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Oreo 8.1 Beta Live!

Downloading now!

Just waiting for the boot image to be posted so I can update, since I'm rooted.

geoff5093 said:
Just waiting for the boot image to be posted so I can update, since I'm rooted.
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Reflash stock ob3 boot.img then take the update. Once on 8.1 extract the new boot image and use it to root! Don't be lazy, you can do it!!! ALL NIGHT LOOONG!! LOL JK

Wow...a big file! 500MB

How do I extract a boot image? Or have already extracted one? Jumped the gun with TWRP without decrypting, now I can't boot.

Hmm, yeah, I'm installing 8.1 right now, but am not sure how to get boot.img to reinstall Magisk.

purple.epod said:
Hmm, yeah, I'm installing 8.1 right now, but am not sure how to get boot.img to reinstall Magisk.
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Things I've noticed:
Picture color mode in Dev Options still won't stick (sRGB)
Still can't change the bluetooth settings in Dev Settings - nothing after Bluetooth Audio AVRCP sticks
They changed the aptX Audio Codecs to read Qualcomm aptX audio & Qualcomm aptX HD Audio - they still won't stick
Sample Rate - still won't stick
Bits Per Sample - still won't stick
LDAC Codec: Playback Quality - won't stick
Finishing up a full charge so I can gauge battery life. Was getting great battery with 8.0 beta 3 so we'll see how we do here.

Jank4AU said:
Things I've noticed:
Picture color mode in Dev Options still won't stick (sRGB)
Still can't change the bluetooth settings in Dev Settings - nothing after Bluetooth Audio AVRCP sticks
They changed the aptX Audio Codecs to read Qualcomm aptX audio & Qualcomm aptX HD Audio - they still won't stick
Sample Rate - still won't stick
Bits Per Sample - still won't stick
LDAC Codec: Playback Quality - won't stick
Finishing up a full charge so I can gauge battery life. Was getting great battery with 8.0 beta 3 so we'll see how we do here.
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Did you factory reset after the OTA? I just did, I'll see if those settings work any better for me once it finishes installing my apps.

purple.epod said:
Did you factory reset after the OTA? I just did, I'll see if those settings work any better for me once it finishes installing my apps.
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I did not, and please tell me if you see a change. I hope so! I'd be happy to do a reset if that helps.

Jank4AU said:
I did not, and please tell me if you see a change. I hope so! I'd be happy to do a reset if that helps.
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Nope. those settings don't seem to be sticking for me, either.

purple.epod said:
Nope. those settings don't seem to be sticking for me, either.
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Then I'll probably hold off on doing a total factory reset unless I notice anything major going wrong. Thanks for testing.

Is the scrolling smoother?

Toyeboy said:
Is the scrolling smoother?
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Couldn't really say, I wasn't having issues with scrolling in Nougat or in the 8.0 beta.

Toyeboy said:
Is the scrolling smoother?
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I believe it is. The whole phone feels a bit more snappy and responsive. Imprint scanner unlocks it almost instantly, the notification shade pulls down instantly. I went to a few webpages I knew were really long and the scrolling was better. Not perfect, but better. I would say it handled the same way my Nexus 5X and Pixel did on that page.

Jank4AU said:
I believe it is. The whole phone feels a bit more snappy and responsive. Imprint scanner unlocks it almost instantly, the notification shade pulls down instantly. I went to a few webpages I knew were really long and the scrolling was better. Not perfect, but better. I would say it handled the same way my Nexus 5X and Pixel did on that page.
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Someone post a video of scrolling with the new oreo 8.1 next to another 835 device on the same web page so we can see the fix or lack of fix on this. I still don't get why they can't get it when LOS can make it perfect on 7.1 and 8.1. It's just bizarre.

Jank4AU said:
I believe it is. The whole phone feels a bit more snappy and responsive. Imprint scanner unlocks it almost instantly, the notification shade pulls down instantly. I went to a few webpages I knew were really long and the scrolling was better. Not perfect, but better. I would say it handled the same way my Nexus 5X and Pixel did on that page.
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I have to agree. Definitely a difference in over all smoothness. Like you said, notification pulldown is almost instant.

Any way to hide the navigation keys in 8.1 beta to get some more screen real estate? The app "Navigation Bar Editor" app worked for me in 8.0 v3 beta. Tried it on 8.1 beta with no luck.

Here is the Oreo 8.1 beta boot.img file needed to flash Magisk, etc. I can confirm that it works, I have Magisk flashed. One word of warning, you have to have NO SCREEN LOCK whatsoever to use twrp when you're on 8.1. So disable it prior to installing Magisk. You can re-enable it afterwards.

rootnooby said:
Any way to hide the navigation keys in 8.1 beta to get some more screen real estate? The app "Navigation Bar Editor" app worked for me in 8.0 v3 beta. Tried it on 8.1 beta with no luck.
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· Hide Status Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.status=*
· Hide Navigation Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*
· Hide Both Bars type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*
· Back to normal/default state:
adb shell settings put global policy_control null*
Exclude Google apps -> Do this or you might see strange battery drain issues.
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=apps,-com.android.chrome,-com.android.vending,-com.google.android.gm,-com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
Pulled this from post #3 on this thread: Essential Phone Immersive Mode
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Jank4AU said:
Downloading now!
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Thanks! I'm 3 hours late to the party!

surface13 said:
· Hide Status Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.status=*
· Hide Navigation Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*
· Hide Both Bars type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*
· Back to normal/default state:
adb shell settings put global policy_control null*
Exclude Google apps -> Do this or you might see strange battery drain issues.
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=apps,-com.android.chrome,-com.android.vending,-com.google.android.gm,-com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
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FYI these commands don't seem to work anymore.

Android 10 is now available for the Essential PH-1

Android 10 - Build QP1A.190711.107 is released. My PH-1 is updating OTA.

Sprint? I'm not getting it yet.
Sent from my PH-1 using Tapatalk

MuddyDog said:
Android 10 - Build QP1A.190711.107 is released. My PH-1 is updating OTA.
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I got it too!!!!! I'm on AT&T. Woo Hoo!!!

Whoo Hoo , got it mine too !

Seems to be working great.
BTW, is there any way to swap the recent and back button?
adb shell
settings put secure sysui_nav_bar "space,recent;home;back,space"
This doesn't work any more :\

Just flashed the fastboot image, for some reason the only options under Choose screen lock are "none" and "Swipe". There's no option for PIN or pattern anymore which leaves me unable to add a fingerprint to unlock with either

How's the battery life in Android Q?
Is it the same with P or worse?

I assume now that it is official, that SafetyNet is passing ok so things such as GooglePay aren't a problem? I had avoided trying a beta because of the lack of SafetyNet failures on them from what I had read, and I tend to use GooglePay and a few games that need SafetyNet.

chanh2018 said:
How's the battery life in Android Q?
Is it the same with P or worse?
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Can't really answer that definitively, it came out a few hours ago. I don't consider using Beta releases as proof, and the thing about battery life, is that it is so dependent on what you do with your phone, that each one of us will get different results.

I'm surprised that the update is only 16 MB if you're on the final beta, but I think I remember the update from Android 8 beta to 9 being similarly tiny. That's a pretty good indicator that barely anything changed from beta 6.

atthevoltain said:
Just flashed the fastboot image, for some reason the only options under Choose screen lock are "none" and "Swipe". There's no option for PIN or pattern anymore which leaves me unable to add a fingerprint to unlock with either
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See the August Q Beta thread, he fixed by going back to Pie then OTA
https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/how-to/august-q-beta-t3955477/post80048214

cant change calendar sound, media storage crashed when try changing calendar notification sound

WIFI and Bluetooth broken after update
WIFI and bluetooth will not stay on. Factory reset doesn't help. Neither does going back to Android 9 and doing another OTA to 10. Staying on 9 until further notice!

lentm said:
Seems to be working great.
BTW, is there any way to swap the recent and back button?
adb shell
settings put secure sysui_nav_bar "space,recent;home;back,space"
This doesn't work any more :\
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Go to gesture settings. Switch to 2/3 buttons

Mine on Android 10. Problem is :
1. Full dark mode but not on google feed
2. Force dark mode is good, but in Facebook app highlight text/Notification text is turn to white.
3. No Face unlock
4. Media crash on calendar sound
5. can`t use gesture navigation with 3rd party launcher
Hope essential read this thread..
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DON2003 said:
cant change calendar sound, media storage crashed when try changing calendar notification sound
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Same for me
(can change sound in aCalendar+ app)

Updated OTA last night. So far so good, not noticed any specific issues yet.
Kudos to essential for keeping so on top of these updates. If they do ever release another one I will buy one so long as they strengthen the phone/data signal a bit. That is pretty much my only disappointment with this one, but still it was worth every cent of the 200 bucks or so I paid for it.

Flashed ota through twrp and rooted using Magisk's canary build.
No issues thus far. I can change the stock calendar notification without media crash, but I'm only using the stock sounds. Are those experiencing issues using custom sounds?

Still can`t use gesture navigation with 3rd party launcher?

St.Noigel said:
Still can`t use gesture navigation with 3rd party launcher?
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Yupp.. Add to my post..
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Built-in screen recorder

Hi all,
Looking on the web I found out that android 10 had a built-in screen recorder in his beta, and it seems the didn't release it yet apparently.
However, I was eventually able to enable it via adb by hitting
Code:
adb shell settings put global settings_screenrecord_long_press true
on the adb shell.
Then I was able to long press on the screenshot button and start the video. However, when I tap on "end recording" I get the error "unable to delete video file" or something similar. I searched for the video on my device, but couldn't find nothing.
Anyone else getting the same error?

the_wing said:
Hi all,
Looking on the web I found out that android 10 had a built-in screen recorder in his beta, and it seems the didn't release it yet apparently.
However, I was eventually able to enable it via adb by hitting
on the adb shell.
Then I was able to long press on the screenshot button and start the video. However, when I tap on "end recording" I get the error "unable to delete video file" or something similar. I searched for the video on my device, but couldn't find nothing.
Anyone else getting the same error?
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Just tried it out, yea I got the same error. Could probably find what changed since beta 3 by looking at the AOSP source.
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Enable the Hidden Screen Recorder on Moto One Action (Android 10)

So Google added the functionality of the native screen recorder in one of Android Q Beta Build (maybe the fourth one). But later on, it simply removed it from the stable build. But there is a simple trick through which you could get back that Screen Recorder on your Moto One Action. Obviously your device must be running Android 10.
All you have to do is enter the below ADB command:
Code:
adb shell settings put global settings_screenrecord_long_press true
Now press the Power Key and long-press the Screenshot option for a couple of seconds. You should now get the Screen-record option. That's it. Enjoy this feature.....And hey, don't forget to hit thanks if I helped you

please help me to perform this by giving all steps and procedure

Akshatbadhani said:
please help me to perform this by giving all steps and procedure
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Don't be lazy. Learn how to set-up ADB on your PC, enabling debug mode on your phone and applying commands via terminal.

Akshatbadhani said:
please help me to perform this by giving all steps and procedure
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Step 1:
Install ADB: https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/
Step 2:
Open Command Prompt/Terminal, and check if your device is recognised (make sure USB Debugging is enabled). You should see something like:
Code:
List of devices:
A1712THSRBAJ device
Step 3:
After that, simply type:
Code:
adb shell settings put global settings_screenrecord_long_press true
Step 4: test it by long pressing Power button, then long pressing the Screenshot option on the display.
@binary**# thank you. Working flawlessly.

binary**# said:
So Google added the functionality of the native screen recorder in one of Android Q Beta Build (maybe the fourth one). But later on, it simply removed it from the stable build. But there is a simple trick through which you could get back that Screen Recorder on your Moto One Action. Obviously your device must be running Android 10.
All you have to do is enter the below ADB command:
Now press the Power Key and long-press the Screenshot option for a couple of seconds. You should now get the Screen-record option. That's it. Enjoy this feature.....And hey, don't forget to hit thanks if I helped you
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What's that launcher?

binary**# said:
So Google added the functionality of the native screen recorder in one of Android Q Beta Build (maybe the fourth one). But later on, it simply removed it from the stable build. But there is a simple trick through which you could get back that Screen Recorder on your Moto One Action. Obviously your device must be running Android 10.
All you have to do is enter the below ADB command:
Code:
adb shell settings put global settings_screenrecord_long_press true
Now press the Power Key and long-press the Screenshot option for a couple of seconds. You should now get the Screen-record option. That's it. Enjoy this feature.....And hey, don't forget to hit thanks if I helped you
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screen recording is working,but don't stopped, cancelled..just reboot corrects this

ADB does indeed add this, but the problem is that it doesn't save the files. It says - error deleting screen recording - and doesn't save it.

binary**# said:
So Google added the functionality of the native screen recorder in one of Android Q Beta Build (maybe the fourth one). But later on, it simply removed it from the stable build. But there is a simple trick through which you could get back that Screen Recorder on your Moto One Action. Obviously your device must be running Android 10.
All you have to do is enter the below ADB command:
Code:
adb shell settings put global settings_screenrecord_long_press true
Now press the Power Key and long-press the Screenshot option for a couple of seconds. You should now get the Screen-record option. That's it. Enjoy this feature.....And hey, don't forget to hit thanks if I helped you
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error deleting screen recording - and doesn't save it.

Not worked

Hello Devs
I am trying to port Nubia Red Magic Game Space
For oneplus 8 pro.
Reson to port : 1: Nubia Game space is much better optimization than oneplus game space
2: Nubia game space have a special feature of recording screen without Overlays.
Yes you can record your favourite game without any Overlays on screen.
Can anyone help me out, i successfully done few things but i am unable to get setting menu and swipe features in game space or after launching the game i am unable to use interface of game space.
Hope so people will join me

Shubhamtkd said:
Hello Devs
I am trying to port Nubia Red Magic Game Space
For oneplus 8 pro.
Reson to port : 1: Nubia Game space is much better optimization than oneplus game space
2: Nubia game space have a special feature of recording screen without Overlays.
Yes you can record your favourite game without any Overlays on screen.
Can anyone help me out, i successfully done few things but i am unable to get setting menu and swipe features in game space or after launching the game i am unable to use interface of game space.
Hope so people will join me
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Just as a heads up this isn't the appropriate forum category to ask as this is the Motorola One Action subsection not OnePlus 8 Pro or whatever. If you need help I recommend looking in the device appropriate subsection.

video wallpaper s10 lock screen doesn't work

i noted that my s10 cant display video wallpaper on lock screen at least from 1 week.
did it happen someone else?

Ivymike52 said:
i noted that my s10 cant display video wallpaper on lock screen at least from 1 week.
did it happen someone else?
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Everything fine here S10+ sd

damn... image wallpaper works, but if i put a video that i downloaded or trying to download a video i show a black screen instead video

thekoumi said:
Everything fine here S10+ sd
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Have Android 9 or 10?

Ivymike52 said:
Have Android 9 or 10?
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Android 10 January security patch

https://youtu.be/cs8Z-1qHnug

Thanks, so i don't know what is the problem. I hoped was Android 10

Ivymike52 said:
Thanks, so i don't know what is the problem. I hoped was Android 10
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Try to remember if you have installed an application these last weeks. Maybe this cause the problem. Also if you're using Good Lock's lock star apk check your lock screen wallpaper setup or uninstall it.

i never have installed GoodLock.
No new applications installed, so never mind, i'll keep it so

i tried to reboot in "safe mode" and video appear. In normal mode not.

Ivymike52 said:
i tried to reboot in "safe mode" and video appear. In normal mode not.
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So meaning that an application causes this issue. In safe mode only the basic apps running if I'm not wrong.

Ivymike52 said:
i noted that my s10 cant display video wallpaper on lock screen at least from 1 week.
did it happen someone else?
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Did you ever figure this out? It's doing it to me as well. I can't find an answer anywhere, I'm about to factory reset my phone.
When I first got it, it showed the wallpaper fine. After about a week I noticed it was only showing it very infrequently.
Static and "animation" wallpapers work, but not "video" wallpapers like those included with the phone or ones downloaded through the galaxy store.

That issue has disappeared after upgraded firmware and then restored my backup

Ivymike52 said:
That issue has disappeared after upgraded firmware and then restored my backup
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I solved it on my phone.
It turns out that I had used an ADB command to push the gesture hints bar off the screen (Galaxy S20+).
Code:
./adb shell wm overscan 0,0,0,-42
It's the easiest, best trick ever, because it gives you the full screen but also doesn't have the negative effect of using the option to hide it in the actual settings which causes you to need to swipe in an arch to change apps instead of just swiping left and right. I had to revert it by using the same command but changing the -42 back to a 0.