Question ATTN: PIXEL 5a BETA TAKERS...Are You Missing Some Binary From Your Beta Build (#5) ? - Google Pixel 5a

I'm sure most, if not all of you Proud Pixel 5a beta takers have already noticed a few things light with our first ever beta build. Yep, the notification after a restart that your device is rocking beta software..that's missing.
Also I didn't see the beta feedback app that comes packaged with the OTA (I presume)?
There's probably more than what I'm bringing up here, but I speak from experience here using the Android Flashing Tool with our #5 beta build won't get you there, either!
For what it's worth I did speak to a couple of lads at Google about these items and followed-up with them w!screenshots, log data, blah, blah, & blah!
Safe Journeys,
evnStevn

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Swype Official download. YES OFFICIAL!

All DHD users looking for Swype your in luck. head over to http://beta.swype.com
i happened to be looking at the site and noticed that they have started registering again for beta users. I registered and got Swype beta free. PS its a December 2010 build
SO hurry up before they stop registering.
Register for swype. activate the link in your email and then download to your device. login with your username and password and USE
and its official! Too be honest i looked everywhere maybe finding a working cracked version as i cant use the HTC keyboard as i'm addicted to Swype but no need for a warez Swype. Just register for the Beta.
Beta version works perfectly too. tried and tested last night.
No cracks, no trials, simply an official method of getting swype. Feel free to thank me if this helps!
Please note: Beta build will expire in 3 months as swype are not going to run one beta build till your hair turns grey. they would like to release newer builds with more features etc. hence the numbers of the builds. This is why they will provide updated swype builds with changelogs.
so as you will be a registered user you can download these updated builds and "test" them and carry on running each new build for 3 months till which by then another new build should be released.
Cheers mate
your welcome.
i know xdadevelopers is against swype being obtained illegally and i did have a beta version registered to the mrs phone and my old phone i sold so i had a cracked copy that stopped working a few days ago. i hunted the net for another copy and then tried to de register my old device on swype beta but couldnt.
thats how i came across beta registration reopened. registered with my second email address
3 months use only
You are exactly right my friend and that is the good thing
if you read it carefully it says
This beta version will expire after 3 months as we will provide periodic updated versions that will include new features and functionality.
meaning you will get updated builds, maybe in january or february they release an updated beta version which includes an extra feature? but i am aware they do update their beta versions as my x10 is running the september build. that was released 3 months ago.
doesnt get any better does it. you get constantly up to date swype builds!
ikhzter said:
where does it state 3 months. swype beta on my x10 i used from june uptill when i sold the device on november. thats 5 months
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This beta version will expire after 3 months as we will provide periodic updated versions that will include new features and functionality.
Source: beta dot swype dot com slash android slash agreement
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I guess you didn't read that part. Although 3 months is better than nothing.
donvale said:
I guess you didn't read that part. Although 3 months is better than nothing.
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i didnt take notice as i have used swype a long time with out expiring on my previous devices.
but if you look at THIS build not any other build it will expire in 3 months. but it does say "AS we will provide periodic updates".
because after 3 months of testing they can confirm this build fully functional then look to improve or add more bits to it and release a newer beta build, because your already registered for a beta, when they update their beta to a newer build, you wil be able to download an update and then that build will run for 3 months before another one comes out, i know this because i joined swype beta in june, and updated to a newer build in september before i sold x10 in november.
I got ver. 1.60.36.8214 WVGA on my DHD,only qwerty version,it`s not beta.
Multi language
This is version 2.15.56.1487.t100
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
I got this Swype Beta last night.
My beta version is Swype 2.17.59 [image]
Grant Barker said:
I got this Swype Beta last night.
My beta version is
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was that the full version or just english and spanish
ikhzter said:
This is version 2.15.56.1487.t100
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
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Yes the Beta,but mine isn`t
ikhzter said:
was that the full version or just english and spanish
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Yeah Good point. It was the smaller file - English and Spanish.
Joined and downloaded last night, love it
Software Guru said:
Joined and downloaded last night, love it
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Glad you got it. i looked everywhere and thank god they reopened beta registration!
Do you like SwiftKey? (It's been my favourite so far.)
Grant Barker said:
Do you like SwiftKey? (It's been my favourite so far.)
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not tried it. is it any good?
Thread re-opened for business..
Cheers,
M_T_M
How odd, my version is 2.15.56.14870.t100. How do you have 2.17? Most peculiar ;p
I know they had released Nov and Dec release, so you would expect another release in Jan/Feb again.
anybody had problem using swype in Friend stream widget (posting a status updatE) or tapatalk? i try swype in the former, it always have cursor position problem, whereas for tapatalk it won't show up after swyping a word.

Nougat

Why are we not getting any beta updates?
Beta for 3T will come after final release for 3.
Simply because there are more oneplus 3's in customers hands than 3T.....But I think they could unify now with beta 10, the timeframe is off for Nougat before end of month, with Beta 10 just dropped.
But patience is a great thing.....I'm not to fussed as I like Xposed for a few things (not currently available on Nougat) So they can take as long as they need.....
Brought to you by my Resurrected Powered 3T
Michalko5896 said:
Beta for 3T will come after final release for 3.
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Lol, when they said all updates will be together for both devices I thought it was a consolation for 3 owners. Turns out we are the ones getting screwed!
sriharshasv said:
Why are we not getting any beta updates?
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Not sure why people is so hyped for new updates and stuff.from what i've seen on internet,there are not too many changes on android 7 than we have now on 6, except the dpi which for me seems to be a nice thing to have,but not that important. you guys need to learn how to enjoy your beautiful phone,without being hyped for the updates. If they release early, it will be full of bugs and then you will curse them.better wait 1-2 or 3 months more and fix all those issues,instead of receiving a faulty update which will ruin my beautiful 3t experience.
smilirulz said:
Not sure why people is so hyped for new updates and stuff.from what i've seen on internet,there are not too many changes on android 7 than we have now on 6, except the dpi which for me seems to be a nice thing to have,but not that important. you guys need to learn how to enjoy your beautiful phone,without being hyped for the updates. If they release early, it will be full of bugs and then you will curse them.better wait 1-2 or 3 months more and fix all those issues,instead of receiving a faulty update which will ruin my beautiful 3t experience.
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Oh come on!!
They themselves ask us to never settle.
I basically want a very stable nougat. I really like this new OS. Besides, Google assistant is also good to have.
sriharshasv said:
Lol, when they said all updates will be together for both devices I thought it was a consolation for 3 owners. Turns out we are the ones getting screwed!
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Yes, but they also said, that beta for 3T will start after stable release for 3.

Official Android 7

Would we ever seen a Official Android 7 Miui?
not likely and I don't think they are caring about mi mix atm
Remain waiting, there is a big chance it will get an upgrade in upcoming months.
Manwex said:
Remain to wait, there is a big chance it will get an upgrade in upcoming months.
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of course, there is a change in the next months, I mean come on seriously?
the other dev will likely be getting their hand of android o and miui just trying to get miui9 ext its ****ed up system going down there
but their products are amazing just if they release the sources of the devices and everything gonna be just fine
then we can get whatever we want
MIUI is already far ahead of stock Android IMO, just look at all features we have and stock Android doesn't have.... Except Multi window for now.
Not working wallpaper carousel and not a proper working push notifications
But the other useless things yeah they have something going with uselesles
Btw I don't screw with MIUI yeah they are good but I just need a good notifications that's all I sent need anything I'm a simple man
The works on nougat on mi 5 is still beta dev rom. I tried and fairly stable except a few minor error. At least until nougat for mi 5 is stable then we can see about mi mix
Probably MiMix will not receive N
http://en.miui.com/thread-562495-1-1.html
dun need android 7 for multi windows... samsung and LG already done it since android 4.. is see whether miui developer want to add or not
Do not hold your breath waiting for android 7 in MIX from xiaomi
Better try this rom
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-mix/development/unofficial-mi-mix-lithium-lineage-14-1-t3574745
$1000 Phone no update ?? good joke!
No need for android 7 for me, 6 it's working fine till exposed it's official of course.
Nougat isn't limited only for Multi Windows, there are a lot of new APIs (for example, Vulkan)
It will come, had it on the Mate 9 and Honor 8 ... its not that good over 6.0 ... just wait and it will arrive.
The only thing I really miss from my pixel, and Android 7 in general, is expandable notifications. Makes everything else seem ancient.
jinsoku3g said:
The only thing I really miss from my pixel, and Android 7 in general, is expandable notifications. Makes everything else seem ancient.
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The only nougat features I want are expandable notifications and double tap to switch between last 2 apps. But I have a grim feeling that these features won't make their way over to nougat based MIUI.
cazcryy said:
The only nougat features I want are expandable notifications and double tap to switch between last 2 apps. But I have a grim feeling that these features won't make their way over to nougat based MIUI.
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If they don't make it, I'm going to be super sad lol
Which version of the stable international officiating ROM are you guys using? My phone came with the 8.2.19.0.0, and the latest one I see on Xiaomi page is 8.2.1, which I downloaded to "update", but the system tells me it's older than the installed one...
The thing is, the current one is the same that came with the phone when I bought, around Feb. 20, in Thailand. And the latest stable was released at some point in March. And I just can't find anything online about that .19 version, just one mention in some western European language, in one single post in one forum...
Any ideas?

Firmware updates - news and discussion

Hello,
I am surprised we still don't have such topic to discuss.
PS. I use OnePlus 7T Pro (EU) and my fw is 10.0.9 with security patch from 1st of may. Since it's almost end of July i find it quite disappointing. I've always thought OP was one of the quickest fw update provider.
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Hello,
I am surprised we still don't have such topic to discuss.
PS. I use OnePlus 7T Pro (EU) and my fw is 10.0.9 with security patch from 1st of may. Since it's almost end of July i find it quite disappointing. I've always thought OP was one of the quickest fw update provider.
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Im also surprised that updating is slow on this phone... This is my first oneplus (7t pro mclaren) and overall its a very nice phone.
But the fast updating and new Features thing is something i cant see...
Goku1992 said:
Im also surprised that updating is slow on this phone... This is my first oneplus (7t pro mclaren) and overall its a very nice phone.
But the fast updating and new Features thing is something i cant see...
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My thoughts exactly!
Update to the OxygenOS beta 6....security patch is 1st July....
speedyjay said:
Update to the OxygenOS beta 6....security patch is 1st July....
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Yes i know, but it's still beta - not stable release.
forever_lol said:
Yes i know, but it's still beta - not stable release.
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So wait until it's stable. Simple as that.
rafikowy said:
So wait until it's stable. Simple as that.
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I have no choice, but I didn't ask for advice.
Open Beta is meant for specific type of users and it's a topic for totally different discussion.
Decision to provide only beta firmware with up-to-date security patches and skip stable releases is plainly ridiculous. Basically, If you want latest security patch you gotta settle with probably semi-buggy firmware. Well done OP.
It is my third mobile phone from OnePlus and yes the phones before got fast updates every time. Since my 7T Pro McLaren there are very rare updates and the software have some bugs. I think OnePlus is bigger now and they are think now we are famous we have enough buyer.. i don't know... price for my 3T was 479 Euro and now for the 7T Pro over 800 Euro...
Huawei are went the same way... to the begin the phones was cheap..after a few years the phones was very expensive... And quality is not the best from OnePlus now.. my other OnePlus are very stable.. i have case on every phone. on my new OnePlus I have the case from McLaren and i looked after a time behind the phone and it is broken... WITH the case... sorry, but i Think that is not good.
I consider the "beta" releases as stable as I've yet to encounter any bugs introduced by them and the "beta" label is more of a warranty for the manufacturer if things don't work as expected. Also the schedule for the "beta" releases is now monthly. The more devices they have to develop for the worse it will be for releases of any kind.
But we havent Android 11 beta till noe... Few other brands have Android 11 beta for a few phones of their lineup. The only mclaren phone with 11 beta is the newest...
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Oppo, vivo, xiaomi have a few phones with Android 11 beta...
kadopt said:
I consider the "beta" releases as stable as I've yet to encounter any bugs introduced by them and the "beta" label is more of a warranty for the manufacturer if things don't work as expected.
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I don't think so. It's not like stable OTAs are always bugsfree. Bugs happen. Manufacturers don't need such "warranty".
What message would OP send? "Hej, We do not provide regular software updates. However If you want to get your security patch updated you may flash our test fw, but please bear in mind you do it at your own risk".
Goku1992 said:
But we havent Android 11 beta till noe... Few other brands have Android 11 beta for a few phones of their lineup. The only mclaren phone with 11 beta is the newest...
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Oppo, vivo, xiaomi have a few phones with Android 11 beta...
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I think beta A11 on op 7t pro will follow soon. It's IMHO nothing to worry about
forever_lol said:
I think beta A11 on op 7t pro will follow soon. It's IMHO nothing to worry about
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Nothing to worry yes... But why are other brands with much more phones faster? Cant understand this
forever_lol said:
I don't think so. It's not like stable OTAs are always bugsfree. Bugs happen. Manufacturers don't need such "warranty".
What message would OP send? "Hej, We do not provide regular software updates. However If you want to get your security patch updated you may flash our test fw, but please bear in mind you do it at your own risk".
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Yes, there are no bug free software, yet, if the betas were labeled "stable" we probably would not be having this conversation.
The "waranty" actually exists as if you install software on a production environment and it leads to catastrophic failure or other major losses the manufacturer may be held liable for any damages, stamping a "beta" label releases them from such responsibilities as its not complete software and the client was aware of it upon installation.
The "stable" build is one month older than the "beta 6" and before even the betas were being released with outdated security patches.
Alpha build: incomplete feature set and buggy
Beta build: complete feature set but may have bugs
Gold/stable build: complete feature set and no bugs (they think).
I've seen many software going from beta to stable without changes because no bugs were found.
I think the problem here is "peace of mind".
That's true, but still betas cannot be considered as replacement for stable builds. Open beta program is obviously good option to have but since it's a warranty for oems it's more or less lottery for an user as well.
As I said before not every user is willing/should be forced to go Beta but every user has right to monthly security updates.
OP was supposed to be one of the best on that matter, sadly it's not. They are in fact not better than huawei - that is known for being very bad at it.*
*Huawei has just released july patch for p30.
Wow im on may 2020?
forever_lol said:
That's true, but still betas cannot be considered as replacement for stable builds. Open beta program is obviously good option to have but since it's a warranty for oems it's more or less lottery for an user as well.
As I said before not every user is willing/should be forced to go Beta but every user has right to monthly security updates.
OP was supposed to be one of the best on that matter, sadly it's not. They are in fact not better than huawei - that is known for being very bad at it.*
*Huawei has just released july patch for p30.
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Beta software is not being considered a replacement for stable and are not a lottery, beta builds are tested before delivery but the level and duration of the tests is not the same. Code that is compiled and delivered without testing are nightlies and that is the dangerous software. I opt in for beta builds in all possible apps on the playstore without issues.
I also went for OP because of the updates and for me they deliver but that's just me.
OP8 was delivered to market with some issues although they probably thought it was stable and was released as stable. I only take caution with alpha or lower labels.
What you want is more like Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday" but stable software requires extensive validadion and hardware specific software takes even more time unfortunately.
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Beta software is not being considered a replacement for stable and are not a lottery, beta builds are tested before delivery but the level and duration of the tests is not the same. Code that is compiled and delivered without testing are nightlies and that is the dangerous software. I opt in for beta builds in all possible apps on the playstore without issues.
I also went for OP because of the updates and for me they deliver but that's just me.
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Well, you're not an ordinary user You're the one who obviously like to fiddle with your phone and take some minor risks. That's fine, I like to flash my phone too (more often than I actually need)
Beta is not being considered a replacement, but that's exactly what we have now. Look, I am not denying beta builds are in 90% instances stable enough to be considered daily drivers for majority of users, but there's always tiny risk sth doesn't work as it should. That's not really ok. People shouldn't be expected to try beta everytime they want to get up to date security patch (or one month older).
I think we've gone slightly offtop though
OxygenOS 10.0.10 OTA is available to download
System
• Newly adapted OnePlus Buds, easier to take advantage of wireless connection
• Provided a variety of clock styles for you. You can customize on your own. (Go to Settings>Customization>Clock style)
• Fixed the issue that double tap could not wake up the screen in some settings
• Updated Android security patch to 2020.07
Bluetooth
• It has adapted to Bluetooth hearing aid app connection under the Android 10 Audio Streaming for Hearing Aid (ASHA) Agreement
Network
• Fixed the wrong display of names of inserted SIM cards from different carriers
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Question How to enroll my 5a in the Android 12 beta?

Got home tonight and my new phone and case were waiting for me
Curious how do I enroll this phone in the Android 12 beta? I checked the Google beta page, and it only showed my old Pixel 4 XL on the list, which is already on the beta, not my new 5a as an option.
Does Google need to flip a switch or something to activate the 5a on their servers? Phones comes with the June security patch, and running system update doesn't find the latest update. And this phone is not on the Android beta 12 program yet, doesn't show up.
Wake up Google.
It looks like the 5a isn't supported yet which is a bummer.
I think they are looking at the overheating problem BEFORE they allow any BETA access. If you're running a BETA and the phone overheats it will be much harder to determine the actual cause. Better to fix it properly 1st.
Zorachus said:
Does Google need to flip a switch or something to activate the 5a on their servers? Phones comes with the June security patch, and running system update doesn't find the latest update. And this phone is not on the Android beta 12 program yet, doesn't show up.
Wake up Google.
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My guess is we won't, cuz rumor has it they're close to a stable build now, if not already attained?
P.S.S. I think they have a stable, hence the 5a release & with Pixel 6's on deck!
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P.S.S. I think they have a stable, hence the 5a release & with Pixel 6's on deck!
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Would be sweet if we just got a final release of Android 12 in the next couple of weeks for sure!
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Would be sweet if we just got a final release of Android 12 in the next couple of weeks for sure!
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Yep, I could live with that...I can't stop eyeballing reddit thinking I'm gonna find some gold over there about a line-in on a bootleg(leaked)beta build for us 5a-er's!
(It happens)
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I think they are looking at the overheating problem BEFORE they allow any BETA access. If you're running a BETA and the phone overheats it will be much harder to determine the actual cause. Better to fix it properly 1st.
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That sounds right...I haven't had the heat-up scenario with my 5a but did on my 4a 5G and while beta banging! That would be tight if we get a crack at it soon, cuz you know a stable has got to be just around the corner with us getting into September and all?!

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