yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Not sure if this tip appears in that tutorial, usually flashing through SP Flash tool the process takes no more than 10 minutes or so.

When you bypass the BROM restriction and your device is enabled to operate with the tool, you have to set these values; in Options/General uncheck Check LIB DA match and Storage Life Cycle Check, and in Options/Connetion/Conection Settings enable UART and set Baud rate to 921600, this is to speed up the flashing process to a low level, you have to check this option every time you flash otherwise is constantly set to its original value to 115200, also check in the Format tab the option to Flash all except bootloader.

Isn't the firmware you can flash through SP Flash tool the same you can do it through the Realme Download tool, but with the main difference that in Realme Download tool the file doesn't need to be extracted from the original ofp format?

I suggested to flash using this method in the hope your device can be restored to its original functional state to can after that unlock bootloader and this way you could restore the userdata partition, while your device is with locked bootloader it will refuse to boot with that restored/unauthorized partition due to the integrity check.
[General Questions and Answers] kelue:
That was my first thought but there doesn't seem to be any particular app throwing consistent errors, and I've been using different apps at different moments when it reboots.

Thus far the only times it's crashed performing the same action were two times where it happened after tapping an input box which normally triggers Gboard to pop up but instead everything freezes and then it reboots. But again, there have been other times when it has rebooted after doing other things.
[General Questions and Answers] Feenix0:
On PCs, random freezes are often the early heralds of impending hardware failure. Maybe there's a hardware diagnostic tool out there for your phone???
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
Last kmsg has the log from the previous run, as such it is what is most commonly used to diagnose random reboots. It often catches what happened just before the reboot, and hence often what happened to cause the reboot. Because its what happened on gthe previous boot, and is persistant through the reboot, there is no need to catch the log before the reboot, just capture it after the crash, on the next boot.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Yes, that is correct, but their post implies(simply because it can't be done otherwise) that the device is rooted and that the user wants to convert a root using user app into a system app. That being the potential case, if they are rooted and do indeed move the root using user app to system, they will, by default, need to enable permissions for the app to now function as a root using app in system.

At the same time, if they aren't rooted, then, by default, they can't write to system in the first place.

I understand what you said, I'm just wondering what your specific point was.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
You are mixing up the terms between "root" and "system". They are not interchangeable terms, and one of my points is that people are using the terms interchangeably. And hence the assumption that by making it a system app they somehow have gained root permissions.,

If you grant root to an app while it is a user app, then convert it to a system app, the root permission will stick (untested, but pretty sure), as magisk assigns root by the app id, which does not change when it is converted to a system app.,
[General Questions and Answers] mrpunchers:
Need help recovering data after accidental factory reset. No back ups local or otherwise. Can root phone if need be but it's off currently. I've looked up fixes but they're all scams/don't work.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
The working methods require root, but, recovering data after a "factory reset" does not work as well as recovering data that has been "deleted". "Factory reset" and "delete" are not the same thing, factory reset involves formatting the data and actually wiping the data but deleting data leaves the data there and just marks that data to be ignored until new data needs to be written, at which time, the new data is written over the data that is being ignored.

Recovering data after factory reset involves gathering the pieces of data putting them back together.

Recovering deleted data involves removing the "tag" so that the data is no longer being ignored and can then be recovered.
[General Questions and Answers] Feenix0:
That is correct for a full format, but a quick format doesn't overwrite the whole partition. So it depends on the kind of format performed. A quick formatted partition can probably be recovered in much the same way as deleted files.
[General Questions and Answers] kelue:
How would I go about finding the last kmsg? There's no pstore folder as far as I can tell. Dug around a bit, didn't find anything like that. Should note this isn't rooted.

So after a few more reboots I've spotted the pattern. I thought it was just when I try to call up the keyboard but it seems any input will do it like tapping on certain UI elements. These look like the most relevant lines from the logcat thay almost always appear just before a crash/reboot (removed some lines to keep it short)

And that's the last one before the system reboots. Any idea? Or would I need to have someone look at the whole log?
[General Questions and Answers] Rohan paudel:
I need this firmware to download fast.... can you give me mirror link? If you have sammobile account download it and share link from google drive..... please

Samsung Galaxy S9+ (SM-G965F) - INS - G965FXXUGFUG4 firmware

Fast download latest Samsung Galaxy S9+ firmware SM-G965F from India with G965FXXUGFUG4 and Android version 10

www.sammobile.com
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Actually there are better (or at least faster) options than Sammobile, you may give it a try to:

Samsung Firmware Downloader is a free cross-platform tool to download software updates for Galaxy devices

Looking to download software updates for your Samsung Galaxy device? Check out Samsung Firmware Downloader - it's free and open source!

www.xda-developers.com

How to Download Odin Firmware to Downgrade, Upgrade, or Restore your Samsung Galaxy

How to use SamFirm to download stock Odin Firmware to downgrade, upgrade, or restore your Samsung Galaxy smartphone or tablet.

www.xda-developers.com

[Tool] Frija - Samsung firmware downloader/checker

* * * PLEASE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE INSTALLING TO YOUR DEVICES AT ALL TIMES AND ME AND THE DEVELOPER ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SORT OF DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE * * * Hey Guys :) Frija is a new tool (successor of now depreciated tool SamFirm)...

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[General Questions and Answers] fonzacus:
any general tips on mounting a tmpfs on internal for post A9 please? while not actually required for anything, i do like having a tmpfs for caches and whatnot to reduce writes.

https://xdaforums.com/t/how-to-make-an-everybody-accessible-tmpfs.4314727/
[General Questions and Answers] fos1x:
- Hi i want to know more about app storage option.

- I'm running into not enough internal storage for my app, i use my sd card and set it up as internal storage for app to help out the storage situation.

- the problem is the app data split into 2 place and most of that app data (90%) is in my internal storage, not my sd card.

- so I'm about to holding on for now

- i want to know if this an android limitation or just Stock Rom limitation

- i'm using a MI A3 with google One stock Rom, not rooted of course.

- is there's an option for my external sd card store all the app data, with or without root?
[General Questions and Answers] Feenix0:
It probably won't make a difference because your phone's storage is solid state. Write caching is mostly useful for spinning hard drives because they are slower.
[General Questions and Answers] Feenix0:
I'm not sure what to tell you, but if you set up your external storage to be used as internal storage after the app in question was already installed, that might be your problem. If so, maybe the app should be removed and reinstalled. If not, I don't know.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
and @fos1x

Not 100% sure, but i *think* switching to your External SDCard as Internal memory would wipe all your data. Its a big structural change to the system, and to further that idea, I think once you do the switch by the built in android system, all your previous internal storage becomes invalid/unused/unusable without some fancy extra steps.
[General Questions and Answers] Feenix0:
Could be, been years since I've needed to do that!
[General Questions and Answers] cleared:
I have installed android on my synology nas through virtual machines. I do not have a wifi dongle, how can I use the internet through the nas with the android install?
[General Questions and Answers] Shubham2222:
still having sme problem....... now when i try to turn on the device the swipe logo flashes for a fraction of second and device turns of...... same for any combination of keys.....when connected to pc....device discriptor failed and flashes swipe logo and turns off....and automatically disconnects from pc....this happens repeatedly when connected to pc.
[General Questions and Answers] e.z.o.e:
Im using a mi 6x (wayne) with rros 8.6.9, if anyone could help id like to be able to use a splash that is rros themed, i tried to do it on my own, worked a few times (the fastboot was black here for some reason) but then it stopped working, im not sure why, i also would like to modify my fast boot screen but its black oh my own versions but other peoples boot splash works ( some doesnt ) id like help, i also need to change the boot animation its a red pink , id like it to be pure red (ive all the png stuff for the animation, my own doesnt work on this one either)

My Splash

File on MEGA

mega.nz

My Boot Animation

File on MEGA

mega.nz

(ive posted this on an old thread too but its pretty dead
[General Questions and Answers] natronordie:
Hello,

I have a noobish question regarding recording phone calls on current Android versions.

Is it possible to use root access to get around this in some way?

Being able to record my phone calls with a 3rd party app (Automatic Call Recorder) was really protecting me from some abusive elements in my life.
[General Questions and Answers] Cruelworld1:
Hi all, I hope this is the right place to ask.

I have a mini projector running android 4.4.2 I am wanting to update it to 10.0 looking for anyone that knows how to do this is it even possible etc...

Any and all help greatly appreciated
[General Questions and Answers] Feenix0:
More info would make it more likely that someone could help you both.

@natronordie perhaps the device you're using, phone app you're using, setup that was working previously, etc.

@Cruelworld1 updating Android depends a lot on the hardware, so we'd need to know something about your device. I didn't even know there were Android projectors!

Good luck to you both!
[General Questions and Answers] Salmissra:
i could use help on this too..was my kids phone..she doesnt remember the pw to bypass frp. i need to bypass frp..any suggestions?
[General Questions and Answers] Borch0302:
Hello. I want download a game but my storage isn't enough so I want to use a sd card and play my game directly from there. But that requires rooting. My phone is J7 (SM-J700F) and it uses version 6.0.1 . I was going to try this app called vmos lastly but thought asking in this place would be wiser.
[General Questions and Answers] Naksuhd:
Hi. Im going to buy Samsung Xcover 5. Is there any roms and recoveries for it or people hasnt started deving on this device?
[General Questions and Answers] sigod:
Will android 7.0 root certificates for chrome work with websites after September 30?
[General Questions and Answers] Feenix0:
You should be able to find instructions on getting root access in this category of hte forum:

https://xdaforums.com/c/samsung-galaxy-j7.5263/
[General Questions and Answers] Borch0302:
Thanks !
[General Questions and Answers] lolvatveo:
Hi, how does my device detect the software is custom & no longer stock? when i just delete some junk apps and everything else is original (unroot, stock recovery...), how does the phone know, is there any way to fake a stock rom. If need OEM signature how to hack and get OEM signature. Why can't flash magisk as OTA update.? HELP
[General Questions and Answers] lolvatveo:
HELP! Please guide me to fix windows 32 bit file to 64 bit to run 64 bit game. Windows 32 bit is lightweight and I don't need to use many functions, just the bit. Please help me, don't tell me to install 64bit version it doesn't help me. The developer has created 32bit and 64bit versions of windows, so there must be a way to mod 32bit to 64bit by editing iso, as simple as that.
[General Questions and Answers] loopypalm:
Is there a way to prevent an app to know the date ???
[General Questions and Answers] Feenix0:
This is not impossible. They are different hardware architectures. It's like trying to run a Playstation game on a Nintendo console.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
Vmos doesn't give you more space. and if you thought by using vmos you will have a better gaming experience, you are wrong. your smartphone will make twice the work, by rendering the vmos app and the game. best case scenario, move on your sdcard everything that isn't app related, like photos and documents. if storage is still a issue afterwards, consider using a cleaning utility. like CCleaner or SD Maid. if the issue persistents, time to delete apps.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
if you want a lightweight system, try Linux. on Linux you can also try running some 64 bit programs. 64 bit programs can't run on 32 bit windows. Microsoft made sure of that. you can install 32 bit programs on 64 bit but not the other way around.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
in order to flash magisk and use root utilities, you need to have the bootloader unlocked. that's how the phone knows you ve been tampering. it knows from your bootloader status. now, if your phone is running a mediatek chipset and is quite old (around 2015 and less) , you might slim chance to get magisk working with a locked bootloader by flashing a patched boot image. if junk apps annoy you, there is also the adb method of disabling these apps. keep in mind, it just disables them, it doesn't delete them, they still take storage space. also, if you reset your phone or get an upstate, you need to do the whole adb disable operation again.
[General Questions and Answers] poomanne:
I wanted to root my device and after an afternoon's worth of trying I couldn't manage much. I have a ZTE Grand X View 4 (k87ca) tablet. I managed to get as far as fastboot mode but I could not manage to unlock the bootloader. Could anyone give my a concise explanation of a method I can use to root my device or at least point me towards good sources. I could not find any device specific instructions after much forum browsing and general searching.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
You should need to find firstly a way to unlock bootloader, without to achieve it, it is nearly impossible to actually get root in a working device on newer Android versions.

Read this if the method suits for your device too https://www.xda-developers.com/unlock-bootloader-zte-phones/
[General Questions and Answers] poomanne:
The method under the link doesn't work for my device as mine came pre-installed with android 10. I would still have to find a way to unlock the bootloader.
[General Questions and Answers] homer.ali:
Hi there! Just looking for a little guidance with something.

Would it be possible to modify a version of Google maps such that it will by default launch into the driving mode activity instead of the current default activity?

I know there's a shortcut that can launch it directly into that activity and I know that I can launch it using an intent but neither of these solutions work for my situation.

Background of why im asking for this:

I have an Android head unit in my car on which I run Google maps to navigate. Unfortunately, all of the various maps applications just aren't designed with a car in mind and subsequently require multiple taps to actually navigate to a destination. Google maps in driving mode has the fewest amount of taps for any app but it does require an additional input to go from regular mode to driving mode.

Launching the shortcut/intent and having that be my entry point doesn't work because it will always attempt to bring maps up into driving mode activity even if maps is already running in another activity. This means that maps will only work well on a fresh app launch from this shortcut but will always try to stop what it's doing if it's already open and you attempt to use this shortcut. There are other solutions of course to this problem but I can't help but feel that a simple manifest hack to change the default start activity (not resume) to be drivingmode would be the most graceful.(if of course that's possible)
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
tampering with the Google maps manifest might make it unresponsive, since you can no longer sign the app with the original key. Google might simply ask to redownload the app. Second, why not use Waze? is better optimized for driving.
[General Questions and Answers] poomanne:
I am trying to unlock the bootloader on my ZTE Grand x View 4 (k87ca) tablet. I have enabled OEM unlocking, I have USB debugging enabled, I can use the command prompt to get into fastboot but, when I try to use the fastboot oem unlock, I get this error:

FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')

fastboot: error: Command failed

Why might I be having this error? could it be my version of adb and fastboot? Is it a driver issue? Any help is appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
I do not use google maps. However, to start an app within a selected activity, there is the command "am start".

You have to find the activity name. i personally use an app from the playstore called AppXplore

Starting an activity via adb

With adb (Android Debug Bridge) you can perform several tasks on a connected device (or emulator).

xabaras.medium.com

The other way is a little more on the edge, involving a start and then sending it taps or key strokes.
[General Questions and Answers] homer.ali:
Hmm I am using waze currently and while I like it, the ads that pop up in the middle of a drive (only happen if the car stops moving) are very distracting. Would love it if I could purchase a no ads waze or somehow figure out a way to block ads on waze as that would be a decent alternative to modding gmaps.

Re manifest modifying and key; I thought that the manifest file could be opened and modified without changing the signature? What about smali hacking?

In the past I made some changes in smali on another app in order to change a line of code without removing the signature and it seemed to work.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
l have to say I am quite unfamiliar with waze ads. sure, I might not use it on a daily basis, more on a weekly basis. Still, haven't encountered those ads. I do listen to music while driving, maybe those ads show in case of no music player or it depends on region?
[General Questions and Answers] rootinhoppo:
Hello,

I've followed this tutorial to decrypt the ozip file for my oppo a15. It seems to work, however the zip file I obtain is only 45 MB, while the original ozip was like 3 GB. Is it normal?

I also opened the ozip file with 7zip to have a look and some files are missing (in the decrypted zip), like the system-new.dat.br (which is the largest file).
[General Questions and Answers] homer.ali:
Region makes sense. They didn't occur the first couple of days after I downloaded the app but now they happen every drive whenever my car is stopped (think traffic lights, parking, etc)

They occur for me even if music is playing. My understanding is that the ads are behaving as expected behavior.

Again I get it! They have to support their product somehow but I just wish I had the option of paying them with my money rather than getting ads while driving!

I know about am start (that's what I was referring to when I said start with an intent) but like I said, the problem is that if you use that option when Google maps is already open in an activity the am start will attempt to force gmaps to switch activities. The desired behavior is only to go to driving activity IF gmaps is not already running. If it is, then I just want it to launch it naturally.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
in the slim chance you have a xiaomi, you could try to change the region. might work
[General Questions and Answers] lolvatveo:
explain to me why editing zip apk loses original signature, is there any way to get it
[General Questions and Answers] lolvatveo:
My samsung phone has cpu which support upto 64bit platform architecture. The frustrating thing here is that samsung only release 32bit android OS version, what I have to edit or develop something in stock rom to make my own custom rom into 64bit android.
[General Questions and Answers] lolvatveo:
Is there any way to get oem signature key in zip, apk file or image?
[General Questions and Answers] Ry Knowledge:
Yes, I have searched for an answer.

I have a galaxy S7. [SNAPDRAGON] I would like to root this thing but keep running into issues. I flashed the stock firmware on it just to be sure it would work. When I go to flash TWRP file, I get:

Unsupport Dev type

SECURE check fail: Recovery

I can not get adb to start up on my computer for the life of me.

I tried uninstalling reinstalling and loading exe from CMD and that didnt work.

Regardless, My phone still seems to be locked.

Not frp but still locked by sprint maybe?

So questions are:

why fail/how unlock

ADB?

Please send message if you respond. I understand the information posted might help another but these threads are hard to follow
[General Questions and Answers] Feenix0:
If you have root on your head unit, you could install a hosts file adblocker like AdAway. I have this on my phone, and it removes ads from apps, provided that the ad server is on the blacklist.
[General Questions and Answers] Feenix0:
It's better to post publicly so others can benefit.

AFAIK, all US market Samsung phones are bootloader locked, and heaven help you if you want to get it unlocked. Samsung is notorious for keeping their phones closed. If you buy an international version of a Samsung phone, you can probably get it unlocked, but it may not work on your network. I'm having to replace my Canadian S7 for this very reason.

In order to install TWRP, you must satisfy (at least) two criteria: (1) bootloader must be unlocked (again, good luck with that); and (2) you must use a version of TWRP that matches your hardware.

See these search results: https://xdaforums.com/search/225254...c[child_nodes]=1&c[nodes][0]=5122&o=relevance
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
am start is not the same as sending an intent.

To do something different based on if it is already running you can check whats is or isnt loaded then do a different step or nothing based on that. In your case, I am guessing you would base it really on what app is in the foreground.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
I use waze and have all the ads turned off and blocked. There is a thread here somewhere from a year or two back that discussed this specifically. I do the blocking by modifying the preference & uaer file NB: I am rooted I also add their ad sources to my host blocking for good measure.

I am not sure if its just me, or its because I make these "dodgey" changes to their private files, every now and then Waze resets its data (on some app updates), so I have the changes automated as a boot script,, and I also have a script that reinstates all my common locations as favourites, so they dont get lost. ie its not achieved by modifying their APK and I am always running their latest APK, and its all automated.