Official StatiXOS 4.1 Release (Android 11) - Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion

So a new release is out! Anyone try it yet?
Change log: https://del.dog/statix4-changelog.txt
Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/statixos/
Let me know if you install and how Google Chrome now works!

Neat brother, thanks for the heads up !
Do they force us to use Gapps, or is there a google free version as well for those who don't want the malware ?

Gapps is included. Don't think they have a non Gapps version. I am on Lineage at the moment as I could not get Google Chrome to work on the 4.0 version of this ROM and had issues getting cdDroid running. I would like to get on 11 but I need a stable ROM for my daily driver.

SirDigitalKnight said:
So a new release is out! Anyone try it yet?
Change log: https://del.dog/statix4-changelog.txt
Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/statixos/
Let me know if you install and how Google Chrome now works!
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Chrome is working, but there's issue with in call audio. Don't use this version, they're fixing it.

Thank you for the update. Will hold off for the next release.

chanh2018 said:
Chrome is working, but there's issue with in call audio. Don't use this version, they're fixing it.
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What's the bug? I'm using It for two hours and it seems pretty stable (ok, I haven't still test any call).

Darkside1984 said:
What's the bug? I'm using It for two hours and it seems pretty stable (ok, I haven't still test any call).
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There's no in or out audio when you call or receive a call with the Phone app, even if connected through a Bluetooth device (car or headphone).
Besides that, this new official ROM is very good.

I'm really surprised of its stability... Is it feasible to use Nuclear version until the bug is fixed?

SELinux Is enforcing or still permissive?

ZeroAlee said:
SELinux Is enforcing or still permissive?
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Enforcing

SirDigitalKnight said:
So a new release is out! Anyone try it yet?
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Let me know if you install and how Google Chrome now works!
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chanh2018 said:
Chrome is working, but there's issue with in call audio. Don't use this version, they're fixing it.
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Latest Chrome, Brave and Brave Beta are suffering of sudden freezes, at least on my PH-1. Are there other users having this same issue?

aamadorj said:
Latest Chrome, Brave and Brave Beta are suffering of sudden freezes, at least on my PH-1. Are there other users having this same issue?
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On 4.0, Chrome would just freeze at 60 seconds on the dot. Not sure if that is what yours is doing but if so then they still have not fixed it on 4.1 :-(

SirDigitalKnight said:
On 4.0, Chrome would just freeze at 60 seconds on the dot. Not sure if that is what yours is doing but if so then they still have not fixed it on 4.1 :-(
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hmm...that's weird. Mine is working fine, I'm using Chrome and browsing for 10 mins without any issue. Maybe built hardware difference? I bought mine from Amazon (Halo gray) unlocked version few years back.

chanh2018 said:
hmm...that's weird. Mine is working fine, I'm using Chrome and browsing for 10 mins without any issue. Maybe built hardware difference? I bought mine from Amazon (Halo gray) unlocked version few years back.
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exact same for me, even the same color But I have not loaded 4.1 yet to test to see if it works on it. Did you have issues with 4.0?

chanh2018 said:
hmm...that's weird. Mine is working fine, I'm using Chrome and browsing for 10 mins without any issue. Maybe built hardware difference? I bought mine from Amazon (Halo gray) unlocked version few years back.
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SirDigitalKnight said:
exact same for me, even the same color But I have not loaded 4.1 yet to test to see if it works on it. Did you have issues with 4.0?
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Maybe is worth to mention I had to install QQ1A.200105.007 firmware (January 2020) to be able to use TWRP to flash StatiXOS 4.1. Before, my device was using last Essential official build (February 2020) but with this firmware TWRP didn't work, as reported at many threads.
I know StatiXOS 4.1 is using its own vendor, but I guess the firmware goes beyond the vendor and there could be some leftovers.

SirDigitalKnight said:
exact same for me, even the same color But I have not loaded 4.1 yet to test to see if it works on it. Did you have issues with 4.0?
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Nope, I just didn't use 4.0 because of something else. My IMS was not registered and so no VoLTE available.

chanh2018 said:
Nope, I just didn't use 4.0 because of something else. My IMS was not registered and so no VoLTE available.
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Well then I am glad that they fixed the Chrome issue in 4.1. Once the in-call audio I will give it another try.

Hope next version will be better. Many thanks!

I don't know if it's related to the ROM or the Android version but I can't get the Amazon apps to work (Amazon and Amazon Prime Video).

Darkside1984 said:
I don't know if it's related to the ROM or the Android version but I can't get the Amazon apps to work (Amazon and Amazon Prime Video).
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I'm in Australia and I have no problem using Prime Video on StatiXOS 4.1

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Factory Images and Oreo Beta OUT!!!

@invisiblek - as you are currently the only developer out there
Factory images:
https://essential-live.herokuapp.com/developer/current-builds
Oreo beta:
https://essential-live.herokuapp.com/developer/beta-builds
Just wanted to add that in order to completely flash the factory image you will need to unlock the critical partition in fastboot before flashing:
fastboot flashing unlock_critical
wow, very cool, will give the oreo a try.
cheers
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Can someone Post His experiences please? Is it good as a Daily Driver?
wegwolv said:
Can someone Post His experiences please? Is it good as a Daily Driver?
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from the source
Known issues list (updated 11/14)
Intermittent Bluetooth connectivity issues with certain auto brands
Battery performance degradations until optimized Oreo framework complete
Occasional ANRs with certain apps
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haven't tested this myself yet.
derausgewanderte said:
from the source
haven't tested this myself yet.
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Thanks for the Infos! I'm getting Mine tomorrow.
Can I flash NMJ32F on the Sprint version?
unfortunately, the stutter has not improved on Oreo. In fact, it feels worse.
Oreo is working fine for me this whole 25 minutes. I haven't tested Bluetooth yet though
lkhafra said:
Oreo is working fine for me this whole 25 minutes. I haven't tested Bluetooth yet though
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Has the camera app improved in Oreo?
Has anyone successfully tried flashing NMI81C to an unlocked device? I can't imagine there'd be a problem, but if no one has done it or seen any problems with it then I know what I'm doing when I get home tomorrow. That was the last build my bluetooth music controls worked with, so I'm pretty excited to be able to flash back to it.
quazimodem said:
Has the camera app improved in Oreo?
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I do not think any app was updated. Unless there is some API in Oreo that would inherently improve the cam.
Does anyone know if you can flash the unlocked firmware onto the Sprint's variant of the Essential after it is carrier unlocked?
xterminater07 said:
Does anyone know if you can flash the unlocked firmware onto the Sprint's variant of the Essential after it is carrier unlocked?
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Yes it works
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Oreo running great...only found one bug dealing with wifi hotspot and not being able to select 5ghz as the band to use.
Since flashing Oreo last night I am getting excellent battery life and it appears that I may do better than I was on Android nougat. Personally I really like this phone and no the camera is not the best but for $450 this is probably the nicest phone anyone can hold in their hand at any price point. Once the dads get interested because of price and we can get a port for the Huawei camera I'm sure this camera would do very well
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Yes it works
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Nice, I will try to flash the Oreo beta of the Unlocked version to my Sprint variants. BTW, do you happen to know how to trigger the UICC unlock menu without having to have the Sprint sim in there and activate the phone? Sprint reps told me the phone is unlocked on their end, but my phone still say invalid sim because the UICC unlock menu has not been activated on the phone itself. Would flashing the unlocked firmware solves this?
Only downside for me so far on the beta is battery life.
On nougat I would go to bed with 100% battery and wake up with 100%.
On Oreo I woke up with like 97%. Keeps dying quicker during the day as well, but this is expected as they mentioned the Oreo framework wasn't optimized for battery life yet.
jasonevil said:
Yes it works
Sent from my PH-1 using Tapatalk
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xterminater07 said:
Does anyone know if you can flash the unlocked firmware onto the Sprint's variant of the Essential after it is carrier unlocked?
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Not only does it work but definitely recommended as you will get the latest fingerprint sensor fix as well as better screen touches.
I am coming up on 24 hours into this Oreo beta, and it's my daily driver. So far, so good. Battery life seems a bit better for me, although it was great before - hard to do an apples to apples comparison though. No bluetooth issues, in fact, this seems a bit better with Plantronics Voyager/Legend than before - haven't tried in the car yet. I had one spontaneous reboot (I wasn't using it, just sitting on the desk and I noticed it rebooting) but so far, I can't see any reason not to charge ahead. The install did turn off wifi calling, I had to re-enable that. No service/signal issues (on T-Mobile in central Texas).

Issues with Google maps

New View 10 owner. I'm getting fc's and hangs using GMaps. Waze works fine so it has nothing to do with GPS. I was a beta tester but I opted out and uninstalled any updates hoping that would work but only got more of the same.
Any help would be appreciated. Love the phone however!
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New View 10 owner. I'm getting fc's and hangs using GMaps. Waze works fine so it has nothing to do with GPS. I was a beta tester but I opted out and uninstalled any updates hoping that would work but only got more of the same.
Any help would be appreciated. Love the phone however!
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Same exact problem here, no clue as to why it's happening.
ElCid43 said:
Same exact problem here, no clue as to why it's happening.
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Sucks....thought I was the only one. Tried deleting, clearing cache, uninstalling, reinstalling....same results.
mainevent3405 said:
Sucks....thought I was the only one. Tried deleting, clearing cache, uninstalling, reinstalling....same results.
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Yep, did all of that too. I must say though, now that I have been using Waze I like it a lot. Seems much more simple and less intrusive to me. Anyway, I would still like to find out why it's happening :good:
ElCid43 said:
Yep, did all of that too. I must say though, now that I have been using Waze I like it a lot. Seems much more simple and less intrusive to me. Anyway, I would still like to find out why it's happening :good:
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Same...I prefer Waze as well but I hate when something is not working as it should. If I find a solution I'll let u know.
Having the same exact issue and I've solved it, sort of. If you sign out of your Google account inside maps it will work perfectly, but once you sign in and restart the app it stops working again. So it works fine as long as you're not signed into your Google account inside the app...
My device works like expected. BKL-L09 8.0.0.140(C432)
Maps 9.7.5.1 (Beta)
Logged in Google Account
Wi-Fi only mode
fehrcomp said:
My device works like expected. BKL-L09 8.0.0.140(C432)
Maps 9.7.5.1 (Beta)
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Can you provide some details on how your phone is set up? Are you on FHD+ or HD+ resolution? FD+ will not exhibit the issue.
DarkMage619 said:
Can you provide some details on how your phone is set.
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I'm on Smart Mode. But I tested right now FHD+ and HD+, with no issue.
My phone is rooted with Magisk and still on standard Boot loader (no TWRP).
fehrcomp said:
I'm on Smart Mode. But I tested right now FHD+ and HD+, with no issue.
My phone is rooted with Magisk and still on standard Boot loader (no TWRP).
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I'm sure the root and the rom have a lot to do with it working correctly. I'm on stock and I'm assuming the others that are having issues are on stock as well.
mainevent3405 said:
I'm sure the root and the rom have a lot to do with it working correctly. I'm on stock and I'm assuming the others that are having issues are on stock as well.
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ROM is stock, see screenshot.
Map has no root rights.
Map is a system app, maybe this is the difference?
neoheeroyuy said:
Having the same exact issue and I've solved it, sort of. If you sign out of your Google account inside maps it will work perfectly, but once you sign in and restart the app it stops working again. So it works fine as long as you're not signed into your Google account inside the app...
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Interesting. Defeats the purpose if you have locations saved that you want to get to. Waze is a great alternative till this gets resolved.
Thanks :good:
fehrcomp said:
I'm on Smart Mode. But I tested right now FHD+ and HD+, with no issue.
My phone is rooted with Magisk and still on standard Boot loader (no TWRP).
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What is Smart Mode? I hear that disabling that can also help the lagging issue.
DarkMage619 said:
What is Smart Mode? I hear that disabling that can also help the lagging issue.
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I have no lagging issues, as far as I know
I mean the smart mode from the Screen Resolution:
You can switch from FHD+ (2160X1080) to HD+(1440X720).
Smart Screen Resolution: It decides on its own depending on your battery level.
Also from what've been reading recently, this might be a common software issue that is associated with the Kirin 970 chipset or EMUI 8.0 as some people are experiencing the same issues with the Huawei P20. Hopefully this speeds up the process of an upcoming patch to solve the problem.
neoheeroyuy said:
Also from what've been reading recently, this might be a common software issue that is associated with the Kirin 970 chipset or EMUI 8.0 as some people are experiencing the same issues with the Huawei P20. Hopefully this speeds up the process of an upcoming patch to solve the problem.
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Hopefully. A patch would be great. I wonder if it's been noted in Honor's forums....if they have a forum. I never even looked to see. Came here first.
Same problem here. Lags and unresponsive. Wonder what's the deal?.
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Mine is working perfectly fine. I am on stock (BKL-L09 - 8.0.0.140 C432), using FHD+ and signed in to Maps. It is snappy as hell, no FCs or lagging at all. If you guys need any more specific data from my build or phone let me know.
kindgott said:
Mine is working perfectly fine. I am on stock (BKL-L09 - 8.0.0.140 C432), using FHD+ and signed in to Maps. It is snappy as hell, no FCs or lagging at all. If you guys need any more specific data from my build or phone let me know.
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I second this. No problems at all, and I have been using Google Maps often recently. Simply works flawlessly.
I am having the same issue. I tried factory reseting my phone and maps still closes on me. Only time maps seems to work is with the Andriod auto app. ?

Android 10 issues

Update:
Apparently the Magisk module "Pixel 2 blurry panorama fix" was the cause of all these problems.
I just (dirty) flashed the latest image with Android 10 and immediately started having issues.
1. The camera isn't working!! (No front and back. Other camera apps or video-calling like Duo don't work either)
This is the worst bug because I love the Pixel 2 camera. I tried uninstalling, emptying cache and data. It doesn't work in safe mode either.
update: Apparently Magisk module "Pixel 2 blurry panorama fix" was the culprit
2. After rebooting it always defaults to Night Light on.
Minor annoyance.
3. Fingerprint unlock seems slower. But this might have to do with the incompatibility of Nova Launcher Beta.
4. Tasker won't run.
The camera not working really bums me out most though. Anyone else having this problem after updating?
I have pixel2 with Android 10.
I dont have your probléme.
Tty a clean install with fastboot. Not by OTA update
pixel 2 OTA last night,no issues
tonybhoy said:
pixel 2 OTA last night,no issues
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Nor here. I did notice I got a a camera app update via Google Play almost immediately though.
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Nor here. I did notice I got a a camera app update via Google Play almost immediately though.
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i never noticed that:good:
Did you guys flash QP1A.190711.019, Sep 2019 or QP1A.190711.020, Sep 2019 (the most recent one)?
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Did you guys flash QP1A.190711.019, Sep 2019 or QP1A.190711.020, Sep 2019 (the most recent one)?
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OTA sent by Google, so I presume the latest they pushed to me. It`s .020
I'm noticing since I updated to Android 10 LTE signal has gotten worse.. anyone else with this issue??
Which version you were using prior to updating to Android 10? On my P2 this module was giving errors since google fixed it.
drdionysius said:
Apparently the Magisk module "Pixel 2 blurry panorama fix" was the cause of all these problems.
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Olympus593 said:
Which version you were using prior to updating to Android 10? On my P2 this module was giving errors since google fixed it.
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On the latest 9-version.
Apollo83 said:
I'm noticing since I updated to Android 10 LTE signal has gotten worse.. anyone else with this issue??
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Same here, my LTE signal is very poor compared to pie.
My standby battery life is much worse than running Pie.
Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
Apollo83 said:
I'm noticing since I updated to Android 10 LTE signal has gotten worse.. anyone else with this issue??
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This is the reason I visited the forum today. Had to be sure I wasn't alone in noticing this issue.
Apollo83 said:
I'm noticing since I updated to Android 10 LTE signal has gotten worse.. anyone else with this issue??
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May be a recalibration of the signal indicator. Are you looking as the actual signal strength in an app (compared to what it was before)? The indicator (`bars` of signal strength) are notorously no linear in some phones to make them look better
hmmm....
i get problem flash screen when i press keyboard (chat,cmt,... )
sometimes crash app (i play game, and when it get battle game close - sometime )
parallel app not working .
some app can't hold in multitasking (my phone free-ram 1,9gb . i only get 1 app for multitasking, sometime it can hold, sometime it restar ??? )
Pixel 2 here i never rooted my device or installed any other ROM only Stock all the time.
Update to Android 10 with the recived OTA i never had any problems and cant find a single bug, the battery is the same like in PIE the LTE signal strenght and so on.
No freeze no crashes of the app and is working smooth.

Google pay Android 10

Hi all,
Has anyone used Google pay on Android 10? I tried on a cash point but the transaction didn't go through. The app said to hold the phone near the terminal but no response...so I'm wondering if this is a known bug or yet to be discovered.
amirage said:
Hi all,
Has anyone used Google pay on Android 10? I tried on a cash point but the transaction didn't go through. The app said to hold the phone near the terminal but no response...so I'm wondering if this is a known bug or yet to be discovered.
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Openbeta 2,no problems with Google Pay.
Actually, I was referring to the Android 10 stable rom.
amirage said:
Actually, I was referring to the Android 10 stable rom.
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And from all that I have heard there are only slight differences between Stable and OB2...
works fine for me
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works fine for me
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Guess I might not have been close to the terminal

Question VPN not working anymore?

Hello, so I was using the free VPN from Google 1 that comes with the pixel 7 pro just fine until a few days ago I noticed it disconnected by itself. I tried to enable it again but now I'm getting this error attached below. I have no idea how this happened and I haven't changed a thing on my phone. Is anyone able to use it still?
The same problem
Same for me. I noticed it on Friday.
Mine too
Worked on stable for me. But not on beta
MariusKv said:
Worked on stable for me. But not on beta
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I'm not on beta. I noticed it doesn't work for people in beta but I'm on stable
Teet1 said:
I'm not on beta. I noticed it doesn't work for people in beta but I'm on stable
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Glad u posted this. I've been in a telegram for a lsposed module asking if anyone else using the module was having the same issue of that module making the p7p VPN stop. I guess it's not the module and is just the VPN itself.
Anyway, ya, mine isn't working either. Proton VPN is probably better anyway.
Same error here, it used to work last month (I'm on January stable). No big deal though as I don't really use it for now.
MariusKv said:
Worked on stable for me. But not on beta
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Where is that settings? I don't have it
I think is not for free anymore
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Same here, VPN not working anymore after January update....
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I think is not for free anymore
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Yeah that's the issue. It's supposed to be free for p7/p phones. I believe that was advertised at its release. Google will have to provide it now.
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I'm not on beta. I noticed it doesn't work for people in beta but I'm on stable
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Same here. Seems to work fine on Stable release.
It's not working either on my end. January stable. I get the sign in notification as well.
Are you all in unsupported countries?
m3ath said:
Are you all in unsupported countries?
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No. I'm in the US
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No. I'm in the US
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So it's a general problem
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Are you all in unsupported countries?
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Nope, it's supported where I am. It was working on December.
Schroeder09 said:
Yeah that's the issue. It's supposed to be free for p7/p phones. I believe that was advertised at its release. Google will have to provide it now.
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Who like to take that offer even for free...? There is no possibility to change location. "Unfortunately, the VPN by Google One is very barebones, and it’s kind of similar to Apple’s own Private Relay feature in iCloud+. The Google One VPN will reduce online tracking by hiding your IP address, protect you from hackers on unprotected Wi-Fi networks, and give you a secure and private connection when browsing the web." REDUCE? Really? Should be completely blocked. Google is really big business and everything what they do is not fir us. Everything is to get bigger money. How you can trust to VPN Google if they have some internal policy for that service. Is not VPN. VPN can block all tracking. Not just reduced.
Same here. January stable rooted. Anyone who's not rooted the device experiencing it?

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