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    Call for testing: Google/Huawei Nexus 6P (angler) owners

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        trashcat
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        Just reflashed ubports using the installer. No problems on my end!

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          trashcat
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          I've found that importing contacts from Google doesnt really work. It works at first but shortly after import they all disappear.

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            flohack @trashcat
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            @trashcat Yeah Google problems is a big deal, but this is not a problem of a device port. Its affecting all devices.

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              flohack @Nerfiaux
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              @Nerfiaux since idk what things being encrypted by GooleΒ΄s stock ROM format all partitions that can be formatted with TWRP. Just to be sure πŸ˜‰

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                flohack
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                Guys from the early days: Anyone who used halium-install willing to try the installer? If its uccessful, you would however need to clean up 2 files from the /data directory on the data partition. And to do this, you need the unlocked recovery. The installer will lock the recovery, so its probably best to do it before the installer does its magic.

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                  lgtrombetta @flohack
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                  @Flohack I was thinking on trying it. Which two files am I supposed to remove from /data?

                  By the way, is the userdata partition preserved?

                  Also, why does the recovery get locked?

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                    flohack @lgtrombetta
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                    @lgtrombetta Basically its rootfs.img and system.img both in /data directory. We have to use the classic install method for the OTA upgrades to work, and that moves that content into /system. The nice thing about it is that you have approx 2GB more space on userdata partition now.

                    The userdata partition is preserved, note that Ubuntu Touch stores all user-modifyable content in 2 folders actually, user-data and system-data both in /data again.

                    The recovery is locked as it seems someone wanted to increase the protection level of the phone, but tbh it makes not much sense if the bootloader is still unlocked πŸ™‚ - So, grab the unlocked recovery from here, and replace it to get access: https://ci.ubports.com/job/Device Compatibility Images/job/halium-angler/14/artifact/halium-unlocked-recovery_angler.img

                    Depending on the channel you choose in the installer you can have weekly or daily updates of the rootfs now! devel is built at least once per day, sometimes even more often, RC is built every Wed I think. So you can now participate in the latest gossip if you like πŸ™‚

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                      Nerfiaux @flohack
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                      @Flohack Thank you, I think the main issue was that i did not choose the edge release channel.
                      When I did select it all went well !:thumbs_up:

                      First time I use ubuntu touch.
                      I knew Meamo, Meego, Android, iOS, Sailfisos,PostMarketOS, quite impressed with ubuntu touch.
                      Thank you for your work !

                      I have an issue on WiFi.
                      On android I had to insert a european SIM card so that the country region for Wifi would change and allow me to select SSID on channel over 11.
                      I have inserted sim card but I don't see my access point on channel 13...
                      What can be done ?
                      Any info on the fingerprint feature ?

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                        flohack @Nerfiaux
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                        @Nerfiaux Ohhh I should mentioned that! Yes sure, the channel selection, will fix that now...

                        But: arm64/hybris channels are the ones which should work actually. Edge is a very experimental channel, and it might break your phone frequently πŸ™‚

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                          flohack @Nerfiaux
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                          @Nerfiaux Ok so for WiFi: Thats a problem we dont know how to solve. Android has some magic there. We might be able to somewhat configure that off the locale you have selected, but yes, that would be a really static thing. So for the moment no solution for channel 13, sorry.

                          Fingerprint: UT supports unlocking with fingerprint, but nobody rewrote the middleware driver for that so far. I will have a look when I have time. It works actually already for Android-9-based devices πŸ™‚ And for the notorious Meizu Pro 5, but thats closed-source unfortunately.

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                            potet
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                            Speaking of WiFi, one of the bugs Im experiencing (development channel) is that the wifi connection occasionally drops when the device is idle for some hours. It will cease to be connected, and my solution has been to reboot. Not sure if this is a known bug, leg me know if you would like some diagnosis or another.

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                              rocket2nfinity @flohack
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                              @Flohack Installed beta installer, erased rootfs.img and system.img. Then ran installer with -f angler.json and it worked like a charm. Did not wipe data or cache since mine was already on your ubuntu build. Much impressed.

                              Any word on Anbox for N6P?

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                                rocket2nfinity
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                                No channels to select it seems, other than the one you installed with...

                                On edge, bluetooth works. Rotation and all sensors do not - no gps, no rotation, no accelerometer. Will re-install all apps, reboot, and see if it clears.

                                Edit: Re-installed switching to DEV. Interesting. All sensors and rotation now work, but Bluetooth no longer does. Hotspot does not work. Still can't fetch other channels.

                                Camera works except video. Flashlight works, but camera flash does not when taking pictures.

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                                  flohack @potet
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                                  @potet Yeah I have the same, I am currently almost never using WiFi because of this. Its basically a crash in the (for whatever reason Huawei chose to use a) PCI Express link between CPU/SoC and WiFi chipset. The driver wants to suspend or wakeup the WiFi card but smth goes terribly wrong. Sliding the WiFi enable switch from the indicator should fix it, no need to reboot.

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                                    flohack @rocket2nfinity
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                                    @rocket2nfinity Bluetooth seems hit-or-miss at startup, its a reace condition, and not depending on the channel I think. So after enough reboots it should also work in devel πŸ˜‰

                                    And yes, sensors are broken currently in edge, that affects all devices.

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                                      Rondarius
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                                      @Flohack @rocket2nfinity Is it possible to keep settings, apps, contacts etc if I use the installer or should I backup the phone? It's my daily driver.

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                                        Keneda @Rondarius
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                                        @Rondarius
                                        With installer you should be able to keep your device settings, data and app, yes (by not choosing the "wipe" options).
                                        But you should backup still, as you never know what can happen with skynet kind ^^

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                                          flohack @Rondarius
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                                          @Rondarius yes NEVER choose WIPE option in the installer...

                                          you could, for backup, adb pull the 2 folders /data/user-data and /data/system-data to a backup folder on your PC to be sure. That should cover all Apps, data and settings.

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                                            rocket2nfinity @Rondarius
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                                            @Rondarius Yes, my settings and data remained. That is why I did not wipe data, just manually deleted the two files using TWRP, before using the installer.

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                                              rocket2nfinity
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                                              And my bluetooth and channel options are back.

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