Samsung phones tend to have poor signal. The internet is filled with comments from people reporting the loss of coverage and low signal intensity,..I've had far more signal with iPhones than any Samsung devices.
My signal is weaker than my OP 9 Pro. But i know 2 differ modem chips.. I use AODnotify.. works wonders.
Specifically designed to annoy the sh1t3 out of everyoneIt's being rolled out in some kind of Google algorithm
One of these is what you need to update manually (take the -w out of the flash-all.bat file), although from what I'm reading, if you're not rooted (and planning on keeping root), folks have reported great user-friendly success using the Official Google Android Flash Tool instead. You can still root after doing it that way, too, just doesn't make as much sense to use that method if you're going to root since you'll still need the full official firmware, unless you're definitely going to use a custom kernel, too.
If all he wants to do is update to the latest patch he would only need to do the OTA sideload and not flash the whole image. The link is to the full image and not the OTA. Did he say he was rooted, I'm having a hard time understanding your post here.
I never do OTA sideload - I always use the full image. If he's planning on rooting, then he'll need the boot.img from the full image anyway, so would save him a step since the OTA doesn't include the full boot.img, but overall I was recommending the Android Flash Tool if he's not rooted and not going to. He didn't say much at all. He didn't say if he's rooted or not rooted. I'm trying not to assume either way as it's anyone's guess, and quite common that rooted folks don't mention they're rooted, and definitely very common that non-rooted folks don't mention that they're not.
I see what you're getting at although I've never flashed a full image if an OTA was available for sideload. Different strokes.. But what I was referring to was your statement " though from what I'm reading, if you're not rooted (and planning on keeping root), " Does that make sense to you?
I tend to try to cover multiple scenarios in my statements - sometimes too much and I cause confusion.
Just my preference, as it is for some others in this section (and elsewhere). I like to have the full stock image on hand anyway, so it doesn't make sense for me to download both the OTA and the full firmware zip if I want to keep the full firmware handy anyway.
) for custom kernels to be updated to work with the new update, so in that case, I need the boot.img file extracted out of the full firmware zip, in order to root it with Magisk and use it rooted until the custom kernel I use has been updated.
You're welcome! When I used my Pixel 1, I definitely had less reason to root than ever, but thanks to Tensor and Android 12, I have more reason again. This has been the first phone I've used which I performed the workarounds on to get Banking apps and GPay working. It was easier than I thought it would be, although I have no idea if, in the long run, it'll be a frequent cat and mouse game keeping them working.
I agree. There are many changes that are performed on the back end of devices by Google that are not disclosed to their customers. I would like to see a company like Duck Duck Go make a device. Total transparency and privacy.
After having every Nexus and Pixel Device release, i dont remember a pixel that DID NOT have reception issues at one point or another. Something always fixed in updates, eventually. I think they settled and these were class action lawsuit for Pixel 2XL and Pixel 3XL owners for reception issues.....both were different lawsuits....
OTA side-loaded successfully, running .017, now let's see how everything works. Still with the fam doing the Christmas thing, but will test as much as I can.
Please don't tell me to chill out.
Truth.Remember when manufacturers released updates quarterly, every other month, or whenever they felt like it? Good times
Now we're so spoiled, if we don't get an update every 29-30 days, or by midnight on the 3rd; the manufacturer sucks, the device sucks, the world sucks and the only thing that's "acceptable" is our entitlement feeling of "I spent $1000 and my 30 day update didn't come exactly as promised!"
Anyone saying they've been in the customizing game a long time should be WELL AWARE of several facts in the unlocked bootloader device world:
-every flagship has issues
-every manufacturer cares more about $ than quality
-the newest devices always require a few updates to work out bugs
-there are several manufacturers whose updates only come whenever they feel like it, and it's always much longer than every 30 days
Well said. People coming on here trying to tell others what they can or cannot say p's me off.
