Community call for beta testers for Pixel Fold and other devices

OK, running alpha. Found my first issue (also happens on the current stable build -07 26):

I use an app by Honeywell called Total Comfort TCC for my TSTAT (com.honeywell.mobile.android.totalComfort). I know from previous installs that in tablet mode, it forces landscape. On the Pixel Fold, when using this app in unfolded mode, the app works fine and forces landscape as expected (which is OK as the Pixel Fold unfolded is landscape).

However with the Pixel Fold folded, the app does not function properly and tries to force itself to landscape, but then immediately forces itself back to portrait and then back again in an endless loop that can't be stopped unless you unfold the Pixel.

One caveat: this only happens if the "Display size and text" from android settings is set to the lowest level for display size. Obviously this is causing the folded mode to be more like phablet size or some DPI setting that the app freaks out about. But I am not sure why it insist on switching back and forth endlessly.

I will mess with the DPI settings in developer mode to see what happens.

GOS Build number: Tq3C.230805.001.A3.2023080800

UPDATE 2
Changing the DPI didn't help. When unfolding the Pixel, the app misbehaves there instead.

So basically the lowest level in "Display settings" for display size causes problems for this app (and perhaps others).

I will echo what @scrampker said in this post:
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/6649-pixel-fold-issues

2) Complete loss of partially-opened functionality. Cannot open to use as a tripod to see the outer screen. The moment you open the phone even a millimeter, the outer screen shuts off entirely. Stock behavior is to use accelerometer and hinge position logic to achieve this functionality.

It would be nice to have this feature as it allows you to view the front, unfolded screen while using the phone itself as a stand.

I noticed new feature in settings>display>colors for "saturated." This is on the alpha build for the fold.

However the color changes do not persist on all screens. I think it only works on that menu screen.

csrcsr working now

Alpha build running great! I see the constant updates but no issues.

I guess the stable is currently the same as alpha, because I just switched over to alpha and there's no update. Definitely missing the tripod capabilities of the stock OS.

I have to commend the team for one huge thing though... I have almost no apps that refuse to work. The gapps combability layer must have seen major improvements since I re-installed gOS on my Pixel 6 Pro like 9 months ago. I think I had to set compatibility mode on 2-3 apps, but other than that, I was able to get WearOS, Pixel Watch, and well, everything working. This was a nightmare less than a year ago. Very pleased to see this. Hopefully Google doesn't pull the rug and ruin all this progress. I suppose they could at any moment.

One other big issue I've had with all my gOS devices is that my screen goes blank quite often. Like 5 times a day. Typically when I try to power on my device or use the fingerprint to wake. The fix on THIS device is to unfold, the re-fold. With the P6P this was not possible, so I had to reboot. Probably 4 times a week due to this issue. Seems to persist on other devices. Something in the codebase.

BUG:

I am running the stable version for the Fold. I was messing around in settings and turned on the color correction (settings > accessibility > computer and motion). Once you turn it on, its stuck on, even of you toggle it off. Only a restart fixes it.

csrcsr following up on battery drain... its mostly that the phone is warm\hot all the time. Even with the screen off, not being used. So much so that it regulates the charging such that the phone is only capable of charging if its turned off completely or if I use an ice pack pressed on the back.

csrcsr Are you sure this is a GOS related issue? A quick net search says Pixels in general have more battery drain and heat issues than other phones, and P.Fold is worse. I don't experience it myself with my P6a, but gotta keep ears open when so many others complain about it.

dgzeij I am not sure. My original question was asked about hardware or software.

However, I have found one app that was making thing way worse. I was sick of the auto brightness being too dim. So I tried an app called "Velis Auto Brightness." It tries to give you it's own auto brightness with full customization. However, since the Fold wont allow native brightness control, it uses an overlay instead. But in order for the overlay to work, the brightness is pumped to 100% in the background, and the overlay dims from there. The app doesn't make this obvious, but I eventually figured it out. ... so back to stock auto brightness. I would love custom control/profiles/ai learning/something better for auto brightness in GOS.

However, the phone is still warm, and the charging is very slow. Something is still up. Even when I plug it in to charge, the screen saver will say "Charging Rapidly - Full in 59 min" for example, but 59 minutes later it will be NOWHERE near full charged.

Is there a way to see all the apps that are not "optimized" for battery use in one place? I know I can go to the individual app and then to battery to check the settings. However, on my Samsung, there was a page that listed all apps that were optimized and another list for unrestricted. It made it easy to check on those permissions at a glance and find the culprit.

BUG:

I am running the stable version for the Fold. If I have "Night Light" and/or "Dim Mode" on... and then turn it off on the front closed screen, it will still be visually active on the unfolded big screen, even though the toggle indicators say those modes are off.

The problem can be fixed by turning on the mode while unfolded and then turning off again.

Work profiles don't seem to work. I tried Android Enterprise, island, and shelter. Always fails to install. Anyone else have this working on their fold?

csrcsr There is definitely an issue between "Night Light", "Extra Dim", setting them on timers and the two screens. A number of combinations of those features will cause them to get 'stuck' on, even though the icon feedback says they are off.