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    Google Pixel 3a (sargo)

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Google Pixel 3a/3a XL
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      • DuhjokerD Offline
        Duhjoker
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        ok guys i have tried both fastbooting the halium-boot.img dtbo.img vbmeta.img and using the gsi installer and i have tried using the ubports installer and i cannot get the os to load. it just goes to fastboot

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          dieharddan @Duhjoker
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          @duhjoker Did you unlock the bootloader and downgrade to android 9?

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          • dieharddanD Offline
            dieharddan @fredldotme
            last edited by dieharddan

            So I've been using this as a daily for over a week and can say it's been a great experience so far! For those of you thinking about getting a pixel 3a or xl, here are the only, minor issues I've had:

            • Keyboard vibration seems to work sporadically
            • When powering off the device, it sometimes reboots instead
            • No MMS send or receive
            • Unable to change volume during a call with the side buttons
            • Unable to get sound out of my bluetooth headphones, but other BT devices work fine (could be an issue with my particular headphones)
            • All sound comes from the ear speaker and nothing from the lower speakers
            • Seems to disconnect from wifi and ask for password alot which it doesnt need as i just click on my router to reconnect

            Big thanks to @fredldotme for his awesome work on this port!

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            • fredldotmeF Offline
              fredldotme @dieharddan
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              @dieharddan thanks, glad it works! 🙂

              If you would like to help testing something real quick, I'm testing ofono without the sailfish_manager plugin right now, as I believe nothing in the system currently makes use of it and might screw around with some functionality and stability.

              If you would like to help testing things, please mount the rootfs rw again and modify /etc/init/ofono.override to include sailfish_manager in the list of disabled plugins (argument -P).

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                dieharddan @fredldotme
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                @fredldotme Ok, I made the change and will test

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                • DuhjokerD Offline
                  Duhjoker @dieharddan
                  last edited by Duhjoker

                  @dieharddan

                  yes the bootloader is unlocked i did that a couple months ago when i recieved the phone. And yes i downgraded or rather switched back to proper firmware. i say that because i refuse to go any higher than pie at this point. im currently running dirty unicorns rom with and got all the extras working by flashing the lineage vendor. found that out by accident by switching from lineage to unicorns.

                  ok so heres the problems im having....

                  using the gsi installer, formatting userdata to ext4 using fastboot errors every time. when i go to twrp and change the file system of data from fsf2 to ext4 its wipes the internal storage ofcourse then i cannot add the gsi installer back to internal storage. windows just hangs for as long as you let it trying to do so. i can install the gsi without formatting to ext4 but when i was working on porting to the lg aristo 2 i remember that data had to be able to be formatted to ext4 since the img files are compiled to that format.

                  when i use the ubports installer it hangs at preparing system image and thats both having to fastboot boot the twrp image and when it actually goes to the compiled bootable recovery

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                    dieharddan @Duhjoker
                    last edited by dieharddan

                    @duhjoker First, I would revert your phone back to factory stock, removing twrp and everything else; you can use this guide if you'd like.

                    Here's the factory images

                    Then try the newest version of the ubports installer. Sometimes you have to help it along by manually booting the phone into fastboot and recovery during the installation

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                    • dieharddanD Offline
                      dieharddan @dieharddan
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                      @dieharddan said in Google Pixel 3a (sargo):

                      @fredldotme Ok, I made the change and will test

                      So the phone seems to work whenever i go to use it, but it looks like ive been missing calls and texts as people have been yelling at me (wife) lol
                      This is with the update 98 on the development channel and without the patched ofono-ril-binder-plugin as when i try that, i lose all telephony until i reinstall ut with the installer. And of course, this is all with sailfish_manager disabled, though i doubt that has anything to do with it

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                      • fredldotmeF Offline
                        fredldotme @dieharddan
                        last edited by

                        @dieharddan sadly it turns out that every Android 9 based device has issues with missing calls and SMS after some time, we're looking into it, that includes the Pro1 and Volla Phone.

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                        • dieharddanD Offline
                          dieharddan @fredldotme
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                          @fredldotme Thanks for the update

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                          • LakotaubpL Offline
                            Lakotaubp
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                            Please move all further chat and issues about this device to here https://forums.ubports.com/category/69/google-pixel-3a-3a-xl

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