i apologize if this question has been asked and answered already -- i've found several threads in which people have asked whether t-mobile's wifi calling will work on custom roms, but my question is different.
does anybody know, conclusively, whether i can purchase a nexus 6 straight from google, activated it on my t-mobile account, and use t-mobile's wifi calling feature? i understand that a factory image containing this feature is available (https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#shamulyz28e) but it says "5.1.1 (For T-Mobile ONLY) (LYZ28E)".
is this actually correct, or is there a way to flash this image to a vanilla nexus 6?
thanks.
geometricpiss said:
i apologize if this question has been asked and answered already -- i've found several threads in which people have asked whether t-mobile's wifi calling will work on custom roms, but my question is different.
does anybody know, conclusively, whether i can purchase a nexus 6 straight from google, activated it on my t-mobile account, and use t-mobile's wifi calling feature? i understand that a factory image containing this feature is available (https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#shamulyz28e) but it says "5.1.1 (For T-Mobile ONLY) (LYZ28E)".
is this actually correct, or is there a way to flash this image to a vanilla nexus 6?
thanks.
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yes. except when you buy it it'll be at android 5.0.1. after you boot up, eventually you'll get an update to 5.1, then 5.1.1. this will enable WiFi calling on tmobile. or, you could manually install the factory img for 5.1.1. your choice.
geometricpiss said:
i apologize if this question has been asked and answered already -- i've found several threads in which people have asked whether t-mobile's wifi calling will work on custom roms, but my question is different.
does anybody know, conclusively, whether i can purchase a nexus 6 straight from google, activated it on my t-mobile account, and use t-mobile's wifi calling feature? i understand that a factory image containing this feature is available (https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#shamulyz28e) but it says "5.1.1 (For T-Mobile ONLY) (LYZ28E)".
is this actually correct, or is there a way to flash this image to a vanilla nexus 6?
thanks.
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You could also flash Android M dev preview, it supports WiFi Calling.
Good evening XDAers. I just received my Project Fi Sim and Welcome Kit. I love my Nexus, and the openness of roms. Will I be totally unable to use custom roms other than Pure Nexus? Or is there a workaround where I can pick to be either using the Sprint or T-Mobile network depending on where I am an and what the coverage is like. At home and around town it looks like I will have full 4G service without issue, my only concern is traveling, which I do a fair bit of.
One solution I though of doing was utilizing MultiRom. Use the primary rom slot as Stock (for when I travel and such) this way It will do the proper hand off between networks. Then on my second slot use whatever rom I am using for the week, haha.
Any Fi users have any thoughts or comments on this.
I have setup Multi Rom with the stock rom being the stock Nexus 6 Fi specific factory image. I can boot into the stock rom slot and use Fi's network switching. I am able to boot into the second rom stock and successfully get a connection. I have only been able to connect to the Tmobile network on the second rom slot. I am working on being able to pick between sprint and tmobile. I will post back more If I can figure it out.
I have been able to manually toggle between sprint and tmobile on my second rom slot running CM. Will work on a writeup.
Writeup ------> http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/guide-install-custom-roms-network-t3186838
So recently I found out about something called project fi
Its a phone service by google. I bought it and im not sure
how to add the apn. There is no add new apn button.
datad0 said:
So recently I found out about something called project fi
Its a phone service by google. I bought it and im not sure
how to add the apn. There is no add new apn button.
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According to the Project Fi website, you can only use it on Nexus phones.
datad0 said:
So recently I found out about something called project fi
Its a phone service by google. I bought it and im not sure
how to add the apn. There is no add new apn button.
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TheSt33v said:
According to the Project Fi website, you can only use it on Nexus phones.
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I've been on Fi for !months now. I was wan of the first users. Several things to point out.
1. As the previous poster mentioned its for Nexus devices only at the moment. Google will boot you off the network when they find out
2. The Fi sim partly works on other devices but only T-Mobile works. T-Mobile is the network the sim ships on and activates with. Once activated you'll then be able to connect to Sprints network.
3. Fi doesn't even work on CM or AOSP based roms yet so no chance another device will get full functionality until it happens on non factory based roms for the nexus devices.
4. Lastly I was able to uncover the APNs that google will not release. But there is literally 50+ APNs as far as I remember that are needed for full functionality on both carriers and their roaming partners.
Greetings,
I was able to root my first smart phone (HTC Incredible) back in the day with help from XDA. I Installed Cyanogen Mod and was able to continue using that phone for 5 years. My next two phones were Verizon/Samsung and they were locked down tight with no work around.
I now have a Moto X4 with AndroidOne on the Fi network. I'd like to root it and install Lineage. I've looked at all the information here on rooting the X4, and the only thing I am not clear on is if my rooted phone will still function with proper network switching. I've seen some posts saying that all I would need to do is install the Fi app from Google Play, but nothing confirming that this worked.
I'm also unsure if I can run Lineage and still operate on the Fi network.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated. I fully understand that if something goes wrong, it's on me.
Thanks,
~ Phil
Experience Level: I'm pretty good with a PC but not so much with Android. I've had good luck just following the instructions I find here but I don't really know what I'm doing - yes, I get the gist of it but I don't understand the details.
i am on fi with root and everything having to with fi, including switching works, but i am on stock. i did not realize that unlocking on this phone can't be undone and in retrospect i may not have done it had i known that. updates become a pain to do. i also have google pay working. i think i read that none of the custom roms provide the full fi services. they all will work on fi network as any other unlocked phone would work on their service that is not sold as a google fi phone as far as i know.
Everything @glenb77 said.
I want this to be a thread for us Verizon people using custom Roms. As of right now there are several Roms that have partial support. There is one ROM I know of that has full support. Havoc os. Sky dragon, liquid remix l, Luis ROM collection has partial support. Some Roms have no support.
Some Roms don't have the ability to send/receive mms ( pictures and group texts). Some Roms can't even receive texts or calls.
If I'm not mistaken, the list is as follows:
OmniROM
Treskmod
HavocOS
AOSiP
I don't believe any of the 10/Q ROMs will work until the necessary blobs are pulled from the official OOS 10 release. Therefore, the above only applies to 9/Pie versions. I have not tested the 10 OOS port, so I can't confirm anything there.
For the ROMs with partial support (calling and texting), some users have found success with MMS by using certain messaging apps, such as QKSMS.
jibgilmon said:
If I'm not mistaken, the list is as follows:
OmniROM
Treskmod
HavocOS
AOSiP
I don't believe any of the 10/Q ROMs will work until the necessary blobs are pulled from the official OOS 10 release. Therefore, the above only applies to 9/Pie versions. I have not tested the 10 OOS port, so I can't confirm anything there.
For the ROMs with partial support (calling and texting), some users have found success with MMS by using certain messaging apps, such as QKSMS.
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I didn't know aosip worked, I haven't tried Omni since I had to make a call to tier 2 support. So that call could have fixed it for me. I haven't heard of treskmod. Havoc isn't bad.
Bootleggers works great, although I did need to switch to qsms for mms to work.
I think the issue is most time picture messages are extremely low quality when received, and video messages as well if they come in at all. I'm on an old Omni build and that's how it is for me.
I'm on pie with latest Omni and QKSMS. Running smoothly on verizon. I can make /receive calls, send /receive SMS/MMS and group texts work.
Funny as **** lol. ALL pie ROMs support Verizon. Its the APNs in network settings that control MMS,sms, etc. All ROMs use your current radio/modem to access your sim and apn to access the network. If you have signal, its not the rom. To make sure your apn info is correct, google the info or call your carrier
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Funny as **** lol. ALL pie ROMs support Verizon. Its the APNs in network settings that control MMS,sms, etc. All ROMs use your current radio/modem to access your sim and apn to access the network. If you have signal, its not the rom. To make sure your apn info is correct, google the info or call your carrier
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Yes and I've read comments in various threads where people would say they had tons of difficulties getting SMS and especially MMS to work properly even on stock OOS. Many recommendations suggested you must call verizon tech support and request a tier 2 specialist.
But I also noticed a couple of posts where people said they just simply inserted their sim and everything worked. I also read one comment where the guy said just go into your verizon account settings and choose CDMAless.
My experience? I decided I definitely wanted to iron out all the kinks before flashing a rom so I inserted my sim, did the initial setup and noticed MMS not working so I logged in to my verizon account and went through settings but there was no CDMAless option. Then I called verizon tech support and requested a,tier 2. Originally it was a,tier 1 who fielded my call and when I asked him he said : "I'm basically a tier 2" (which meant I don't know jack squat)
After an hour on the phone with the clown, he finally admitted he was going to have to connect me with a real tier 2. Five minutes later I was off the phone and my MMS was working.
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Funny as **** lol. ALL pie ROMs support Verizon. Its the APNs in network settings that control MMS,sms, etc. All ROMs use your current radio/modem to access your sim and apn to access the network. If you have signal, its not the rom. To make sure your apn info is correct, google the info or call your carrier
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This isn't entirely true. Issues have probably all been ironed out now but when the op6t came out even with apns correct mms did not work. As it stands some roms receive mms with terrible quality because image is compressed to less than a mb. There was talk of special compatibility things in oos that was missing in custom roms.
Hoping to resurrect this thread with updated information regarding Android 10 based ROMs. Can anybody report about verizon issues with Android 10 ROMs on the One Plus 6t? (The reason I'm asking is because I'm currently using Lineage OS 16 on mine. SMS works with the QKSMS app, but there are recent reports in the Fajita LOS 17.1 xda thread that Verizon problems have possibly gotten worse in version LOS 17.1)
Since nobody has responded to this thread, I'll update it myself. I was previously using Lineage 16 with my Oneplus 6T on Verizon's network and my texting app was QKSMS. This combination worked well. I finally decided to update to Lineage 17.1. Unfortunately, I was not able to get MMS working (neither sending or receiving) with this version on Lineage.
But I'm happy to report that I then tried Omnirom Q and it works great! I'm still using QKSMS. However, it should be noted that the stock messaging app that comes with Omnirom also works!
Hey, not sure if anyone is still paying attention to this thread but anyone have any current roms that are working on Oneplus 6t on verizon? I read they arent updating it anymore but I would really like to keep using my phone.
I'm using Lineage 18 on my Oneplus 6t. I wouldn't call it full support, because I have to modify one config file after I update the phone. But after modifying that config file, everything works. I'm very happy with it. See this post for details on what needs to be modified:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-lineageos-18-1.4174689/page-24#post-85238717
The config file change does persist after reboots. But it won't survive an update. So it must be applied each time, after you update the ROM.
Will CR Droid work with OnePlus 9 On Verizon?