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Chinese Variant OnePlus

Hi Team,
Coming from a Nexus 4 . I am about to buy the Oneplus ( chinese Variant ) preloaded with CM11s . Reason for buying this variant is that the international version is no where to be found in the country. Before picking up the phone i have a few question
1-) Besides the OS are there any other hardware level changes in amongst the two variants ?
2-) Will the preloaded CM11 get OTAs ?
3-) Will i be able to flash the custom roms which are for the international version on the chinese variant ? ( this is a big concern )
4-) How would you rate the phone overall out of 10 ( just for fun )

This has been asked a few time already but here goes:
1.) Besides the "Cyanogenmod" branding on the back of the device and a slight variation of supported LTE bands there are NO hardware differences.
2.) There is no reason it shouldn't,mine did, came with CM11s installed on a Chinese variant,and had an OTA update as soon as i turned it on.
3.) YES absolutely
4.) 9.0 - 9.5 IMO
PS: Depending on where you reside you might just wanna look into the LTE bands situation to ensure the device will work with your carrier.
Hope that help.

S M G said:
This has been asked a few time already but here goes:
1.) Besides the "Cyanogenmod" branding on the back of the device and a slight variation of supported LTE bands there are NO hardware differences.
2.) There is no reason it shouldn't,mine did, came with CM11s installed on a Chinese variant,and had an OTA update as soon as i turned it on.
3.) YES absolutely
4.) 9.0 - 9.5 IMO
PS: Depending on where you reside you might just wanna look into the LTE bands situation to ensure the device will work with your carrier.
Hope that help.
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Thanks bro ! that was the feedback i was looking for !

Lowresolution said:
Thanks bro ! that was the feedback i was looking for !
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No problem at all. :good:

Any ROM to get VoLTE, WiFi-calling ?

Not sure if a question about ROMs is appropriate in this sub-forum, if not, hopefully a friendly moderator will move to aa questions sub-forum.
Happy with Mate 9 Pro except that there is no US ROM for it, so mine has Taiwan (C636). Therefore i do not get VoLTE or WiFi calling on my T-Mobile.
I did check a long time ago that VoLTE is seemingly simply enabled through XML config files different across different regions of the firmware, so it should be easy to create a ROM where those XML files would try to enable VoLTE for the US carrriers. Not sure if this is all thats missing though. But maybe someone has tried. Even better, someone has tried and succeeded in building a ROM that has those XML fixes.

te36 said:
Not sure if a question about ROMs is appropriate in this sub-forum, if not, hopefully a friendly moderator will move to aa questions sub-forum.
Happy with Mate 9 Pro except that there is no US ROM for it, so mine has Taiwan (C636). Therefore i do not get VoLTE or WiFi calling on my T-Mobile.
I did check a long time ago that VoLTE is seemingly simply enabled through XML config files different across different regions of the firmware, so it should be easy to create a ROM where those XML files would try to enable VoLTE for the US carrriers. Not sure if this is all thats missing though. But maybe someone has tried. Even better, someone has tried and succeeded in building a ROM that has those XML fixes.
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same here in south africa no options for VOLTE netwwork does support it

Disregard this comment.

I accidentally got VoWi-Fi, rebranded l09 to l29c636 and then installled latest firmware from the firmware finder for huawei app( 8.0.0.362),
when booted it said my network was '3 Wi-fi calling' And it worked. delighted because i had been using a seperate app for this service but since deleted it.

I got it with my upgrade to Android 8. Device: MHA-L29C567

hs4842 said:
I got it with my upgrade to Android 8. Device: MHA-L29C567
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What company r u using?

cejjr1 said:
What company r u using?
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I'm on SafeLink - the Obama phone plan, AT&T Network.
And yes, I got it when I was working. Would love to get back to work and love to get a 10" Octa-Core phablet as my primary phone, and a Mate 10 or a smaller Huawei as my 'pocket' device. Sadly, entering my elder years also means entering dire medical problem years. Perhaps next Christmas I will be able to do something different and get back into the new tech.

Get volte in mate 9
Rebranded to l29c900 and now VOLTE is working for me in my mate 9..

Volte option gone after upgrade to android 8.0oreo which was released in india 2 days

After upgrading my v20 to oreo i am unable to get volte option in my phone ,which we used to get after scrolling down the notification bar .are any of u guys facing similar issue after the upgrade.as a result i am unable to use reliance jio!! Plz tell me if u found a fix for this issue

Hello,
I'm also using Jio-India and seems like I'm getting "VoLTE" next to my network icons
Can you check Settings > Mobile Network > Jio > Network mode > Preferred network mode : "GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto"
Thanks

Somebody else also showed VoLTE working

Ya i ha e checked my settings, they are as you mentioned!
I don't know what to do cause the volte option is gone ,i can't find it anywhere.

They have removed the volte tile from quick settings. But volte works.
If still not getting volte dial *#546368#*990# and go to Field Test ->GPRI ->VoLTE/VoWiFi ->UX. Enable display_hdvoice_icon enabled there. Also in IMS menu enable VoLTE and ViLTE.

Thanks i enabled volte in ux as well as ims still i cant see volte symbol near my network bar noe i am getting the volte option in network setting

Swami123 said:
Thanks i enabled volte in ux as well as ims still i cant see volte symbol near my network bar noe i am getting the volte option in network setting
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Whether or not you see the VoLTE symbol is Jio working normally otherwise ?

I can't call via my jio sim ,cause there is no volte option .although the internet is working i have to install jio apps for calls and messages.(which is really sad to do for volte enabled phone)

Why is it that only some of the V20 users are affected and others aren't? Is it because of a setting-Karma from the previous OS life? Can someone enlighten with the real technical reason behind the issue. Being on Jio network sans VoLTE is a disaster, without calls or SMS. You're more like using a PDA afterall.
Jio4GVoice isn't a best bet, but it's the only choice left. Lost VoLTE and tried all found tweaks including the hidden menu UX/IMS modes. Rolling back to Nougat and flashing ROMs are a pain in the a** with fewer hopes of getting it right than what it is now. If someone already found a solution to this issue, kindly post it.
PS: Taking it to the service centre to flash it back to 7 is not much of a solution, IMHO.

Are any of you able to root oreo on lg v20 Indian variant?

adriansiv said:
Are any of you able to root oreo on lg v20 Indian variant?
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Did you flash through Lg Up or With Twrp and a flashable Rom can you be more clear the only way to root oreo is to have already unlocked bootloader flash twrp make a flashable indian oreo rom and flash magisk and mk kernel for oreo!Give more info please so i can help

daftdrift said:
Why is it that only some of the V20 users are affected and others aren't? Is it because of a setting-Karma from the previous OS life? Can someone enlighten with the real technical reason behind the issue. Being on Jio network sans VoLTE is a disaster, without calls or SMS. You're more like using a PDA afterall.
Jio4GVoice isn't a best bet, but it's the only choice left. Lost VoLTE and tried all found tweaks including the hidden menu UX/IMS modes. Rolling back to Nougat and flashing ROMs are a pain in the a** with fewer hopes of getting it right than what it is now. If someone already found a solution to this issue, kindly post it.
PS: Taking it to the service centre to flash it back to 7 is not much of a solution, IMHO.
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Maybe tweet LG, they're the ones who caused the problem ? a further update might be in order
Otherwise a trip to the service centre might be necessary

mikekote666 said:
Did you flash through Lg Up or With Twrp and a flashable Rom can you be more clear the only way to root oreo is to have already unlocked bootloader flash twrp make a flashable indian oreo rom and flash magisk and mk kernel for oreo!Give more info please so i can help
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i flashed through lgup and am currently on fresh 7.0 build from dec 16 security patch. This firmware is rootable and i have previously rooted it.I previously did install twrp but it is gone now as i have flashed the official firmware via lgup.
Is there a way i can flash this nougat firmware and update to Oreo or it has to be done via TWRP only ?

adriansiv said:
i flashed through lgup and am currently on fresh 7.0 build from dec 16 security patch. This firmware is rootable and i have previously rooted it.I previously did install twrp but it is gone now as i have flashed the official firmware via lgup.
Is there a way i can flash this nougat firmware and update to Oreo or it has to be done via TWRP only ?
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Yes you can!
1.)Use Dirty Santa Again so you can get TWRP again going and update it to the latest available version.
2.)Download a Flashable Android Oreo Rom from the Rom and Kernels Section download Latest mk 2000 kernel for oreo....
3.)You know the flashing process
Good Luck if you dont understand something just tell me

QSM (Quick Shortcut Maker) App might tweak you back to VoLTE
This suggestion that was found in Reddit brought back the lost (disabled) VoLTE feature on my phone. Download the QuickShortcutMaker app from PlayStore.
"You can download the QuickShortcutMaker app from the Play Store.
In the QSM app, search for 'Advanced Calling'. Press the down arrow next to 'Settings' in the list. Mine had 2 options. The first is 'AdvancedCalling' and other is 'AdvancedCallingSwitch'.
Choose one, and click 'Try it'."
Unsure if Forum rules prevent posting an external link, and hence, avoiding it. The above quoted text is by the reddit OP.
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One Twelve said:
Maybe tweet LG, they're the ones who caused the problem ? a further update might be in order
Otherwise a trip to the service centre might be necessary
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I did tweet, and they suggested me the latter. Anyway, I've got the thing working now after that tweak. No thanks to LG support, but reddit.

Swami123 said:
After upgrading my v20 to oreo i am unable to get volte option in my phone ,which we used to get after scrolling down the notification bar .are any of u guys facing similar issue after the upgrade.as a result i am unable to use reliance jio!! Plz tell me if u found a fix for this issue
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On my US996...
*#*#4636#*#*
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Enable VoLTE

daftdrift said:
This suggestion that was found in Reddit brought back the lost (disabled) VoLTE feature on my phone. Download the QuickShortcutMaker app from PlayStore.
"You can download the QuickShortcutMaker app from the Play Store.
In the QSM app, search for 'Advanced Calling'. Press the down arrow next to 'Settings' in the list. Mine had 2 options. The first is 'AdvancedCalling' and other is 'AdvancedCallingSwitch'.
Choose one, and click 'Try it'."
Unsure if Forum rules prevent posting an external link, and hence, avoiding it. The above quoted text is by the reddit OP.
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I did tweet, and they suggested me the latter. Anyway, I've got the thing working now after that tweak. No thanks to LG support, but reddit.
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Glad this was sorted out :good:
I've used that same app to create an icon on my home screen to switch between 2,3 & 4G

daftdrift said:
This suggestion that was found in Reddit brought back the lost (disabled) VoLTE feature on my phone. Download the QuickShortcutMaker app from PlayStore.
"You can download the QuickShortcutMaker app from the Play Store.
In the QSM app, search for 'Advanced Calling'. Press the down arrow next to 'Settings' in the list. Mine had 2 options. The first is 'AdvancedCalling' and other is 'AdvancedCallingSwitch'.
Choose one, and click 'Try it'."
Unsure if Forum rules prevent posting an external link, and hence, avoiding it. The above quoted text is by the reddit OP.
---------- Post added at 06:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:58 PM ----------
I did tweet, and they suggested me the latter. Anyway, I've got the thing working now after that tweak. No thanks to LG support, but reddit.
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This worked in my V20. Thanks! I had given up after calling Jio Customer care many times. I thought this was due to them, when it was, infact due to Oreo update.

zero_zerodegree said:
Hello,
I'm also using Jio-India and seems like I'm getting "VoLTE" next to my network icons
Can you check Settings > Mobile Network > Jio > Network mode > Preferred network mode : "GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto"
Thanks
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I'm using LG V20 H915 my settings is just as yours and I'm unable to receive VoLTE. Because of this I got to use Jio4call app which is very annoying and consumes a lot of battery. Need help please!

Can I flash global P40Pro+ with Chinese firmware (ELS-N39 -> ELS-AN10) ?

The reason for this question would be to have call recorder working. Reportedly feature exists on Chinese firmware but doesn't exist on UK/EU/Global one ...
1) Would it work using Huawei Hi Suite proxy ?
2) Would finally call recording work with this change ?
Alternatively,
3) Can I extract HwCallRecorder from Chinese ROM and "adb install ...." it into global one ??
Thanks experts

Don't do that or you brick your phone .

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szychor said:
Don't do that or you brick your phone .
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It won't, it's just an APK?

I said about his idea to flash chinese fw to global version not an apk , anyway installing APK wont do anything.

Take a look at this thread. I haven't tested it yet but people report that it works.

xchatter said:
Take a look at this thread. I haven't tested it yet but people report that it works.
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It works.

Question No Call Recoding Option In Sm-s908u1

is there any way to enable native call recoding option in my samsung s22 ultra us version model no. s908u1. thanx in advance

Boy would I like to know, too. Coming from an internation S20+ and only bought this phone because I though CSC mod would work. Seems S908U1 is left out from what I can tell so far. Nonsense when it's legal in so many states.

get Callapp phone dialer, it has build in call recorder !

netnerd said:
get Callapp phone dialer, it has build in call recorder !
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Does the recording feature work on a U.S S22 Ultra (U1 or U device)?

Hello my dear Samsung friends. Today I present to you :
The solution to activate native Samsung call recording option in your stock caller app is here!
Make sure phone is rooted
Check on your phone if you got this file:
Bash:
/optics/configs/carriers/single/*YOUR_REGION*/conf/cscfeature.xml
Make a backup of the original cscfeature.xml file just in case
It is encrypted by default so you must first decrypt it with OmcTextDecoder
Then simply add this line:
Bash:
<CscFeature_VoiceCall_ConfigRecording>RecordingAllowed</CscFeature_VoiceCall_ConfigRecording>
Now save and encrypt the file again
And copy it back to where you found it
Enjoy native Samsung call recording option on your next-gen Samsung device!
source
source

lebigmac said:
Hello my dear Samsung friends.
The solution to activate native Samsung call recording option in your stock caller app is here!
Make sure phone is rooted
Check on your phone if you got this file:
Bash:
/optics/configs/carriers/single/*YOUR_REGION*/conf/cscfeature.xml
Make a backup of the original cscfeature.xml file just in case
It is encrypted by default so you must first decrypt it
Then simply add this line:
Bash:
<CscFeature_VoiceCall_ConfigRecording>RecordingAllowed</CscFeature_VoiceCall_ConfigRecording>
Now save and encrypt the file again
And copy it back to where you found it
Enjoy native call Samsung recording option on your next-gen Samsung device!
source
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Does this work only for rooted devices? Looks like it might not apply to this thread because the question pertains only to U.S based devices which unfortunately can't be rooted at this time.

dj24 said:
Does this work only for rooted devices? Looks like it might not apply to this thread because the question pertains only to U.S based devices which unfortunately can't be rooted at this time.
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What do you mean can't be rooted? You cannot unlock the bootloader or what
You're joking right? Maybe try Xiaomi next time and you won't have such issues
@dj24 You know you can always use a kernel vulnerability to gain temporary root privileges on a locked bootloader. Have you tried the recently released dirtypipe yet? Good luck!

dj24 said:
Does the recording feature work on a U.S S22 Ultra (U1 or U device)?
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YES ! callapp
it works out of the box on Android 12.
I'm on Android 13 beta, it not working anymore BUT i really like this app, i played with the setting. on setting -> advance mode, pick media recorder. audio source: voice recognition. file format AMR.
now it records on Android 13 too !
I on USA unlocked s22 ultra U1

Hey guys, sorry what tools do you use to decrypt/encrypt the XML file ?

ExodusNZ said:
Hey guys, sorry what tools do you use to decrypt/encrypt the XML file ?
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I searched the XDA forum and found this
GitHub - fei-ke/OmcTextDecoder: Decode / Encode Samsung csc files
Decode / Encode Samsung csc files. Contribute to fei-ke/OmcTextDecoder development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
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Can we use dirtypipe to achieve temp root and follow your csc instructions?
If yes - then another question for dirtypipe.
Does it trip the knox flag / counter at all - I really do not want to root or change the knox counter and loose warranty.