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L8437 Yep. I can choose the 50MP quality and so on. I haven't tried it because it disables the live photo, for example.

    brn great to know. What do you mean by live photo?

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      L8437 "Top Shot" is what they call it. A short video that accompanies the moments before and after the photo.

      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 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)?

          ve3jlg Yes, you can absolutely revert back to stock if you need, more info here. Do bear in mind that your data is wiped between installs, however.

          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.

            MajestyNL

            I’m getting quite tempted myself, hoping non experimental may be out within 24-48 hours given how positive people are reacting to the experimental

            I installed Exp.Version 2 of GOS on my P8P, then spent all day installing EVERY app I use looking for bugs... didn't find any... seems very stable to me :) I will do more testing today. It feels that solid I have moved my SIM over from P7P to this P8P... it's now my daily driver :)

            NOTE: I don't use profiles, so no testing there.

              VAULT Im using exp version 2, on my pix 8 pro. I've ported over my esim now. I'm using profiles too, no real issues.

              Only thing that MAY be a bit of a bug is sometimes when I'm switching profiles, fingerprint might want me to use pin instead. But it's only done it a few times so it's not consistent

              @matchboxbananasynergy

              Hi MBBS... :)
              Now we [some keen testers] have installed Exp GOS v2... along with ALL our apps for heavy testing, what happens next as far as upgrades? If you release Exp GOS V3, then to flash it, we LOSE all the apps installed etc, and I assume the Exp does NOT auto update from Exp V2 to Exp V3... ?

              Also, I have selected "Alpha" in my upgrade settings... so I guess I miss on any new Exp Versions after V2 that I am on, until it goes to Alpha... ? I was happy to test, but I guess I don't test any more unless I wipe everything with Exp V3...

                VAULT You almost certainly don't have to wipe anything, and will be able to keep your current installation going forward.

                If there are more experimental releases which aren't published in the alpha channel, you can sideload them. If a release is published into alpha, then you should receive that release the moment it does as you've opted into the alpha channel and go from there.

                VAULT I was happy to test, but I guess I don't test any more unless I wipe everything with Exp V3...

                The general principle is that if you sideload an OTA image signed by the same key that signed your current OS, and the image is newer (in a version-number sense), then Recovery will accept the OTA image. Likewise, if the system updater fetches an OTA image signed by the same key that signed your current OS, and it is version-number newer, it should install via reboot (I think the installation goes through Recovery as well).

                Wiping your device is necessary to install an OS which has a different signer than your installed OS, or that has the same signer but is older (in a version-number sense). Recovery will reject the image in those cases as potentially being malware or a downgrade attack.

                None of the computations about what is legal to install are based on release channel labels (experimental, alpha, beta, stable) -- those tags control what gets downloaded for install attempts, period. The images themselves aren't tagged as alpha or beta, etc., and in the standard case a single image is first downloaded by alpha devices, then alpha and beta devices, then alpha and beta and stable devices.

                In other systems you might have a beta-release kernel that has more logging than a stable-release kernel later built from the same source, so the beta-release kernel would be a different image from the stable-release kernel. But that is not how GrapheneOS releases work at present.

                Please note that I do not speak for the GrapheneOS project.

                I installed GOS on a P8. This P8 has no SIM and is only connected.via wifi.

                Under Settings > System > Date & time I have both options set to "Set automatically" but the time isn't correctly setting. I'm wondering, does "Set automatically" only work when connected to a cell network?

                Never used a Pixel phone or G.OS and waiting for G.OS to support Pixel 8 Pro before buying the phone. Its probably hard to tell when a stable support for Pixel 8 Pro be available but is it weeks or monthts before a stable release?