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[General Questions and Answers] Allure_88:
Where Is The Copy Of Our Deleted Bookmarks, Speed Dials Stored In Our Phones??

Hi Everyone! I recently Rooted my Android phone using Kingo Root because i'm trying to locate the files or folders that contain my deleted Opera Mini and UC Browser Bookmarks, Speed dials, Saved Pages and Opened Tabs after unknowingly pressing Factory Reset - coz the Android Recovery Menu was in Chinese language. I'm using Root Explorer and ES File Explorer apps to do this. I read in this particular Reputable Forum, that when you do a factory reset on your phone, it only wipes data on your internal storage and not your phone's System partition. They say the data is still on the System partition of your phone, unless the data is overwritten by you continuing to use your phone. Interestingly, i found that to be true. I found some of my previously installed apps, data and media.

I checked "/data/data/com.opera.browser/app_opera" and i didn't find anything of course, because this file path is located in the internal storage. Please anyone who knows anything about this, where else can i find my saved bookmarks, speed dials and saved pages on my phone using a File Manager like Root Explorer or just anything else? Please give me the correct File Path and File name or File extension.

I'm really really frustrated and stressed out!! You guys are my last hope!!

I'm using Tecno P5S, Android version 4.2.2....

PS//// I'm a Noob. Not experienced in this area, i'm a Newbie just starting out..... So please, go easy on the Jargons and explanations..... :o:)
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
"Built in" apps, like the phone, default browser, ect live on the /system partition. Updates to "built in" apps get placed on the /data partition.

User installed apps live on the /data partition. The data for those apps are usually saved there as well.

Apps might save some user data on the /sdcard and your photos, files and stuff will mostly be on the /sdcard. The /sdcard may be a physical sdcard, or emulated.

With that explanation, when you factory reset, / data gets erased and reset but /sdcard (also called user data) does not. That is probably why some things are still available to you. If there is a directory on the sdcard /android/data/, then the files you are looking for might be in a subdirectory there. Each app has a package name. It looks like a url that is backwards; com.reddit.frontpage. If the apps you want to find data from have a subdirectory, looking there might[\b] find the information you want.

Using an app to recover the wiped data might[\b] work since your android version is older. One that might work is dr.fone[\URL]
[General Questions and Answers] mrrocketdog:
[MENTION=6617276]ktmom[/MENTION] , might disc digger be of help? or is that only for media type files? just wondering. :)
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
If I'm not mistaken, disk digger runs on a PC. So you could use it to recover anything you can mount as a drive on the PC. I am not aware of any way to do that with the device's internal storage.
[General Questions and Answers] Hunter91:
I have a huawei y9 prime 2019 and I'm unable to switch on Google assistant access with voice match any help, the switch is greyed out

BTW I'm a beta tester for Google and play services as some forums said that'll solve it
[General Questions and Answers] brill_e:
How can i get nokia 8 in edl mode? Doesnt have adb or fastboot there
[General Questions and Answers] Benholder90:
So I have a question.

I have just ordered a galaxy note10 plus Snapdrsgon version from Ebay, I'm in the UK.

The listing says the phone is brand new and the seller says that all their phones are brand new.

But I was thinking that people could be selling refurbished phones as new.. putting the phones in new boxes with seals ..

How can we know if we are really getting a brand new phone?

Anyone have any advice on this?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Other than visually inspecting the device? Probably not.
[General Questions and Answers] Josh McGrath:
There is a disk digger for Android and it worked really well--- until they started using encryption and so it doesn't very well anymore
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
Then due to the age of the device that was under discussion, it should be an option.
[General Questions and Answers] Josh McGrath:
I haven't really read through the questions cause there's no many posts, but root is needed for Disk Digger
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Adb is available for all devices of those I know after to enable USB debugging you could interact with and about fastboot Nokia devices usually can access to this mode through adb command or using a combination key; usually pressing and holding pwr key+volume down at same time that is connected USB cable to pc and device.

About EDL is not accessible for the normal user before bootloader gets unlocked. If you unlocked it you can access in some devices through three ways, using adb command adb reboot edl or using fastboot command fastboot oem edl or via hardware buttons that may vary from one device to another, sometimes might be pressing both volume buttons at same time you connect USB cable to pc. If device is locked then the only way is using test point method, you have to seek the proper for your model, in YouTube there ate many for almost all devices.
[General Questions and Answers] AwesomeVk47:
Hey everybody I was trying to ask that if I brick my phone......then can I just flash a stock rom zip file through my recovery...the zip file is available for flashing from my phone's official website.... My phone does not have a dedicated guide and the old ones are obsolete now....any help will be appreciated
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
Unless I've missed some other post, there's no way to know what phone you're talking about.

Usually an stock OTA zip can be downloaded through recovery, including TWRP. But full images usually require odin or Fastboot or some other manufacturer's installer software.

That's a general statement. If you want specific answers, you must be specific with your details.
[General Questions and Answers] AwesomeVk47:
I have a realme 1

Link of website:https://www.realme.com/in/support/software-update

Will this work?......if not then it would be great help if you tell me what to do

Thank you
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
I'm not familiar with the Realme devices. But your linked website appears to be the manufacturer's firmware download and installation instructions. There appears to be two methods, one from the file manager, the other by rebooting to recovery. If I had this device, these instructions is where I would start.

As they indicate, make sure to backup your data before starting.
[General Questions and Answers] AwesomeVk47:
Bro if I may ask you one thing that is it possiable that if a device was working with miracle box earlier but suddenly after an ota update miracle box becomes useless for that device....thank you
[General Questions and Answers] mr Dogoi:
Greetings, im aizrul, from malaysia.

Ive been with XDA for more than 2 years, but this is my first post.

Im having trouble when i try to bypass frp lock on my device< Lenovo Tab T7304i>.

1. I use the software call SP FLASH TOOL.

2. I download the <download agent> and <scatter file>.

3. Start running the SP FLASH TOOL and begin select the <DA> √, and then select <scatterfile> √.

4. And check the download only , also check the frp box only,

* the preloaded box been unchecked.

5. Click the download button, and by pressing v+ simultaneously connect cable the process begin to start,

Here the problem come.

A message popup say,

THIS DOWNLOAD.......... SECURITY OPTION.

PLEASE SELECT THE AUTHENTICATION FILE AND RESTART THE PROCESS.

PLEASE SOMEONE, WHERE CAN I FIND THE AUTHENTICATION FILE,

AND IF ANY OF MY METHOD ABOVE IS OBSELETE PLEASE GUIDE ME.

also i can be reached by :

aizrul.adnan@gmail.com

+601137298730 <whatsapp messenger>

TQVMUCH....
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
According to post 10 in Guide To Unbrick RealMe 1[CPH1859/1861/1706]-[A.29] miracle box no longer works with your device.
[General Questions and Answers] Nokia_8_fan:
Hi everyone!

New and noob question here.

I've recently had my Nokia 8 hard bricked on me, been a few weeks now :(

I am thinking of doing a full dump of the EMMC, through the Qualcomm 9008, my question is, will I be able to extract my contacts and messages from this?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
If you can get a qcomm 9008 port connection, you should be able to use that to potentially unbrick your device.

Do some searches for how to unbrick qcomm devices using the various qcomm 9008 unbrick methods.
[General Questions and Answers] trulden:
I am trying to create a post in «Android Apps And Games» and getting this error:

Used «Report a technical problem.» form in contacts several days ago, got no answer.

What should I do?
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
Change the wording of your post? There was something that was caught by the filters.

You could also post for assistance in the https://xdaforums.com/general/about-xda forum where moderators hang out. But please be specific as to what you were posting that was the problem
[General Questions and Answers] Benholder90:
Decreasing size of status bar text and icons

How to do it? I already have the screen zoom settings lowest and the font size lowest too.but still it's too big for my liking .. I have tried changing the dpi setting but that doesn't do what I'm after

Does anyone know?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
It depends. what model number do you have? What android version do you have? Rooted? Not rooted? Stock? Custom ROM?

Info man, give us as much info as you can.
[General Questions and Answers] Nokia_8_fan:
I have tried that, and I have came across a couple but I just don't know how much of it applies to my Nokia 8 (since they flash different phone models) and also the potential of my data being wiped.

Wouldn't you think or agree that a backup of everything before carrying such procedure is recommended??
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I would agree.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
You are bricked or you are trying to backup something? Also your bootloader is unlocked or atleast is unlockable?
[General Questions and Answers] Nokia_8_fan:
Excellent!

Thus my question still stands, if I am able to do a full dump of the EMMC, will I be able to extract my contacts and messages from this?

I am bricked and trying to backup (before doing anything radical to my Nokia 8). I've done nothing to my phone, everything is stock, so no idea if this bootloader is unlocked or unlockable :(

My backup to cloud was switched off, none on the Sim card, absolutely everything is on that phone (very important contact info and SMS messages) :'(
[General Questions and Answers] Benholder90:
Note 8, android 9, rooted, custom rom
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Ok, this answers the question; ever that you bought it as new then your bootloader is locked and most likely also you didn´t enable USB debugging before so now you have less ways to recover the data.

Depending on the level of brick damage you have some possibilities to recover what you want, it´s mean that if some essential partitions get corrupted the data just disappeared and no way to bring them back.

In the past I have a relative that could recover them by dissasembling the unit and dumping them, this was done for a technician of course with the help of some box prepared for that, it´s mean that just with qualcomm 9008 that you refer I don´t think that would be possible so all the software (without convenient hardware AKA box/dongle, etc) is not enough to do it from those that I know like Qualcomm Downloader/emmc downloader or tools available out there for normal users and the main reason behind is that a device in this state is very unresponsive and must to be forced to get some info from it.

You can take a look on here https://xdaforums.com/android/general/guide-how-to-dump-write-storage-t3949588 but I´m not sure that it´ll work, just showing you some direction. If this method didn´t work then no more way that to send it to a technician with the required equipment for that.
[General Questions and Answers] Nokia_8_fan:
Ohhh man, I have never felt so down and depressed after reading a forum post. Yes I understand "that's life" and I should've backed up etc and etc. but despite the situation being fragile and bad, I didn't think I was close to being hopeless! :(

I can't remember if I enabled USB debugging, but what I do remember is allowed USB reading of the internal storage, so I can access my photos, audio clips, documents, all from downloads too. Even the ability to place my own music albums (only done recently since I need to burn calories at the gym).

The level of brick damage was described here in my original thread: https://xdaforums.com/nokia-8/help/help-nokia-8-powering-unresponsive-t3993959

But I will quote my problem here, and please you tell me the diagnosis :(

Yes, in my original thread too I was recommend to look into "Miracle Box", a box or device you hook your phone to, and software will do its wonders.

While I think it's good, I still feel it's something I have to resort to and (as well for many others) would need to resolve this if they can get the device to recognise Qualcomm HSUSB in the device manager. I'm really clinging to that hope.

[IMG="QHSUSB_BULK"]https://i.ibb.co/t4B4J18/QHSUSB.jpg[/IMG]

I've had a look at your link to the general guide, and it seems very plausible. I'm just very very shaky right now, as much as I want to explore all areas, I really on't want to do anything wrong that would hamper my chances in retrieving my contacts and SMS messages. At this point I'm fine with the loss of photos, I don't have anything memorable stored, cause I don't have friends.

Greatest apologies for the lengthy post, I sincerely hope to hear back from anyone! ?
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
It´s not the same, definitely you didn´t otherwise you´d remember it so this is done intentionally (with a specific purpose)

Anyway this don´t lead you to anywhere so you have locked bootloader, no root so no way to dump through adb commands.

No way to know for certain the level of brick till you try to recover it using EDL/download method. It could be that the motherboard is actually totally damaged due to an overheat just to give you an example but again just trying to flash something in bricked mode you´ll know this.

As I said before I don´t think that a dumper tool without a proper hardware can do the miracle so this would be the better option at the end....BUT try searching for some dumper tool and just can tell you how you can guide you about which tool could work for you.....:

Your device according this site is powered by a snapdragon 835 https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_8_sirocco-9087.php so the Mobile Plattform is MSM8998, then if you find some tool and a list of devices supported although is not specifically your device you´ll have to check that some of them have also the same specs at this point.

You can try to dump any partition that the tool could claim to be capable and this by itself doesn´t have to erase nothing (don´t fear about your data) but this will depend in how reliable the tool is.

This is the right status detection for qualcomm download mode; not QHUSB_BULK that is an old Q9006 but a Qdloader 9008 as the images reflect. But don´t open in this window but go to PC/Administrate and open Device Manager to get a better vision on the drivers installed and you´ll see your device detected under PORTS (COM and LPT)

.

The way is very clear and the chances are there.

First you need to do is search for a dumper tool and try to dump I think specifically userdata partition so you have to take in account as I said before that this by itself can´t damage your device.

The next would be seeing if the tool is compatible with your MSM otherwise the tool can´t do it.

What´s the next?, pc recognised it, it´s ok but the tool doesn´t recognice it; it´s not so good.

At this point you´ll determine how many tools you want to try before to take the next step...
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I'm not sure if granting USB access to internal storage is enough for the level that you are trying to access. Granting access to internal storage is pretty much only access to /data/media. You are trying to retreive data from areas that are not considered "internal storage".
[General Questions and Answers] Benholder90:
Anything?
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
Seems to me that you response is geared towards frustrating the person who is willing to help you. You were asked for specifics. Not much anyone can do if you won't provide any.
[General Questions and Answers] Benholder90:
Seems to me that you didnt see my post with the specifics
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
Your right, and now it's buried even further. In a thread like this, where there are multiple conversations going on, it's in your best interest to minimally quote or tag (@ symbol in front of their username) in any response.

For example, in your post that started this side conversation, you quoted droiddriven, but if you had also quoted your response, then adding your comment, it would be clear that you had responded and still needed assistance.

It will help you in the long run if you keep the flow connected.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Well, I don't have your device so I'm not familiar with what features and settings your device has. My intent was to see if there may be some kind of well-hidden setting for font size and icon size/appearance in your device settings somewhere. Some of my devices have had such settings built-in, including Samsung devices.

Sorry, but I can't find anything.
[General Questions and Answers] Benholder90:
Well I was more thinking of some third party app or something .. I remember on my old lg g3 there were some apps that could do it one was really good it was an xposed module
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
I had this device, Samsung uses text well adapted to all users´liking unlike chinese devices that come in tiny (unreadable) text around the notification bar.

For normal users no more than three options are available; font size, dpi and width smaller in display settings or developer options.

Also you can try by tweaking some theme inside the json file where this is ruled but a quick solution probably is searching to other theme from Galaxy Themes or from a third party theme, you can take a look on this kind of thread where this could be discussed or eventually requested to the OP, this is just an example of some direction you can take https://xdaforums.com/s10-plus/themes/theme-anxious-t3921645 I had never need to do this kind of modification so I was comfortable with the fonts from Samsung unlike others that I owned and actually own like Miui interface and also Huawei and more that use as opposite a tiny text.

I didn´t find nothing on Magisk repository but probably you can take a look on some Xposed module from there.

And I don´t remember well if in pie is disabled installing some third party fonts otherwise some fonts come by default smaller than others.
[General Questions and Answers] wyld3_:
Hello

Rooting noob here, used to do rooting back in the days of samsung galaxy s3 haven't done any rooting ever since.

I want to root my redmi note 4 , but i am skeptical about whether the banking and payment apps( like google pay ,paytm etc) would work correctly on a rooted device with a custom rom installed ?
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
It all depends on the bank app, but generally speaking, if they are a problem to hide from root, then the unlocked bootloader is the first thing they trigger on. So rooting with Magisk and using its various features may be the only way to pass CTS and SafetyNet after installing a custom ROM.
[General Questions and Answers] wyld3_:
Thank you
[General Questions and Answers] Nokia_8_fan:
So sorry again for just getting back now, been very busy lately with work the past few days, early starts and late finishes. Even encountered a scenario where my HTC One S (backup phone) failed me as I was closr to getting lost and another being late for work. The extreme sluggish performance and battery drain is killing me :(

At least this is clear now, my mind has been clouded with lack of work due to work, and me being quite miserable lately :( We won't be pursuing this method then.

Well to summarise my phone as said in my original thread, casually went on my phone (whilst charger still plugged) after my sleep was broken, the phone literally just froze as I was scrolling down my facebook timeline, a video was playing (as they do automatically) left it on that part for a few seconds, it froze, no response on anything on the screen and buttons, couldn't lock, thus forced powered off by holding the power/lock button for a good few seconds, it powered off and tried to power on with the same button, nothing...even til this day.

All of this happened in the middle of the night :crying:

What level of brickage can you determine from this now?

And if the motherboard was totally damaged, it would or wouldn't recognise a QUSB_BULK device?

I will try to look for a dumper tool that can support MSM8998, however I came across this awhile back and realised it doesn't use any hardware/device/box for unbrick (and dumping I believe).

Please have a quick look and tell me what you think or how legit it is: https://www.droidsavvy.com/unbrick-qualcomm-mobiles/

I have opened this in Device Manager, it originally came up as an unknown QUSB_BULK device with no driver. I did a quick research, found and installed the Qualcomm Drivers from this site: https://xiaomibuzz.com/downloads/download-qualcomm-qdloader-usb-driver.html

I used the files in there for the unknown QUSB_BULK device and now it comes up Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM10).

As what was shown in the attached image.

Did I do the right thing?

Is this a good or a bad thing??

This got me really curious, usually any tool (or software) would recognise hardware via USB, but since it doesn't, how would any of them access the phone if there isn't anything to recognise? :confused:

As always everyone, really appreciate your time and I always look forward to your kind posts ?
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Well, world of bricked devices don´t have a wide spectrum though more likely your device probably is just soft bricked so you didn´t attempt nothing weird before this started but like I said before you only will know it for sure when you try some tool and everything is not on wheels.

it´ll do but if you can turn to QH_USB9008 is a step forward but keep in mind that also a totally damaged device can be recogniced on both ways.

Well, donwload mode don´t work this way in LG devices, it could be needed to patch LGlaf and some .dll files to get it working, you can follow some part but keeping in mind that some files are for other different device, here you have also a more general guide about this tool (QPST) https://hostandroid.com/how-to-use-qpst-tool/

Download from here the tool, I took a look inside documentation and it claims that work also for SD845 so probably it does for SD835 also https://www.mediafire.com/file/9bb4vgx1kmir4gz/QPST.2.7.472_2018.zip/file

Finally you just have to give it a try to some solution, nothing worst can happen.