Anyone got the pixel ambient services apk yet? - Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers

It's hard for me to believe we've got the launcher and camera apks but no ambient services apk yet? Why y'all holding out on us. [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]
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biggiestuff said:
It's hard for me to believe we've got the launcher and camera apks but no ambient services apk yet? Why y'all holding out on us. [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]
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its available in apkmirror..but i dont think it works...

xdaakhil said:
its available in apkmirror..but i dont think it works...
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I just installed it. No extra settings from what I can see. Probably only active on the new pixels. [emoji25]
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biggiestuff said:
I just installed it. No extra settings from what I can see. Probably only active on the new pixels. [emoji25]
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yes..same here too..someone should work on it i guess..hope we can get this feature...

xdaakhil said:
yes..same here too..someone should work on it i guess..hope we can get this feature...
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Force stop is greyed out on it so it is probably dependent on another app to start the services.
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biggiestuff said:
Force stop is greyed out on it so it is probably dependent on another app to start the services.
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not in my case though...but still its not working..

Apparently won't work without the audio matching DB, some extra libraries and some modifications to SystemUI.
Check out this article (scroll down 2/3 of the page for the details) https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-2-now-playing-ambientsense-battery-drain/

jetfin said:
Apparently won't work without the audio matching DB, some extra libraries and some modifications to SystemUI.
Check out this article (scroll down 2/3 of the page for the details) https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-2-now-playing-ambientsense-battery-drain/
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Interesting read and in that instance, i regret having a Verizon Pixel XL now .

Some more interesting info in this article from yesterday. Looks like progress is being made and with any luck we'll have this on our 1st gen pixels soon
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-2-now-playing-song-list/

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Pixel dialer

https://plus.google.com/+MarkStronge/posts/ZpHjM6fBhRR
Apk of the pixel dialer ,thanks to Mark at tech for posting
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combat goofwing said:
https://plus.google.com/+MarkStronge/posts/ZpHjM6fBhRR
Apk of the pixel dialer ,thanks to Mark at tech for posting
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Excellent, installs no problem. Call screen is very pretty, can't wait to see what else might come from these sys dumps.
Will this work with Project Fi?
combat goofwing said:
https://plus.google.com/+MarkStronge/posts/ZpHjM6fBhRR
Apk of the pixel dialer ,thanks to Mark at tech for posting
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Wow....that incoming call screen animation is awesome !!
That is most certainly pretty! Thanks for sharing!
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=l4vTS-ASQqg
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I'm running cm14 on the Moto x pure, is this not compatible? When I install it is says it's not compatible with this "tablet"
wasnt able to install this either
oRAirwolf said:
Will this work with Project Fi?
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no reason it shouldnt.
uicnren said:
no reason it shouldnt.
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I asked because the stock google dialer needs a fix applied to it to work with project fi on the pure nexus roms.
oRAirwolf said:
I asked because the stock google dialer needs a fix applied to it to work with project fi on the pure nexus roms.
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ahhh well in that case there may be an issue. my response was based on stock rom, which the dialer does indeed work fine with Fi (I just installed it on my nexus 6/Fi).
I figured out how to get it to install!
capeorigins said:
I figured out how to get it to install!
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What did you do? Mine won't.
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dragonsofcp said:
What did you do? Mine won't.
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So, I wiped Google play services(cuz it wouldn't download) then I downloaded Google dialer from the play store. And then installed the apk of the new one. Then I went into the old phone info section and tapped "phone app" which it was set to. And then I set the new phone app as the default calling app. It's nice haha. Hope that works
capeorigins said:
So, I wiped Google play services(cuz it wouldn't download) then I downloaded Google dialer from the play store. And then installed the apk of the new one. Then I went into the old phone info section and tapped "phone app" which it was set to. And then I set the new phone app as the default calling app. It's nice haha. Hope that works
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Thanks. Still didn't work. Do you have a nexus or are you rooted?
Working fine on moto x play
dragonsofcp said:
Thanks. Still didn't work. Do you have a nexus or are you rooted?
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Oh, yeah I'm rooted xD
capeorigins said:
Oh, yeah I'm rooted xD
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Thanks. I'm not rooted MXPE. I'll wait for my pixel xl.
dragonsofcp said:
Thanks. I'm not rooted MXPE. I'll wait for my pixel xl.
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Nice! I would love the pixel! Hahah. Let us know how it is!
capeorigins said:
Nice! I would love the pixel! Hahah. Let us know how it is!
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I will. I'm really excited. Keep hitting refresh on the order page.

Pixel Dark Theme

Is there anyone creating a dark theme for the Pixel? I just can't stand dialer, messenger, and settings menu all white.... So annoying. I know we have unlock and root now and wondering if anyone is creating a work around to enable a true "dark mode" or a theme that themes all the Google apps?
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stonew5082 said:
Try Substratum.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=projekt.substratum
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?Do NOT use Substratum Legacy on Pixels or Nexus devices running the 7.1.1 dev previews until further notice.
From the app notes section.
mdonnelly1127 said:
Is there anyone creating a dark theme for the Pixel? I just can't stand dialer, messenger, and settings menu all white.... So annoying. I know we have unlock and root now and wondering if anyone is creating a work around to enable a true "dark mode" or a theme that themes all the Google apps?
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This white UI is driving me insane. Hope Substratum gets 7.1 working
Golf c said:
This white UI is driving me insane. Hope Substratum gets 7.1 working
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#whiteuimustdie
Like this? Substratum.
raycaster3 said:
Like this? Substratum.
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Requires root right?
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Rydah805 said:
Requires root right?
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Yeah. All the good stuff usually does.
I think maybe I misunderstood the OP is he asking for something like TRDS in the old Slim days? Or just a way to get as much black as possible?
Golf c said:
This white UI is driving me insane. Hope Substratum gets 7.1 working
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Sub works from today
jaythenut said:
Sub works from today
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What themes are you using?
Golf c said:
What themes are you using?
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Magpie
Using Swift Dark and it works with no problems. Looks so much better than stock!!
jaythenut said:
Sub works from today
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Was there anything else that you had to do other than root to get substratum working? I'm wondering if maybe it's not working because I'm still on NDE63L and not P as I am rooted and I get a list of compilation errors when I try to apply a theme (swift dark)
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kkeith said:
Was there anything else that you had to do other than root to get substratum working? I'm wondering if maybe it's not working because I'm still on NDE63L and not P as I am rooted and I get a list of compilation errors when I try to apply a theme (swift dark)
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No nothing I got a update for sub to day thought I'd try it and worked I'm on p
jaythenut said:
No nothing I got a update for sub to day thought I'd try it and worked I'm on p
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Weird maybe I'll try uninstalling it and reinstalling it, I'm up in Canada and it doesn't look like we've gotten the P update up here yet though I doubt that's actually the problem
Edit: unfortunately still getting the error ?
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I'm getting a warning message saying don't flash any system or framework themes. So what's actually safe to flash on sub?
TechBSwift said:
I'm getting a warning message saying don't flash any system or framework themes. So what's actually safe to flash on sub?
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Everything I have read said doesn't work on Pixel 7.1.1. Proceed at your own risk. That being said I tried Magpie, Spectrum and Divinity with no bootlooping. Legacy theming is similar to 7.0. Kinda janky. Make sure you can fastboot system image and or format user data if anything goes wrong.
Just an update, I pushed the 63P update to my phone and substratum now works! I don't know if anything else was going on and I just needed to wipe or if going from L to P was needed but at least it's working now
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If you want apps blacked out like Gmail, g+ etc get the theme able zip from blackout team
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Plus they have other apps blacked out using recovery to flash
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lucky_strike33 said:
[/COLOR]Plus they have other apps blacked out using recovery to flash
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The recovery that the Pixel doesn't have?
It was all just an illusion

Notification Dots

My pixel c just got the ota to Oreo but notification dots don't seem to be working even though they are turned on in the settings. Is there something I need to do to get them working or is this another pixel phone only feature.
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pabarker said:
My pixel c just got the ota to Oreo but notification dots don't seem to be working even though they are turned on in the settings. Is there something I need to do to get them working or is this another pixel phone only feature.
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It's because Google didn't see fit to update the Pixel launcher on our Pixel C. If you check, you'll find it's still the Nougat version (7.1.1.xxxx)
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CPNowell said:
It's because Google didn't see fit to update the Pixel launcher on our Pixel C. If you check, you'll find it's still the Nougat version (7.1.1.xxxx)
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That's disappointing
farsiray said:
That's disappointing
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Yup. I don't understand why honestly. What's the point on bringing it if they won't update on future updates. We may see a patch in form of an ota in the future, who knows.
For now, I guess you can use APKmirror to get the latest version.

Super res zoom

Does the pixel 2 xl support this
sutty86 said:
Does the pixel 2 xl support this
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Factory installed camera app does not but this one does.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/google-camera-mods/gcam-google-pixel-1-2-3-t3875663
nsmal24 said:
Factory installed camera app does not but this one does.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/google-camera-mods/gcam-google-pixel-1-2-3-t3875663
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Cheers you legend
Any other gcams similar which allow you to mess with settings
sutty86 said:
Cheers you legend
Any other gcams similar which allow you to mess with settings
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Here are several options.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
Using cstarks versions will save you lots of headaches though because they are built for pixels specifically.
I was looking to disable the portrait zoom

Fonts

Fontio on play store fonts work without TWRP if anybody wants to change there fonts
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freddienuxx said:
Fontio on play store fonts work without TWRP if anybody wants to change there fonts
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Does it actually work system-wide though? Also, no square on the clock? I tried a few different apps on my 3xl, but none applied system-wide.
gettinwicked said:
Does it actually work system-wide though? Also, no square on the clock? I tried a few different apps on my 3xl, but none applied system-wide.
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Yup system wide
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freddienuxx said:
Yup system wide
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You ONLY need this app, right? Not Substratum too? Also, which method are you using?
gettinwicked said:
You ONLY need this app, right? Not Substratum too? Also, which method are you using?
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No substratum is needed and it's on auto switch. But I think there 3 options to use one is substratum but I'm using auto switch. Just try it it works
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freddienuxx said:
No substratum is needed and it's on auto switch. But I think there 3 options to use one is substratum but I'm using auto switch. Just try it it works
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Font injection? It's the root one. This is cool. Thank you for this.
Does anyone know the location and font file(s) responsible for the lockscreen and status bar? Using a Magisk Module and its changed almost everything but not the lockscreen or the status bar. Some settings titles are the default GoogleSans as well.
If anyone knows, I'd appreciate you sharing!
Not working for me.. unless I'm using the wrong app. Fontio from playstore substratum/cmte?
troymz1 said:
Not working for me.. unless I'm using the wrong app. Fontio from playstore substratum/cmte?
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Did you try font injection? As stated previous lost above you?
freddienuxx said:
Did you try font injection? As stated previous lost above you?
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Yes that's the method I tried.
troymz1 said:
Yes that's the method I tried.
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Oh ok I'm sorry to hear that. That sucks.
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freddienuxx said:
Oh ok I'm sorry to hear that. That sucks.
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Same here I knew I should have waited wasted money and doesn't even work. Tried suggested methods can't get it to work.
Maybe I did something wrong IDK.
wolfu11 said:
Same here I knew I should have waited wasted money and doesn't even work. Tried suggested methods can't get it to work.
Maybe I did something wrong IDK.
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Let me look and see what I did hold! Also you can get refund
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freddienuxx said:
Let me look and see what I did hold! Also you can get refund
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Ok so in settings I pick fuel injector then I went to home screen pick package then it will ask for root permission obviously say yes then hit middle icon/fuel injector on bottom right corner and it should ask to reboot system hit yes and you should be good. It worked for me.
wolfu11 said:
Same here I knew I should have waited wasted money and doesn't even work. Tried suggested methods can't get it to work.
Maybe I did something wrong IDK.
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Do you have a particular for in mind? I have a ADB font Installer that creates a font magisk module on your sdcard but it only has a few fonts in it. You must be rooted.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261610888
Tulsadiver said:
Do you have a particular for in mind? I have a ADB font Installer that creates a font magisk module on your sdcard but it only has a few fonts in it.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261610888
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This works fine for Android 10? Everything I've found so far, it's not system-wide and things like the clock are messed up. I haven't tried fontio yet though.
I think it was you a while back that made me a rosemary font? That's one I'd love to see work again.
gettinwicked said:
This works fine for Android 10? Everything I've found so far, it's not system-wide and things like the clock are messed up. I haven't tried fontio yet though.
I think it was you a while back that made me a rosemary font? That's one I'd love to see work again.
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Sort of depends on the font. To get around the lockscreen clock problem if it's not compatible, you pretty much have to use the stock one. This one is called rosemary. If you don't like it, remove the module. Flash via magisk manager.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261610899
Tulsadiver said:
Sort of depends on the font. To get around the lockscreen clock problem if it's not compatible, you pretty much have to use the stock one. This one is called rosemary. If you don't like it, remove the module. Flash via magisk manager.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261610899
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Well, on P, the rosemary font you posted in the 2xl font thread worked perfectly on my 2xl and 3xl, but only on P. On 10 it was doing the square in the clock and also wasn't system-wide. Did you just remake this?
Thanks a ton btw! I love this font.
gettinwicked said:
Well, on P, the rosemary font you posted in the 2xl font thread worked perfectly on my 2xl and 3xl, but only on P. On 10 it was doing the square in the clock and also wasn't system-wide. Did you just remake this?
Thanks a ton btw! I love this font.
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I just pulled it from a website. I replaced the clock font with stock to get rid of the square for colon.
Tulsadiver said:
Do you have a particular for in mind? I have a ADB font Installer that creates a font magisk module on your sdcard but it only has a few fonts in it. You must be rooted.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261610888
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I'm very fond of Rosemary. Keep one of my pixel 2 XL is on Android 9 just to get the full effect. On 10 only halfway works even on my pixel 4 XL. So if I could find a rosemary font for the pixel 4 XL on Android 10 I'd be happy.

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