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[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
the following thread is specific to your question

**What phone should I buy next?** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!

Hi everyone, This thread is a continuation of this thread. This is here so you can discuss what your next phone/tablet should be, if you're not sure what to pick. Also, if you need advice as to which device is better than another, then feel...

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[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
There are hundreds to thousands of ADB (shell) commanhds, and each has their own method to get / set or even just report or change behaviour.

ADB for the most part, is really remote access to the android shell.

When the shell commands were built, no one sat down and thought how everything would be integrated into a single cohesive system, It really is piecemeal, You need to ask yourself. What do a want/need and find the shell commands to retrieve the value. Note, you may need to use text parsing of a MB(s) long text report to get to the value you explicitly need. Its very specific to exactly what you are looking for.
[General Questions and Answers] Paz9:
I wanted to retrieve the setting of a command

I think I found it,

settings list global | grep <command name here>

This should output the commands current setting (val/string)
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
and there is a setting get command to access the specific one and avoid the grep

settings get system volume_system

ADB Shell Commands - Complete List with Examples

Check out the directory of ADB Shell commands list with a cheat sheet PDF describing their functions and examples to use them.

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[General Questions and Answers] 1075dn:
Hi,

Do custom ROMs have the ability to decide not to show a certain UI element in a certain app installed on the system (without modding the app or using accessibility features)? Or to replace text displayed in an app? How hard would it be to implement such a thing?

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] mrrocketdog:
would anyone by chance have a copy of the pixel 6 pro or 7 pro build.prop file they could share please?

thank you ,

dave

edit : found : )
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
No, and difficult.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
The best you could hope for is decompiling and then modifying each individual app to apply whatever theme, text or interface you want that app to have.
[General Questions and Answers] Industrial2024:
Hello everyone, im newbie here, so i cant understand all things in this forum. What is my issue: i have samsung s21 ultra 5g, it received the one ui 6.1 update. While downloading the update, the lights were turned off and it was interrupted. I switched to mobile data and clicked "continue". After the update process, the phone became half-bricked, or rather it launches into the operating system, but the screen is completely black and the only thing I can do is, with varying degrees of success, call up the shutdown menu using the power button, which is successfully displayed and responds to touches. The phone has ceased to be able to turn off, it can only reboot and again get into the operating system in the same state as above. Through experience, I was able to launch Safe Mode, which did not change anything except the text in the lower left corner. I also want to note that I can go into recovery and download mode. I tried to flash my device, but the firmware is not flashing for unknown reasons. Below I will provide the log of the ODIN program

The main task is to save my data at any cost, but unfortunately you can’t just grab the data blindly. Of the attempts, I also made use of adb services for blind management, but I simply could not see where to allow usb debugging. Another nuance is that I don’t have imei at my disposal which is required to firmware.

I will provide any possible information about the smartphone, thanks
[General Questions and Answers] angra311:
Apologies if this has been asked before - I tried a few search terms but did not have luck.

I need to regularly sync a directory on my phone that is within /Android/Data/ to Google Drive or some other cloud service. None of the standard sync apps I've tried can access that directory tree any more since a security update. Are there any known good sync-to-cloud apps that can access that directory tree under the current security regime?
[General Questions and Answers] Oswald Boelcke:
Hello and good afternoon, @angra311

Personally, I refrain from using anything in the cloud but I'm convinced you'd be able to do this with MiXplorer, which is the best file explorer I know and am using it for many years.

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Maybe ask there.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke
[General Questions and Answers] Hannibal Smith:
I have 2 questions:

-Magisk need the boot.img to patch, but I can't found it form my device, so how can I extract it from my device? I did not found a TWRP recovery for it.

-There is a way to full backup the firmware of my device?( I don't care about data, but I would like to keep fw just in case something go wrong, to eventually unbrick it).
[General Questions and Answers] Themjbrand:
Boot image is in your stock ROM
[General Questions and Answers] Hannibal Smith:
I don't have it, magisk ask me for .img file
[General Questions and Answers] lm8lm8:
hello

is there any way to use something else than STOCK rom on xperia m4 aqua e2333?

btw, i unlocked the bootloader, i dont understand : it erased automatically /data partition

is there a way to recover it?

thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] angra311:
Thank you, I am trying this now.
[General Questions and Answers] Themjbrand:
You can use gsi even I use they are very cool
[General Questions and Answers] fortasse:
Hi all, I have a question about unlocking the bootloader on an S23. I hope what I'm asking isn't stupid since I'm very new to rooting.

I have a model S911U1 which means OEM unlocking is completely disabled, as in the option isn't even there to begin with. Obviously this makes rooting impossible since you need it to unlock the bootloader. I've googled this topic pretty extensively and the answer seems to be a definitive "no" on rooting the US model S23 because of this issue.

The reason I'm confused is because I also found this site: https://www.ultfone.com/unlock-android/unlock-bootloader-on-samsung.html

The site seems to suggest that there is an alternative method for unlocking the bootloader - under Part 3, "Method 2: Use ADB & Fastboot" it gives instructions for a workaround by using a PC to send commands to the phone to unlock OEM.

What I'm asking is, is this method legit? Will I be able to unlock my bootloader? or am I missing something and I should give up hope now?

I hope that I can do this though because I've always wanted to root my phone. When I finally got my new S23 this week, I was really excited to try it so I could have more freedom. I didn't realize at the time that some models might be completely un-rootable and therefore I should have been careful with what I purchased, I thought it was something that any phone could do with the right methods.

Sorry if this question has been asked before, I really tried searching as much as I could before making an account here.
[General Questions and Answers] A15A:
Can I unlock the bootloader (trying to root) on an sm-t295 (baseband number t295xxs6cwg6).

EDIT: Yes you can.

EDIT 2: which tool should I use to root the device, personally leaning towards magisk but haven't tried anything yet.
[General Questions and Answers] Themjbrand:
Well I'll suggest to use magisk as I'm using it and it is very well
[General Questions and Answers] linfan18:
hHello, I have a problem with my realme pad (Spain), well I'm going to explain it: I was trying to install a custom system with twrp but it didn't work (I had deleted many files from the system I tried changing recovery but it didn't work and now I have a useless realme pad with Bootloop
[General Questions and Answers] Themjbrand:
Flash stock rom
[General Questions and Answers] dummyj5primeunlocker:
Hi as my name say im a dummy trying to unlock a j5 prime because im trying to custom rom it but i can't because oem unlock don't appear in developer option and when i go download mode its says rmm state: prenormal now im trying a metod of waiting 165 hours with the phone on and i flashed it with a brazil rom and that maked the oem unlock dissapear and i have 2 questions

1- when i tryed to put TWRP in the j5 prime with the anterior rom before flashing it with the brazil rom it appeared in the download mode "only official binaries can be flashed (recovery)" and in odin appeared error how do i fix that?

2-if the 165 hours method don't work what can i do to unlock it? I don't have miracle box or some box or software to unlock oem unlock but if you can suggest me a free software to unlock it or a method please explain it to me I'll be very greatful!

Also sorry for my bad english i talk spanish😔

Have a great day or night!
[General Questions and Answers] linfan18:
I can't, the tablet disconnects and reconnects with the USB cable and I have already tried it with 6 cables
[General Questions and Answers] Themjbrand:
Try edl mode
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Is the firmware that you are trying to flash in Odin the same firmware version as the update that was applied? Or is it an older firmware than the update? If it is older, that is probably why you can't get it to flash via Odin, it will not let you flash a firmware that has an older binary than what is currently installed on the device. If this is the case, try downloading a firmware that is the exact same version as the update that was applied.

If that doesn't help:

Try booting into recovery and factory reset the device, then boot into download mode and try flashing the firmware again.
[General Questions and Answers] markdewet:
Hi all, relative noob here, so please bear with me.

I have the 5 files of the stock A9 (Pie) ROM for the SM-G955F (S8+) in xxxxx.tar.md5 format, but I cannot for the life of me find a way to extract the build.prop file from any of the 5 files I have. I do not even see that file anywhere, even AFTER opening them in 7-Zip. I have read on various websites, while searching, that it SHOULD be in the AP_G9955FXxxxxx.tar.md5 file, in the system.img file, however, when I DO extract the AP file, using 7-Zip and then browse the system.img file, there is NO build,prop. The other *.img files simply will not even open, in 7-Zip or anything else. What am I doing wrong, please?
[General Questions and Answers] A15A:
when trying to root why flash ap(modified) cp bl and csc and not only the modified ap.
[General Questions and Answers] aidyntv:
Hi. I'm finally back. I know I've been gone for a long time, but I had a lot of stuff to do, and a lot of stuff just came about. But I'm ready to get back to fixing this phone. The last thing I did with it was, use the tool from the thread that was provided. I used the bypass tool, and it did in fact disable protection, but now I'm getting a new error message. Error: status_sec__pl_vfy_fail (0xC0020006) Also, after doing this and putting it on Format All + Upgrade It did successfully format all of the partitions. There are a few ways I know this. Firstly, the progress bar did go across the bottom of the screen on Sp Flash tool. And only when it reached the end and proceeded to move on to the second stage, it gave me the error message mentioned above. And also, before, the battery logo still used to show up on the phone when I put it to charge. But now, there's nothing. No battery logo. All it has is a blank screen. The screen doesn't even turn on. It just has the light that's on the hardware when I put it to charge. So, in other words, the format worked, but I still can't flash the stock ROM.
[General Questions and Answers] Hex_101:
Hi

I'm trying build cm-14.1 and have been trying to repo sync but it fails

can any help me

where i'm getting wrong

log

https://circleci.com/api/v1.1/project/circleci/G4236sSrWvytoDf2yiQjJW/3fGmqHptfEsb58kPP1rqs4/55/output/104/0?file=true&allocation-id=66676f03d7abf560ca940a68-0-build%2FABCDEFGH

build commands

https://github.com/atv-tank/extras/blob/circleci-project-setup/.circleci/config.yml

manifests

https://github.com/atv-tank/manifest

edit:

thought fixing issues is going to be hardest

but turn out repo sync is even more hard

edit:

it was me being dump

but now i'm stuck on 99

fetching: 99% (575/579) 9:24 | 1 job | 9:09 atv-tank/device_amazon_tank @ device/amazon/tankkternal/chromium-webviewwername for '[URL]https://github.com[/URL]':
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
You will probably be best to post in a ROM building thread.

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As for your current error, you would need to include a few more lines above and below where it stops. The single line you give has no indication that there is an error.
[General Questions and Answers] -GREY:
Does a phone cooler work on a phone with plastic back? I'm thinking of plastic being resistant to cold temp.
[General Questions and Answers] markdewet:
If this is in reply to me, I have NO idea what you are talking about. I never mentioned anything about rooting.
[General Questions and Answers] Hramsamba:
Hi, guys. What software is it? They use it for conducting multiple devices in their mobile farm.View attachment 6112443
[General Questions and Answers] r3tard3r:
How to request a device to xda ? They've not listed samsung a35 yet.
[General Questions and Answers] QXJBT:
Hi, I intend on setting up a Note 20 Ultra (SM-N9860), so I tried making a set of instructions from what I read to try and help me. The first few parts I can understand, but I don't know whether to root the device or install custom recovery first. Please let me know if there's anything here to fix/change/remove. Right now, I have this in mind:

- get latest firmware via Frija

- do 1st time device setup (connect to internet for RMM unlock?)

- install Magisk Manager

- unzip firmware and put AP tar file in device

- patch AP tar file via Magisk Manager and put in pc

- go to settings > about device > tap build number 7 times for dev options

- go to dev options > oem unlock (factory reset)

- 1st time boot into download mode

- flash vbmeta_disabled.tar in AP slot via Odin (factory reset in stock recovery ?)

- 2nd time boot into download mode

- flash TWRP in AP slot via Odin

- boot into recovery mode

- go to advanced > terminal and type multidisabler (repeat if needed?)

- go to wipe > format data (factory reset?)

- 3rd boot into download mode

- flash patched AP file and rest of the BL, CP, and CSC (not HOME_CSC) files via Odin (factory reset?)

- device should be updated, has TWRP and Magisk (?)

edit: I tried combining the instructions from these threads (1 2) and the Samsung portion from the Magisk installation page to try and have something to work with, but I have no idea if this is being done properly.
[General Questions and Answers] Industrial2024:
Thanks! Phone now is alive but unfortunally without my data, thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Yes, but, with the state your device was in, that couldn't be avoided. That is why we here at XDA make it a point to tell users to always backup your data.
[General Questions and Answers] NoobAndroidUser2005:
Hello everyone,

I have a Galaxy A71 5G sm-A716U, which is an AT&T phone. I can use SIM cards from other network providers, but the phone is still stuck with the AT&T version of Android. I don't have an AT&T SIM card anymore(I live outside the US). I want to switch to a non-carrier version of Android to get all of the features and software updates.

Thank you,

Best Regards!
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
What is your purpose or end goal idea for customizing your device?

If your bootloader is unlocked, you do not "HAVE" to root your device. You can just install TWRP and/or custom ROMs without root.
[General Questions and Answers] QXJBT:
I want to do what I've done on previous devices that I've had (adblock via hosts file, viper4android, removing apps via Titanium Backup, etc.) since it's what I've been accustomed to. I'm aware of the proprietary Samsung features that won't work anymore (not sure if the module to atleast have Secure Folder working that I have on my SM-N9600 will work on this device), breaking of SafetyNet, etc., but that's okay with me. Ultimately, my end goal with this is to have the latest version of Android available to the device that still allows me to maintain that modified state. I'm not against installing custom ROMs, but the section for Snapdragon devices having a lot of dead links makes me more inclined to sticking with stock, just with the modifications that I want.

I don't know if upgrading the Android version might lock me out of anything, if the order that I intend to do things is wrong, or if a crucial step is missing there, so I am hesitant to go through with this until I can be certain about that. I recall the process being a lot smoother for my previous devices (SM-N9100, SM-N9600) as I believe it was just a matter of flashing TWRP via Odin and then flashing Magisk in recovery mode. I keep coming across conflicting information regarding this process, especially for Samsung devices, so I just want to make sure that I'm on the right track with this.
[General Questions and Answers] aidyntv:
For anyone new who wants to try to help me out, the phone is an Alcatel 3x (5058a)
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
If your current firmware allows unlocking bootloader, I would not apply any of the stock updates unless absolutely necessary and then only of the updated firmware does not come with a bootloader upgrade that has a bootloader that can not be unlocked because it will not allow you to root the device if you install a firmware that has bootloader that can't be unlocked.
[General Questions and Answers] QXJBT:
Is it the firmware that determines whether or not a device can have its bootloader unlocked? I cannot confirm as to whether or not applying any stock update will ruin this process, as much of the information that I find regarding this seems to deal with the locked Snapdragon variants (SM-N986U, SM-N986U1), or the other internationally released model (SM-N986B) with an Exynos chipset. To my knowledge, the SM-N9860 is the only one that has an unlocked bootloader while also containing a Snapdragon chipset, so I want to guess that it should be okay. I can't say there's a lot here that I can be certain about, since I'm not sure if I'm just not looking in the right places or if there really is just limited documentation about this particular device model.

From what I've found, it seems like most people that have an international Note 20 Ultra of their own and modify said device are all on the Exynos variant, and rather than sticking with stock, it also seems as though it's more common to flash a custom (1 2 3 4) ROM. I'm not sure if I can flash one designed for that specific model onto my Snapdragon device, or if it might brick it. Maybe I can make a backup via TWRP beforehand and use that to return to a functioning state, or flash the previously used stock firmware via Odin? I don't know if the latter would cause any modifications to be inaccessible/unusable as a result, though. Even then, a lot of the custom ROMs that I'm finding for Snapdragon models all appear to have dead links.
[General Questions and Answers] Cessarin20:
Mod translation: Hello colleagues, I have a big question, I have an honor x9 cell phone, it will be very difficult to root it.

Hoooola compañeros tengo una gran duda tengo un cel honor x9 será muy complicado acerlo root
[General Questions and Answers] Badger50:
Greetings, and welcome to XDA. As a friendly FYI, you stand a much better chance of having your questions answered in a timely manner by simply abiding by XDA Rule #4:

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Which is why I have translated your post.

Please post in English.

Your cooperation is appreciated and expected. Thank you, and have a great day.

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[General Questions and Answers] JerryF504:
Can anyone help me figure out why I can't receive MMS messages from iphone users when I'm connected to wifi and mobile data is off? I get an error message that says "Mobile data is turned off. Check your settings". In a group text that was created by an iphone user, every reply shows up as needing to be downloaded under the person that sent it & not in the group text. When I turn on mobile data then click download it goes into the group text. I have an S24+ that I got from Boost Mobile. It shows as T-mobile's network on speedtest if that matters. I'm using Google Messages and I did all the clear cache, data, and reinstall rigmarole and there was no difference. I tried to see if Boost could do anything but their "techs" basically said turn off RCS chats, turn airplane mode on then back off and of course that did nothing. I even tried switching to Samsung messaging because that worked on my S10+ but not this S24+. Is this their way of forcing me to use my mobile data so I'm forced to move to an unlimited plan or something?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
https://thedroidguy.com/galaxy-s24-cant-send-mms-1253455

Mms over wifi

Is there a way to receive mms messages via wifi?

us.community.samsung.com

Can you send MMS messages over wifi on Galaxy S24?

I was able to send MMS messages on my Pixel 6 with the data turned off and the wifi turned on. I have never been able to do this on any Galaxy device and that is one of the only features I loved about the Pixel. I used the Google messages app on both devices.

forums.androidcentral.com

I don't know if you have seen these links but I did a search for:

"S24+ mms over wifi"

There were many links discussing this issue with various fixes depending on your device and your carrier.
[General Questions and Answers] JerryF504:
Thanks for the reply!

I hadn't seen those pages in particular but I've been searching to try to get this fixed since I got the phone over 2 months ago. In the first link it says that mobile data has to be on because MMS can't be sent over wifi. Other places say that's not true. My S10+ sent and received them over the same wifi I'm on now with mobile data off so it doesn't seem right to me either. Some pages said it was carrier dependent, that's why I contacted Boost & other pages said it was Samsung that was causing it to not work. When I contacted Boost they didn't say they don't support it. They had me making sure wifi calling was on, turning airplane mode on & off, checking APN settings, & all kinds of stuff like it should work but it doesn't. I'm so lost.