QR Code scanning

shbsssn

Update:

Tried, and I cannot flash stock Android. I do not understand how. I have got PixelFlasher, and it always worked.

But not it won't flash after that I have installed Grapheneos

I can try from the cli to flash this with the fastboot command? It write about flashing to either an active or inactive partition.

Does Grapheneos have the concept of active and inactive partitions? I thought it changed the layout of the discs.
is this applicable with a pixel five?

DeletedUser87

shbsssn I don't know where you trajected in your journey, but you're going weird places definitely. What you should try, is using the Android Flash Tool to get back to Stock. Then you can test out eSIM functionality. I don't know the purpose of PixelFlasher, I either use WebUSB or the command line to flash phones, it just doesn't get easier than that.

shbsssn

I have got this image to flash: redfin-rq3a.211001.001-factory-23f4cec2.zip

Shall I run this:

$ fastboot flash active redfin-rq3a.211001.001-factory-23f4cec2.zip

$ fastboot flash inactive redfin-rq3a.211001.001-factory-23f4cec2.zip

Does Grapheneos bootloader have the concept of active and inactive partitions?

If I get it wrong, with I hard brick the phone ( and throw it away), or will it boot to the bootloader if bricked?

shbsssn

Thank-you for this.
I am using it now.

shbsssn

Re-installed stock Android 11.
Test an esim.
Esim works.
Ego phone is not SIM locked.

eSim works with stock Android 11.
eSim did not work with GrapheneOS (Android 14).

Unfortunatly, I do kinda need an eSim :-)

Carlos-Anso

shbsssn
ESIM should stay available if you now flash GrapheneOS

shbsssn

Carlos-Anso

But it is impracticable.

I install an esim once every two months.

This means I have to install stock and then Graphene again 5-6 times a year.

For example, nextMarch I will convert 3 physical sim cards to eSIM and add these into the Pixel5, and we plan to add more eSims into the phone in May. I agree mine is an uncommon use case, but this will be more common.

alex4324

If you’re having trouble scanning QR codes on GrapheneOS, try using the built-in Camera app — it already includes a QR-scan mode. Just open the camera, switch to “QR Scan,” and make sure you’ve granted camera permission. Some third-party apps from F-Droid may not work properly because they depend on Google’s image-detection libraries, which aren’t available in GrapheneOS.

If you still can’t get it to work or want an easier option, you can also use an online QR code scanner and generator like QRScanner.org
— it works directly from your browser without needing Google services or extra permissions.

Wass1947

shbsssn graphene os camera has a built in qr code scanner
Also, you can use an app from fdroid called binary eye, it will allow you to safely read the content of a qr code, very useful if you are not sure if the link behind a qr code is malicious or not

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