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Just as the title says I'm just asking those of you who are rooted and a quick brief explanation of why? Even those not rooted I would also encourage to Express your reasonings.
Personally I'm not rooted right now because I don't have TWRP and Google pay is iffy at the moment but I would love to root for substratum, adaway, and Viper sound mods.
Thanks guys.
Google Pay works with a simple fix in Termux app - no issues with it unless you use EdXposed.
I'm rooted for modding, theming, ability to install custom kernel, Button Mapper capabilities, Swift Backup, ability to fix device ambient EQ, ability to mod Active Edge, ability to use Lawnchair with QuickStep recents. mod accent colors to cool neon colors, iYTPB YouTube mod.. Substratum (not using currently but will be soon), ability to hide navbar.. the list goes on.
I'm rooted because this is a Google device with open source code and active development so modding and customizing my device is easy, fun, and I am able to see the changes being made without the blind guesswork and hackery involved in trying to develop for so many half-baked source release devices.
rooted so I can use;
- AdAway
- ViPER4Android
- EdXposed
As previously mentioned, Gpay is working fine.
And you don't "need" TWRP to root the P4XL.
sharpz811 said:
Just as the title says I'm just asking those of you who are rooted and a quick brief explanation of why? Even those not rooted I would also encourage to Express your reasonings.
Personally I'm not rooted right now because I don't have TWRP and Google pay is iffy at the moment but I would love to root for substratum, adaway, and Viper sound mods.
Thanks guys.
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wrongway213 said:
Google Pay works with a simple fix in Termux app - no issues with it unless you use EdXposed.
I'm rooted for modding, theming, ability to install custom kernel, Button Mapper capabilities, Swift Backup, ability to fix device ambient EQ, ability to mod Active Edge, ability to use Lawnchair with QuickStep recents. mod accent colors to cool neon colors, iYTPB YouTube mod.. Substratum (not using currently but will be soon), ability to hide navbar.. the list goes on.
I'm rooted because this is a Google device with open source code and active development so modding and customizing my device is easy, fun, and I am able to see the changes being made without the blind guesswork and hackery involved in trying to develop for so many half-baked source release devices.
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Thanks for your input guys but I'm a little confused through googling I see a magisk module that supposedly does all the necessary scripting in the background and then like mentioned here I see manually editing via termux. So I'm just wondering what is the exact procedure or is there a thread I can't seem to find with the exact instructions?
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Thanks for your input guys but I'm a little confused through googling I see a magisk module that supposedly does all the necessary scripting in the background and then like mentioned here I see manually editing via termux. So I'm just wondering what is the exact procedure or is there a thread I can't seem to find with the exact instructions?
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I recommend this Termux fix, believe spaceman860 from DU is the first I saw using this but could be wrong, copying this from Telegram
Gpay fix v2
1. Install Termux app and open the app
2. Type pkg install sqlite hit enter and let it install.
3. Type su hit enter
4. Copy and paste this then hit enter
am force-stop /data/data/com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel && chmod 777 /data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/dg.db && /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/sqlite3 /data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/dg.db "update main set c='0' where a like '%attest%';" && chmod 444 /data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/dg.db
5. Reboot
I'm rooted mainly so I can install a custom kernel. I always end up rooting for one small reason or another.
Because i can
Adaway for now.
I root for,
AdAway
YouTube Vanced
Active Edge Mod
Custom Fonts
Themes (Swift Installer and Substratum)
Viper4Android
Centre Clock Mod
Build prop edits (just to change volume steps, really)
Screen recorder with internal audio recording
iOS Emojis
Some Tasker stuff that requires root
Swift Backup
SD Maid Pro
Main feature is custom kernel... It can realy provide a boost
@rickysidhu_ can you give me a link to the screen recording app please?
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@rickysidhu_ can you give me a link to the screen recording app please?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.orpheusdroid.screenrecorder
- AdAway
- ViPER4Android
- EX Kernel
Yes, rooted.
Because I use:
Custom Kernels (battery saving)
BlackenedMod (battery saving)
AdAway (no ads!)
YouTube Vanced (YouTube without ads and other cool features!)
Custom Themes (just a better colour palate for OEM colours in styles)
Viper4Android (awesome sound on speakers/earphones)
Centre Clock Mod (purely aesthetic)
TiB (backing up and restoring apps)
I haven't rooted since the first pixel. Haven't needed to. Adguard premium does what I need along with YouTube vanced.
I'll never bother messing with my phones again.
Sent from my Google Pixel 4 XL using XDA Labs
I'm rocking a P3xl, but I rooted for...
Advanced Charging Control module - allows me to control how the battery is charged - (ie lower the max charge to 80% and other things that should increase overall battery life)
Active Edge Mod (mostly standard settings, but can squeeze to take a picture when the camera is open instead of having to press the shutter button on the screen. This really helps when trying to hold the phone with one hand).
Viper4Android
AdAway
YouTube Vanced
ExperimentalX kernel - great kernel and it has high brightness mode (HBM) support too. (Like the Pixel 4 series, the 3a series has a max brightness that is actually lower than the screen is capable of. HBM overrides this and truly maxes the brightness. It really helps when using the phone outside in bright sunlight).
With the Pixel 4 series, I think being able to map the Soli gestures for other things might be very interesting too.
FINGERFACE!!!!!! How can Google release a flagship model with no FP sensor before getting all the banking/security apps to support the Face-unlock API???
They don't call it the bleeding edge for nothing and something had to come first; there would never be support without need and there is no need until someone creates it. Realistically Google has used their power over the ecosystem to require support and it's going to be ubiquitous in the near future. For now, some of us have to bleed a little bit...
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They don't call it the bleeding edge for nothing and something had to come first; there would never be support without need and there is no need until someone creates it. Realistically Google has used their power over the ecosystem to require support and it's going to be ubiquitous in the near future. For now, some of us have to bleed a little bit...
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No need to bleed, just root and install EdXposed and Fingerface.
No longer feel the need to root. System is working just fine and I'm using DNS66 from f-Droid with AdAway hosts. It's working absolutely fine without rooting.
Sent from my Google Pixel 4 XL using XDA Labs
https://blog.tmyt.jp/entry/2019/12/13/225204
This works on all apps
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.refy.android.g8x.widemode
This is seriously very impressive. Nice work, only issue is it breaks the navigation bar and won't come back regardless if changing between gestures or normal navbar. Only fix is a reboot.
It does crash frequently inside an app.
kalinskym said:
It does crash frequently inside an app.
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Could you provide some information of your device?
* Android Version
* ro.product.vendor.device
* Files inside `/system/framework`
tmyt said:
Could you provide some information of your device?
* Android Version
* ro.product.vendor.device
* Files inside `/system/framework`
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hi, are you the developer of this awesome wide mode enabler?
If so, is it possible to enable dual screen working when folded completely (360 deg) same as lg g8X. i guess screen turns off when the magnetic latch (hall sensor) detected.
Also, possible to turn on dualscreen, switch/swap between screens, through tasker integration? disabling on-screen buttons
shameemindia said:
hi, are you the developer of this awesome wide mode enabler?
If so, is it possible to enable dual screen working when folded completely (360 deg) same as lg g8X. i guess screen turns off when the magnetic latch (hall sensor) detected.
Also, possible to turn on dualscreen, switch/swap between screens, through tasker integration? disabling on-screen buttons
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Yes, thank you using!
- May not possibe to enable dual screen while 360 deg. Framework checks cover state internally, ignore power on message when cover fully opened.
- Turn On or Off dualscreen through tasker integration is possible.
- Switch or Swap screen can use only activities from same package if non privileged apps. Could not possible Switch/Swap from Tasker integration.
tmyt said:
Yes, thank you using!
- May not possibe to enable dual screen while 360 deg. Framework checks cover state internally, ignore power on message when cover fully opened.
- Turn On or Off dualscreen through tasker integration is possible.
- Switch or Swap screen can use only activities from same package if non privileged apps. Could not possible Switch/Swap from Tasker integration.
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Is it optimized for dual notch in wideview?
This app is wonderful! It works for my LG v50, but I have one problem, the wide mode screen is smaller than my phone's screen, leaving black borders. Is there any way to fix this?
Sorry I mean when it crashes in app its due to say keyboard opening, or clicking on a link. I don't think it's to do with the app, just which LG allows you to modify. Like, without root do you think its possible to have widemode on all time even when switching between apps or will we have to always open a widemode using the toggle. It be awesome if you could remap the activity to a button such as Google assistant button or include in floating menu LG has. Or swipes up from navigation bar.
harysviewty said:
Is it optimized for dual notch in wideview?
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What mean the 'optimized' that are you expecting?
tmyt said:
What mean the 'optimized' that are you expecting?
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The system is aware that there are two notch on each half of the top bar
Cpamazing said:
This app is wonderful! It works for my LG v50, but I have one problem, the wide mode screen is smaller than my phone's screen, leaving black borders. Is there any way to fix this?
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Half full half empty glass problem. At least you still got this update
Poor design
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Poor design
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That's not what I meant. The app itself doesn't fully fit either the dual screen or the main screen, it's smaller than both. It leaves borders around the bottom of the dual screen and the right of the main screen, as if the app is too small to fit the display. Perhaps Android 10 will fix some of these issues.
Does anyone have the APK for this? I'm wanting to try it on the Asus ROG Phone II second screen attachment just to see if it might work, and can't find the apk anywhere, or get it to download.
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Does anyone have the APK for this? I'm wanting to try it on the Asus ROG Phone II second screen attachment just to see if it might work, and can't find the apk anywhere, or get it to download.
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No you cannot. Asus uses different developer kit for twindock. LG & Asus apps aren't cross compatible to each other. Asus dual screen games also didn't work the same on LG
And this app uses LG's own implementation (which is very new, not yet published in public for developers)
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No you cannot. Asus uses different developer kit for twindock. LG & Asus apps aren't cross compatible to each other. Asus dual screen games also didn't work the same on LG
And this app uses LG's own implementation (which is very new, not yet published in public for developers)
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That completely makes sense, but a shame. Thanks for getting back to me so quickly
Doesnt work on v50 pie. Just crashes.
snaske65 said:
Doesnt work on v50 pie. Just crashes.
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I observed this problem from crash report, v50 pie has not API same as g8x.
I need system image of v50 pie to resolve this crash.
tmyt said:
I observed this problem from crash report, v50 pie has not API same as g8x.
I need system image of v50 pie to resolve this crash.
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Even newer updated v50 with wideview mode?
I love my Pixel 5, but what I hate is the navigation line and black space at the bottom when I am in most apps. It is a waste of space and is unsightly (it's ugly and ruins an otherwise great screen experience). Are there any solutions to remove it (for example, immersive mode or expanded desktop apps or even xposed or gravitybox something like that), that still let me use gestures?
I heard the immersive mode apps that have been around for years no longer work in Android 11.
Thanks!
On Android 10 on my Mi A2 I was using a Magisk module which did exactly that.
It's called Fullscreen/Immersive Gestures (Q-R) by DanGLES3 (v8.1), last updated on Dec 13. You can find it here or in Magisk search.
I have no idea if this module will work on the Pixel 5 because I'm not rooted and can't test it, sorry about that, but it's a start. Just wait until someone can confirm it works before you unlock and root (unless of course you plan to unlock and root anyway).
It works!!! Thank you!!!
pappy97 said:
It works!!! Thank you!!!
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@pappy97 can you provide a screenshot
akpe said:
On Android 10 on my Mi A2 I was using a Magisk module which did exactly that.
It's called Fullscreen/Immersive Gestures (Q-R) by DanGLES3 (v8.1), last updated on Dec 13. You can find it here or in Magisk search.
I have no idea if this module will work on the Pixel 5 because I'm not rooted and can't test it, sorry about that, but it's a start. Just wait until someone can confirm it works before you unlock and root (unless of course you plan to unlock and root anyway).
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Yeppers. That stupid line is useless. This module fixes that.
I'm using it on my P5.
Hi guys, so I bought the mi 11 ultra and I'm loving this phone. I bought a china version with global ROM ver 12.5.8 already installed.
I'd like to ask if there's a way to mirror the front screen to the rear screen as I'm using a different camera app that I think has more features than the stock camera app. In that way the persons i take photos of using the other camera app can see themselves while taking the shot.
Thank you.
same, I would like to use it as well and am wondering if there's any possibility of that.
If you change the device fingerprint to pixel 6 it will mirror rear display.
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If you change the device fingerprint to pixel 6 it will mirror rear display.
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How do I do this?
Itzkingzee said:
How do I do this?
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[MODULE] [DEPRECATED] MagiskHide Props Config - SafetyNet, prop edits, and more - v6.1.2
MagiskHide Props Config v6.1.2 Note: This project is dead, and has been for some time. I have not been involved in the Android modding scene for some time and I no longer have the energy to take it up again. If anyone feels like taking over...
forum.xda-developers.com
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If you change the device fingerprint to pixel 6 it will mirror rear display.
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is it always on or you can enable disable with the usual toggle in the rear display settings?
d294478 said:
If you change the device fingerprint to pixel 6 it will mirror rear display.
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That's great!!! A step by step tutorial would be super appreciated.
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is it always on or you can enable disable with the usual toggle in the rear display settings?
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It will be always on. Not really useful for me, but it works
tried both Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. neither of them work.
Im very disappointed by the post processing the stock Gcam forcefully adds to every picture taken and im wondering if its possible to disable that in some developer options. Mainly the extreme contrast and sharpening. Google also disabled the function to select a different photo app as default which sucks. I stumbled over sometthing called lib-Patcher for Gcam on Reddit but have no idea how to use it.
I hope someone can help me since that would be the only big negative i noticed on my Pixel 7 so far.
You can do JPEG + RAW to be able to edit the photo yourself.
Open the camera, bring down the menu in the top left corner. Tap more settings, tap advanced. You will see the toggle there.
Note that these photos will still be pixel binned to 12MP.
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You can do JPEG + RAW to be able to edit the photo yourself.
Open the camera, bring down the menu in the top left corner. Tap more settings, tap advanced. You will see the toggle there.
Note that these photos will still be pixel binned to 12MP.
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Yes i know that, but that again requires lots of colorgrading since the "raw" pictures are a grey .dng with some kind of log-profile. If i take the picture and go to the gallery asap i can see the original nice picture for about a second and then it get the extreme sharpening and contrast added. That is the step i dont like. It makes Green grass and leaves look very grey and ugly because it only adds contrast and sharpening to already green mushy blobs. Similar stuff on the Shadows. If its already dark it doesnt need contrast and sharpening.
Hmm I have no idea then.
Secure Camera - Apps on Google Play
Modern camera app focused on privacy and security with QR / barcode scanning.
play.google.com
No post processing.
However, some of the post processing is done at the HAL level. There's nothing you can do to disable that.
96carboard said:
Secure Camera - Apps on Google Play
Modern camera app focused on privacy and security with QR / barcode scanning.
play.google.com
No post processing.
However, some of the post processing is done at the HAL level. There's nothing you can do to disable that.
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Thank you, I'll look at that camera app. Im only talking about the processing after taking the picture btw. I can see the picture changing in my gallery.
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Secure Camera - Apps on Google Play
Modern camera app focused on privacy and security with QR / barcode scanning.
play.google.com
No post processing.
However, some of the post processing is done at the HAL level. There's nothing you can do to disable that.
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The pictures look very pleasing and without the post processing, very nice! But there is no manual mode or am i missing something? EV-compensation for control is fine but i would like to have a slider for whitebalance too, is this not a thing with this app?
Soundwave857 said:
The pictures look very pleasing and without the post processing, very nice! But there is no manual mode or am i missing something? EV-compensation for control is fine but i would like to have a slider for whitebalance too, is this not a thing with this app?
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White balance would be a post-processing enhancement, wouldn't it?
In any case, contributions (which could be code or feature requests) can be made at the project repository; https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Camera
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White balance would be a post-processing enhancement, wouldn't it?
In any case, contributions (which could be code or feature requests) can be made at the project repository; https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Camera
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The post post processing. I can see a very nice picture and then it gets changed AGAIN.
One way is to reduce sharpening and contrast in photos app or snapseed
Here's an idea, sell the pixel, get something else. Main point of Pixel is its photo processing.
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Here's an idea, sell the pixel, get something else. Main point of Pixel is its photo processing.
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How about NO? The main point of pixel is UNLOCKABLE and AOSP.
Un-install google photos and install Simple Gallery. Maybe that will help you overcome your post-processing problem ?
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Un-install google photos and install Simple Gallery. Maybe that will help you overcome your post-processing problem ?
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Its the camera application, not the gallery application.
bs3pro said:
Here's an idea, sell the pixel, get something else. Main point of Pixel is its photo processing.
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Can you recommend one with 6-6,3", uncurved screen, stock android and a great camera system?
Soundwave857 said:
Can you recommend one with 6-6,3", uncurved screen, stock android and a great camera system?
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Xperia 5 IV? A lot better camera system, P7 has only one good camera, the main one. Xperia has 3. Pixel has better software for picture processing but that was your problem so maybe better of with other products
To your problem, can you download a gcam mod? Those have a ton of settings, HDR levels etc.
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Can you recommend one with 6-6,3", uncurved screen, stock android and a great camera system?
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Iphone