Great news! I’ve never played with an experimental release so wanted to ask if you think a regular release would be likely in a day or two then I’ll wait otherwise maybe I’ll give it a go?
Pixel 8 / 8 Pro releases available
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applesbana That depends entirely on whether any issues are found during testing that have to be sorted out.
Keep in mind that experimental release are production releases, not some kind of debug release. They're just releases that are not yet released to the alpha channel due to more testing being needed before the team is confident to put it there. Even if you're not comfortable with flashing the release yet, you can swing by https://app.element.io/#/room/#testing:grapheneos.org to see what others are saying/reporting to get a sense of how things are going. :)
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matchboxbananasynergy Even if you're not comfortable with flashing the release yet, you can swing by to see what others are saying/reporting to get a sense of how things are going.
I've had a flawless experience so far with the experimental releases. 👍
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Any chance GrapheneOS could enable display port alt mode? It appears to be working for rooted Pixel 8's
https://www.patreon.com/posts/confirmed-pixel-91026490
setprop persist.vendor.usb.displayport.enabled 1
The first grapheneos with working desktop mode would be nice.
Pixel 8 Pro on the experimental release here, no issues found so far. Works perfectly for me.
Has anyone installed Google camera and Google photos ? Do they have the same features as stock ?
Can confirm Pixel 8 Pro on experimental release from yesterday working fine so far (including fingerprint unlock), still setting everything up and will update if something doesn't work well.
@L8437 As for the Google features, you might want to ask about a specific feature, otherwise it's hard to give a good answer. Taking photos and videos works well, and I can change many settings about quality and so on. I don't have network permissions on either app.
L8437 And if you additionally install Google Photos, you can also use the after effects (magic eraser etc...). Just give it network permission for few minutes for some features to activate and then revoke it again if you need.
maximus87 Does audio eraser and best face work too?
matchboxbananasynergy It would be helpful if you dated your updates.
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maximus87 if you additionally install Google Photos, you can also use the after effects (magic eraser etc...).
Can Google Photos work alongside FOSS galleries like Aves, which also offer some excellent features not found in Google Photos? i.e. can you access photos from either gallery?
During the period that Google Photos is enabled does it scan and upload any metadata on existing photos to Google?
matchboxbananasynergy . They're just releases that are not yet released to the alpha channel due to more testing being needed before the team is confident to put it there.
Apple Testflght lets users try unreleased versions of apps but does not lock them in. They can always revert back.
If there is a phone-stopping usability defect in the Pixel 8 GrapheneOS, is is reasonably easy to restore stock Google (until the GrapheneOS software defect is corrected)?
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I've used my P8P for a few hours now: calls, music, bluetooth with car, headphones, etc. No issues at all, and battery looks solid.
I must say it feels very tempting to use the experimental version on my daily driver with all those comments about a great experience, but I won't.