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That's what installing Gapps does for you. It is the actual Google Play framework and some of the Google Apps, from Google, which is why it is a separate install.

Here in Europe we see "€741.00 free shipping" for pre-orders. The IGG Perk is $721+40 or roughly €630 including shipping Neither mentions customs, so expect that to be added outside the UK.

I think you got the wrong impression from my talking about using a newer Gapps package. There's no compelling reason to do so. Sometimes, if the play services have been updated, it can mean less ota updating when you first install, but really, I could use the same MindTheGapps package for as long as I'm using Lineage 18,x (until Lineage releases version 19/Android 12) and it wouldn't make a difference. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but that's my understanding.

Not sure where you are seeing it. I see pre-order of 8/256 for $899 USD on the site. It's still available on IGG for &719 USD. And, no, no chip change which would involve another 6-8 months of work and an expense they don't have the budget for.

You can (inside the Android market app) select to have apps - including their own ones - autoupdated. And you actually need to remember to explicitly turn this OFF if you do not want them to constantly wasting battery and bandwidth for checking for new versions. Just like on stock. (Note that they choose to ignore your selection, turning it back on, when you install on a new device with same G-account BTW)

(lineage-18.1-20210503-nightly-pro1-signed.zip on April 5 security patch installed smoothly using adb sideload and MindTheGapps-11.0.0-arm64-20210412_124247)

ineage-18.1-20210503-nightly-pro1-signed.zip on April 5 security patch installed smoothly using adb sideload. Haven't updated to the April MindTheGapps yet and still using Magisk 21.0. I'll get around to updating those one of these weeks, but everything works nicely. I don't do passing SafteyNet, don't care about it. I don't even open Magisk Manager at all.

Well it's obvious that the FX group had No contingency plan to avoid the disaster that has befallen the Pro 1x! This is what happens when you trust unreliable sources like China. When this happened, my personal move was to obtain the SD 835 from cheap used phones that are plentiful now. Using the pre-owned chips is not the easy way, but we would have them "as advertised"! Warranties for the used chips could be extended & I for one would have my smartphone in-hand by now! The other obvious option to the chipset, is get a reliable source like Qorvo, ex Rfmd, supplier for Nokia phones!! No re

I've bought two here: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/32956500815.html (Elephone U Pro, not Elephone U) – there are more than 500 pieces available, although they have become substantially more expensive ($68.99 for one, instead of the $39.32 I paid)....

Thanks to @KaaliI found links to other shops at AliExpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001103369006.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000523673519.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.69b03c00X4Hbs9&mp=1

Here's another link. Says wholesale, so don't know if they sell to consumers or not, but worth a try if all else fails. https://www.sunsky-online.com/view/1116499.htm

Don't know where you are, but I'd try and grab one of these. Otherwise, there are very pricey ones on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/JayTong-Replacement-Digitizer-Assembly-Elephone/dp/B07GH53T1X

There's various launchers that are available for Android that will let you customise every aspect of your O/S, but I don't think there's one that fully supports the Pro1 without some weird thing happening to the home screen etc when you turn the phone to landscape. Nova Launcher is probably the most popular theming app/launcher on the Play Store.

I have a brand-new E7 that I gave to a friend of mine who is an engineer for Verizon a few years ago. He was interested in trying to get Android running on it since the Nokia bootloaders had been unlocked, etc... I don't think he ever did anything with it though, and if you are still looking for an E7 to purchase for your collection, let me know and I'll give him a call to see if he still has it (probably sure he still does) and I'll have him send it back to me.

I'm baa-aaack. (After a stay in hospital (AGAIN.))🥵 So I've finally gone and cracked my screen 😢. Despite the phone being in a case when I dropped it the darn thing bounced out of the case when it hit the floor and the top left corner hit the concrete. The crack is a small star crack that just covers the none viewable black border. I've put some clear nail varnish over it for now (to stop any splinters breaking out) and I've got 2 screen protectors on order that should help stop it from getting bigger. I've looked on Ali Express but the screens are no longer available (bummer 😢)