Develop Bugs

Front Camera Lag/Stretch in 3rd Party Apps

I'm having an issue on my SPH-L710 where the back camera works in all cases, but the front camera is laggy and stutters, and has a skewed / stretched aspect ratio in all applications except the camera app itself. That is, the front camera works as expected, fast and looks normal in the stock camera app or the google camera app, but when it is embedded in another such as facebook, snapchat, etc., it exhibits the problems above.
This is not a problem on ND8 (4.4) stock, but has happened on all the custom roms I have tried in the list below :
Slim-d2lte-4.4.4.build.7.0-OFFICIAL-5979
Slim-d2lte-4.4.4.build.7.2.1-WEEKLY-6080
cm-11-20140814-NIGHTLY-d2lte
cm-11-20140805-SNAPSHOT-M9-d2lte
BeanStalk-4.4.4010-20140722-d2lte
Quantum.4
I do a factory wipe and erase the cache every time. I have tried force closing the camera and gallery apps and clearing their data. None of these solutions have worked. What roms are other people using that don't have this issue? If the issue is this widespread, I would think there would be more posts regarding it.

I just tested the front camera on Facebook and another app. I was not able to replicate the problem and experienced no issues with the front camera preview.
Tested and working on CM11 20140812 Nightly w/ stock kernel and just finished testing with DKP kernel.
It could be hardware related if you are not seeing this as a common issue in forums.

Higgs_Boson said:
I just tested the front camera on Facebook and another app. I was not able to replicate the problem and experienced no issues with the front camera preview.
Tested and working on CM11 20140812 Nightly w/ stock kernel and just finished testing with DKP kernel.
It could be hardware related if you are not seeing this as a common issue in forums.
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Can't see it being hardware related if the camera works just fine in the stock camera. I'll install that nightly and see how it works.

tulient said:
Can't see it being hardware related if the camera works just fine in the stock camera. I'll install that nightly and see how it works.
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Right. You did mention that detail. Hope another nightly works for you.

Just tested cm-11-20140812-NIGHTLY-d2lte and I am having the same issue. No idea what could be wrong. Are you sure its not skewed in any way on the front camera?
I wiped and installed the nightly and gapps-kk-20140606-signed, went straight to google play, installed messenger, and tested the camera. No funny business, and it doesn't display correctly.

tulient said:
Just tested cm-11-20140812-NIGHTLY-d2lte and I am having the same issue. No idea what could be wrong. Are you sure its not skewed in any way on the front camera?
I wiped and installed the nightly and gapps-kk-20140606-signed, went straight to google play, installed messenger, and tested the camera. No funny business, and it doesn't display correctly.
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I am 100% sure there is no skewing, distortion, stretching etc. on apps accessing the front camera outside of the stock camera app.
The only difference between our setup is that I use this GAPPs package:
pa_gapps-stock-4.4.4-20140629-signed
I also use the DKP kernel, as I mentioned before. But, as I also reported, stock kernel worked fine for me, too.

No luck even with GAPPS pa_gapps-stock-4.4.4-20140629-signed with and without the DKP kernel dkp-aosp44-d2-20140726.

tulient said:
No luck even with GAPPS pa_gapps-stock-4.4.4-20140629-signed with and without the DKP kernel dkp-aosp44-d2-20140726.
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I was reading around a bit more on the Internet. Have you tried going into the Google Camera app settings when you launch the camera from one of the apps in questions and changing the resolution? I read on a few sites that this might fix the stretch issue. I'll keep digging around.
I don't suspect that it's a code issue, since mine is working normally. Do you have more than one camera app installed that is possibly tweaking the resolution? Just a thought.

I have tried to change the picture size from 1:1 to 4:3 of the front facing camera in the camera app, as well as change the resolution from 1.9 to 1.3, but neither change is reflected in the facebook messenger camera. I also tried using no GAPPS and installing the facebook messenger APK only after a fresh install, and still have the problem, so it's not a separate app causing the issue. Are you sure you're using a SPH-L710?
I'm assuming the problem is in whatever base all these custom roms are built on, but since it's working for you, I have no idea.
For the record, I am installing CM11 with recovery CWM-6045_touch_d2spr_naddict and the other roms philz_touch_6.48.4-d2lte only because CM11 wont install with philz due to assert failures.

tulient said:
I have tried to change the picture size from 1:1 to 4:3 of the front facing camera in the camera app, as well as change the resolution from 1.9 to 1.3, but neither change is reflected in the facebook messenger camera. I also tried using no GAPPS and installing the facebook messenger APK only after a fresh install, and still have the problem, so it's not a separate app causing the issue. Are you sure you're using a SPH-L710?
I'm assuming the problem is in whatever base all these custom roms are built on, but since it's working for you, I have no idea.
For the record, I am installing CM11 with recovery CWM-6045_touch_d2spr_naddict and the other roms philz_touch_6.48.4-d2lte only because CM11 wont install with philz due to assert failures.
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Yes. I have a SPH-L710. I encourage you to ensure that you are using the correct and most current version of Philz recovery for our device, as I am able to successfully install CM11 using Philz.
Please download and try the latest Philz recovery here, and try wiping and reflashing the ROM and GAPPs.
PhilZ Download Link:
https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2lte/
(Came from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2446393&page=56)

The following procedure fixed the front facing camera 3rd party apps for me, but in turn now the camera app itself is broken. Still trying to figure this out.
Flash philz_touch_6.48.4-d2lte.tar.md5 with Odin 3.09
Flash ROM Slim-d2lte-4.4.4.build.7.2.1-WEEKLY-6080
Flash GAPPS pa_gapps-stock-4.4.4-20140629-signed
Ensure root (apps) is enabled on ROM (slimkat defaults to disabled)
1. Enable Developer Options - Click Settings / About Phone / Build number 5 times
2. Enable root (Apps only) - Developer Options / Debugging / Root Access
Install root browser (jrummy)
Install facebook messenger
Verify camera does NOT display correctly in facebook messenger
Using root browser, delete system/lib/hw/camera.MSM8960.so (Give root browser permission to superuser when prompted)
Using root browser, rename system/lib/hw/camera.vendor.MSM8960.so to system/lib/hw/camera.MSM8960.so
Verify camera still does NOT display correctly in facebook messenger
Reboot (Reboot necessary? Camera saved in memory?)
Verify camera does display correctly in facebook messenger

tulient said:
The following procedure fixed the front facing camera 3rd party apps for me, but in turn now the camera app itself is broken. Still trying to figure this out.
Flash philz_touch_6.48.4-d2lte.tar.md5 with Odin 3.09
Flash ROM Slim-d2lte-4.4.4.build.7.2.1-WEEKLY-6080
Flash GAPPS pa_gapps-stock-4.4.4-20140629-signed
Ensure root (apps) is enabled on ROM (slimkat defaults to disabled)
1. Enable Developer Options - Click Settings / About Phone / Build number 5 times
2. Enable root (Apps only) - Developer Options / Debugging / Root Access
Install root browser (jrummy)
Install facebook messenger
Verify camera does NOT display correctly in facebook messenger
Using root browser, delete system/lib/hw/camera.MSM8960.so (Give root browser permission to superuser when prompted)
Using root browser, rename system/lib/hw/camera.vendor.MSM8960.so to system/lib/hw/camera.MSM8960.so
Verify camera still does NOT display correctly in facebook messenger
Reboot (Reboot necessary? Camera saved in memory?)
Verify camera does display correctly in facebook messenger
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All you did there was delete and rename a camera library, which are stored in the kernel, and that I perceive to be the reason the camera broke.
Are you savvy on ADB?
I think at this point the best thing for your to do would be to:
Flash ROM Slim-d2lte-4.4.4.build.7.2.1-WEEKLY-6080
Flash GAPPS pa_gapps-stock-4.4.4-20140629-signed
Get everything back up to a freshly flashed ROM with GAPPs, then:
1. Enable Developer Options
2. In Developer Options, enable USB debugging
3. Connect phone to USB port on PC
4. Launch ADB
5. Input command: adb devices (to ensure the device has been detected by adb)
6. Input command: adb logcat
7. Launch and switch to front camera in 3rd-party app
8. Disconnect USB cable
9. Copy and paste text from ADB terminal into a Notepad document. Save document (e.g. logcat.txt).
10. Upload Notepad document as attachment (.txt file) to this thread on XDA.

Yes, well by deleting the one camera library and replacing it with the camera.vendor, everything works exactly as it should in the 3rd party application. Its just when using the stock camera app where it doesnt work now - essentially making the opposite situation I started with. FYI with the fix the stock camera looks fine and can take a picture but usually closes and forces a reboot right away.
Here is the logcat for opening messenger, opening the camera option and snapping a (stretched) picture.

It seems I've been summoned.
I didn't see a whole lot in the logcat (or rather, the camera spews so much debug info that nothing stood out). So far, I'm able to reproduce the stretched preview thing but not the lag. I think the lag probably depends on the app, so I'll try a few more.
I think I know what's causing the stretching, but I won't know for sure until I get a ROM built.
EDIT: My changes didn't help any.

decimalman said:
It seems I've been summoned.
I didn't see a whole lot in the logcat (or rather, the camera spews so much debug info that nothing stood out). So far, I'm able to reproduce the stretched preview thing but not the lag. I think the lag probably depends on the app, so I'll try a few more.
I think I know what's causing the stretching, but I won't know for sure until I get a ROM built.
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Sir, your presence here is most appreciated. Thank you.

decimalman said:
It seems I've been summoned.
I didn't see a whole lot in the logcat (or rather, the camera spews so much debug info that nothing stood out). So far, I'm able to reproduce the stretched preview thing but not the lag. I think the lag probably depends on the app, so I'll try a few more.
I think I know what's causing the stretching, but I won't know for sure until I get a ROM built.
EDIT: My changes didn't help any.
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Thank you tremendously for trying!
Any idea why it would only be affecting his phone in other apps?

Guessing there's no solution to this until someone in the CM main trunk figures it out.

Only blackscreen with ui when I open any camera app

Hi there, my problem is: when I open any camera app, I can see only the camera app's user interface, nothing else. Both of the cameras are not working.
What I've tried: downgrade to 4.3 4.4.4 5.0.2, factory reset, full internal storage format, clear camera app data. I am on locked bootloader.
Any ideas my friends? I used my camera more than a half an hour in a day :crying:
Here are some screenshots:
I will try to post them, I can't do it right now.

postimg(dot)org/gallery/3bzfiiz0w/

G4B33 said:
Hi there, my problem is: when I open any camera app, I can see only the camera app's user interface, nothing else. Both of the cameras are not working.
What I've tried: downgrade to 4.3 4.4.4 5.0.2, factory reset, full internal storage format, clear camera app data. I am on locked bootloader.
Any ideas my friends? I used my camera more than a half an hour in a day :crying:
Here are some screenshots:
I will try to post them, I can't do it right now.
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First obvious guess would be hardware. Was it working fine until you did something, or was it just all of a sudden?
The only other thing I thought of was that there's sometimes other folders in the camera app folder, like 'arm' or 'lib', etc. You probably would know if you did something to that, though.

Last thing I did, I was recording a video. I watched the video, then I wanted to go back to the camera, and it said camera not avaible, I restarted the phone, and then it started the black screen issue. BTW, I can take pictures too, I can feel it's focusing sometimes but if I look into the image file with a hex editor, it's got only zeroes in it.

G4B33 said:
Last thing I did, I was recording a video. I watched the video, then I wanted to go back to the camera, and it said camera not avaible, I restarted the phone, and then it started the black screen issue. BTW, I can take pictures too, I can feel it's focusing sometimes but if I look into the image file with a hex editor, it's got only zeroes in it.
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Here's my stock apk if you want to give it a shot - https://mega.nz/#!otshkQaQ!_YbCzHpA5mWdO2u1uR1e6x5bybE0l6y0EzXtfjjQzgg

levone1 said:
Here's my stock apk if you want to give it a shot - https://mega.nz/#!otshkQaQ!_YbCzHpA5mWdO2u1uR1e6x5bybE0l6y0EzXtfjjQzgg
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I tried it,but it's the same issue :crying:
But thank you for trying to help me

It must be some sort of software issue as it's very unlikely hardware would have failed on both cameras at the same time

Is there any way to 'reinstall' the camera firmware?

G4B33 said:
Is there any way to 'reinstall' the camera firmware?
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Maybe try one of the ports in dev forums....

levone1 said:
Maybe try one of the ports in dev forums....
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I've got 8 camera apps now I tried a bunch of camera apps.

G4B33 said:
I've got 8 camera apps now I tried a bunch of camera apps.
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Have you already done 'diagnostics' test in settings, or *#*#7378423#*#* service test, and they both fail? Only other thing I can think to try would be replace whole folders in /system with working stock ones.

Yes I tried them, both of the cameras still doesn't work.
What if delete everything in the root folder?

levone1 said:
Have you already done 'diagnostics' test in settings, or *#*#7378423#*#* service test, and they both fail? Only other thing I can think to try would be replace whole folders in /system with working stock ones.
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Hey dude, I just realized that, I can't play video in hardware codec mode, so maybe it's 'just' a codec problem?

G4B33 said:
Hey dude, I just realized that, I can't play video in hardware codec mode, so maybe it's 'just' a codec problem?
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Have you messed with any help options in developer option menu? Try those maybe

levone1 said:
Have you messed with any help options in developer option menu? Try those maybe
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I tried to switch them off

G4B33 said:
I tried to switch them off
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Sorry, 'help' Is a typo in my previous post. Supposed to say 'hw'. (stupid auto correct)

levone1 said:
Sorry, 'help' Is a typo in my previous post. Supposed to say 'hw'. (stupid auto correct)
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Yeah, already tried to switch them on and off :/

G4B33 said:
Yeah, already tried to switch them on and off :/
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2 final guesses - bad kernel, (have you flashed a custom kernel? If not, reflash stock one via Ft), or some 3rd party app that messed with your software. Just try uninstalling stuff one-by-one.

levone1 said:
2 final guesses - bad kernel, (have you flashed a custom kernel? If not, reflash stock one via Ft), or some 3rd party app that messed with your software. Just try uninstalling stuff one-by-one.
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I'm on locked bootloader, so I cannot install any kernel, and I tried to install 4.3- 5.1, with flashtool, but I'll try with Sony PC suite, maybe that will helps,who knows. Thank you so much for helping me.

Did anything work for you?
I am having the same issues

Nexus 5X - Camera crash

Hello, XDA!
I updated to Android 7 OTA a couple of days ago, and today I have experienced lots of Camera app crashes.
After the Camera app crashes, the phone reboots automatically.
I have also tried rebooting the phone is Safe Mode. The Camera app opened for a couple of times and afterwards crashed agian. The phone rebooted again and now the Camera app opens, it shows the image from the front facing camera for about a second and then a dialog box appears that tells that the camera app crashed.
I have tried using the camera from apps like Instagram, Whattsapp and Open Camera, and all of them open only the front-facing camera (which works, I can take pictures with it), not letting me switch to the main camera.
Have any of you experienced something like this?

alin.c.mihalea said:
Hello, XDA!
I updated to Android 7 OTA a couple of days ago, and today I have experienced lots of Camera app crashes.
After the Camera app crashes, the phone reboots automatically.
I have also tried rebooting the phone is Safe Mode. The Camera app opened for a couple of times and afterwards crashed agian. The phone rebooted again and now the Camera app opens, it shows the image from the front facing camera for about a second and then a dialog box appears that tells that the camera app crashed.
I have tried using the camera from apps like Instagram, Whattsapp and Open Camera, and all of them open only the front-facing camera (which works, I can take pictures with it), not letting me switch to the main camera.
Have any of you experienced something like this?
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Have you tried fastboot flashing the vendor image for the build your using?

kevtrysmoddin said:
Have you tried fastboot flashing the vendor image for the build your using?
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Never done this before. I see lots of tutorials from different sites. Can you please point me to one? (step-by-step explanation required, as I have said, never done this before)

alin.c.mihalea said:
Never done this before. I see lots of tutorials from different sites. Can you please point me to one? (step-by-step explanation required, as I have said, never done this before)
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Will do when I'm home
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alin.c.mihalea said:
Hello, XDA!
I updated to Android 7 OTA a couple of days ago, and today I have experienced lots of Camera app crashes.
After the Camera app crashes, the phone reboots automatically.
I have also tried rebooting the phone is Safe Mode. The Camera app opened for a couple of times and afterwards crashed agian. The phone rebooted again and now the Camera app opens, it shows the image from the front facing camera for about a second and then a dialog box appears that tells that the camera app crashed.
I have tried using the camera from apps like Instagram, Whattsapp and Open Camera, and all of them open only the front-facing camera (which works, I can take pictures with it), not letting me switch to the main camera.
Have any of you experienced something like this?
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But drink will post help when sober

kevtrysmoddin said:
Will do when I'm home
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But drink will post help when sober
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Up!

alin.c.mihalea said:
Up!
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Hey, try this - but, with the latest 7.0 factory image: https://guidebelajar.blogspot.mx/20...exus-5x-without-wiping-personal-data.html?m=1
Don't go past the part in the screenshot
INSTEAD: Edit the flash-all.bat file with a text editor on your Windows computer like Microsoft Word or Notepad and delete the -w tag.
Connect to fastboot like the web page says while in Bootloader Mode and then double click the edited flash-all.bat file. After that, let it do its work and then you'll have stock restored without losing data.
Voila! No more camera problems, my friend :cyclops:

vince.lupe said:
hey, try this - but, with the latest 7.0 factory image: https://guidebelajar.blogspot.mx/20...exus-5x-without-wiping-personal-data.html?m=1
Don't go past the part in the screenshot
instead: Edit the flash-all.bat file with a text editor on your windows computer like microsoft word or notepad and delete the -w tag.
Connect to fastboot like the web page says while in bootloader mode and then double click the edited flash-all.bat file. After that, let it do its work and then you'll have stock restored without losing data.
Voila! No more camera problems, my friend :cyclops:
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Do not interrupt the process or use your phone during the process; it will take a good ten minutes to finish up. You could hard brick your phone if you do. Just let it do its thing. Report any errors here.

Hello, Vince! Thanks for you suggestion.
However, I have already factory restored, re-flashed a stock image of Marshmallow and the problem persists. Wiping the cache for example gets the camera working for some time, but then "Can't connect to camera" reappears
If I have done this things already, is it still worth trying your solution?

hi, I've had the same issue with the camera for a while (I was on latest Marshmallow build, not on Nougat). Yesterday I flashed last update (the MTC20K build), following the general guide by @SlimSnoopOS and without wiping any data. You can find the guide in the Nexus 5X general section, the 9th section is dedicated to stock updates. Just remember to unlock your bootloader if you haven't done yet.
At the moment the camera works, will let you know if the problem is permanently solved or not.

I've tried flashing different firmwares, both version 6 and 7 and the problem persists on every setup. Did anyone ever manage to get rid of this problem forever?
Also, since camera does work occasionally, is there a recipe how to reproduce this problem?

Camera app broke

Hello, for some reason the portrait on my back camera doesn't work (normal and wide but on the front camera works). It's just hangs for a bit and it tells me "camera unavailable". I've used custom roms before but I'm currently running rooted stock 10f (no magisk modules). Also the AR sticker mode will just sent me back to auto mode when I try to use it.

LameMonster82 said:
Hello, for some reason the portrait on my back camera doesn't work (normal and wide but on the front camera works). It's just hangs for a bit and it tells me "camera unavailable". I've used custom roms before but I'm currently running rooted stock 10f (no magisk modules). Also the AR sticker mode will just sent me back to auto mode when I try to use it.
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I got the same problem.. I don't how to fix it.

what version you guys have I know that you've deleted data forced stop then restarted or is it permission issues I have tmobile no root yet do the dial code test camera I don't know if you have ar core app clear data on that too I don't know if my camera app and my /system/ECT/camera folder would help I have it I copied from my system that's how I made v30 cam work on g5 set right permissions if anyway I can help just ask

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what version you guys have I know that you've deleted data forced stop then restarted or is it permission issues I have tmobile no root yet do the dial code test camera I don't know if you have ar core app clear data on that too I don't know if my camera app and my /system/ECT/camera folder would help I have it I copied from my system that's how I made v30 cam work on g5 set right permissions if anyway I can help just ask
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Everything is working except for the Portrait mode. I've already tried deleting the data but it didn't work.

the portrait mode is with the com.lge.ellieservice.app too I believe I'll try to look more in to it see if I can help and would think you need busybox in magisk for sys link idk

ecompton59 said:
the portrait mode is with the com.lge.ellieservice.app too I believe I'll try to look more in to it see if I can help and would think you need busybox in magisk for sys link idk
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From what I see from the log it tries to access camera Id 3. Why? IDK.
08-29 12:39:31.078 W/System.err(12330): java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: supportsCameraApi:2034: Unknown camera ID 3

sounds link a hwbinding issues the permissions from what I've seen it's the androidmanifest.xml but definitely could be wrong you need to add the line for camera idk what one I'm not autoprime lol I'll keep trying to get ideas and help I seen now eles was trying to I know a few things I have Tomball version I had issues with moto z2 force on that Java I'm close to fixing the big one smaller one I fixed have it fixed

ecompton59 said:
sounds link a hwbinding issues the permissions from what I've seen it's the androidmanifest.xml but definitely could be wrong you need to add the line for camera idk what one I'm not autoprime lol I'll keep trying to get ideas and help I seen now eles was trying to I know a few things I have Tomball version I had issues with moto z2 force on that Java I'm close to fixing the big one smaller one I fixed have it fixed
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I doesn't look like it's from the permission. I'm just going to reinstall the stock since at boot it shows that there's something wrong with the system.

you mean stock system if your getting errors at boot that's the reason if others don't we don't have root yet on tmobile g7 the android manifest.xml is normally the reason for java errors good luck

I used a gcam stark wide angle to work wide on g5 it fixed cam it was the back shell of phone I ordered off eBay it had issues updated to 8.0 used gcam worked kinda my front and back cam was swapped around it made it work

Android q beta 2

Anyone running Android Q beta 2 ? Can you make a comparison to Pie in terms of speed or apps that crash or hang? TIA

I have no apps crashing and no apps unable to start. Performance and battery are identical to Pie.
The Android Q is definitely a daily driver for me.
EDIT: The only single issue I have is that double-tap or lift to wake are not working.

Guys how to root? Android Q?

hfmls said:
Guys how to root? Android Q?
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Install TWRP. Flash Magisk (canary). Reboot into system. Instal Magisk Manager. Reboot and done.

Will this work on beta 2 ??

spleenandcigars said:
Install TWRP. Flash Magisk (canary). Reboot into system. Instal Magisk Manager. Reboot and done.
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not work on Beta 2, bro

How best to backout of the AndroidQ beta2?
Installed but Android Auto is playing up so want to go back to v8

Can't mount system partition R/W on Marlin using TWRP 3.2.3-1 once updated to AQB2 (although I did a dirty update by removing the -w erase flag from the bat file before executing.) Guess I'll try nuking everything and rebuilding from scratch to see if the partitions will mount R/W to install Magisk...

Is anyone able to set his own mp3 ringtone on this?

hfmls said:
Guys how to root? Android Q?
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I'm using this.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79271368&postcount=1282

George_Bushels said:
I'm using this.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79271368&postcount=1282
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Good Information:
Does it work with Android Q beta DP2 patch (marlin-qpp2.190228.023-factory-c262576d.zip)?

Homeboy76 said:
Good Information:
Does it work with Android Q beta DP2 patch (marlin-qpp2.190228.023-factory-c262576d.zip)?
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Yes.

sonpro10x said:
not work on Beta 2, bro
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As you can see in this screenshot, it's working just fine. You have to install the latest Magisk canary build. TWRP won't work to do some backups, but you can flash it fine.

Been running Q2 for a few days and is a great daily driver. As soon as Nova paid was installed I have no complaints
and battery life has been excellent. Coming from the Essential phone rooted this has been a pleasant surprise. For 180.00 new
unlocked on Sprint this is a good deal. I also prefer the 16x9 screen and camera.

So, I have some weirdness going on…
I screwed up and tried to install the last P build after getting the ota beta Q update….i had issues (possibly of my own making).
Realized that trying to go back wasn’t going to work so I thought I would just reinstall the Q beta version 2, I downloaded it…all seemed well until I wanted to get to “settings”
I can pull the “curtain’ down and see a few quick access icons (wifi, Bluetooth, airplane mode…) but it won’t pull farther down (second swipe) to see other options and the “settings” gear at the top. I also don’t seem to be getting notifications, I hear them but don’t see an icon.
I also can’t get to the setting that allow me to transfer files.
Any ideas?
Edit: also can't get to my app drawer...
Edit 2: home button doesn't work either...
I got it, it must have been a bad "dirty flash", did a clean install, and all is working as expected...except,
I've got root but can't see my internal storage with ES file explorer (I can see it when using my PC) (or any other root explorer) and can't edit my build.prop (can't save it)

tufyuma said:
So, I have some weirdness going on…
I screwed up and tried to install the last P build after getting the ota beta Q update….i had issues (possibly of my own making).
Realized that trying to go back wasn’t going to work so I thought I would just reinstall the Q beta version 2, I downloaded it…all seemed well until I wanted to get to “settings”
I can pull the “curtain’ down and see a few quick access icons (wifi, Bluetooth, airplane mode…) but it won’t pull farther down (second swipe) to see other options and the “settings” gear at the top. I also don’t seem to be getting notifications, I hear them but don’t see an icon.
I also can’t get to the setting that allow me to transfer files.
Any ideas?
Edit: also can't get to my app drawer...
Edit 2: home button doesn't work either...
I got it, it must have been a bad "dirty flash", did a clean install, and all is working as expected...except,
I've got root but can't see my internal storage with ES file explorer (I can see it when using my PC) (or any other root explorer) and can't edit my build.prop (can't save it)
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I did a clean flash, and had the same issue with the internal storage. It was weird though because chrome couldnt see it either, and kept failing to get permission to store files. Doing another Wipe now to try and resolve it...

bonfire62 said:
I did a clean flash, and had the same issue with the internal storage. It was weird though because chrome couldnt see it either, and kept failing to get permission to store files. Doing another Wipe now to try and resolve it...
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Please let us know if it works....I hardly ever use my hot spot, but it's nice to know I have it for emergencies!

tufyuma said:
Please let us know if it works....I hardly ever use my hot spot, but it's nice to know I have it for emergencies!
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Wasn't talking about hotspot specifically.... The issue with Chrome is still there, still not able to download anything, as it pops up that it needs permission, I hit continue...and nothing. It normally gives the permission request notification here, but it does not.

bonfire62 said:
Wasn't talking about hotspot specifically.... The issue with Chrome is still there, still not able to download anything, as it pops up that it needs permission, I hit continue...and nothing. It normally gives the permission request notification here, but it does not.
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Right, I don't think I've tried to download anything with chrome, I want the permissions so I can edit the buildprop file.
Having just checked, I also cannot download anything using chrome, Opera doesn't seem to have a problem, though. I didn't check any other browsers

tufyuma said:
Right, I don't think I've tried to download anything with chrome, I want the permissions so I can edit the buildprop file.
Having just checked, I also cannot download anything using chrome, Opera doesn't seem to have a problem, though. I didn't check any other browsers
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After clean flash, still having the same issue with the downloads. Going to Solidexplorer shows that the sdcard partition never created a Download folder. Chrome also is completely not working now, so definitely rolling back until it's resolved.