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    Bounty for Pixel 3a/Halium 9 stability

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Google Pixel 3a/3a XL
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        heyspencerb @fredldotme
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        @fredldotme Wait, do you mean better stability for the AT&T and T Mobile support we've already had for a while, or do you mean VoLTE support for UT to work on Verizon?

        My main plan is with Verizon so I got a cheap pre-paid to mess around with on AT&T, but does Verizon now work on Pixel 3a with UT?

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          rik @heyspencerb
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          @heyspencerb sorry to disappoint, but I don't think anything has changed regarding Verizon (lack of) compatibility. The AT&T and T-Mobile support, up until the fixes @fredldotme mentions, are for US users who would not get incoming SMS reliably (ONE would come per boot, but then it turns out once the phone advertized it could handle "IMS" then the carrier switched over to delivering SMS via IMS, which in UT meant they went into a black hole: disabling IMS on the phone means the carriers still send SMS the "old school way" and they reliably come).

          Also, at least for several of us, we would not be able to receive or send MMS. Part of this was confusion on setting up APN entries, and some bugginess in the APN gui etc. But with a bit of tinkering with APN entries it is working reliably for us now (but NOT with wifi enabled, only when on cellular data). There is a separate bug about MMS not working when wifi is on, this is not just for the Pixel 3a.

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            heyspencerb @rik
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            @rik Totally, makes sense, I've been following the progress of VoLTE and I was thinking this was a pretty big step forward all of a sudden. Still, good to hear! I'll try out my new AT&T sim when I get home and see how it goes!

            Was a bounty ever set up for the VoLTE? If so I'd like to contribute if I can

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              rocket2nfinity @heyspencerb
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              @heyspencerb See last weeks UBPorts Blog Q&A. UBPorts is asking for steady contributions to pay for the work regarding VoLTE

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                heyspencerb @rocket2nfinity
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                @rocket2nfinity Thanks, I just set up a 10 euro per month donation like they asked for.

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                  esoteric
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                  Pixel 3a XL here on development channel. Cricket wireless. After mixing and matching multiple apn solutions to get mms working, I figured I'd share my fix. Hopefully it'll save someone the heartache I just went through, haha.

                  WIFI off

                  2g/3g/4g connection type

                  APN stuff. Modify existing two and save

                  -Cricket Internet-
                  Used for
                  Internet
                  Name
                  Cricket Internet
                  APN
                  Endo (think this was the main fix from default ndo)

                  -Cricket MMS-
                  Used for
                  MMS
                  Name
                  Cricket MMS
                  APN
                  ndo
                  MMSC
                  http://mmsc.aiowireless.net
                  Proxy
                  192.168.196.78

                  I believe changing the Cricket Internet to Endo helped with a conflict of both mms and internet being stock set to ndo? Not sure, but that was the last thing I tried before giving up, and it started working.
                  Hope that helps

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                    esoteric
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                    Update. Everything worked. Everything. Now it appears to be denied access. Sigh.

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                      esoteric
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                      Apparently the verizon access point cell booster in the faraday cage-like place I work kicked me. Walked outside and got it back.

                      So the fix works so far! Just not the darn access point here. Will play more with it.

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                        esoteric
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                        Further update. With no changes, the access point now accepts me. I guess I was initially kicked for being a suspicious new device? Idk how those devices work. Stable now, though.

                        So with further testing, it seems you can swap ndo and Endo interchangeably between Cricket Internet and Cricket MMS, as long as they're one or the other, and not both the same.

                        Initial testing sees slightly faster speeds with ndo on Internet, but the ip address location isn't accurate. Which is actually kind of a good thing imo

                        Also, I changed the MMS entry to mirror the cricket website apn settings.

                        So my current loadout on Release Candidate branch is this

                        -Cricket Internet-
                        Used for
                        Internet
                        Name
                        Cricket Internet
                        APN
                        ndo

                        -Cricket MMS-
                        Used for
                        MMS
                        Name
                        Cricket MMS
                        APN
                        Endo
                        MMSC
                        http://mmsc.aiowireless.net
                        Proxy
                        proxy.aiowireless.net
                        Proxy port
                        80

                        Sorry if this is all total common knowledge, but I couldn't find a straight answer for my particular situation. Here are my findings. Hope they help someone

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                          mELu9WUv
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                          Wish I could get MMS to work, but only MMS does atm. Red Pocket GSMA service on GP3a.

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                            mELu9WUv @mELu9WUv
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                            @melu9wuv Meant to write that SMS works, but not MMS.

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                              esoteric @mELu9WUv
                              last edited by esoteric

                              @melu9wuv I would definitely look into your apn settings and how they apply in ubuntu touch. Maybe what worked for me would work for you? Loosely adapted principle of my fix, I doubt your apn settings would look the same as mine

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                                mELu9WUv @esoteric
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                                @esoteric I will look at them again and see if I can mimic your process with red pocket...the difficulty I find is whether to use RP or AT&T (base carrier) settings.

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                                  esoteric @mELu9WUv
                                  last edited by esoteric

                                  @melu9wuv I would go with red pocket's, but you may have a bit of testing ahead. Post any good fixes you find for others. Very niche problem that specific answers would be nice to find

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                                    dieharddan @mELu9WUv
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                                    @melu9wuv im getting sms and mms on red pocket (at&t) here's my apn settings

                                    MMS
                                    Name: Red Pocket
                                    APN: PRODATA
                                    MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
                                    Proxy: 172.26.39.1
                                    Proxy Port: 80

                                    Internet
                                    Name: Red Pocket
                                    APN: PRODATA

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                                      lsitongia
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                                      I'm trying to get MMS going on a new install. Trying the developer channel. Using Google Fi SIM card. This works well in my Nexus 4, and apparently MMS works there. In my Pixel 3a, though, it automatically sets the carrier as Google Fi but the APN settings have two T-Mobile entries. I have the known problem that I cannot add another APN, however if I edit one of the T-Mobile entries and name it Google it creates a third one! However, when I set that for Internet and MMS, it always changes itself back to Internet only.

                                      Another thing is that I cannot edit /var/lib/ofono files. Permission denied. The directory is user "radio" and rw only for that user, so user phablet cannot cd there.

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                                        Keneda @lsitongia
                                        last edited by Keneda

                                        @lsitongia said in Bounty for Pixel 3a/Halium 9 stability:

                                        Another thing is that I cannot edit /var/lib/ofono files. Permission denied. The directory is user "radio" and rw only for that user, so user phablet cannot cd there.

                                        System files on Ubuntu Touch are, for security reasons, read only by default.

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                                          lsitongia @Keneda
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                                          @keneda fredldotme suggested editing those files directly, previously in this thread. Does that explain why we cannot add a new APN, because the files are not writable?

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                                            lsitongia @dieharddan
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                                            @dieharddan, from what people are saying, GSM networks should be working now for MMS. I have Google Fi, which, on the Pixel 3a running UT, connects to T-Mobile, I think I'm on GSM, and it should work. However, when I reboot with wifi off, only sending photos works. Cannot receive them. Gives an error that links to Google Fi help. I've ordered a Red Pocket SIM card to try that.

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                                              Keneda @lsitongia
                                              last edited by Keneda

                                              @lsitongia
                                              System files are read only for user and confined apps.
                                              System setting app will have read/write on files it needs to edit.
                                              Now you can make system files read write for user, entering the right command line in terminal app, search forum for that.
                                              But what i can tell you is on my phone, apn settings works, i can create new apn, so maybe an issue on your device port.

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