Tablet having a plethora of issues - Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm beyond confused on what to do right now. The tablet is having problems left and right and Im just so confused, and no answers from Google are helping me.
Basically, I have three problems. First, the tablet cannot boot past the Nvidia logo. Second, the battery charges EXTREMELY SLOWLY. It took ten hours to get to 35%, and I fell asleep waiting for it to get one percent. And third, it discharges rapidly while on with the charger.
To note what I did, I installed TWRP, did numerous factory resets, and installed LineageOS. However, it just won't boot. Sp I am now here. Please help, I have no more options.

Why didn't you leave it on stock?

Niii4 said:
Why didn't you leave it on stock?
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I can revert it to stock. Will that work?

It's best to not update the OS ever. As long as it works. Also, Google auto update should be deactivated. In general, updates are bad. They take storage and eat performance in 80% of the case.

Niii4 said:
Why didn't you leave it on stock?
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Niii4 said:
It's best to not update the OS ever. As long as it works. Also, Google auto update should be deactivated. In general, updates are bad. They take storage and eat performance in 80% of the case.
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Regardless, this means nothig for the battery. I've also never seen updates ruin a device. For example, updates actually saved my phone out of brick.If not for Cyanogen, this phone would've stayed bricked.

OEM updates usual ruin the performance. That's my experience.

I've tried numerous 7.1.2 custom Nougat roms and have recently gone back to stock 5.2 and have to say that the device works a lot better.

Niii4 said:
In general, updates are bad. They take storage and eat performance in 80% of the case.
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70% of statistics are made up.
After the 5.2 update, my K1 is running a bit smoother/faster than before. Particularly screen rotation, opening keyboard, opening apps & going back to home screen.
Battery life is as it was before the update.
One of the previous updates (5.1?) similarly improved performance a bit.
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Niii4 said:
OEM updates usual ruin the performance. That's my experience.
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Experiences will vary. But that goes with just about any software change, be it an OEM update, custom ROM, kernel, etc. For every person that says the performance, battery, etc. is better; there will be another that says it's worse.
There are lots of variables in how you use the device, what apps, etc.

For every person that says the performance, battery, etc. is better; there will be another that says it's worse.
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That is the placebo effect.
I can only speak for my own experience. Why fix something that isn't broken?
Oh yeah! Newer version number. And there must be something better about it then. Maybe more ads, or more data tracking.. who knows? Well, the devs know.^^

Niii4 said:
I can only speak for my own experience. Why fix something that isn't broken?
Oh yeah! Newer version number. And there must be something better about it then. Maybe more ads, or more data tracking.. who knows? Well, the devs know.^^
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Security updates, for one thing.
As for ads and data tracking, you're making up problems that don't even exist.

Security updates,
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So the device wasn't secure to begin with?
In essence, I could blame the OEM when I got hacked? Really?
Quite frankly, that's yet another excuse to make people more gullible. 1984 all the way..

redpoint73 said:
Security updates, for one thing.
As for ads and data tracking, you're making up problems that don't even exist.
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He posted the same kind of comments in one of my posts where i was asking for help...

stefer09 said:
He posted the same kind of comments in one of my posts where i was asking for help...
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Yes, the comments by this user are over-generalized, hyperbolic, and nonsensical. They add little value to this forum. Just sounds like a guy that had a bad experience once or twice, and now has an axe to grind with every update on every device. Ever.

redpoint73 said:
Yes, the comments by this user are over-generalized, hyperbolic, and nonsensical. They add little value to this forum. Just sounds like a guy that had a bad experience once or twice, and now has an axe to grind with every update on every device. Ever.
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Generic tinfoil hat... telling me apps like evernote and facebook spy on you...
What if you're using an Android tablet, nah... google doesn't track anything, does it?

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Nvidia shield tablet Power options help

Heya!
So i just got this Nvidia tablet with blisspop/lollipop or whatever it's called already installed.
Now i've been trying to read through some of the threads on this page but it honestly feels like im reading a different language.
I've noticed the Nvidia power options is gone from the tablet and since im lagging pretty bad often when playing games although not all the time, i'd like to fix this.
I thought the best option would be to increase my cpu usage, do you guys have any guides or tips for me on how i could do that?
Thanks in advance!
honestly, the kernel included in blisspop is plagued with odd behavior.. hangs, audio skips, and weird lag that comes and goes without reason...
some say it works fine for them, but myself and many others have had this issue... so, that is probably your problem.
DreadApex said:
honestly, the kernel included in blisspop is plagued with odd behavior.. hangs, audio skips, and weird lag that comes and goes without reason...
some say it works fine for them, but myself and many others have had this issue... so, that is probably your problem.
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I understand, is there anything i can install which works better? or am i stuck with the current "kernel" as it's called?
Sorry, i'm not familiar with the contents of blisspop and such.
you can try the official firmware, but if you bought the tablet with blisspop installed on it already... it is probably killswitched... so you need to follow the instructions here or risk breaking your tablet for good.
DreadApex said:
you can try the official firmware, but if you bought the tablet with blisspop installed on it already... it is probably killswitched... so you need to follow the instructions here or risk breaking your tablet for good.
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I'll check it out!
One last question; if i just use it regularly as i've been doing, will it actually just not work after some time?
Edit: i checked my serial number and it said "Next OTA: ST - yy (urgent)" so im guessing it's killswitched
Cladias said:
I'll check it out!
One last question; if i just use it regularly as i've been doing, will it actually just not work after some time?
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I'm not sure what you mean... the battery will die if that's what you mean..lol
Cladias said:
Edit: i checked my serial number and it said "Next OTA: ST - yy (urgent)" so im guessing it's killswitched
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yes, just be sure to remove the ota app as instructed in that post to ensure it won't get delivered.
DreadApex said:
I'm not sure what you mean... the battery will die if that's what you mean..lol
yes, just be sure to remove the ota app as instructed in that post to ensure it won't get delivered.
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I assumed the Killswitch is something that deactivates my tablet if i dont do anything to fix it, hence why i asked if it wouldn't work after a while if i didn't do anything about it.
I'll try to follow what the thread says. Thanks for the replies!
the killswitch could kill your tablet the instant it connects to the internet.
make sure you remove it BEFORE you do and you won't have any issues from that point on with anything.

Oxygen OS 5.1.8 vs 5.1.9

Hi all,
With the release of the newest update to OOS, I am wondering how peoples real like experiences are with the new version.
Reading patch notes gives only a certain amount of information.
Apart from camera improvements, has there been any significant affect on things like system performance, battery life, etc?
Is it worth updating if currently your phone is working well?
Thanks!
I haven't gotten the update yet. Tried VPN with location Germany but will have to wait I guess
everything works well for me, no big difference to be honest. no battery drain, good performance. i couldnt notice the camera improvements yet, but i didnt do a real analysis
if you want to have the update earlier, you can use the app "oxygen updater".
FKy85 said:
I haven't gotten the update yet. Tried VPN with location Germany but will have to wait I guess
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You can download the Oxygen Updater app to download and install the latest update.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arjanvlek.oxygenupdater&hl=en
midego said:
You can download the Oxygen Updater app to download and install the latest update.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arjanvlek.oxygenupdater&hl=en
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thanks!
Some people are complaining, but people complain about every update.
It adds Google Lens if that matters to you. Camera seems about the same to me but I don't take a lot of pics with my phone.
Most important is that this one contains the 7/2018 security patch. That's enough of a reason.
iElvis said:
Most important is that this one contains the 7/2018 security patch. That's enough of a reason.
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Lol ok I know people want the security patches, but c'mon man, how many of you ever got hacked on you phone from some obscure exploit? I would stay on a slightly older security patch if it meant better battery, better camera and overall a better performing firmware. The security updates are good to have, but most of the time they aren't really doing a lot.
I updated. No major changes to be honest. I think the camera performed fine for me today. Not enough time to assess battery life but that will take a few days.
Sent from my OnePlus 6 using XDA Labs
iElvis said:
Some people are complaining, but people complain about every update.
It adds Google Lens if that matters to you. Camera seems about the same to me but I don't take a lot of pics with my phone.
Most important is that this one contains the 7/2018 security patch. That's enough of a reason.
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Definitely!
Fyi....Just updated, and did some before update pictures and after update pictures and have noticed less pixelation when zoomed in. Will need a couple days for it to start to show battery results.
Updated today and not noticing a big difference yet. Tho low light images look a lot better than before.
5.1.9 performs worse for me...clean install
iElvis said:
Some people are complaining, but people complain about every update.
It adds Google Lens if that matters to you. Camera seems about the same to me but I don't take a lot of pics with my phone.
Most important is that this one contains the 7/2018 security patch. That's enough of a reason.
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I can't seem to find Google Lens, how do you activate/find that option?
Milan-XDA said:
I can't seem to find Google Lens, how do you activate/find that option?
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Swipe up from the bottom of the camera screen. That will bring up the camera options, including Lens.
iElvis said:
Swipe up from the bottom of the camera screen. That will bring up the camera options, including Lens.
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Thx for the reply, but i still can't find it. Screenshot attached.
Milan-XDA said:
Thx for the reply, but i still can't find it. Screenshot attached.
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That's odd. Here's mine.
There was a leaked version of the 5.1.9 camera that had Lens. I flashed it and used it before 5.1.9 came out. You might try flashing that.
That's really odd that I don't have it.
Milan-XDA said:
That's really odd that I don't have it.
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is your camera v 2.7.33
MrSteelX said:
is your camera v 2.7.33
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Yes it's 2.7.33

Global and UK rom?

Is there a difference between the two?
koloure2211 said:
Is there a difference between the two?
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No, the UK Mix 3 has the Global ROM on it, there isn't a "UK ROM" there's Global & Chinese.
Use Google next time, this is a unnecessary thread.
TheInfiniteAndroid said:
No, the UK Mix 3 has the Global ROM on it, there isn't a "UK ROM" there's Global & Chinese.
Use Google next time, this is a unnecessary thread.
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There's also the Xiaomi.eu ROM. I use the EU weekly ROM on my Mix 3 in the UK with no problem.
I'm pretty satisfied with EU rom but I only miss "Ok Google" function.
Thank you for your answers gentlemen.
Unlike the *#"*#head initially.
JMac22 said:
There's also the Xiaomi.eu ROM. I use the EU weekly ROM on my Mix 3 in the UK with no problem.
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That's just a modified version of the Chinese rom. There are only two official roms (excluding developer roms).
invisiblewave said:
That's just a modified version of the Chinese rom. There are only two official roms (excluding developer roms).
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Wow, thanks for educating me on that. It runs so smoothly I probably wouldn't have clocked that for a long time.
JMac22 said:
Wow, thanks for educating me on that. It runs so smoothly I probably wouldn't have clocked that for a long time.
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Yes, it runs well. Pixel Experience runs even better, and without the notification headaches!
invisiblewave said:
Yes, it runs well. Pixel Experience runs even better, and without the notification headaches!
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How's the battery life on Pixel Experience? I had it on my old Mi Max and battery really took a hit. That was fine with 4850 mAh, but with this much smaller battery, I don't know if I can afford to take the hit.
Also I've not seen any ads in .eu as of yet.
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How's the battery life on Pixel Experience? I had it on my old Mi Max and battery really took a hit. That was fine with 4850 mAh, but with this much smaller battery, I don't know if I can afford to take the hit.
Also I've not seen any ads in .eu as of yet.
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Ads? Why would you get ads because of a rom? I can't see any difference in battery life, they're both excellent.
invisiblewave said:
Ads? Why would you get ads because of a rom? I can't see any difference in battery life, they're both excellent.
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MIUI has ads built-in to its notifications and other areas too, it's part of the way they subsidize selling their phones at a loss (they also rely on people using their stock apps for data too). They make a big effort to block these ad in Xiaomi.eu though from what I've read.
I used to get ads for movie trailers in my notifications even when using Pixel Experience, I think Google is just as guilty as anyone else for this.
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MIUI has ads built-in to its notifications and other areas too, it's part of the way they subsidize selling their phones at a loss (they also rely on people using their stock apps for data too). They make a big effort to block these ad in Xiaomi.eu though from what I've read.
I used to get ads for movie trailers in my notifications even when using Pixel Experience, I think Google is just as guilty as anyone else for this.
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Google doesn't put ads in notifications. If you're getting them, they're coming from somewhere else, probably a third party messaging app or from the notification itself.
invisiblewave said:
Google doesn't put ads in notifications. If you're getting them, they're coming from somewhere else, probably a third party messaging app or from the notification itself.
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Here's a Reddit thread about one of the specific times I recall.
EDIT: Okay I just checked and it seems like it might have been during one of the times it was testing putting ads in its Google Feed. Fingers crossed they won't end up doing that long term :S
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Here's a Reddit thread about one of the specific times I recall.
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Yes, there's nothing there that proves that's anything to do with Google. Likely another app with too many permissions granted which allows it to intercept notifications and include the ad.
invisiblewave said:
Yes, there's nothing there that proves that's anything to do with Google. Likely another app with too many permissions granted which allows it to intercept notifications and include the ad.
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Except it opened a Google Feed card? I swatted it away like 5 times that day before finally opening it.
Here's two articles from 2018 about Google putting ads in it's Feed.
JMac22 said:
Except it opened a Google Feed card? I swatted it away like 5 times that day before finally opening it.
Here's two articles from 2018 about Google putting ads in it's Feed.
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Yes, in the feed, not in notifications.
invisiblewave said:
Yes, in the feed, not in notifications.
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Well I don't know what to tell you. That was my experience. Google does push notifications of news, weather, traffic and other interests from the Google Feed, I'm not sure why we're debating if this was possible when the feed was also testing ads in the form of movie trailers. I saw it multiple times, I even held the notification down at one point to consider muting all notifications from the specific app was clearly Google.
Anyway, I haven't seen any ads like this in Xiaomi.eu.

Question [Camera Failed]

Hello all. Often I get lag and camera failed error. It happens mostly when I launch camera from double press off power key, into video mode. The camera is unusable for some time.
*How do I update the camera APK from APK mirror. I always get app not installed when side loading system apps. This issue I had on previous Samsung flagships.
is the app your trying to sideload signed ? are you rooted ? sorrry they seem like obvious questions and i think i remember your name from back in the day on the evo 3d forum ??? so your not new to this, but had to check
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is the app your trying to sideload signed ? are you rooted ? sorrry they seem like obvious questions and i think i remember your name from back in the day on the evo 3d forum ??? so your not new to this, but had to check
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Thanks for reply. I mean they are from APK mirror but not sure if signed. I'm not rooted and have no plans to.
Hahaha you got me, I'm an old head lol. Haven't needed to get help often so yeah it's been a while
I would not side load this.
There may be a glitch with using the side key to launch it.
Try in safe mode to rule out a 3rd party app...
Keep trashware social media apps like WhatsApp, Tic-tok, FB, etc off the phone.
Clear system cache.
Clear cam data and try again.
thought the name seemed familiar, think weve crossed paths several times with various devices over the years, you would need root to sideload it im quite sure, as it would be trying to overwrite the original app
gav83collins said:
thought the name seemed familiar, think weve crossed paths several times with various devices over the years, you would need root to sideload it im quite sure, as it would be trying to overwrite the original app
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Noooooooo lol that's trash lol. I knew it was like this for a while but a always gave up before finding the answer. Sucks it's not like a patch as in the old days.
And yes lol HTC Evo and all Samsung flagships since the epic lol. Awesome we are still here
hayabusa1300cc said:
Noooooooo lol that's trash lol. I knew it was like this for a while but a always gave up before finding the answer. Sucks it's not like a patch as in the old days.
And yes lol HTC Evo and all Samsung flagships since the epic lol. Awesome we are still here
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Yeah I was hoping init2winit was gonna come back multibootibg on the evo 3d nine different roms was awesome
gav83collins said:
Yeah I was hoping init2winit was gonna come back multibootibg on the evo 3d nine different roms was awesome
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Definitely miss the days of flashing custom roms and having the phone freeze up so you miss your alarm to wake up for work lol
hayabusa1300cc said:
Definitely miss the days of flashing custom roms and having the phone freeze up so you miss your alarm to wake up for work lol
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lol, yeah especially with the evo3d it was great but custom roms were not great, i think maybe leedroid and king cobra were about the only stable ones, and remember the zeppelinrox v6 supercharger script , ah memories, those were the days
Go to Device Care and in memory clear the cache apps. Now try the side switch cam thing, after it launches go immediately back to Device Care and see what apps loaded since it was cleared.
It may give a clue to the cause. I've used this technique to track down some nasty little buggers. It's saved me from a factory reset.
blackhawk said:
Go to Device Care and in memory clear the cache apps. Now try the side switch cam thing, after it launches go immediately back to Device Care and see what apps loaded since it was cleared.
It may give a clue to the cause. I've used this technique to track down some nasty little buggers. It's saved me from a factory reset.
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blackhawk said:
Go to Device Care and in memory clear the cache apps. Now try the side switch cam thing, after it launches go immediately back to Device Care and see what apps loaded since it was cleared.
It may give a clue to the cause. I've used this technique to track down some nasty little buggers. It's saved me from a factory reset.
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I think I did it right
Clean it first to purge all the cache apps... if you didn't.
blackhawk said:
Clean it first to purge all the cache apps... if you didn't.
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That was after cleaning it lol
hayabusa1300cc said:
That was after cleaning it lol
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You can't clean the "reserved" apps?
I'm using the old banned 360 degrees variant, I firewall block it. Works really good.
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You can't clean the "reserved" apps?
I'm using the old banned 360 degrees variant, I firewall block it. Works really good.
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Correct, I can't. Didn't know that was a thing as I never cleared from here before
hayabusa1300cc said:
Correct, I can't. Didn't know that was a thing as I never cleared from here before
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Hit this...
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Hit this...
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Yup that's what I hit. Only camera app shows up. I will try to isolate the problem and see what conditions this behavior occurs.
hayabusa1300cc said:
Yup that's what I hit. Only camera app shows up. I will try to isolate the problem and see what conditions this behavior occurs.
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Do you have the return option still available?
This problem occurs more than you might think. I am extremely annoyed at paying dearly for a smartphone full of annoying problems. I get even more annoyed because Samsung doesn't release software updates to fix this. The last update for my version was released in Feb.
Eramix3 said:
This problem occurs more than you might think. I am extremely annoyed at paying dearly for a smartphone full of annoying problems. I get even more annoyed because Samsung doesn't release software updates to fix this. The last update for my version was released in Feb.
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I was hoping last week's 1557mb update would fix this...
And no return option. I pre-ordered

Android 13 - Anyone downloaded it yet on the Pixel 4a?

How are you finding it?
KraftwerkElectro said:
How are you finding it?
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Factory Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices | Google Play services | Google for Developers
developers.google.com
Scroll till u hit sunfish pixel 4a,
KraftwerkElectro said:
How are you finding it?
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hammered58 said:
Factory Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices | Google Play services | Google for Developers
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Scroll till u hit sunfish pixel 4a,
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I'm pretty sure he didn't ask "how" to find the download of the firmware, but for people who flashed the ROM, what is their evaluation/experience of this new firmware.
Easy change. Big up to to the Magisk team, root worked right away.
I haven't seen any big change yet -still checking...
DiamondJohn said:
I'm pretty sure he didn't ask "how" to find the download of the firmware, but for people who flashed the ROM, what is their evaluation/experience of this new firmware.
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You are correct
I don't actually notice any difference, on this 3rd day, although responses may be a bit "perkier"
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I'm pretty sure he didn't ask "how" to find the download of the firmware, but for people who flashed the ROM, what is their evaluation/experience of this new firmware.
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If that's the case then "I haven't found it"
day 3 in and all i noticed is the new setting for the lock screen clock and the battery life is noticeably worse. hopefully the battery gets back to normal after a few days.
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day 3 in and all i noticed is the new setting for the lock screen clock and the battery life is noticeably worse. hopefully the battery gets back to normal after a few days.
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Some battery loss can be exoected as the new AI "learns". Haven't noticed that here, tho
amphi66 said:
Some battery loss can be exoected as the new AI "learns". Haven't noticed that here, tho
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It is pretty bad for me still. Overnight battery drain used to be about 5%. Lately it has been 8-9%. Even tried a factory reset to make sure no bugs from the OTA update.
I put it on my 4a. It seems mostly the same.
Lock screen clock is bigger.
Media controls are heaps different.
I gotta update my apps now because new rules.
I haven't noticed battery issues but I'm not a heavy user and it's only been a day or two.
So far , I have only one issue: when I make a call, I hear also the ambient noise in my headphones.
Before upgrading to Android 13 I didn't have this issue and I was only hearing the other person speaking.

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