[CLOSED][OFFICIAL] LineageOS 18.1 for the Essential Phone

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malerocks

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Are any of you using any of the gcam ports with this ROM? I am using the one made by Urnyx05. It mostly works fine but if I click a number of photos in a short span of time, suddenly my phone does not have volume if I try to play anything. Sometimes even a call does not work immediately afterwards. Way out is to restart the phone.

Didn't have an issue with the same port when I was on stock
 

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Hi, I have just installed lineage 18.1 on my essential phone. I could enable volte in settings but I could not get volte connection. I have checked with *#*#4636#*#*. The ims status is registered but the voice over lte is unavailable. Would there be any solution to work wtih it?
 

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npjohnson should post regarding the PH-1 build schedule.

That said, the upcoming PH-1 changes and active build queue for Lineage can be seen at: https://www.lineageoslog.com/18.1/mata

It appears that Lineage has been keeping its build servers busy with Lineage 19.0 test builds for the Google Pixel phones.
 
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No update for 3 weeks....strange!!!

2 weeks I would say. This is the start of the 3rd week..

But yes strange and something I was wondering about last week.

npjohnson should post regarding the PH-1 build schedule.

That said, the upcoming PH-1 changes and active build queue for Lineage can be seen at: https://www.lineageoslog.com/18.1/mata

It appears that Lineage has been keeping its build servers busy with Lineage 19.0 test builds for the Google Pixel phones.
19.0 stuff threw us off for a short time, then an APK edit to fix some telephony bugs resulted in signing issues. Will be fixed by next build
 

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19.0 stuff threw us off for a short time, then an APK edit to fix some telephony bugs resulted in signing issues. Will be fixed by next build
Thanks for the update, hope the telephony stuff incls lower call volume, personally I'd be happy enough with monthly updates (assuming no significant bugs need fixing), especially if it's due to Lineage 19 dev! Thanks again for your work.
 
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this fix has nothing to do with call audio - it fixes sim hotswap
Thanks you so much to letting this device keeps having update. I am having a question about the volte. May I know that whether it is working or not? As I see in the settings, it has enabled but seems not working. The ims is registered, but volte is unavailable.
 

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Thanks you so much to letting this device keeps having update. I am having a question about the volte. May I know that whether it is working or not? As I see in the settings, it has enabled but seems not working. The ims is registered, but volte is unavailable.
Works for me in the UK. Unfortunately, LineageOS ROMs don't show the volte logo
 

npjohnson

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Thanks you so much to letting this device keeps having update. I am having a question about the volte. May I know that whether it is working or not? As I see in the settings, it has enabled but seems not working. The ims is registered, but volte is unavailable.
Did it work on stock for you? If not it won't work here.
 

malerocks

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Quick question. Some of the other lineage builds for other phones allow showing a data counter in the status bar. This one doesn't. Any specific reason? Is it because of the notch as that is where the counter appears?
 
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    Essential Phone

    Code:
    - Your warranty is now void.
    - You have been warned.
    - Use at your own risk.

    Introduction:
    This is the Official Lineage OS 18.1 thread for the Essential Phone.

    Downloads:
    Please follow the install instructions in your device's Wiki page linked below exactly.
    If you don't follow these instructions, or use 3rd party add-ons (like Magisk) please don't expect support here.

    Known Bugs:
    • Find any? Report them according to this guide.
    Notes:
    • The only supported GApps package at the moment is MindTheGapps, linked on our Wiki page about gapps.
    • Firmware is shipped in the ROM package for this device, so no need to worry about updating it on your own!
    Kernel Source: https://github.com/LineageOS/android_kernel_essential_msm8998
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    Anyone else's gps unable to "go to/find my location"?
    Works in Google maps here....
    Hrm, I'm getting video playback issues. No sound and very slow playback. Allegedly it's firmware related. Anyone else experienced this?
    weird - can't replicate in youtube, file a bug ticket as per the wiki instructions please?
    I have been running Lineage 17.1 on my Essential PH-1.

    I followed the procedure at https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/mata/upgrade to upgrade.

    I used lineage-18.1-20210419-nightly-mata-signed.zip and MindTheGapps-11.0.0-arm64-20210412_124247.zip

    The upgrade process completed successfully but I couldn't add an account. When I tapped on "Add account" the phone just beeped and did nothing.

    Then I tried a clean install following the procedure at https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/mata/install with the same files.

    The result was the same.

    How can I add a Google account to my Lineage 18.1 PH-1?
    uhhh - sounds like you need to wipe data - something sounds messed up.
    question I found a install video older but will this be the same as installing 18.1 I will have to add gapps to and install after the OS ? or just add the gapp along with the OS I'm a little rusty last phone I did linageOS on was a moto E4 plus
    here is the video
    Just follow the wiki guide and all will work fine.
    I seem to be having a more extreme problem of every app not responding and/or crashing. I've reflashed multiple times, redownloaded all files and ran checksum on files and always fine, tried multiple cables and tried different usb plugs on pc and all with same results. I'd try that statixos thing, but those instruction are using TWRP, which I could never get to work when I initially rooted last year, so I've just using LOS's recovery. Someone on reddit said you can't flash that zip using LOS's recovery, so I'm not sure what to do.
    you need to format /data and just follow the wiki guide, thing shouldn't crash, so long as you use lineage, and (if you want) mindthegapps
    Try crDroid, although not official but OP update regularly and the rom is stable, good enough for daily useage.
    please don't discuss other ROMs here - go elsewhere for that.
    Talking about StatixOS, what steps did you have problem with? For me, install StatixOS is so simple (possible device related?). If you have touch issue with TWRP, you can find the patch version of TWRP boot image in StatixOS telegram channel which gives you touch capability during flashing. Anyway here the sequence that I install it.

    Make sure you're back to Jan stock before to process:

    1. Copy StatixOS + TWRP installer + Gapps to phone
    2. Install TWRP boot image
    3. Wipe Davik/Cache/Data storage (don't wipe internal storage)
    4. Flash StatixOS
    5. Flash TWRP installer (I don't bother slot selection, just flash it, and it works for me all the time)
    6. Reboot back to TWRP recovery (important step if you want to install Gapps)
    7. Flash Gapps
    8. Reboot phone for phone setup
    9. Install Magisk if you want to root (I do this step last after the phone is fully function)
    Hope you can get it work.
    please don't discuss other ROMs here - go elsewhere for that.
    I don't want StatixOS itself. There was a post further back about pulling the firmware from StatixOS, flashing that, and then flashing Lineage OS. I don't know how to pull the firmware out of one ROM and install it on it's own before I then install LOS 18.1 as usual afrer. I don't want to use TWRP though as it never worked when I initially rooted last year, and I still see lots of people talk of issues with TWRP on the PH-1.
    Their firmware fix is placebo - it's the same firmware - I'm looking into the webview issue, and strongly suspect it'll be fixed in the next build (newer webview version built in).
    After the latest update my phone only reboots into bootloader. From there I can't even reboot into recovery, it keeps going back to bootloader. And, it's not detected on my computer via adb, which it was before. Any suggestions?

    I usually manage to get out of trouble spots like this with my phone, this one has me stuck.
    Apologies, sepolicy mismatch after a merge on the qcom-common sepolicy repo. I've fixed it, the next build will not have this issue!
    Do you mean fastboot isn't detecting it? If you can get fastboot to recognize the device, I'd just go all the way back to stock and then re-flash the last build you were on before you started having issues.
    Apologies, sepolicy mismatch after a merge on the qcom-common sepolicy repo. I've fixed it, the next build will not have this issue!
    PSA: Newest update seems to not want to boot, using fastboot to switch slots back to the old one allows devices to boot again.

    If installed, the newest update fails past the initial bootloader and doesn't boot from the boot_a/boot_b partition, whichever is newer, and adb won't work as far as I can tell, fastboot will work though provided you have the right drivers etc for your computer.

    Feel free to ask me for help with switching slots if anyone needs, here or in a pm.
    Apologies, sepolicy mismatch after a merge on the qcom-common sepolicy repo. I've fixed it, the next build will not have this issue!
    I can't boot into system and constantly run into fastboot mode either. Having switched to the other slot to continue use the phone properly.
    Apologies, sepolicy mismatch after a merge on the qcom-common sepolicy repo. I've fixed it, the next build will not have this issue!

    same thing happened to me. it rebooted to the bootloader. from there i was able to use the volume buttons to switch to recovery, though i didn't actually enter it. i went back to the bootloader.
    i was still able to detect the phone with fastboot devices, though. in the past, some usb ports on the laptop worked better than others, and i found that switching allowed for detection, again.

    i switched slots and rebooted and the phone came back up to the previous version. when i tried installing, it came back with an error. when i tried again, it started the process, which i canceled. i deleted the download and then grabbed it again and installed.
    it rebooted to the bootloader, again.
    i switched slots,, again, and rebooted to previous version again.

    with the essential builds, sideloading the ota did not lose any information. i am assuming the same is true for sideloading the lineageos zip? or no?
    Apologies, sepolicy mismatch after a merge on the qcom-common sepolicy repo. I've fixed it, the next build will not have this issue!
    Update: after the update failed and my phone couldn't get past bootloader, I left it in the charger. When I came back 30 minutes later it had rebooted into system. It's on the previous update, so I'm guessing it rebooted into the old slot.

    When it was stuck in bootloader I was trying 'adb reboot ...', not fastboot, so that was my mistake. It probably would have gotten me unstuck.
    Apologies, sepolicy mismatch after a merge on the qcom-common sepolicy repo. I've fixed it, the next build will not have this issue!
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    Apologies, sepolicy mismatch after a merge on the qcom-common sepolicy repo. I've fixed it, the next build will not have this issue!

    Thanks mate! Appreciate you maintaining Lineage for our device
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    There's a bug ticket open for it, unsure what the cause is, but we know about it and are trying.
    cool. it's not a huge deal. i just turn the call volume up and hold it away from my head. it's speakerphone'ish. thanks for the work you all do :)
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    @npjohnson since you seem to be involved with the development of LOS, do you have any idea what's going on, on phone calls, with the loud speakerphone that doesn't respond to the volume keys? i can't remember, anymore, which versions of essential's builds had the same problem and i never read anything about what they did to fix it. i do remember that it wasn't an immediate fix.
    the fact that it did exist in essential's builds, oi LOS17.1, and now in LOS18.1, makes me think that it's something deeper than a ROM typically goes. but that is just my not-understanding-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-things thought. :)
    There's a bug ticket open for it, unsure what the cause is, but we know about it and are trying.