Feedback for v1.20

/e/OS Smartphone Operating System Build Feedback
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Vendor Name: Nothing
Device name: Nothing Phone (1)
Device CodeName: Spacewar
Version of /e/OS which existed previously: e-1.20-t-20240301-UNOFFICIAL-Spacewar.zip by @ronnz98
Version of /e/ Recovery which existed previously: recovery.img e-1.20-t-20240301-UNOFFICIAL-Spacewar by @ronnz98
Device is Not rooted

Version of /e/OS after fresh clean install: e-1.20-t-20240223382228-dev-Spacewar.zip
Version of /e/ recovery after fresh clean install: recovery-e-1.20-t-20240223382228-dev-Spacewar.img

My fresh clean install followed this /e/OS documentation to the letter. For this I needed the file vendor_boot.img. This file is not yet officially available for download. Therefore I extracted the file payload.bin contained in the e-zip file. The file payload.bin contains the following files:

boot (101 MB), dtbo (25 MB), odm (696 kB), product (500 MB), system (1.7 GB), system_ext (368 MB), vbmeta (8.2 kB), vbmeta_system (4.1 kB), vendor (495 MB), vendor_boot (101 MB), vendor_dlkm (13 MB)

:new: Safe download of this vendor_boot.img here

To be on the safe side, I performed a clean installation via OFFICIAL e-Recovery v1.20 and everything went smoothly - without the incidents described here

Glyph Interface works right away including light functions, as well as Fingerprint (under display, optical), and wireless charging.

Thank you e-Dev Team :+1:

NP1 ‘Sparewar’ Documentation Suggestions

Flashing additional partitions & Temporarily Booting a custom recovery using

  1. Next we manually reboot into bootloader or download mode

  2. You can also boot into fastboot mode via a key combination:

  • With the device powered off
  • hold Volume Down + Power

Instead of switching off the smartphone each time and then booting it back into download-/fastboot- and recovery-mode - the VOL and POWER device buttons can simply be used during operation (without switching off the NP1) to execute the respective function (see attached image). This method is also foolproof.

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  • Vendor Name: Fairphone
  • Device name: Fairphone 4
  • Device CodeName: FP4
  • Previous Version of /e/OS: 1.19.1-s (stable)
  • Rooted: hidden with Magisk

all works fine

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Hello,
Samsung galaxy herolte. Running 1.17 before
Not rooted
Mail, phone, SMS, agenda, photo & galery working.
Still the echo in call problem though

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Could you possibly provide me with the boot.img from e-1.20-t-20240223382228-dev-Spacewar.zip?

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https://images.ecloud.global/dev/Spacewar/

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I set up a ticket for this bug. Would be great if developers would take care of this issue as speech quality in 2G is extremely and annoyingly bad (pulses, etc.).
https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/backlog/-/issues/7816

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Hi

Vendor Name: Samsung
Device name: S10e
Device CodeName: beyond0lte
Current Version of /e/OS: 1.19.1-s
Rooted: no

No 1.20.T update available in OTA (refreshing in update manager) since new publication 20240222

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Please add the following details
Vendor Name Gigaset
Device name GS290
Device CodeName GS290
Version of /e/OS or Stock which existed previously:
1.19.1-s-20240109372023-stable-GS290
Is the device Rooted/ Not rooted

At first I noticed quite a battery drain. I have rebooted a couple of times and now energy consumption is normal again.

I use 2 sims, one for 4G and one for 2G. I can call and send sms with 4G. But I noticed the same as: Knechtoshi in that the settings for volte are not shown

For the rest everything I use seems to work normally.

Thanks to the team!

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There is no OTA upgrade (S10e is “dev” not “stable”), you must upgrade manually.
See this post:
Update from 1.19.1-s to 1.20-t on beyond2lte

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Vendor Name: Fairphone
Device name: Fairphone 5
Device CodeName: FP5
Previous Version of /e/OS: 1.19.1-t (stable)
Rooted: No

OTA update OK.
Multiple issues that affects me in 1.19.1 are still in 1.20:

Usable with workarounds (rebooting the phone each time one of theses cases happens).

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Vendor Name: Google
Device name: Pixel 5 (5G)
Device CodeName: redfin
Version of /e/OS which existed previously: e-1.16-t-20231017342511-stable-redfin
Device is not rooted, but Verfieid Boot | re-locked Bootloader

The OTA update went smoothly, but as with other Google Pixel devices, the update process takes significantly longer than with other devices from other manufacturers.

:white_check_mark: works fine: 12W wireless charging
:white_check_mark: works fine: USB-C to USB-C LAN-Adapter (RJ45) - (Wired Internet)
:white_check_mark: works fine: USB Type-C 3.1 to USB 3.1 Gen1 128GB Flash Drive (FAT32)

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Strange ! I got all previous upgrades by the update manager (settings)
Thanks anyway

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Two identical devices.
Samsung Galaxy S10+ SM-G975F/DS beyond2lte
One upgraded from 1.19.1-S other flashed from Samsung ROM

Both will reliably forget some settings over reboot.
Clock looses settings, even after adding user. Reboot is a guarantee alarm will not go off, even when it is on.
Tasks.org will partially loose settings and shall stop synchronising with NextCloud via DAVx5
Calendar stopped syncing with NextCloud via DAVx5
Both problems were resolved by re-pointing Tasks.org and DAVx5 at not lost NextCloud account (still in apps, but didn’t work anyway)
1440p video playback is utterly broken. Won’t work on Gallery, VLC, NewPipe, BraveNewPipe.
Contacts forgotten starrec contacts, even though contacts are provided by NextCloud via DAVx5

NextCloud is not reason for problems with Tasks and Calendar. NextCloud is accessible via domain both externally and internally. It is running entirely from SSDs on hardware RAID6. All problems have occurred while in, so my biggest bottleneck is WiFi 6 over 5GHz.

Icons were rearranged to alphabetical order after adding user (on user 0).

GPS seems to be fixed and GPS week rollover didn’t happen yet.

On every reboot problem reappear on both phones. It doesn’t seem to be random glitch. It is reliable to occur.

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Might be due to 1.20, but my Fairphone 4 has quit uploading pictures to Murena Cloud. I am using about 30 of 128 GB now, so that should not be the reason.

Any ideas what to check?

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Vendor Name: Samsung
Device name: Galaxy Tab A7 (2020)

Device CodeName: gta4l
Version of /e/OS which existed previously: e-1.20-t-20240225-UNOFFICIAL-gta4l by @ronnz98
Version of Recovery which existed previously: recovery.img e-1.20-t-20240225-UNOFFICIAL-gta4l by @ronnz98
Device is not rooted

Device CodeName: gta4lwifi
Version of /e/OS which existed previously: e-1.20-t-20240225-UNOFFICIAL-gta4lwifi by @ronnz98
Version of Recovery which existed previously: recovery.img e-1.20-t-20240225-UNOFFICIAL-gta4lwifi by @ronnz98
Device is not rooted

I did a clean install to have a fresh system and prevent any conflicts. Both tablets are now running the official /e/OS-T V1.20. I still miss the BlissLauncher with tablet optimization that has been announced since May 23, 2023:

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I adjust my previous comment about Pixel 5 redfin

upgrade from e-1-19.1-T-stable to e-1.20-t-stable is OK but takes more or less 80mn…
Nevertheless everything OK.

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I unlocked the bootloader and enabled OEM unlock during /e/OS install, then locked it again once install was over (following easy installer instruction). Then I disabled EOM unlock.

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I locked my bootloader prior to upgrade to 1.20, but I have a doubt about the OEM unlock. I believe it was already disabled but cannot be sure. It is a bit foggy.

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Fairphone 3+
FP3
Updated from v1.19.1-s-stable to v1.20-s-stable
Not rooted

Update straightforward and completed in 35 minutes.

All appears to be working OK on initial testing of basic functions & apps: wi-fi, mobile data, bluetooth, GPS, phone, message, mail, browser, camera, app lounge and various other apps.

The long-standing reported issue I have with no automatic VPN connection is still present.

Thanks again for all the good work.

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Hello /e/ OS Community,

I’ve purchased the Fairphone 5 together with a mobile data plan in 02/2024, in Germany.
The provider delivered the device with stock Android.
I flashed immediately /e/ OS on it, following this guide:

https://doc.e.foundation/devices/FP5/install

Everything went well, including unlocking the bootloader, flashing the ROM and locking the bootloader again afterwards.

I went on happily with my life.

But then, yesterday (02.03.2024) in the evening, I received on my phone a notification about an update of the OS to version 1.20.
With a charging phone with more than 30% battery I tapped “Download” and installed afterwards the update but I didn’t reboot yet the phone and went to sleep.
Today (03.03.2024) in the morning, I picked up the fully charged phone and tapped “Reboot”.
When the devices turned off, nothing. BRICK!
I tried every key-combo:

  • power 10 seconds
  • power + volume up 10 seconds
  • power + volume down 10 seconds
  • holding power + volume up / volume down and connecting USB for ADB

Nothing. The screen does not react, no vibration, nothing, no feedback from the phone.
The only “feedback” I get is, when I connect the phone to the PC, I hear the sound the PC makes when something gets connected.
The device manager then only shows under “Other devices” : QUSB_BULK_CID:XXX_SN:XXX
I replaced the serial numbers with XXX.

Also while holding Power or Power + volume down for 10 seconds while connected to the PC, I get the sound of disconnection and connection from the PC. That’s all.

Also, installation of fastboot and/or ADB drivers did not help.

Has anyone an idea what happend? Any advice what to do?
If there is nothing I can do, do I have a change for a fix by sending it to the Netherlands for a fix?
If yes, does anyone know who to contact for sending in the phone?

Thanks a lot in advance for your help guys!

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