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[General Questions and Answers] tchl:
I currently have an app that refuses to run because it thinks I have Developers Mode activated but I do not. I have rebooted, uninstalled the app and reinstalled the app but I keep getting the error message.

Why does this app think I am in Developers Mode? Could it possibly have something to do with the bloatware and a few system packages that I uninstalled? Device is a Moto G6 and is rooted. SafetyCheck is red. Trying to solve that riddle as well. Maybe the two are connected?
[General Questions and Answers] xAxB:
Is it better to update phone from major version to major version (e.g. Android 7 -> 8 -> 9 -> 10) or make that leap of faith?

On one hand, I think that going version by version would enable me to make sure will make it easier to find out the case of something breaking, but I am also wondering if each update will leave and accumulate garbage on my phone that doesn't get cleaned up properly.

Thanks.

(Not sure if relevant but I am updating a rooted Pixel phone)
[General Questions and Answers] Toasty1Too:
Thanks so much for this thread!

I have a brand new Moto G100, purchased direct from Motorola. I have unlocked my bootloader, but I'd like to pull a full copy of all of my device's files prior to continuing down the road to add root, custom roms, etc.

What is the best way to do this *before* I root my device?

For reference, I attempted to use this(quite old) guide, and though I am able to access adb shell on my device, none of the other commands seem to work. https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-making-dump-files-out-of-android-device-partitions.2450045/

Edit: By device files, I mean boot.img, system.img, etc.
[General Questions and Answers] :
hello everyone, this is my very first post ever on XDA (and you guessed it, ROOT!)

so i have this phone which is really tough that i apparently cannot unlock its bootloader

Huawei Y9 2018 Android 9 HWFLA-H FLA-LX1 Kirin 659A with EMUI 9.1.0

9.1.0.186(C185E12R1P5) specifically

i have tried multiple times to find a working method to unlock the bootloader but alas nothing worked, also i cant find a supported TWRP "thing" (idk what to call it), and the closest thing i could find for the firmware of the device was this and this which i still dont really trust

is there an free or easy/safe way to get an unlock code for this device, because i really want to root it and maybe find a good custom ROM for it :)

also would PotatoNV or this work on my phone? since i am too scared to open it, its my only phone

ps: i am currently using voidlinux and i have adb/fastboot already installed and working on my laptop, and i hope to god that this wouldn't make stuff more difficult.

edit: i will be making my own new thread for this, how do i delete this post
[General Questions and Answers] not.not:
Hello! Can I enable OTA on my redmagic 6r? Since I unpacked my phone it doesn't work. Thank you
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
The issue seems to be related to Files (DocumentsUI) from Google, this is the app that manage the permissions to RW to external media. Clear all from the settings of the app and also clear from the settings of My Files, Samsung. As an alternative way, you can perform at least an operation like this directly through Files from Google, tap on allow to write over external SD card once, and then will stick this way for any file explorer app.
[General Questions and Answers] harsha7sai:
I am trying to reduce my smartphone addiction

is there any possible way I can my setup so that i can use only specific apps .

i tried stay focused app but even on strict mode i some how able to uninstall the app and use social apps

my question is if i install just the from without gapps can have only phone calls?
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
You can get rid of the apps as far from you want.
[General Questions and Answers] The Invizible:
Hello

I have the Samsung galaxy tab 8.9 sch-739 this is the china model and I don't think it was sold anywhere else in the world because I didn't find any mention of this model in xda. this tablet is as good as dead because Samsung didn't update it to android ice cream sandwich. the last available update for this model is android 3.2.

I've tried to revive it by flashing multiples gt-pt7300 custom ROMs such as cm 11 and asop nougat " same tablet but from different region". these ROMs worked perfectly for the china model except for the sound. I can't for the life of me understand why the sound didn't work. I've looked everywhere from xda to Chinese forums and did a ton of research but to no avail.

it would be such a waste to let this tablet die off especially since there's a decent chance that this sound problem can be fixed if someone knowledgeable enough looks into it
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
I do not like your chances, but have you searched github for a device tree for your specific Chinese model?

I once had a phone that was no longer supported by custom ROMs, but, a very similar phone was still being built by LOS. ROMs for the other phone worked on my phone except that the screen was upside down. I found (well someone else did) that this could be corrected by replacing two files with ones sourced from my device, and then the LOS ROM worked. On finding this out, I started building numerous newer custom ROMs from source, for my no longer supported phone.

Your sound issue may be caused by a difference in the default device blobs. There are also methods to build device trees from a running phone. They basically pull all the required proprietary blobs specific to your working device.
[General Questions and Answers] tchl:
Strange question, does anyone know how to boot into Manufacturer mode on a Huawei Mate 9 without the keypad dialer?
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
Use the calculator app
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
The thread you linked says clearly that root is required.

You need to root it in order to can dump/backup partitions.
[General Questions and Answers] tchl:
Unfortunately, I don't have access to the screen.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
If you enabled USB debugging before that and the ADB connection is allowed, then you can use Vysor (within other apps) to interact with your screen.
[General Questions and Answers] tchl:
I plug my device into my pc with USB debugging on and permission given. I select File Transfer and I hear a ding from my pc that it has connected but the device does not pop up on my screen for me to transfer files. Any suggestion on how to rectify?
[General Questions and Answers] V0latyle:
If you heard the connection sound, you should be able to find the device in My Computer / This PC. Windows is supposed to ask the first time you connect a device what action you want to happen when it's connected; this doesn't always work, and some of us click away the pop up absent mindedly.

If you don't see your phone listed, check to ensure you have the correct drivers installed.

If you're just trying to make your phone automatically open on your computer when you plug it in, here's a guide that should help.
[General Questions and Answers] tchl:
Thanks for the reply.

I checked under my This PC and the device is not visible. I clicked on the Auto Play settings and changed to ask every time but nothing changed, even after I rebooted both my pc and the device. When I select PTP on the device I get the pop up on my PC but when I click File transfer the connection disappears and I don't have a folder.

I'm guessing it is a driver issue. I appreciate your help.
[General Questions and Answers] xAxB:
Can anyone please do a summary, or point me to a summary of how different Android phone makers locking / unlocking bootloaders, flashing (for updates but also roll back) official / unofficial ROM?

As far as I know some manufacturers completely locks their bootloader (Huawei?), others make it extremely easy (Google), while others have some conditions (Xiaomi needing to install certain software, wait a week), and yet others it depends (Samsung).

At the moment, I am very impressed by my experience with the Pixel. I found it extremely easy to:

- Unlock the bootloader

- Find every (?) official ROM ever released for the device (Factory and OTA are all on their website so I do not need to hunt if I want to test something on a particular version)

- Roll back (on the Pixel XL which came with Android 10 when I bought it, I was able to effortlessly go back to Android 7, then update to 8, then back to 7, then update to 10 - obviously need to wipe when rolling back but there was no restrictions). I needed to do this for some testing.

As far as I know OnePlus also make bootloader unlocking easy. But do they make it easy to find older ROM / roll back? As far as I know, Xiaomi for instance have some anti-rollback thing on some of their phone.

And other than Google and OnePlus, are there any other phone maker I should look at? Thanks.

TBH, I am perfectly happy with Google on this aspect, but on the hardware side, sometime the Pixel isn't what I am really after, so it would be nice to have other alternative to at least compare with.
[General Questions and Answers] stupidretardtryintohelpfa:
I'll be honest I downloaded sp flash tool and I coudln't really figure out with file to use or where to find it in order to download my data. But I followed this method and have a bunch of .bin files, if i were to then reformat the device, how would i put the files back on? or is there even a way to access them now in their current form?

@SubwayChamp if you could provide some insight as well please.

Link I followed: https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-40865.html
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Don't remember exactly what you actually need to do.

Seeing this last post, I guess you did try to back up some (or all?) partitions, and you used mtk-client to try out.

If this is the case, firstly it looks like you dumped all the partitions at once with python mtk rl out, the problem will be that probably you don't actually need all the partitions from being backed up and the userdata will take a long time (and huge space). You probably only need to use the python mtk r option, for example if you need to back up the boot image to can patch it with Magisk then you may use type python mtk r boot boot.img
[General Questions and Answers] NebulaXD:
How can I flash my Nokia Lumia 630?

I tried on WPInternals, but it says:

Flash failed! Error 0x1106: Security header validation failed

I also tried THOR2, which also failed. It says:

Initiating FFU flash operation
WinUSB in use.
isDeviceInNcsdMode
isDeviceInNcsdMode is false
Device mode 6 Uefi mode
[THOR2_flash_state] Pre-programming operations
Disable timeouts
Detecting UEFI responder
Lumia UEFI Application did not respond to version info query
Device is not in Lumia UEFI mode
Device mode get failed, mode is 6
Connection lost, trying to re-connect
Rebooting to the normal mode...
Rebooting from the WP/MMOS failed.
Operation took about 16.00 seconds.

THOR2_ERROR_TO_COMMUNICATE_WITH_DEVICE

THOR2 1.8.2.18 exited with error code 84102 (0x14886)

Can someone help me?
[General Questions and Answers] The Invizible:
I'm starting to not like those chances as well. I've searched GitHub but found nothing relevant to my specific model.

How should I go about finding the files that are responsible for sound? also I don't have a device tree so I'm guessing that i'd have to build one myself. you think this work can be done by a total noob?

I should mention that the other model received an Ice cream sandwich update while the model that I have didn't. now if custom roms were based on an andoird 4 device tree, will my android 3 tree " assuming i build it " be compatible with it?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
To be honest, building an android 4 or lesser ROM these days is really not worth doing for many reasons. Between compatibility issues with apps and a myriad number of security aspects not being available in Android 4 and older ROMs, it is probably more of a risk and inadequate operating system to be using with modern apps and networking.
[General Questions and Answers] 0lPlayerl0:
i cant find any recovery for my old tablet(gt-p1000)cant install cwm with rom manger or twrp

all of the link are broken put over 2 days to this If you can help me
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
I strongly suggest you stop using this device. Google dropped support for it, the links are dead, almost every thread is dead, and at 512 MB of ram consider yourself lucky if basic functionality works, like calculator or calendar. Anything else, starting from internet browsing to gaming will not work. Best case scenario, use this as a live picture frame.
[General Questions and Answers] Sahib Abbas:
hello. i dont know if this is the right place to ask. could anyone direct me how to install custom rom on sony xperia xa2 (h3133) running on android pie(9)? If anyone wishes to "spoonfeed" me the whole process it would be really appreciated. Directing me to respective links should be helpful anyways.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Not sure if it is worth, but you may read this https://xdaforums.com/t/how-to-port...evices-small-update-as-of-10-13-2018.3481114/ anyway as the API level increase, the apps are dropping support to old Android versions, probably actually, MM is the most acceptable to run decently
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
You will find here all that you need.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
Look into adb push

I dont remeember if your device was one of the other ones where its somehow broken, however, I use FTP Over WiFi to transfer files, using the brilliant file manager MiX

Building a new device tree is not for a noob.

I agree with most others in regards to theage of your device. I would like to add a warning, with such an old device, you could end up spending a LOT of time & effort, only to have the physical device break the day after you get it working. Of course, you could be doing it for the challenge/hobby. Nearly all my phones I use until they physically die, and they are all MUCH younger than yours. Currently my spare / previous phone is from 2013 and its stumbling all over the place; and hence my upgrade.
[General Questions and Answers] tchl:
Strange question... What happens if you "delete" all system applications using adb?
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
Your phone stops working. Most system apps perform duties for the OS itself and are thus required and assumed to be present. A VERY simple example would be your launcher. With no launcher, there is nothing for you to interact with on start up.
[General Questions and Answers] tchl:
Okay and if you factory reset it would all come back?
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
I have almost always used customROMS, so not totally familiar with stock factory resets. However, my understanding of a factory reset (in recovery) is that clears your data partition, so if you modified / damaged your system partition, it remains damaged after a factory reset. You need to re-flash the ROM/firmware.
[General Questions and Answers] tchl:
Thanks for the reply.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
No, anything removed or modified in the system partition will not revert to their previous state after a factory reset, factory reset doesn't even touch the system partition. Factory reset only wipes the data partition, the partition that your user installed apps, app/device settings, media files(music/photos/videos) and various other types of user data and files stored by the user are stored.
[General Questions and Answers] 0lPlayerl0:
Ok thx
[General Questions and Answers] The Invizible:
I think building a new device tree or custom rom is not necessary because there are already custom roms available for the other identical models. I don't even have to port them to my Chinese model they are plug and play....sweet, right?

Now the only issue i faced is sound. there is no sound output whatsoever whether from speakers or headphones, however, Bluetooth headphones work....could it be due to different audio drivers?

I have extracted the android 3.2 stock firmware of my tablet and android ics 4 firmware of the other identical model which also boots and works perfectly except for sound. which files do I need to replace from stock to port in order for sound to work? and is there any way to debug the sound problem and find out which files are exactly causing the issue?

these tablets are the exact same and im pretty sure that i could get sound to work by replacing a couple of lib files or something but i have no idea where to go from here
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
This is exactly what I pointed out to that thread, not to port the ROM, completely, from zero but to see which files are related to which event (in this case sound stuff), what you are looking for is a part of porting ROMs guides here and there, also always it is recommendable start by porting the kernel from the boot image, this is, I could say mandatory in 99% of devices.
[General Questions and Answers] troyragsdale2:
Are Cricket phones generic Android devices fih devices manufactured by fih how come I can't find any fih devices in forums can any one lead menk. He direction of twrp for Cricket Dream 5 zip file
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
Threads are started by users. If there are no threads, it means that there are quite a few people using this device. Had to research this device myself, haven't heard of it before.
[General Questions and Answers] tchl:
Bought an LG K40 off of eBay and theRE is a sticker on the back with the "IMEI" number. When I try to find the IMEI number inside the device through adb commands, system settings or using the dialpad it always comes back as NULL.

What is wrong with this phone?
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
You are contradicting yourself and thus setting yourself up for failure when you say "other identical models" It is not uncommon for manufacturers to use slightly different internals (for example sound chips) for different markets (ie nations). If that is the case, then the blobs (ie hardware drivers) for those chips will be different. And the fact you are having sdound problems kinda tells you there is incompatibility.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
It is possible that the previous owner did not pay their phone bill and the carrier blacklisted the IMEI of the device to prevent it from being activated then the seller sold the device to you knowing that the IMEI was blacklisted instead of paying their bill or accepting a loss.

Or, maybe the previous owner tried flashing or modifying the device and corrupted the IMEI then sold the device instead of accepting a loss.

Or, maybe the seller didn't know. I'm willing to bet they did know the IMEI was missing when they sold it, otherwise, they probably would have sold the device on a more reputable site. Ebay is not a good place to buy used devices, people get screwed all the time because there is no oversight, regulation or safeguards to prevent sellers from selling faulty merchandise under false pretenses. I suggest you use a reputable site such as Swappa.com to buy used devices.
[General Questions and Answers] Fytdyh:
Got a MediaTek device running Android 4.1. Just to be sure, there is no way I can flash a stock rom using twrp? The USB port is broken, connects and disconnects quite often, so sp flash cant get a stable connection. And yes, I did try with other new cables. The phone port is at fault.

The phone is in a non booting situation, the problem resides with a missing build.prop. I ve got a backup build.prop stored on the microSD, seems I cannot move that to system. Any suggestions?
[General Questions and Answers] NebulaXD:
Anyone?
[General Questions and Answers] Sahib Abbas:
(disclaimer: direct me to the exact place to question if this isnt the right place).I have xperia xa2 (h3133). I have XperiFirm 5.6.2 (by Igor Eisberg). No matter how many times i try to download my firmware file,it says unpacked successful or something (cant remember at the moment) but there is no file in the result directory
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Sorry, personally I don´t use a Lumia device about 8 years or so. But in YT you can find many tutorials for your device, also you can look for different models from Lumia or in different languages
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
https://xdaforums.com/t/tool-xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-v5-6-2.2834142/page-133
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
You always can flash many images at partitions support your TWRP version, move/copy the images to your internal or SD Card and flash them from there. If the build.prop is the issue, and you can't reach system to replace the file probably due to the dynamical partitions' implementation you can try this https://xdaforums.com/t/script-android-10-universal-mount-system-r-w-read-write.4247311/ or flash simply the system image.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
There is more than one way to do this with what you have.

1) try using the terminal emulator that is built into TWRP and then use terminal commands to move the file from your sdcard to system. Terminal emulator uses the exact same commands as adb shell does, you just need to remove "adb shell" from the commands.

2) you can use your copy of build.prop to create a TWRP flashable .zip then flash it via TWRP, or, if you have an existing TWRP flashable .zip, you can remove everything from the .zip except for the META-inf folder then place your copy of build.prop in the zip then flash it via TWRP.

There are other ways as well but one of these should work for you.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
NINJA'D. You can make your own TWRP flashable zip with only a build prop file in it, and then dirty flash that zip.
[General Questions and Answers] NebulaXD:
Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] dorkxperience:
No I don't. Sorry, I've never done that before . IDK no much about this phone I gave my buddy 5 bucks for it. It was his teen sons phone and they bought him a new one. I bought it Just so I could root it and have something to do. I'm not even going to get at&t service. Just Wi-Fi for this phone 😁 I'm sure someone on here can help though.
[General Questions and Answers] sanson222:
can I update a tablet to any android version?
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
No. You cannot update any tablet to any android version.

You have to specify which tablet and which android version you want, and search for that specific combination.
[General Questions and Answers] Sahib Abbas:
i have this already. used this software to download my firmware. although the software says its done but there is no file in the download directory
[General Questions and Answers] dorkxperience:
I need my bootloader opened as well. I can't find nothing except going to app section and the got a unlock thru at&t but my phone doesn't qualify 🙄
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
The thread I linked is for discussion about the tool; usage, bugs, fixes and why not about success, the link was not for the mere subject to download the tool, that you already did.

I used the tool in the past many times, the last was for my XA1, it could be an issue with:

- Permissions (download on any place but your hard drive directory)

- Storage is running out of space.

- Execute the x86 instead of x64, despite you have a x64 bits based PC, x86 cover all the compatibility aspects.

- Be sure that you have the tools required for xperifirm.

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[General Questions and Answers] The Invizible:
You were right I failed. I'm willing to pay someone to fix this problem for me.. would this be allowed on xda?