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custom firmware to overcome crippled features pls ?

Here is my list of IMHO important Android features that are crippled/ unavailable. Would be great to see custom builds that fix any of these.
1) Androids built-in support for SIP telephony is completely unavailable.
SIP apps are only a partial workaround because they can integrate into the system equally. Eg: If you use the phone via BT from a Car audio/nav system, you can only get to the native Android dialer (which is where native android SIP integrates).
With QuickShortcutMaker you can get to the Menu to create SIP accounts, so the SIP code is in the firmware, but there are two pieces missing - create SIP contacts to make SIP calls, and enabling SIP accounts to receive SIP calls. Maybe there are some config files in the firmware that would enable this in custom firmware...
2) VoLTE is only enabled in each regions firmware for carriers in that region. Especially when importing phones from Asia, or Mate 9 Pro that does not even have US firmware this means VoLTE is unavailable.
This seems to be easy to fix with rooted phone by putting the appropriate config files into custom builds. There is already one patch for Mate 9 out in another thread in the mate 9 Q&A forum.
3) WiFi calling. Seems to be similar to VoLTE: disabled by default unless explicitly enabled on specific carriers.
One can see with QuickShortcutMaker that the feature is in the firmware. But not sure what needs to be fixed to make it fully working.
4) Google Daydream. Maybe not worth trying to fix this for Mate 9 Pro given how its listed as DayDream ready and should hopefully get an official FW update to enable it, but might make sense for mate 9.
Its possible to download / install Google VR libraries etc., but that will then still complain that the phone is not daydream capable. For that there seem to be some config one would need to root for.

HydrogenOS builds for the OnePlus 6

Hi, guys,
There is next HydrogenOS build for OnePlus 6:
OnePlus6Hydrogen_22_OTA_007_all_1805131952_c0c160dd12874af6.zip
Link - https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890278863836287178

crisis_trustee said:
Hi, guys,
There is next HydrogenOS build for OnePlus 6:
OnePlus6Hydrogen_22_OTA_007_all_1805131952_c0c160dd12874af6.zip
Link - https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890278863836287178
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Can you post a Mirror for the latest update of HydrogenOS, v5.1.13?
http://www.shuajizu.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=18368

New Build : https://www.h2os.com/download
for the Changelog :
system
- Optimize network connectivity
- Enhanced Wi-Fi connection stability
- Fix screen flicker problem under strong sun
- Improve stability and fix known issues
- Add a PIN code to unlock without having to click the confirmation function, and automatically unlock after entering the password. You can set the numeric password and check the function in "Settings -> Security and Lock Screen -> Screen Lock -> PIN "
communication
- Added global Internet access, you can learn more by setting -> SIM card and mobile network -> Global Internet access
camera
- Optimize camera HDR effect, clearer backlighting
third-party usage
- Optimize WeChat big picture opening speed

Seriously? HydrogenOS released always before OhygenOS??? That sucks
Sent from my ONEPLUS A6003 using Tapatalk

doctor78SI said:
Seriously? HydrogenOS released always before OhygenOS??? That sucks
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It's because HOS doesn't include any Google elements. Those have to be integrated for OOS.

And it also means 5.1.10 is only a day or so behind so I would not be surprised if we see the update go live tomorrow or Monday.

doctor78SI said:
Seriously? HydrogenOS released always before OhygenOS??? That sucks
Sent from my ONEPLUS A6003 using Tapatalk
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OnePlus is a Chinese company and HydrogenOS is for the Chinese market so it's to be expected that it will release before OxygenOS.

I am tired of companies favouring their own countries and then *****ing about bad sales globaly like Samsung has been doing lately with regards to their S9 lines. Why not treat everbody the same if we have to pay the same or in some cases even more?
Sent from my ONEPLUS A6003 using Tapatalk

Can we just flash this via the OP stock recovery?
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speedyjay said:
Can we just flash this via the OP stock recovery?
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99% sure you can

- Added global Internet access, you can learn more by setting -> SIM card and mobile network -> Global Internet access
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Can anyone explain this function in more detail?

HabeHandy said:
Can anyone explain this function in more detail?
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This function is prepared for those users who want to travel aboard to use sim-free networks conveniently.
edit:
I have found that you can pay with your credit card, so everyone can use it.

doctor78SI said:
I am tired of companies favouring their own countries and then *****ing about bad sales globaly like Samsung has been doing lately with regards to their S9 lines. Why not treat everbody the same if we have to pay the same or in some cases even more?
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Coool story, mate.... Keep moaning.

SuzutsukiKaede said:
This function is prepared for those users who want to travel aboard to use sim-free networks conveniently.
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I have found that you can pay with your credit card, so everyone can use it.
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Sounds interesting to save on roaming charges. Are the rates known?

HabeHandy said:
Sounds interesting to save on roaming charges. Are the rates known?
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the price is depended on the country which you are going to.

Can you root this version of the android p beta?
Magisk pre rooted img method

On H2o ther is a new version, from 15.08.2018
stable version
Version: Version 4 View Update Log
Time: Aug 15, 2018
Size: 1.82G
Md5: 980726FA88E2C0C8207E8B3906912786
Update log
system
- Optimize network connectivity
- Enhanced Wi-Fi connection stability
- Fix screen flicker problem under strong sun
- Improve stability and fix known issues
- Fix the problem that the traffic card is switched to the secondary card network type set to 2G/3G after the version upgrade
- Add a PIN code to unlock without having to click the confirmation function, and automatically unlock after entering the password. You can set the numeric password and check the function in Settings -> Security and Lock Screen -> Screen Lock -> PIN.
communication
- Added global Internet access, you can learn more by setting -> SIM card and mobile network -> Global Internet access
camera
- Optimize camera HDR effect, clearer backlighting
third-party usage
- Optimize WeChat big picture opening speed

OxygenOS 5.1.11 is out.

General SoulRom S22 Ultra from Chinese Website (Updated to VIP13) (Android 13 OneUi 5.1)

Here is the Latest SoulROM VIP13 :
SM-S908X_S22U_Soul_VIP13线刷包 (2).zip
drive.google.com
CP_S9080ZCU2CWB5.tar
drive.google.com
BL_S9080ZCU2CWB7.tar
drive.google.com
Flash with ODIN.
Extract from Chinese website and flash with your own risks.

did you test it?
not network in Europe....since it is a csc Chinesse

Free or pay rom

I've been using this rom since VIP3.
I can safely say that the rom is fast, responsive with improved battery life.
In addition to alot of tweaks to play with to improve the overall experience, and also the ability to have different performance profiles that can save you battery. Not to mention the sound customizations that implement a handy new dolby system with many tweaks to your choice، allow you to use sound booster apps (Not working on stock) and most importantly V4A is completely compatible which is a big bonus to alot of users.
The only disadvantage is that it's is a pay rom. Or not ?
The ROM will continuously pop up an annoying message in Chinese to remind you to buy the rom.
But a workaround to this is to simply set all your favorite tweaks using their "Soul" app while you can still access it on the first week.
So you have a full week to play around and choose your permanent settings on their app.
And once you set your tweaks, they will stick you will never have the need to access them again. And even better, the annoying message to buy the ROM will disappear.
In a nutshell I really recommend this fun ROM and even tried to buy it to no avail.
Worth a shot guys!

hi there guys!
the rom is restricted to CHC and there is not mobile data to use, at least for me.
I have tried different ways to pass this limitation with odin and CSC , modding prism and optics but not lucky.
The phone instantly blocked due to devices services was uninstalled and it is like an icloud iphone.
Anyway....with xposed and the soului.apk module you can use some features of this rom in a normal stock.
PD: I am using a sm-s908E snapdragon unlocked, and works everything less data sim, after flashing change my phone to S9080

Afthek said:
hi there guys!
the rom is restricted to CHC and there is not mobile data to use, at least for me.
I have tried different ways to pass this limitation with odin and CSC , modding prism and optics but not lucky.
The phone instantly blocked due to devices services was uninstalled and it is like an icloud iphone.
Anyway....with xposed and the soului.apk module you can use some features of this rom in a normal stock.
PD: I am using a sm-s908E snapdragon unlocked, and works everything less data sim, after flashing change my phone to S9080
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I tried changing csc but I always get blocked as well.
I guess I'm lucky that CHC is fully compatible in Saudi Arabia. (Middle East)

hi friends! any news of A13?

Brother, is there a way to get the latest VIP10 ?

Tangotime said:
Brother, is there a way to get the latest VIP10 ?
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here bro:
百度网盘 请输入提取码
百度网盘为您提供文件的网络备份、同步和分享服务。空间大、速度快、安全稳固，支持教育网加速，支持手机端。注册使用百度网盘即可享受免费存储空间
pan.baidu.com
pass: 1314

pega01256 said:
here bro:
百度网盘 请输入提取码
百度网盘为您提供文件的网络备份、同步和分享服务。空间大、速度快、安全稳固，支持教育网加速，支持手机端。注册使用百度网盘即可享受免费存储空间
pan.baidu.com
pass: 1314
Thanks, but I already have this link. I tried translating from Chinese to English but I couldn't sign up. That's why I relied on the OP to upload it to Gdrive. Any other solution ?
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Latest is VIP10: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1AVKTWcV04h...00970577770002#/home//三星/S90XX//安卓13_OneUI5.0
Pass 1314

Can anyone kindly upload it to Gdrive or any other site ? I cant access baidu cloud

I think there is a service to transfer Baudu to Google Drive: https://baidudownloader.com/
@Tangotime Maybe you're kind enough to share us the Google Drive link
I paid for it, would be great if everyone can chip in a buck or two: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=W8DUVUQUHQRE6
Here is the Google Drive link:
SM-S908X_S22U_Soul_VIP10线刷包.zip
drive.google.com

I have no problem doing it. But its converting all the folders for all s22U variants. Thus costing more than 12$ for a huge 35GB. I'm only looking for S908E, if someone would kindly give me the direct link I would upload it here.

I paid for it, would be great if everyone can chip in a buck or two: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=W8DUVUQUHQRE6
Here is the Google Drive link:
SM-S908X_S22U_Soul_VIP10线刷包.zip
drive.google.com
- Just finished flashing, my impression so far is WOW... so many tweaks! There is even a tweak to attempt to enable eSIM on my S9080 (Didn't work I think)
- Better 5G, Band Selection...on my....
Issues so far: Needs work to enable S Health, and enable Sync gives me issue because my Samsung account was not created in China.
There is a lot of setting up, tweaking, rebooting just to give you guys a heads up

edmondt said:
I paid for it, would be great if everyone can chip in a buck or two: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=W8DUVUQUHQRE6
Here is the Google Drive link:
SM-S908X_S22U_Soul_VIP10线刷包.zip
drive.google.com
- Just finished flashing, my impression so far is WOW... so many tweaks! There is even a tweak to attempt to enable eSIM on my S9080 (Didn't work I think)
- Better 5G, Band Selection...on my....
Issues so far: Needs work to enable S Health, and enable Sync gives me issue because my Samsung account was not created in China.
There is a lot of setting up, tweaking, rebooting just to give you guys a heads up
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Hi Bro!
My device is S908N need BL and CP?

Can this rom be used on S908U

edmondt said:
I paid for it, would be great if everyone can chip in a buck or two: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=W8DUVUQUHQRE6
Here is the Google Drive link:
SM-S908X_S22U_Soul_VIP10线刷包.zip
drive.google.com
- Just finished flashing, my impression so far is WOW... so many tweaks! There is even a tweak to attempt to enable eSIM on my S9080 (Didn't work I think)
- Better 5G, Band Selection...on my....
Issues so far: Needs work to enable S Health, and enable Sync gives me issue because my Samsung account was not created in China.
There is a lot of setting up, tweaking, rebooting just to give you guys a heads up
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What you have sent is a public link, why would you ask for a donation?

ohy1994 said:
What you have sent is a public link, why would you ask for a donation?
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Most people faced issues accessing and downloading from the original Chinese website. And this good man used a method to convert Baidu cloud downloads to Gdrive, which costs money.
Here you can calculate it yourself
Download link VIP pan baidu China – Download pan.baidu.com link, pan.baidu.com download link generator
baidudownloader.com

AUTO REBOOT AFTER INSTALL 3 DAY @@

Question Wi-Fi calling in non supported country

Hi
i want to enable wifi calling but cant
the option doesn't exist on the SIM menu.
i come from zenfone and xiaomi devices, in both cases i have just typed some dialer codes and the option appeared. wifi calling worked just fine.
in my pixel 6a i cant find any dialer code and all i see is rotting options. i dont want to root my device in order to not loose Gpay/banking and / or my work profile.
any solutions? wifi calling is important for me..

*#*#4636#*#*
This is the same way to get into the phone info settings forever. The WiFi calling provisioning toggle is there, but not sure your can change it.

ctfrommn said:
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This is the same way to get into the phone info settings forever. The WiFi calling provisioning toggle is there, but not sure your can change it.
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nope. cant change it

Google Voice is a good option for generic wifi calling/VoIP...if it's available where you are.

noamazulay24 said:
nope. cant change it
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Bummer....thats usually a carrier thing.

Google's been blocking various connectivity features (such as 5G, VoLTE, VoWIFI) in countries that are not "Pixel official".
They've been doing this for years now (since the first Pixel), and it seems that there's not intention on their part to enable it any time soon.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/x1wpzq
Feel free to unreluctantly join tens/hundreds of thousands Pixel users that figured this out a little bit too late. With all due respect, Google can go **** themselves and I will never purchase one of their (physical) products unless they change this ridiculous policy.
P.s., there are plenty of mods (with root) that can enable all these connectivity features in Pixels in unofficial countries, just conduct a proper research before. Most (if not all) cell providers that support all these features with other brands support Pixel too, it's only on Google's end.

NuclearBastard said:
Google's been blocking various connectivity features (such as 5G, VoLTE, VoWIFI) in countries that are not "Pixel official".
They've been doing this for years now (since the first Pixel), and it seems that there's not intention on their part to enable it any time soon.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/x1wpzq
Feel free to unreluctantly join tens/hundreds of thousands Pixel users that figured this out a little bit too late. With all due respect, Google can go **** themselves and I will never purchase one of their (physical) products unless they change this ridiculous policy.
P.s., there are plenty of mods (with root) that can enable all these connectivity features in Pixels in unofficial countries, just conduct a proper research before. Most (if not all) cell providers that support all these features with other brands support Pixel too, it's only on Google's end.
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tnks!
do pixel 6a have a proper root option without loosing gpay and bangink apps?

noamazulay24 said:
tnks!
do pixel 6a have a proper root option without loosing gpay and bangink apps?
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Oh sh*t, lol, didn't notice your name is נועם Guess we're on the same boat here in Israel.
I think that there is a way to do it, but as far as I know, the current solution is only temporary until Google blocks it all over. XDA's servers are giving me a hard time right now, but try to look for it somewhere on Pixel 6/6 Pro forums, just saw it yesterday.
In any case, I suspect that Google's intentions for not enabling connectivity on "non Pixel-official countries" has to do with their Fi network:
Redirecting

NuclearBastard said:
Oh sh*t, lol, didn't notice your name is נועם Guess we're on the same boat here in Israel.
I think that there is a way to do it, but as far as I know, the current solution is only temporary until Google blocks it all over. XDA's servers are giving me a hard time right now, but try to look for it somewhere on Pixel 6/6 Pro forums, just saw it yesterday.
In any case, I suspect that Google's intentions for not enabling connectivity on "non Pixel-official countries" has to do with their Fi network:
Redirecting
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Oh **** indeed!

noamazulay24 said:
tnks!
do pixel 6a have a proper root option without loosing gpay and bangink apps?
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You can unlock bootloader, install magisk, patch boot img and boot it for rooting. Use Shamiko for bank apps to work.

Question How to convert Pixel 6A Japanese rom to Global?

Good day. I ordered a japanese variant of pixel 6a because it's way cheaper than the global variant. Can someone help me find a guide flashing/converting the rom from japanese to global? Thank you in advance!

Запустите приложение Magisk - иконка Модули - Установка из хранилища - выберите на sdcard скачанный и сохраненный файл.zip скрипта для запуска на выполнение.
Mod translation: Launch the Magisk application - Modules icon - Install from storage - select the downloaded and saved .zip script file on the sdcard to run it for execution.

kondrakov said:
Launch the Magisk application - Modules icon - Install from storage - select the downloaded and saved .zip script file on the sdcard to run it for execution.
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Thank you for this!

Curious..when you use the camera, is the shutter sound forced on still? I guess Japan phones due to local laws the camera HAS to have a shutter sound and I've heard reports that it's persistant even when flashing another firmware/region. Would like to now if this is still the case.

smokejumper76 said:
Curious..when you use the camera, is the shutter sound forced on still? I guess Japan phones due to local laws the camera HAS to have a shutter sound and I've heard reports that it's persistant even when flashing another firmware/region. Would like to now if this is still the case.
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It is, which is why custom Roms turn it off

ctfrommn said:
It is, which is why custom Roms turn it off
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That is so crazy. I wonder how they are able to do that in the sense of hardware and different firmware versions. I guess maybe the Japan version has some sort of physical hardware that the other regions don't? Just from the hypothetical of flashing a different region on a presumably identical device, I would have [first] thought that the device would function exactly the same as an non-Japan model of that flashed region. And to require additional steps to stil turn off the shutter, makes me even more curious. LOL. It's like a super secret shadow NAND or something..lol
Thanks for confirming.
* Maybe it's an EFS thing the FWs don't normally touch.Or certain NV entries. Hmm. I wonder if actually "cloning" a complete EFS/NV from one region to another another phone would do it.
** I have a QPST NV dump from a 4a5g I traded in. If anyone has a Japan 4a5g with the forced shutter and wanna try nuking from my dump and see if it works, would be cool to seeif it did. Would change IMEI and everything else tho so one would have to know how to change that stuff back which is not really allowed here and I'm not telling..lol

smokejumper76 said:
That is so crazy. I wonder how they are able to do that in the sense of hardware and different firmware versions. I guess maybe the Japan version has some sort of physical hardware that the other regions don't? Just from the hypothetical of flashing a different region on a presumably identical device, I would have [first] thought that the device would function exactly the same as an non-Japan model of that flashed region. And to require additional steps to stil turn off the shutter, makes me even more curious. LOL. It's like a super secret shadow NAND or something..lol
Thanks for confirming.
* Maybe it's an EFS thing the FWs don't normally touch.Or certain NV entries. Hmm. I wonder if actually "cloning" a complete EFS/NV from one region to another another phone would do it.
** I have a QPST NV dump from a 4a5g I traded in. If anyone has a Japan 4a5g with the forced shutter and wanna try nuking from my dump and see if it works, would be cool to seeif it did. Would change IMEI and everything else tho so one would have to know how to change that stuff back which is not really allowed here and I'm not telling..lol
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It's done via software based on the hardware version of the device.