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New android P beta release!!

Just got the notification!
Android 9.0 - Beta 3
PPR1.180610.066

Don't notice anything new so far. It looks like the font may be slightly different, and the kernel has been updated. Still no notch settings, and the lag that happens still exists.

Sorry to be thick but do a have too sidload or flash or is it OTA?
I have no updates...
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oracleoftruth said:
Sorry to be thick but do a have too sidload or flash or is it OTA?
I have no updates...
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I fastboot flashed but you can OTA by downloading the zip from essentials sideloading like you mention

Did the GPU version changed？

OTA rolling out

t2jbird said:
OTA rolling out
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It rolled out when I posted it, I got the notification about half hour before then. Probably a staggered rollout though

crixley said:
It rolled out when I posted it, I got the notification about half hour before then. Probably a staggered rollout though
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This was the actual ota, pushed directly to the phone.
Package was released when you posted. I thought you just flashed it through fastboot.

crixley said:
Just got the notification!
Android 9.0 - Beta 3
PPR1.180610.066
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I upgraded from Beta 2 using fastboot rom, but didnt erase data. Everthing is working except home button. Anyone else facing this issue?

I updated ota and my home button is working fine.
hariprs said:
I upgraded from Beta 2 using fastboot rom, but didnt erase data. Everthing is working except home button. Anyone else facing this issue?
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Beta 4 update killed my WIFI
The Beta 4 update killed my WIFI reception on my Essential phone. YMMV

hello together.
I`m on the beta 3 with unlocked bootloader.
When I try to install the update ota on the phone I get a installation error.
What could be the problem? Do I have to lock the bootloader to be able to install updates ota?
I know that I can sideload the ota update via fastboot but would like to be able to get ota updates directly on the phone.

t2jbird said:
This was the actual ota, pushed directly to the phone.
Package was released when you posted. I thought you just flashed it through fastboot.
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Yes, as was mine. I always flash them through fastboot, I'm rooted and even when I wasn't I had issues with the latest radio not applying, OTA failing even though I unrooted etc. That's why in the post I said I just received the notification.

hariprs said:
I upgraded from Beta 2 using fastboot rom, but didnt erase data. Everthing is working except home button. Anyone else facing this issue?
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I did the same, no issues with my home button. Did you get any failed errors? I usually flash each .img myself

New PH-1 owner here, well new to me but mint from someone else lol. Woke up with the OTA update flag. Unlocked bootloader and unlocked critical. Quick download and restart and it's good to go... No chance to play with anything or poke around yet though

mikeearwood said:
The Beta 4 update killed my WIFI reception on my Essential phone. YMMV
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Same here. I flashed the latest stable Oreo 8.1 then flashed P beta. It fixed the problem.

What's the best way to flash the fastboot files without wipe? Can I edit out the wipe command in the bat file?

srscott said:
What's the best way to flash the fastboot files without wipe? Can I edit out the wipe command in the bat file?
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If you're looking to update the build, you can just flash the OTA from the Essential site in TWRP.

Thanks!

crixley said:
I did the same, no issues with my home button. Did you get any failed errors? I usually flash each .img myself
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Data reset solved the problem.
I also flash the .img myself, didnt get any error while flashing.
Anyway thanks your reply

Android Q Beta

Has anyone else given it a go on this phone yet? So far I think its working pretty well, with only a couple slowdowns.
Has anyone else noticed a bit of a slowdown with wifi? Sometimes I have to kick it over to LTE to login to apps, even though I can run speed tests and things.
Just wanted to see what other people were experiencing with the beta, sorry if this the wrong place for this.

Other than poor "stand by" battery drainage for me, I think it works pretty good.

But, Android Q it's not on Pixel 3A, isn't it?

Xtremeviper said:
But, Android Q it's not on Pixel 3A, isn't it?
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Not via OTA, you can pick up the system image from the website and flash it manually though.
As to the OP, I gave it a shot for a couple days but I kept getting a bug where I'd unlock the phone and just get a black screen so I got frustrated and flashed back lol I hope the OTA thats supposedly coming next month fixes it up so it could be a daily driver.

Thanks antp121
I tried to find from official website the Android Q image for Pixel 3A and flash it via sideload or similar.
Can you help me how to do?

Xtremeviper said:
Thanks antp121
I tried to find from official website the Android Q image for Pixel 3A and flash it via sideload or similar.
Can you help me how to do?
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You know how to use fastboot? I believe the instructions are right on the Google factory image site where you grab the beta 3 image.
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Thats the point...
I can't found it on Google Factory image, the Beta 3.

Hello,
Do you know if Android Q will brings face unlock ?
Even if it's not safe as the finger print sensor

Xtremeviper said:
Thats the point...
I can't found it on Google Factory image, the Beta 3.
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Here you go bud. They took it down.
https://mega.nz/#!iWhFXaIL!O0fIHTWivEZR8My9q2C9AtEVO7uxJIPQIf51sKUFrTc
And if you need any instructions:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-3a/how-to/how-to-install-android-q-beta-3-june-t3930217

jmtjr278 said:
You know how to use fastboot? I believe the instructions are right on the Google factory image site where you grab the beta 3 image.
Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
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crackedvenom2 said:
Here you go bud. They took it down.
https://mega.nz/#!iWhFXaIL!O0fIHTWivEZR8My9q2C9AtEVO7uxJIPQIf51sKUFrTc
And if you need any instructions:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-3a/how-to/how-to-install-android-q-beta-3-june-t3930217
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Many Thanks!!! I succeed!

antp121 said:
Not via OTA, you can pick up the system image from the website and flash it manually though.
As to the OP, I gave it a shot for a couple days but I kept getting a bug where I'd unlock the phone and just get a black screen so I got frustrated and flashed back lol I hope the OTA thats supposedly coming next month fixes it up so it could be a daily driver.
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I've actually been getting the same thing. I also keep having an issue with wifi, I think I'm going go back to pie and see if it's still doing it. I just really like the new gestures and don't wanna give them up lol

I've been running it for a few weeks. Side loaded the OTA as soon as I got the phone. They took down the OTA file but it's posted in this thread. I've had no issues other than a few apps not being comparable yet and there is no working Magisk out for Pixels 3/3a with Q beta.

When i factory reset my phone, will i still be on the beta? Im currently enrolled on beta 4 and want zo stay on it, but need to re setup the phone again.
Thanks!

bejunk said:
When i factory reset my phone, will i still be on the beta? Im currently enrolled on beta 4 and want zo stay on it, but need to re setup the phone again.
Thanks!
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Yes

sd_N said:
Yes
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bejunk said:
When i factory reset my phone, will i still be on the beta? Im currently enrolled on beta 4 and want zo stay on it, but need to re setup the phone again.
Thanks!
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On a related note, does anyone know if opting out of the Beta will delete any esim profiles?

Axe_L_Thief said:
On a related note, does anyone know if opting out of the Beta will delete any esim profiles?
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Simply "opting out" of the beta by pressing the button on the web page will not change anything. But as soon as you (download and) install Pie, my guess is that it will erase everything including any esim profiles. When you go from one major release to another - especially a downgrade - the phone is typically going to be wiped completely. It purposefully erases all information to ensure there isn't any conflicts between the two OS versions.

Just enrolled in the beta myself, does anyone know if it is being pushed OTA yet?
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upinsmoke7610 said:
Just enrolled in the beta myself, does anyone know if it is being pushed OTA yet?
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DP4 was pulled iirc. You can still sideload it.

Anybody having any issues with it so far?
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So far I'm having no issues with the beta, but did anyone else get a small update today? Any idea why?

November Factory Images

Well, they're on the Google site. Now...to figure out which one is which ??

Sweet!!

Check here: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/18553639?hl=en

Wish we would get more details. Improvement on smooth display and camera doesn't give us much. Maybe they fixed some of the yellow tinted pictures in the camera.

I'll probably just keep mine on force 90hz anyways. My battery life has been just fine. Even running white theme all the time.

spencer92a said:
Check here: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/18553639?hl=en
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-14 looks like for me

spencer92a said:
Check here: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/18553639?hl=en
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So nothing for QD1A.190821.011?

StrangerWeather said:
So nothing for QD1A.190821.011?
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That's oct patch, you need to flash nov patch

Mr Patchy Patch said:
I'll probably just keep mine on force 90hz anyways. My battery life has been just fine. Even running white theme all the time.
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I have mine forced 90hz all the time. I always have a charger available and like the extra speed.

update without losing root ?

Jiggs82 said:
That's oct patch, you need to flash nov patch
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I don't think so tbh, it's one of three variants: 014, 007, 011 based on this and this.

TheUndertaker21 said:
update without losing root ?
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Not really. You'll need to flash the November update with the -w removed, let it boot up, then put a copy of the November boot.img on your internal storage, then patch it with magisk. Then you'll need to fastboot your patched boot.img, and you should be good to go :good:

Badger50 said:
Not really. You'll need to flash the November update with the -w removed, let it boot up, then put a copy of the November boot.img on your internal storage, then patch it with magisk. Then you'll need to fastboot your patched boot.img, and you should be good to go :good:
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Thanks figured as much
From my previous pixels

TheUndertaker21 said:
update without losing root ?
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If you receive the OTA, you can just try this method from pixel 3 xl thread a while back as i did before on my pixel 3 xl too :
S8rooted&tooted said:
Just took the OTA.
Uninstall restore images
Download OTA and DONT REBOOT
reinstall magisk to inactive slot.
Blammo up and running.
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So .011 Variants have to wait? No Update available yet.

I noticed that they show one of the downloads available are specifically for Verizon and ATT. I have a Google Unlocked Device - but I am on ATT. Does anyone know what happens if I flash the firmware intended for ATT? If my bootloader is locked when I flash it - will my bootloader be locked after flashing ? Just curious.....

Geekser said:
I noticed that they show one of the downloads available are specifically for Verizon and ATT. I have a Google Unlocked Device - but I am on ATT. Does anyone know what happens if I flash the firmware intended for ATT? If my bootloader is locked when I flash it - will my bootloader be locked after flashing ? Just curious.....
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No, it won't lock your bootloader. Only you can do that manually. I just updated mine to November, and all is well :good:

Badger50 said:
No, it won't lock your bootloader. Only you can do that manually. I just updated mine to November, and all is well :good:
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I usually would have had my ota by now. Still nothing for me. Kinda weird.

Mr Patchy Patch said:
I usually would have had my ota by now. Still nothing for me. Kinda weird.
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Nothing for me yet either

Msan2000 said:
Nothing for me yet either
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It's weird. I wonder what's up with that.

June update

the update of June 2020 is online
https://developers.google.com/android/images

https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/coral-qq3a.200605.001-factory-dbd8ce20.zip

It fixed the face id finally.

Magisk root still working with June update.

gm007 said:
It fixed the face id finally.
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What was wrong with it?

Personal safety is not available on mine.

pilotgav said:
What was wrong with it?
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It was broken when downgrading from Android 11.

This include the Covid tracker?
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MicroMod777 said:
This include the Covid tracker?
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Doesn't give me an option to turn it on but it's there

MicroMod777 said:
This include the Covid tracker?
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Do you mean an application or the service? The service was there before the update.

gm007 said:
It fixed the face id finally.
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You might want to state which version of the Face Unlock issue you're talking about, the one from the DP4 and subsequent downgrade is still there.

Tried to update with magisk via OTA method
Phone boots to black screen, only thing I can do is access the power menu...

dragynbane222 said:
You might want to state which version of the Face Unlock issue you're talking about, the one from the DP4 and subsequent downgrade is still there.
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Yes I'm talking about the downgrade from dp4 to 10.
Let me tell you what I did,it was by mistake that I fix it.
I was on May build with face id broken,I downloaded the June ota yesterday but by mistake I choose Telstra ota the one that end with 002.A1 and face id work.
Then I realized that the build number is wrong for my phone so I tried to flash the full June build the one that end with 001 and again face id stopped working so I decided to stay with Telstra build

Hey guys after flashing magisk image tje touchscreen doest react so i cant log in. After flashing stock image everything works fine again. Anyone else experiencing this??

xdidnothingwrongx said:
Hey guys after flashing magisk image tje touchscreen doest react so i cant log in. After flashing stock image everything works fine again. Anyone else experiencing this??
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Best advice I could give is to first patch the boot.img when all your magisk modules have either been disabled, or removed. Then dirty fastboot, (-w removed) the factory image to your inactive slot, let it boot up, then fastboot the magisk_patched.img to both slots. Also make sure your platform-tools are up to date. Best of luck to ya :good:

gm007 said:
Do you mean an application or the service? The service was there before the update.
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Since when?
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MicroMod777 said:
Since when?
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If you mean the covid exposure notification i got it 2 weeks ago, it's in the google setting in the system settings.

Updates to Telstra and worked. Hope they release an update for the regular software soon. Thank you for the tip.

Worse battery performance on June patch than may

TWRP on the P4a?

I was wondering if anyone knew about the partition schemes and whether there is enough room on the boot image to install custom recovery on the P4a?
The Pixel 3A did not have enough room on the RAM disk on the boot image. So installing TWRP, even a stripped down version compressed, on the P3a was a no-go.
Custom recovery was not necessary on the P3a. Just having and unlocked bootloader and root via Magisk gives a lot of options including custom ROMs.
However, I'm still curious if custom recovery will ever come to the P4a?

12paq said:
I was wondering if anyone knew about the partition schemes and whether there is enough room on the boot image to install custom recovery on the P4a?
The Pixel 3A did not have enough room on the RAM disk on the boot image. So installing TWRP, even a stripped down version compressed, on the P3a was a no-go.
Custom recovery was not necessary on the P3a. Just having and unlocked bootloader and root via Magisk gives a lot of options including custom ROMs.
However, I'm still curious if custom recovery will ever come to the P4a?
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LMAO. Give it up. We're going to be on 11. Good night

Golf c said:
LMAO. Give it up. We're going to be on 11. Good night
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Not everyone will move to 11 right away if thet can get TWRP working on A10 first.

digger16309 said:
Not everyone will move to 11 right away if thet can get TWRP working on A10 first.
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Good luck my friend. Stay on 10

We don't even have kernel source yet..

I don't think there was twrp for a pixel for a couple years was there? Pixel 2? And that didn't get past rc I don't think.

Golf c said:
LMAO. Give it up. We're going to be on 11. Good night
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Thanks! As I said TWRP has not been needed and I was just curious.
However I did enjoy your insecure condescending attitude. It made me LMAO.
Again, thanks! ??

dmb219 said:
I don't think there was twrp for a pixel for a couple years was there? Pixel 2? And that didn't get past rc I don't think.
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I know, it looks like TWRP has been doing a long slow death spiral.
We have TWRP on Android 10 for the Pixel C tablet. But of course among other things, there's no A/B partitions and Google abandoned support for the device a while ago.

Might be a while, pixel 3+ devices haven't had a 100% working TWRP for a long time.
They can still sideload ROMs and patch boot images with adb/fastboot
I'll miss this moving on from my 2xl. Nice to flash and update things without needing a PC

Golf c said:
Good luck my friend. Stay on 10
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I will until there is EdXposed for 11 + module updates.

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I will until there is EdXposed for 11 + module updates.
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Yucky

Someone correct me if I am wrong but there are no factory images yet for the 4a so no rooting with Magisk until then?

Is it at least possible to unlock the bootloader right away? Is that just standard fastboot ADB procedure or is there something Pixel specific(first one)

dpaine88 said:
Is it at least possible to unlock the bootloader right away? Is that just standard fastboot ADB procedure or is there something Pixel specific(first one)
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Just unlocked my Pixel4a using the standard ADB commands. Will say that OEM Unlocking stayed grayed out, until I connected to my WiFi (No SIM) and let the phone connect to the mother-ship.

Archangel said:
Someone correct me if I am wrong but there are no factory images yet for the 4a so no rooting with Magisk until then?
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yea i believe you are correct, i think same steps for the pix4 can be applied on the 4a https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-4-root-magisk/
im not sure if there are other ways to get the boot img but id rather just wait for the factory images to release & mess with it then. gonna make a cronjob script to watch / notify me once its up.

renzyyy said:
yea i believe you are correct, i think same steps for the pix4 can be applied on the 4a https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-4-root-magisk/
im not sure if there are other ways to get the boot img but id rather just wait for the factory images to release & mess with it then. gonna make a cronjob script to watch / notify me once its up.
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If I get around to it this weekend, I may just do a rom dump to extract the boot.img. Haven't done it in a while. I'm still waiting for some screen protectors to arrive before I mess with my phone.

Archangel said:
Someone correct me if I am wrong but there are no factory images yet for the 4a so no rooting with Magisk until then?
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I can't find them either.

Isn't Android 11 going to make it more difficult to hide root anymore? I am tempted to root, but heard (or read) somewhere that with android 11 that it may not be worth it as any app (or something like that) will be able to see and not work.

This is the first phone I've owned that I think I'll be satisfied with stock. Ad guard does everything I need as ad away did. And it doesn't need root. Everything is fast! Now I don't have to hack Google pay.

edufur said:
This is the first phone I've owned that I think I'll be satisfied with stock. Ad guard does everything I need as ad away did. And it doesn't need root. Everything is fast! Now I don't have to hack Google pay.
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Curious about adguard. I just tried it and won't install with chrome as browser.
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