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[app] mLauncher home replacement 2/28/16

This is mLauncher It's built for the nexus player and may work on other androidTV products. It lists all your apps including your sideloaded ones. Only has a couple features but here they are:
Display all your apps, set wallpaper, reboot, power off.
update: 2/28/16
changed the ui a little
DECREASED APP SIZE BY SEVERAL MBS!!!!!!
fixed the built in wallpaper switcher so that it displays all pictures in /sdcard/Pictures
Things to note:
Reboot and power off require root (Why haven't you done it yet?).
For the wallpapers function to work you have to sideload a wallpapers app on your NP.
To open quick settings press play on the remote Y on the game pad.
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update 8/23/15
changed ui a little
added clock
fixed settings issue

Isn't it unnecessary to have a power off function on the Nexus Player? If it's an actual shut down rather than a sleep mode, then it would require the user to unplug power from their device and plug it back in before it could be used again.

I've got mine hooked up to a light switch so when I'm about to go to sleep and too lazy to get up it works great. Next day just flip the switch. I was experimenting with deep sleep but the way the stock Rom is set up to get it to work you have to remove daydream from the system and it takes a minute. I think on cm12 it would work. I could add the feature pretty easily. I was gonna add a shortcut to overscan and fix a small issue this week. Just let me know I'll put it in there.

By wallpaper app you mean a live wallpaper right?
Sent from my SM-G920T using Tapatalk

seniorstew said:
By wallpaper app you mean a live wallpaper right?
Sent from my SM-G920T using Tapatalk
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No I mean wallpapers period unless I'm missing something there aren't any native apps that run regular wallpapers. Haven't tried live wallpapers yet.

will this work if I have lollipop 5.02 still on my ADT-1 ?

It should it's built with Android 5.0 if it gives you an error let me know

Asadullah said:
It should it's built with Android 5.0 if it gives you an error let me know
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the screen was cut off, i was able to run the apk though. It doesn't fit well on the screen

Gotta change the dimensions for it I'll see what I can do

Asadullah said:
Gotta change the dimensions for it I'll see what I can do
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That will be great ... Thank you again

Here's a beta release that fixes an issue I've been having with the app list not updating when you uninstall or install an app. It's a pretty dirty hack but seems to work okay. Remember this is beta and I'll be looking at different ways to implement it. So if your uninstalling and installing apps a lot give it a shot but if not pass on this.
update removed link since it's in the updated apk

rgill420 said:
That will be great ... Thank you again
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Can you upload a screenshot of how it looks on your device?

Beta release
Here's a beta release with new sleep function. It requires root access click it and screen goes into deep sleep. There's another way to do this without root but it requires you to change backdrop to none and it takes 10 seconds. Not very functional in my book. Everything else is working great. Thanks

How about live wallpaper support?

Codename_Falcon said:
How about live wallpaper support?
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On the stock rom google removed what is necessary to have live wallpapers but if you use a custom rom this will support it.

Will I be able to set mLauncher as the default launcher? (Sorry, new NP owner here)

Sorensiim said:
Will I be able to set mLauncher as the default launcher? (Sorry, new NP owner here)
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If you have marshmallow you'll have to use adb to hide the default launcher
Look here if you need to know how

Asadullah said:
If you have marshmallow you'll have to use adb to hide the default launcher
Look here if you need to know how
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new update out on first page and on google market

just bought Mate 8 NXT-L29C185B103

Although I have been using android phones sinec many years( all types). but I am having difficulties to adopt to that one :
1-Not able to download any app from playstore .??? The progress bar keeps going from lefyto right but no progress at all for long times ...The WiFi signail is strong .
2- Not able to find the Arabic language on the device, not able to display the menus in Arabic like all Androis device I used before.

For Arabic menus open
Settings
Advanced Settings
Language & Region

B103 also sounds like it would be an incredibly old firmware, I'd suggest updating to NXT-L29C185B320 which has brought about fixes for quite a few bugs (most notably the delayed notifications issue) and added a few features.

MuPp3t33r said:
B103 also sounds like it would be an incredibly old firmware, I'd suggest updating to NXT-L29C185B320 which has brought about fixes for quite a few bugs (most notably the delayed notifications issue) and added a few features.
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I already upgraded to B180 via air as B320 is not avilable yet . How can I upgrade to B320 ? It is official ?

How to remove tha phone icon from the home display ?
I do not like the deafult phone app, and I already installed another one from the playstore. But I am not able to remove the icon of the default app !!!!!! Very weared .
I hope I will not have to live with it...

Best bet is to install custom rom or unofficial build. Be able to get latest and greatest for mate 8.
Still some annoying small issues that hasn't been fixed. Like the black on dark notification text.
Sent from my NEXT using Tapatalk

mseif said:
I already upgraded to B180 via air as B320 is not avilable yet . How can I upgrade to B320 ? It is official ?
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It is official, have a look at the thread where I was originally asking about it: update-l29c185bxx I left instructions on how I did an in-place upgrade to keep my data/settings

MuPp3t33r said:
It is official, have a look at the thread where I was originally asking about it: update-l29c185bxx I left instructions on how I did an in-place upgrade to keep my data/settings
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I will have a look on this.
I have another problem and it may be related to this ROM, as I have never faced on any android pkone ever befor. I am using blue mail for my gmail account and maildroid for my business account which on a private server.
In all phones i used before, I was having a push notifications easily, but now and for the same 2 apps I have been using for years, the mail is not received unless I manually open the app.
Is not this starnge ?

mseif said:
I will have a look on this.
I have another problem and it may be related to this ROM, as I have never faced on any android pkone ever befor. I am using blue mail for my gmail account and maildroid for my business account which on a private server.
In all phones i used before, I was having a push notifications easily, but now and for the same 2 apps I have been using for years, the mail is not received unless I manually open the app.
Is not this starnge ?
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The battery saving feature is preventing these apps from running on the background. Go to
Settings
----Apps
Then select the app that you want and in (Notification) select allow notifications and then go back to the previous menu and go to (Battery) and turn on the first two buttons if they are off
Power-intensive prompt
Keep running after screen off

Gilgamesho said:
The battery saving feature is preventing these apps from running on the background. Go to
Settings
----Apps
Then select the app that you want and in (Notification) select allow notifications and then go back to the previous menu and go to (Battery) and turn on the first two buttons if they are off
Power-intensive prompt
Keep running after screen off
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Thanks man. It worked for the maildroid app ( where my server and domain is on private co.). But did not work for Bluemail !!!! Ofcourse I made the same steps exactly ...

Ok try this one.
Go to
* Settings
* Accounts
If Bluemail is there then Choose (Menu) button
Put a tick next to (Auto-sync) data
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mseif said:
I do not like the deafult phone app, and I already installed another one from the playstore. But I am not able to remove the icon of the default app !!!!!! Very weared .
I hope I will not have to live with it...
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It is too ugly to use. to change the launcher do the following
Settings
Apps
Advanced (Button)
Default app settings
Launcher
Then choose the launcher that you want.

[Personal Review] Galaxy S7 edge Nougat beta firmware

Hi guys here you have a proper review of the Nougat firmware for the S7 edge based on my personal experiences.
So I installed it yesterday night via odin thx to @laimonas777.
With my own experiences I can say it is not as nice as I had thought.. It's hard to use, it's full with small bugs and delays and sometimes it can even freeze up to 30 seconds (My experiences).
Every app has got the new GraceUI of the Galaxy Note 7 including the settings app.
One of the best Nougat features, the display scaling option has got "only" 2 different options which do not differ that much from the standard option.
Let's talk about the Notification panel. You now have 6 toggles visible at the top but you cant swipe anymore. When you pull the statusbar twice you will see 9 toggles per page. Its much harder to find one toggle you are searching for because of the 3 toggle pages. On Marshmallow all toggles were visible in one "page".
Also the colors could have been better but I think everyone has its own opinion there.
Something which is also weird is that you have a search bar on the notification panel but actually you cant type anything in there. Instead, this textfield will just open the finder app.
The camera has got newer options and a totally different but perfect UI which I really like. But the new color modes are actually not that important features and were also aviable partially in 6.0.
Lets move on to the recent apps panel, which is a big pain.. The recent items got taller just like in stock nougat but the scrolling is a very big pain. Its just as the android nougat developer preview 1 for nexus devices also there are some minor graphical glitches which I have shown in the video.
Another thing I want to mention are the notifications. And yes, they are ugly but i am sure samsung will fix that. On every notification where you can tap for an action (example whatsapp, to reply) is a grey bar, which looks horrible. You can see it in the attached ss
Performancewise it hasnt got big changes but dont forget the delays when opening some specific apps etc. The battery consumption is also a bit higher but all these will get fixed with the final build (hopefully).
But now lets talk about the positive things :silly:. The Multiwindow option has got much better than it was on all other touchwiz versions, in short, its almost the same as in stock android nougat. Another thing which is perfect is the Window apps mode where you can open apps in window mode. We all know how bad this option was in Touchwiz, maybe no one of you ever have used it but now the window mode is very good and snappy. The negative thing there is that you cant deactivate these both modes anymore. So always when you try to pull down the notification panel from the right or left top corner, it will just open the current app always in window mode which is quite annoying.
And something which is annoying like hell is that if you play a game like doodle jump where you dont need to touch the screen the screen always turns off after a while. So the auto screenoff option doesnt get disabled while playing games or (maybe) even while watching a movie.
Galaxy Labs is now removed, so now you cant get all apps on your homescreen and you cant hide the appdrawer.
Remember that this is a very early beta build, and all of these bugs are normal and wont be there in the finale build.
Here is a quick video about the update to see how it looks

What about a dark theme...it was rumoured that Android N will have a dark theme not only that light one. Also the existing themes in store (for Samsung) work properly on N or not?
Sent from nowhere over the air...

Rapier said:
What about a dark theme...it was rumoured that Android N will have a dark theme not only that light one. Also the existing themes in store (for Samsung) work properly on N or not?
Sent from nowhere over the air...
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also doesnt seem to be there

Keep in mind this is the frist beta released from samsung, so some things might hopefully change by the release of the final firmware. Also, you do have scaling other than going through the developer options. Go to Display -> Font and you will get to cgoose both the Screen zoom (which is set to almost huge idk why) and of course the font size. This comes to be as tha Normal and Condensed options back from marshmallow.

Hey glad to help. nice rview my friend. . :good:
P.S What happened to the hand?

I'm using the ota build and its running lovely to be fair
Touchwiz is rubbish anyways and just install nova which makes Icons smaller

laimonas777 said:
Hey glad to help. nice rview my friend. . :good:
P.S What happened to the hand?
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thank you
was just a normal sports injury :silly:
CFSlayer said:
Keep in mind this is the frist beta released from samsung, so some things might hopefully change by the release of the final firmware. Also, you do have scaling other than going through the developer options. Go to Display -> Font and you will get to cgoose both the Screen zoom (which is set to almost huge idk why) and of course the font size. This comes to be as tha Normal and Condensed options back from marshmallow.
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i know that is a very early beta build. i just wanted to show all annoying things in it :silly:
thanks for the corrections, in stock nougat there is an extra option for the display scaling. I didnt look in the font scale thought its just the normal font scaling

Hello, thank you for great review. Could you confirm one exciting feature of android 7 (atleast for me) that it works on this phone beta software.
As of Android 7.0 phone can read 2G/3G/LTE frequency without ROOT. Easiest way is to install app Cellmapper(mapping cell towers to map) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cellmapper.net.cellmapper&hl=en
Could you run this app and post screenshot while connected to LTE only(no wifi)? Also, maybe send debug report from settings menu to developer with screenshot.
Thank you

VeixES said:
Hello, thank you for great review. Could you confirm one exciting feature of android 7 (atleast for me) that it works on this phone beta software.
As of Android 7.0 phone can read 2G/3G/LTE frequency without ROOT. Easiest way is to install app Cellmapper(mapping cell towers to map) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cellmapper.net.cellmapper&hl=en
Could you run this app and post screenshot while connected to LTE only(no wifi)? Also, maybe send debug report from settings menu to developer with screenshot.
Thank you
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here you go.
debug report force closed the app

Strange review .... I have been using it also since yesterday, and it is faster and smoother then my MM stock ...
Agreed there is some laggs when double tapping the multi tasking bouton, but overall its snapier and more responsive.
Also I have not noticed any freeze. I find this beta very polished to be honest.
Have you done a full wipe before installing ? or OTA ?

TimurAlaskara_TR said:
sometimes it can even freeze for about 30 seconds.
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I don't have this

kenny17430 said:
Strange review .... I have been using it also since yesterday, and it is faster and smoother then my MM stock ...
Agreed there is some laggs when double tapping the multi tasking bouton, but overall its snapier and more responsive.
Have you done a full wipe before installing ? or OTA ?
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i flashed via odin as told in the beginning of the review
the firmware does a full wipe even wikthout asking ._.

Galactus said:
I don't have this
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it comes when i open some 3rd party apps.. like snapchat and youtube

TimurAlaskara_TR said:
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debug report force closed the app
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Thank you. Does not seem to report more info than in android 6.0.1. If you see LTE band reported on Cellmapper screen you can make another screenshot, but it seems that this functionality might not be there.

It's not a review, it's a rant. I literally have no issues with it, no freezes what so ever, it's actually snappier than MM.

I think the 'review' tag should be removed from this thread or it should be locked, as it is full of false information and the corrections to that false information have been given, but the 'review' hasn't been updated. If people read this thread thinking it is accurate, they will get false information.
The comment about display options, for instance, is just the OP not knowing what to do. It's not something wrong or an option that has been removed, it's just a lack of knowledge.

TimurAlaskara_TR said:
it comes when i open some 3rd party apps.. like snapchat and youtube
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Yeah, I don't get that with any app. The only thing a bit laggy is the "new window" tab animation in the browser and the notification bar. Apart from those two things, it is fine.

Hid3rs said:
It's not a review, it's a rant. I literally have no issues with it, no freezes what so ever, it's actually snappier than MM.
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Its a review based on my experiences
Robster83 said:
I think the 'review' tag should be removed from this thread or it should be locked, as it is full of false information and the corrections to that false information have been given, but the 'review' hasn't been updated. If people read this thread thinking it is accurate, they will get false information.
The comment about display options, for instance, is just the OP not knowing what to do. It's not something wrong or an option that has been removed, it's just a lack of knowledge.
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i am rewriting it chill out.
please

Galactus said:
Yeah, I don't get that with any app. The only thing a bit laggy is the "new window" tab animation in the browser and the notification bar. Apart from those two things, it is fine.
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lol this is something which i dont have :victory:

I can create a backup with Samsung Switch from Marshamallow and restore on Nougat ?

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 ?
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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
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The update looks very good!
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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?
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Nope, no navigation gestures
Can you share the OTA files?
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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
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Shame

metaxuss said:
Nope, no navigation gestures
Here you go:
Link one
Link two
Credits to nene bear.
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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.
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You can try change CID and version in sdf1 and sde1

New LG Home APK, Camera and more

7.20.56 is available on APK mirror. I wanted to give it a shot to see if there are any improvements and surprisingly it seems much smoother compared to previous versions and the best part is that it's compatible with Quick-Step so all gestures work correctly. You get a dark Google feed and it doesn't seem to be as slow and glitchy as it has been in the past. Also an update to the camera app is available as well that comes with a few new tricks as well! Does anyone know what phone these are pulled from?
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/lgelectronics/lg-home/lg-home-7-20-56-release/

Camera Update link please...?

kukuteku said:
Camera Update link please...?
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https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/lgelectronics/lg-camera/lg-camera-8-0-184-release/

I wanted to give it a shot to see if there are any improvements and surprisingly it seems much smoother compared to previous versions and the best part is that it's compatible with Quick-Step so all gestures work correctly. [/QUOTE said:
How did you manage to configure quick steps can you tell me how...??
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Until Now, I just see a few Cosmetic UI Changes between newer Version and Old Stock Camera version.

kukuteku said:
Until Now, I just see a few Cosmetic UI Changes between newer Version and Old Stock Camera version.
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Is it possible to uninstall the update only if it messed something up?
Sent fra min LM-G710 via Tapatalk

mangoman said:
Is it possible to uninstall the update only if it messed something up?
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Yep, once the app is "upgraded" (becomes a version other than the stock one (usually the one provided most recently through software updates from LG), a small menu becomes available in the app settings (ie App Info > Camera). This menu allows you to uninstall updates to the application and revert to stock.
I just uninstalled the latest camera update (the one listed here) since it didn't really change picture quality and has an icon for "Show new features" that crashes the app. I did update "Home" though and it feels a little better.

Weird, I don't have that icon. The Manual focus seems to be improved, and if you swipe and hold the shutter button left/right, or pinch the screen with a gesture it switches between wide and normal lenses. I don't remember if the previous version worked like that. I feel like AI mode works much smoother, and portrait mode with it's blur adjustment function is improved, but it could just be in my head.

lovermed said:
How did you manage to configure quick steps can you tell me how...??
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You have to be rooted on Pie and have the Quickstep Magisk Module installed. Using a launcher other than the LG Home launcher, open the Quickswitch app and select LG Home as your recents provider. The module will run a script and reboot your phone. Once your phone restarts, then set LG home as your default launcher.

camera is worse and for sure is from another device

It's definitely for a different device, but I've had nothing but good results.

Thanks, worth a try
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Yeedatoy said:
It's definitely for a different device, but I've had nothing but good results.
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i've tried in the same day the same photo with same light in the same room and the night photo is worse

Do not download Camera App
Yeedatoy said:
7.20.56 is available on APK mirror. I wanted to give it a shot to see if there are any improvements and surprisingly it seems much smoother compared to previous versions and the best part is that it's compatible with Quick-Step so all gestures work correctly. You get a dark Google feed and it doesn't seem to be as slow and glitchy as it has been in the past. Also an update to the camera app is available as well that comes with a few new tricks as well! Does anyone know what phone these are pulled from?
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/lgelectronics/lg-home/lg-home-7-20-56-release/
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I've downloaded both & Home launcher works fine but the camera is not supported completely, Night mode doesn't work, Camera is Slightly good but I found buggy were I a line on pic. so better stay on original version and wait for Android 10 update.​

washwash said:
camera is worse and for sure is from another device
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and if u replace the stock with this, a type of drm or like dont leave u use bridge, acts like if rooted

manuhuelva said:
and if u replace the stock with this, a type of drm or like dont leave u use bridge, acts like if rooted
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what's bridge?

washwash said:
what's bridge?
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The LG Bridge suite, the program to backup via pc. Ucant backup or restore if have this istalled, the program detects an alteration. This is my experience.