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[General Questions and Answers] Spaceguardian:
The settings for gesture and 3 button navigation is missing on my phone.

My other devices have this setting except this one it is a blu view 2 b131dl

It has android 11 ivr checked all over the settings.
[General Questions and Answers] gonome:
Hello. Can you, please, help me to find apps, that can add some features?

1. Screen wake up by fingerprint scanner tap.

2. Change Recent apps menu style to Android 9 Pie style (horizontal list)?
[General Questions and Answers] StuxyLanguage:
I need help on how to go about hacking or unlocking an android phone that has a 4 PIN code Lock Screen on it. it was my mothers old phone before she passed away and she has some pictures the family would like to look at. I’m fairly new at all this but i am getting my cybersecurity degree and pen tester certs, can someone help me with this so i can somehow retrieve the code or brute force my way in?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Your only hope is that you can root the device or install TWRP custom recovery without having to unlock the bootloader. If your device requires unlocking the bootloader in order to root it, unlocking the bootloader will wipe the device and the photos will be lost. You "might" be able to recover them if they get wiped but it is nowhere near guaranteed.

If your bootloader is already unlocked and if you can get TWRP custom recovery installed(if there is a TWRP recovery for your specific device model number), you can use TWRP to create a backup of all the data on the device and then extract the photos from the backup file that TWRP creates.

If you have to unlock the bootloader and wipe the device in doing so and if you can root the device, there are various data recovery software that can be used to recover deleted data from rooted devices. Another option is, if you can get TWRP installed and if it wipes your data in the process, you can create a backup of the device then try extracting the backup file then try recovering the deleted data from the extracted backup file.

If you can't unlock the bootloader or root the device, there is nothing you can do other than getting lucky enough to randomly figure out the PIN or send the device to a professional shop that has the equipment and knowledge to retrieve the photos by opening the device and recovering the photos directly from the internal sdcard. Or you could factory reset the device from within stock recovery mode, then, if the device can be rooted, you can try using data recovery software to recover the deleted photos.

All in all, in your current scenario, as far as I know, your chances of getting the lost photos are pretty slim.

If the device is Android and if the photos are backed up via Google photos and if you can access their Google account, you might be able to get the photos from the Google account.
[General Questions and Answers] lm8lm8:
hello

I saw there is a sort of Stamina mode for battery saving, on stock rom for xperia, for huawei...

is this mode with different names regarding brands/manufacturers?

is there any sort on lineageos?

thank you
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Yes, most devices have some form of battery saving options. The specific name and location of the settings for this option are different from one manufacturer/Android version to another.
[General Questions and Answers] StuxyLanguage:
This is great information that’s too bad i was thinking i could somehow get library onto kali by extracting all information using kali tools.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Anything is worth a try, you have everything to gain and nothing lose. I'm not sure what tools would be able to do anything for you. The device can't connect to PC without unlocking the screen.

What is the specific model number of the device in question?
[General Questions and Answers] lm8lm8:
is there a such equivalent on lineage, without rooting the os?

oh, btw : I started a long list of secured (or not) messenging app, some feedbacks are welcome :)

https://xdaforums.com/t/overview-of-all-secured-orless-messaging-apps.4612087/#post-88827939
[General Questions and Answers] Anon1onexp:
Infinix hot 4 lite bootloader not unlocking, adb commands says "remote :unknown commands" , but oem is enabled in developer options , any help?
[General Questions and Answers] Fooking Rekt:
While replacing my S7 Edge battery, I messed up and scraped the back of the screen by accident. I now have two small spots on the screen where a few pixels are always lit up. Is there a way to turn them off? I would rather just have a black spot there, than a much brighter white spot.

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TLDR: Looking for a way to turn off a few pixels on an AMOLED display.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I'm not certain that will help, you more than likely damaged those spots such that the pixels there can't display anything or change color.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Enabling OEM in dev options doesn't help with connecting to adb, you need to enable USB debugging in developer options. Then you need to make sure you have the USB drivers for your phone installed on your PC and that it loads the correct driver when you connect the phone to your PC. When you connect your device to adb, if you look at your phone's screen, you should see some kind of prompt or notification asking if you want to allow your PC to have adb access.
[General Questions and Answers] Anon1onexp:
Yes I have enabled usb debug, and allowed adb access to pc,let me check with the usb drivers, then we can proceed
[General Questions and Answers] Fooking Rekt:
Yes, I wish to turn those specific pixels off (if that is possible), because having two dark spots is less annoying than having two bright spots.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I understood you the first time, I don't think you understand what I said in my previous reply. Go back, read my reply again, get it translated/interpreted correctly this time. If you have physicaly damaged those pixels to where they don't function and are completly dead, you can not turn them on or off or change the color.
[General Questions and Answers] Fooking Rekt:
I understood you as well, but the pixels aren't truly dead. If they were, they would be permanently black (which is what I would want them to be). They're simply stuck and unable to render anything else.

I vaguely remember seeing a post years ago about software that is able to turn off rows of pixels, so perhaps this could have been a solution.
[General Questions and Answers] Anon1onexp:
Checked the drivers are uptodate, usb debug enabled, phone gets listed in adb fastboot and reboots to fastboot mode, but when I enter all bootloader Unlock commands, failed remote unknown command pops up
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Can you root your device?
[General Questions and Answers] Fooking Rekt:
It's already rooted
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Good because it requires root to do what you want. There are/is probably adb commands that can be used to do this but I don't know the specific command, it involves finding the values that represent the location of the pixels, using those locations in your command along with the color value that you want those pixels to be changed to.

I've encountered this before with other users but I can't remember the commands or how to go about figuring out the values for the pixel locations. You'll have to piece that together for yourself.
[General Questions and Answers] NoahDomingues:
I'm probably too late but I have the same device running Android 4.4.2, didn't manage to install APKs yet but I'm so close, if I had the help of someone with a little more experience I could do it. I'm years late but if you'd like to know more let me know! Cheers!
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
The first you might do is, check if device is responding to fastboot commands, this means that although your device is in fastboot mode, the drivers have to be updated.
[General Questions and Answers] MachineDroid:
Hey, I can't find a Pixel Experience Rom for my Device... is there other rom that is just as good?
[General Questions and Answers] Anon1onexp:
When I enter fastboot reboot it responds,when I check device info it shows,
[General Questions and Answers] Anon1onexp:
You are right, I have a problem with the drivers
[General Questions and Answers] Artuditto:
Hi! I need advice about how to root a Doogee s86 pro phone. I root prones in the past, but i can't find much info about root this particular phone, anyone can guide me in the correct way of how to root it or provide a web site with a guide and files to root it? The only TWRP guide i find so far is:

How to Root Doogee S86 Via Magisk - unofficial twrp

step by step guide to root Doogee S86, user who own Doogee S86 can root their phone without using twrp recovery

unofficialtwrp.com

But my model is the "S86 PRO" and i think the firmware is different to the one in the S86, so, i'm not sure if the files work in both phones or where to find the correct one, anyone can guide me here?
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Can you upload some screenshot from the terminal when you type fastboot devices, and the fastboot commands you are trying to issuing to the device, and which device you are trying to unlock?
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
If searching for a Pixel Experience ROM for your device gives no results, then probably such ROM doesn´t exist.

You can start for searching it in this site, also AFH, PlingOs, Source Forge, and the same PE site are other good sites to start with (don´t forget to search with the model/code name.

What you call a ROM as good as PE, may differ according preferences, needs, appreciation, personal view, etc, apart of that, performance of a same ROM may be different on every device.
[General Questions and Answers] VelcroBP:
Is it possible to configure the alarm/notification/reminder from apps to sound out of the phone speaker instead of the Bluetooth headset? I fall asleep to podcasts with a headset but usually take it off at some point during the night. I rely on an app's "reminder" going off instead of setting an actual "alarm" via the Clock app.
[General Questions and Answers] lm8lm8:
hello

nobody uses (or had used) some common phone network (pstn/pots) to sip gateways?

I discovered that a while ago and im looking for people still using it..(type of sipbroker)
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Unfortunately, you didn´t do the first command, to can see if your device is properly recognized fastboot devices, if your device is recognized, same way that is was through ADB, then probably your device doesn´t allow to be unlocked this way.
[General Questions and Answers] Anon1onexp:
Yes, it is recognized the same way through fastboot devices,the same number pops up, if there is another way you know of to unlock please i would like to try it, thank you
[General Questions and Answers] lm8lm8:
hello

are they some specific threads regarding protocols, such as SIP or xmpp?
[General Questions and Answers] philippeiiauguste:
Probably about to brick my Pixel 2

I'm a beginner. I might not have done enough research to meet community standards, let me know.

I'm about to try to use the Tasker Permissions app to run some ADB commands that will affect my (factory reset) Pixel 2. It seems really safe, but I'm just assuming that I will mess it up and brick it somehow. I don't have any important data on this phone.

Do you have any special precautions I should take before doing this? I was thinking I should make a Nandroid backup or something like that, and possibly perform certain unlocking-type steps on my phone while it's still working.

More importantly, are there any likely brick scenarios that I should prepare for?

I was thinking that the easiest way might be to prepare to flash a factory image using instructions like this, or potentially create a backup using instructions like this. Can you recommend any references to me? Am I headed in the right direction?

You're probably thinking that I don't have the skill level to be dealing with ADB commands and such like. Fair enough, but that's why I wanted to use the Tasker app to sort of hold my hand through some minimal tweaks, rather than do something more complex myself.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Not all devices that have fastboot can be unlocked via fastboot. Some have specific methods determined by and controlled by the manufacturer or the carrier.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Probably not, that is a fringe subject in a place like this that focuses on software development, operating systems and modifying those operating systems, the operating systems themselves, not obscure features/aspects such as these.

Not saying that kind of stuff isn't here, just saying that those kinds of things are not what is focused on here.
[General Questions and Answers] Viper2Tango:
Is it possible to change a Russian Spoken language mp4 into a English spoken language? I was using kapwing.com but they have a 4min cap on free editor. Any suggestions? Can I pull text from it an make subtitles any help or suggestions would help?
[General Questions and Answers] Viper2Tango:
Ok new here! But not new, anyone?
[General Questions and Answers] Viper2Tango:
With mine it bricked, and I turned it off plugged in the charger, then took a second device in this case my spare tablet and hooked up adbotg cord style - micro b. Terminal: adb devices -l to get device IDs, adb -d root 'device IDhere', adb kill-server, then pushed unbuntu flash. Doing all of this as it's booting, it's a timing thing I had to be quick. Warnings::: the second time I needed to do this I wasn't quick enough and unbuntu flash backfired because it didn't read the bricked device timed out or something ended up flashing and bricking my tablet.

Words of wisdom get your hands on some testing tech, and run some different methods to get comfortable.. happy hunting. You don't know anything about MP4 language conversation by any chance do you?
[General Questions and Answers] Viper2Tango:
Do you have terminal?? Or while online have you tried file:///sdcard
[General Questions and Answers] lm8lm8:
hello

does the 011 North america specific instead of + or 00 around the world, is still an usage nowadays? (or 0011 in aussie)
[General Questions and Answers] RintaDev:
Accidentally flashed the boot partition of my ZTE Blade A3 prime to a TWRP recovery image when trying to boot the image. I can't get into fastboot or adb. Is there anyway out of this? Phone is bootlooping.
[General Questions and Answers] Odinsinces3:
My samsunmg a51 freezes in twrp and reflashing stock with odin doesn't make my phone boot.

Repartition with pit file also does not help.

twrp fails formatting.

Odin succeeds but im still stuck at samsung logo.
[General Questions and Answers] Harrier98:
Hello,

My device [Nextbook Ares 10A (NX16A10132S)] {Kernel Version 3.14.64-x86_64} based on Intel Atom Chipset is not being recognized when i try to run the "adb devices" command in recovery mode,however it is recognized when i run it normally. I can use "adb reboot recovery" and then it stops being listed when i run "adb devices" again

The bootloader is unlocked and USB Debugging is set to ON.

Trying to connect from Windows 10

What i have tried:-

1)Using Intel usb drivers (installed successfully)

2)Locating adb driver manually in device manager and trying to force it to use intel usb drivers by updating drivers (failed to install)

3)Using Universal adb drivers

4)Adding Hardware address manually to android_winusb.inf on the same universal adb driver.

5)Installing Android SDK in a desperate attempt to get intel usb drivers

Any and all help is greatly appreciated, Thank you for stopping by.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
In order to install some drivers, sometimes is needed, to disable driver signature in Windows.

Apart of that, usually, stock recoveries don´t allow ADB connection, it is disabled by default, anyway, the most you could perform through it, is ADB sideload, nothing more. (of course, by normal means)
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Can you upload some screenshots from the results?, Be sure to flash the non-HOME CSC file, in the userdata box.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Not sure if you flashed the boot image (not partition) to the recovery partition, or the TWRP image to the boot partition, anyway, none of those may produce such behaviour.

See this tool, may work too, for your device https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Mt6580 sometimes, even don´t need bootloader to be unlocked, some MediaTek devices, didn´t fully implemented those days.

Usual commands are fastboot flashing unlock or fastboot oem unlock, then you´ll be prompted to press the volume down to confirm.

And check this tool, it may work for your device https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
By enabling "android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS", you´re far from bricking your device, IMO.

Be careful, specifically, changing DPI, that can cause device not booting again.

Anyway, always that you are about to change something, that can be consider critical, you have to take the precautions of the case, i.e. by doing a backup, and knowing the better way to return device to its pristine status.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
I would use something like this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ticktalk.translatevoice&hl=en&gl=US
[General Questions and Answers] Anon1onexp:
Thanks man, will try it out
[General Questions and Answers] Odinsinces3:
Thanks for your time and effort, i will upload later.

Odin passes and phone reboots into samsung logo, Stock recovery is not working when i try to boot it with power and volume up.

i will add a photo later.
[General Questions and Answers] RintaDev:
I flashed my TWRP image to my boot partition. It is definitely producing such behaviour. This phone before was also a very locked down kids phone called the gabb phone, which we managed to unlock the bootloader of. I'm not entirely sure but the gabb company may have blocked off recovery mode.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Try extracting the stock recovery.img from your firmware then use use zip to compress the recovery.img into .tar format using the highest level of compression. Then flash the recover.img.tar via Odin in the AP slot. Then boot into stock recovery and wipe the cache partition then factory reset then reboot the device to see if it boots properly.
[General Questions and Answers] RintaDev:
Also I've used mtkclient before on it when it wasn't as locked down, I believe the company broke it.
[General Questions and Answers] franz.b:
The problem disappeared as mysteriously as it appeared....

thanks for the feedback!
[General Questions and Answers] Odinsinces3:
Thank you for quick response :)

I extracted recovery.img.lz4 and converted it to tar.

When i flash that in odin AP slot i still cannot boot recovery.

When i convert lz4 to img using https://xdaforums.com/t/how-to-unpack-and-recompile-system-img-ext4-lz4.3776423/post-76267065 and pack it in tar the same result :(
[General Questions and Answers] Harrier98:
Hello again,

Thank you for the driver signature fix, it worked perfectly and i was able to install intel usb drivers

I followed this guide to root the 10A and now i am stuck in a bootloop after installing supersu from TWRP

At the fastboot/bootloader screen, i can run fastboot commands but not adb commands. I have tried to "fastboot boot twrp_recovery.img" however it throws me an error stating 'Couldn't load Boot Image : Invalid Parameters'. I had made a backup before hand from TWRP incase something like this happened but i cannot install it without TWRP. I have attached the recovery.log here.

Currently I have the following files:-

1)TWRP Backup from my own tablet:- system.ext4.win000 and system.ext4.win001

And these following files that a user uploaded

2)android_boot.img

3)android_bootloader.img

4)android_bootloader2.img

5)android_cache.img

6)android_config.img

7)android_metadata.img

8)android_misc.img

9)android_persistent.img

10)android_recovery.img

Ultimately I would like to root this device however I am confused about using Magisk or SuperSU as this is my first time rooting a device.

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UPDATE:-

After deleting cache and userdata i was able to get TWRP to boot up again and from there i used SuperSU v2.82 to root my tablet.

Thank you so much for your help
[General Questions and Answers] philippeiiauguste:
I have a google account ("X") that I use only for social media and google play (not an important account). When I sign into it on a new device, sometimes it sends a confirmation message to my phone.

Is there a way to stop this from happening? I would prefer this to be a "low-security" account, and not get locked out if I lose my phone.

This google account has a recovery email address, no recovery phone number, and two-step verification is turned off. I have an android device signed into this google account.

I have a few other gmail accounts with no associated devices. Occasionally they will ask me to verify my recovery email. I'd rather have that behavior for account "X" as well. Is there a way to achieve this?

If that's not possible, is there a way to make google allow me to use my recovery email as a backup verification method when my phone is not available? I don't like the idea of losing the ability to sign into this account on new devices if I lose my phone.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Sorry, revert it, flash the userdata image onto the userdata partition, and, the non-HOME_CSC onto the CSC partition.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Flashing the TWRP image onto the boot partition, might make device boot to TWRP, always that the pre-requisite are met.

Did you unlock the bootloader?

if it is an "old" mediaTek device, then you can force device to enter to fastboot mode, by pressing, either, volume up + PWR buttons, or, by pressing the three buttons, at same time.
[General Questions and Answers] Androiddude222:
hey xda, I have a s9 and a s4 that i have custom rommed before then i flashed the original firmware from sam mobiles but now when i try to flash twrp if just boots into normal recovery even with usb debugging and oem unlocking on. thanks in advance and sorry for bad English
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
I used to use an S4 as my daily. Although flashing TWRP wasn't done to often, I do vaguely remember a requirement along the lines of having to first boot into TWRP after the flash, otherwise it reverted to the stock recovery. The other thing I faintly remember is that the partition I chose did not align with what everyone said. But try the first thing first. There is also am everything S4 specific thread with more knowledgeable people.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Are you flashing TWRP via Odin? If so, disable the autoreboot option in Odin when you flash TWRP. Then, after flashing TWRP, disconnect the device from PC then power off the device then boot into recovery using the button combination and it should boot into TWRP, you can not let it boot to any other mode before booting into TWRP, TWRP has to be the first thing that is booted after flashing it, otherwise it reverts to stock recovery.
[General Questions and Answers] k_basara:
How to perform a REAL factory reset in TWRP, i.e., keep all stuff comes with the phone, the rom, and flashed zip, wipe everything else on the phone's storage including user docs, pics, music etc.?

I'm asking this because the "swipe to factory reset" option in TWRP leaves user stuff untouched which isn't what I wish a factory reset do.

Thanks.