for example browser, camera etc because the stock replaced with the google ones. ( basically with full gapps too if you flash a good one )
If you want pure android, you need flash one clean aosp build with micro gapps.
Cyanogenmod can boot and working without gapps if i remember right Aosp build without gapps i dont know, but i think its not working without FC :/

complete android noob, looking to flash and root oneplus 6

hey guys,
im looking at buying a Oneplus 6, i started searching the forum on how to flash the phone to a 'global rom' (i think thats what its called) but i cant seem to find a straight forward answer. it could be the terminology but i just want to make the phone work in australia and also root the phone.
when i look up the ROM guides theres a bunch of weird stuff ive never heard before
i come from an iphone background. ever since the iphone came out ive been jailbreaking, it was all pretty straight forward for me and easy. so im not a complete computer illiterate. i think theres something im not understanding with the names of the guides.
i just want to make sure its easy to flash the rom to work in australia and root the phone before i buy it.
do i even need to flash it or does it come ready to use in english??
also do any future updates etc affect the flash and i have to redo it?
i hate asking the newbie questions but i really couldnt find the answer!
thanks in advance

bigray987 said:
hey guys,
im looking at buying a Oneplus 6, i started searching the forum on how to flash the phone to a 'global rom' (i think thats what its called) but i cant seem to find a straight forward answer. it could be the terminology but i just want to make the phone work in australia and also root the phone.
when i look up the ROM guides theres a bunch of weird stuff ive never heard before
i come from an iphone background. ever since the iphone came out ive been jailbreaking, it was all pretty straight forward for me and easy. so im not a complete computer illiterate. i think theres something im not understanding with the names of the guides.
i just want to make sure its easy to flash the rom to work in australia and root the phone before i buy it.
do i even need to flash it or does it come ready to use in english??
also do any future updates etc affect the flash and i have to redo it?
i hate asking the newbie questions but i really couldnt find the answer!
thanks in advance
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I got my phone from Kogan and works fine in Australia. It is the A60003 version with OOS. i know there is another version A6000 Which has a few less radio bands that I'm pretty sure only USA uses. Also there is a Chinese version with hydrogen OS. Root is easy just follow the guides of flashing twrp and magisk. Unless your thinking of getting the Chinese version that come with hydrogen OS your good to go. Future updates have to reflash twrp and magisk but it's easy to do.
I know a few people in AUS that have the OnePlus 6 from the US website and its the same A6003 version. Where are you thinking of buying the phone?

yldlj said:
I got my phone from Kogan and works fine in Australia. It is the A60003 version with OOS. i know there is another version A6000 Which has a few less radio bands that I'm pretty sure only USA uses. Also there is a Chinese version with hydrogen OS. Root is easy just follow the guides of flashing twrp and magisk. Unless your thinking of getting the Chinese version that come with hydrogen OS your good to go. Future updates have to reflash twrp and magisk but it's easy to do.
I know a few people in AUS that have the OnePlus 6 from the US website and its the same A6003 version. Where are you thinking of buying the phone?
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im thinking of buying this one from catch of the day... (edit: cant post links)
if you go to catch of the day you will see a oneplus 6 phone 256gb for $916.90
its 256gb, same price as the 128gb for some reason. but it doesnt mention anything about international flashing like the 128gb does. so im assuming that im getting a stock chinese phone.

bigray987 said:
im thinking of buying this one from catch of the day... (edit: cant post links)
if you go to catch of the day you will see a oneplus 6 phone 256gb for $916.90
its 256gb, same price as the 128gb for some reason. but it doesnt mention anything about international flashing like the 128gb does. so im assuming that im getting a stock chinese phone.
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Looks like the A6000. Just make sure it has all the band's Australia uses. Pretty sure they still come out with OOS which is the international ROM. I see what your saying, some say A6000 and some say I ternational spec. Maybe send them an email? Just make sure you look into it before buying.

yldlj said:
Looks like the A6000. Just make sure it has all the band's Australia uses. Pretty sure they still come out with OOS which is the international ROM. I see what your saying, some say A6000 and some say I ternational spec. Maybe send them an email? Just make sure you look into it before buying.
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Yeah I'll email them now. But the reason I came here is to see if it isn't an international spec, how can I flash it myself? Lol. I'll still email and ask first
Plot twist - started reading that the 6T is coming out at the end of the year. Might be worth waiting for

bigray987 said:
Yeah I'll email them now. But the reason I came here is to see if it isn't an international spec, how can I flash it myself? Lol. I'll still email and ask first
Plot twist - started reading that the 6T is coming out at the end of the year. Might be worth waiting for
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From what I have read yes you can flash from hydrogen OS to oxygen OS but the phones on that website all have Oxygen so there's no need to flash anything.

yldlj said:
From what I have read yes you can flash from hydrogen OS to oxygen OS but the phones on that website all have Oxygen so there's no need to flash anything.
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thats something i needed to know. so the name of the OS i want is Oxygen. easier to search now.
theyre much cheaper on ebay. might save up and buy one there instead of a payment plan. hopefully a 10% discount coupon pops up soon.
thanks for the help. ill look up more on rooting when i get the phone.
anything else i should know about the phone? are there a lot of compatible 3rd party apps?

bigray987 said:
thats something i needed to know. so the name of the OS i want is Oxygen. easier to search now.
theyre much cheaper on ebay. might save up and buy one there instead of a payment plan. hopefully a 10% discount coupon pops up soon.
thanks for the help. ill look up more on rooting when i get the phone.
anything else i should know about the phone? are there a lot of compatible 3rd party apps?
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You also want to check what radio band's the phone has. I'm not sure if the hardware is different between the phones. Not really sure what you mean by 3rd party apps? You can download any app with android.

yldlj said:
You also want to check what radio band's the phone has. I'm not sure if the hardware is different between the phones. Not really sure what you mean by 3rd party apps? You can download any app with android.
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I meant rooted apps. Do they have the same compatibility as pixel phones or do I need to download them specifically for oneplus

bigray987 said:
I meant rooted apps. Do they have the same compatibility as pixel phones or do I need to download them specifically for oneplus
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Unless the software is specifically designed for a particular device, like a ROM or kernel, rooted apps will work on the OnePlus 6. That covers just about anything you'd likely want to use. So apps you'd find on the Play Store, along with the non-phone specific ones on XDA with root required features or that require root will be as fine on the rooted OP6 as they would be on a Pixel, Nexus, or whatever other rooted device.

Updates global stable version .

it is from March that I no longer receive updates for the global version, I am at 10.3.1.0. have they already left the device? should I install another rom? are there any hopes for widevine certification l1?
Tnks.

Matteomario said:
it is from March that I no longer receive updates for the global version, I am at 10.3.1.0. have they already left the device? should I install another rom? are there any hopes for widevine certification l1?
Tnks.
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I was wondering the same thing.

tiberiumsun007 said:
I was wondering the same thing.
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Me too

This will be the first and last Xiaomi I own; of that I am certain.

5g variant got update yesterday so maybe our Perseus will be updated in a few days too... At least I hope.

croques said:
This will be the first and last Xiaomi I own; of that I am certain.
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I am not disappointed in performance, and camera is also good & also installed gcam. They also promised android Q. So, it is not that bad . Although, I was thinking of Oneplus next time because they are known for their software support.

croques said:
This will be the first and last Xiaomi I own; of that I am certain.
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Why's that? Just because of infrequent updates?

Its OK ... but
tiberiumsun007 said:
I am not disappointed in performance, and camera is also good & also installed gcam. They also promised android Q. So, it is not that bad . Although, I was thinking of Oneplus next time because they are known for their software support.
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Why's that? Just because of infrequent updates?
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No, performance is fine. The camera is brilliant with the modded camera app. I find all the Xiaomi stuff littering the phone a nuisance although I have removed as much as I can without rooting. (I used to root every phone I owned but need flawless Google Pay - always - and don't want to play whack-a-mole with Google).
I resisted setting up a Xiaomi account - why would I have an account with a phone manufacturer? I'm not really a fan of Mui but with a Google Pixel Launcher it's good enough but I am finding the lack of proper notifications on email less than stellar. I like the Xi charging; OnePlus have never done this. Google's Nexus 4 - I think - did and I was hooked from then on.
There are two issues with Xiaomi really. The over riding issue is security. In my mind timely security updates are essential for any phone manufacturer wanting to be taken seriously. And the second is all the data collection that Xiaomi try to do on me; they seem me as a legitimate subject to data mine and advertise to; I'm not.
So I was hoping the Pixel 4 might finally get Google back on to the straight and narrow that the Nexus phones found. Alas no; it seems the Pixel 4 are stylisticly dead in the water with chin and forehead size bezels as gross as they are. So it looks as if I'll be returning to the OnePlus fold if they can master a through-the-screen camera and finger print scanner on the back where it should be.
I had been running a OnePlus since the the days of the One and went to 3, 5 and 6. I like OnePlus. Reasonable performance; regular updates and close to pure Android.
But liking a phone (why do we still call it a phone - its so much more?) liking a phone is very personal and your mileage will vary from mine.

Any new information about the new update?

New update pushed out. Dark mode now available in stable.

Full rom 10.3.2.0
http://bigota.d.miui.com/V10.3.2.0.PEEMIXM/miui_MIMIX3Global_V10.3.2.0.PEEMIXM_cf84891114_9.0.zip

Dark more available but themes don't work correctly when turned on.

Is there a full fastboot image available for the latest version?