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[General Questions and Answers] Allouais:
About 6 months ago a friend rooted my Samsung Galaxy S5 g900a. I didn't have service on the device anymore, so he managed to update my android version from 5.1 to 6.0.1. From what I can tell it looks like stock android. (Admittedly I'm not very experienced when it comes to this kind of thing)

From the small amount of research I've done it looks like the g900a won't be receiving any more updates past 6.0.1. So my questions:

Are there any resources that I can utilize to update my android version further while still retaining that stock android look? (Preferably to Nougat) I really would like to keep it as close to stock as possible.

If that is not possible, what are some good non-stock options for updating my phone? I have tinkered around with Lineage on an old tablet of mine, so I do have a limited experience with rooting and the like.
[General Questions and Answers] Biggie_still:
But this will now require me download the full backup..that's approximately 2gig..Damn
[General Questions and Answers] scorpio76r:
I just did 2 backups today, I know the feeling but, they are always good to keep in handy
[General Questions and Answers] Ibuprophen:
I don't have this variant myself but, Yes... The Samsung Galaxy S5 (all variants) has surpassed Samsung's EOL (End Of Life) with no further Firmware updates being pushed for them (though there's only 1 caveat to updates regarding EOL devices. On those seldom/rare occasions, an update could be pushed if it's something pertinent to the function of the device as required by law).

What you have currently is the last of the Stock Android Version but, you MAY have an option available to you regarding a Custom Firmware with a newer Android version for your device.

There's no guarantees but, based upon the following thread post...

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=74021563

... only the US Variant of the SM-G900A (klteatt) devices have an Unlockable Bootloader but, ONLY if it's a CID15.

There's 2 CID versions... CID11 (Cannot be Unlocked) and the CID15 (Can be Unlocked).

If your interested, the following thread is probably the best guide for this. Don't be afraid to ask for some member guidance within that thread as well.

*Though it's within the Verizon S5 area of the forum, it was actually taken (by the OP) from a different forum that was specific to the AT&T variant.*

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3561529

Just an FYI... The following is the Q&A thread that's specific to your device and variants too.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2700073

I hope that I had answered your question okay... :)

Good Luck!

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UNLESS asked to do so, PLEASE don't PM me regarding support. Sent using The ClaRetoX Forum App on my SM-G900V device.
[General Questions and Answers] Allouais:
Thank you so much! I'll give those a look
[General Questions and Answers] arus2001:
Unfortunately, it's a function they've seemingly blocked along with this custom OS. Same as mobile hotspot, really.

Regretting this "upgrade" from my old phone, but the finances just weren't there to snag something better. Otherwise sounding like I'm out of luck.
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
You are out of luck. Unless you get a device that can merge the sdcard with internal storage. Games never have worked well from sdcards due to the way they are handled in Android. (each oem does it differently.)
[General Questions and Answers] foraphe:
Lineage OS stuck on boot animation on SAMSUNG Galaxy S5

Hello, everyone.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 device with TWRP-3.2.3-0 recovery. I tried to do a full wipe and even wiped internal storage in another try, and then I flashed lineage-15.1-20181002-nightly-kltechnduo-... .zip. After that, I flashed addonsu-15.1.zip. There were no error messages.

When I try to reboot to system, my device stuck on Lineage boot animation (green line with a circle from right to left), after 10-40 minutes, it reboots automatically into recovery (TWRP). That makes me confused.

No matter I flash GApps or not, the problem remains the same, and it seems to take longer to reboot to recovery if GApps are flashed.

I searched on Google and find nothing which is suitable for my situation.

I don't know where I can find the logs, so I can't provide them.

Thanks.

p.s. : I'm not a native English speaker, so there may be some mistakes in my post, sorry for that :(

p.s.2: If I'm posting this to a wrong forum, please let me know. I'm new to this forum.
[General Questions and Answers] @srmahunt:
I am on oneplus 5, can anyone suggest magisk mods that work with stock camera and improve picture and video quality.

Also the hevc magisk mod is it for stock camera too or google camera only??
[General Questions and Answers] scorpio76r:
I don't believe that you can improve stock camera quality.
[General Questions and Answers] Ibuprophen:
I don't have this device but, though this isn't the wrong thread to ask, I'm just wondering if you had tried to obtain some member guidance within the following Q&A thread that's specific to your device?

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3624656

Just a suggestion...

Good Luck! :)

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UNLESS asked to do so, PLEASE don't PM me regarding support. Sent using The ClaRetoX Forum App on my SM-G900V device.
[General Questions and Answers] kos25k:
generally the only camera that can give life to our camera is google camera.it gave life to my redmi 4 pro camera again,both in selfie!I saw some samples of OP3T and the difference is outstanding.I don't know especially on OP5 but I suppose it will increase quality,as it does on almost every phone..
[General Questions and Answers] kos25k:
it depends on device.for me 100% of times gcam is 100% natural and with much more details.(redmi 4 pro android MM gcamera 3.2 Nexus 6P V2) specially in selfie the difference is outstanding!can anyone tell me if there is a port of V5 gcam on MM?or at least a 100% stable custom Nougat ported rom for my device,so I can test V5 versions.thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] @srmahunt:
I just wanted to know the hevc compression mod in magisk repo works with stock camera or just google camera??
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Obviously, based on the post that you quoted, the only one it could possibly improve(if at all) is Google camera and not stock. That post says there NO mods that improve stock camera. Just try reading between the lines.
[General Questions and Answers] scorpio76r:
Exactly
[General Questions and Answers] vetu104:
Restart app every 50 minutes

Hi!

I'd like to have my Steam Android app always to show my status as "online" to my friends.

By default, the app seems to always stay in memory, but changes status shown to friends to "offline" after 1 hour of inactivity. So I figured that to achieve what I want, I need to restart the app automatically every <1 hour, without bringing the app to the front. How should I approach to do that?

I'm using LG G2 D802 with LineageOS 14.1. I have root access.
[General Questions and Answers] Libraplum:
Hello I just want to ask you

Have you contacted the app developer?

What is the app that you are referring to?

Can you please explain further so that we can hopefully assist you? Thank you
[General Questions and Answers] vetu104:
I mentioned that information at the end of the post. The behaviour is the same with multiple ROMs I've been using with this phone.

E: I haven't contacted the app developer, but it being Valve Corporation I don't believe I will get any useful assistance from them. As the app is probably working exactly as they intended.
[General Questions and Answers] scorpio76r:
I have sometimes felt the same regarding certain apps. Apks aren't working as well as they have used to. Contacting the developer via email is the only solution.
[General Questions and Answers] vetu104:
But it is working. I want to alter the behaviour in a way the developer didn't intend the app to be used.

It is supposed to log off from the chat after 1 hour, so people don't expect you are ready to play games with them. I however want to be available to chat with my Steam friends 24/7.

It being a closed source app, I can't do that directly. So I'm looking for a way to restart the app every hour to "refresh" the inactivity timer. I have xposed installed and I have root access so surely there must be a way to do so?
[General Questions and Answers] scorpio76r:
Honestly, I really can't assist with this issue, maybe some one else could chime in. I apologize.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
The Tasker app or some other app designed to create automated features and activities might work.

You could set it up on a timed cycle that automatically opens the app and logs you in every hour, you might even be able to set it up so that it does this in the background without interrupting any other things you might be doing at the time.
[General Questions and Answers] nickless07:
Hello

i have some trouble with my Acer Liquid Z6.

It won't boot anymore (stuck at Acer logo screen).

I try'ed factory reset, clearing cache but still not working.

All i can access now is fastboot and recovery mode.

I downloaded image from Acer Website (https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/support-product/6995?b=1)

I want to use fastboot to flash but there was only boot.img inside. So i searched more and used sdat2img to make system.img from system.new.dat.

When i try fastboot now it says

>fastboot.exe devices
HMHWAEE00171701EEA6Z00 fastboot

>fastboot flash system system.img
Invalid sparse file format at header magic
Sending sparse 'system' 1/20 (129648 KB) OKAY [ 12.704s]
Writing sparse 'system' 1/20 FAILED (remote: 'Unknown chunk type')
Finished. Total time: 36.278s

How can i reset/flash/whatever the phone to stock?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Google search for:

"Return to stock (your model number)"

If it's out there, that should find what you need.
[General Questions and Answers] nickless07:
Unfortunately there is nothing useful out there. A bunch of websites with guides, but none of them working. SP flash tool won't accept the scatter file from acer website.

e.g.

https://flashstockrom.com/how-to-flash-stock-rom-on-acer-liquid-z6/

https://www.gogorapid.com/flash-stock-rom-acer-liquid-z6/

I downloaded stuff from here https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-17581-post-102171.html#pid102171 boot.img and recovery.img works with fastboot flash. There is no system.img so i try to make one from what i downloaded from acer website which is not working.

Using the scatter file from that link loads in SP flash tool, but makes error when i start "brom fail to get bbchip hw ver"

So now i don't know what else i can do.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Here is list of SPflashtool errors and their solutions.

https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-439.html
[General Questions and Answers] nickless07:
Yes i know that site, but error not in list, i guess the scatter file i downloaded from that website is for another model. I am working on this for 3 days now, so yes i did a lot of research. It is not that easy done with "google for that", sorry. What i need is a working stock image (when using fastboot). Or a working scatter file (when using SP Flash tool). Or another solution.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
The search for

"Return to stock (YOUR SPECIFIC MODEL NUMBER)"

Should find everything you need if it is out there, it has always found what I needed when trying to go back to stock on many devices that I have restored. Yes, you're probably using the wrong files, you probably have the file for a device with the same device name as yours but not for your specific model of that device name. For example, there are many different model numbers for Galaxy S8, even though they have the same "name", each model can only flash the firmware for that specific model, a Verizon S8 can't use the firmware from a T-Mobile S8 even though they are the same device with the same name.

A search for:

"Return to stock Acer Liquid Z6"

Isn't going to find the firmware for your specific model number. You need to search for your specific model number of Acer Z6, not just any Acer Z6.

Also, the Hovatek site that I linked you to, has a forum there that you can ask for assistance in, the Administrator [MENTION=5636663]Hovatek[/MENTION] there, is the creator of SPflashtool, they can probably help.
[General Questions and Answers] nickless07:
Yes i have done that too (less then 30 results took only a few hours to work through).

Thanks for trying, seems like i have to find help somewhere else.
[General Questions and Answers] Sam Nakamura:
Have you tried a different version of SPFT? Often there's a recommended version for specific chipsets, it's not like the latest is the best version to use...

I think this was the one with highest average comparability:

https://spflashtools.com/windows/sp-flash-tool-v5-1648

It's however best to check it out yourself, if you find recommended version for your device. Also flashing without battery (if possible) sometimes solves weird issues, there's also a button combo for devices with non removable battery, something like Vol - while plugging in USB, again please check this yourself as I write out of my memory, haven't had to flash a Mediatek device the last 3 years... Good luck!
[General Questions and Answers] nickless07:
Yeah i have tryed some other versions too all result in same error (8417) when i try to load scatter file.

https://imgur.com/a/PvWuhkw

I guess thats because on Acer website there is only a system upgrade package?

This is all whats in that scatter.txt

preloader 0x0
pgpt 0x0
proinfo 0x80000
nvram 0x380000
protect1 0x880000
protect2 0x1280000
lk 0x1c80000
para 0x1d00000
boot 0x1d80000
recovery 0x2d80000
logo 0x3d80000
expdb 0x4580000
seccfg 0x4f80000
oemkeystore 0x5000000
secro 0x5200000
keystore 0x5800000
tee1 0x6000000
tee2 0x6500000
frp 0x6a00000
nvdata 0x6b00000
metadata 0x8b00000
system 0xb000000
cache 0xcb000000
userdata 0xe4000000
flashinfo 0xFFFF0084
sgpt 0xFFFF0004

According to that Hovatec site it is not enough

After several hours of research i went the fastboot route (converting the system.new.dat to system.img), but thats not working either.

Now, after reading about 50+ guides (mostly same basic stuff), searched days for solutions, downloaded tons of files and much try&error i'm running out of ideas.
[General Questions and Answers] Sam Nakamura:
Have you seen this?

https://blogthetech.com/acer-liquid-z6-firmware-download-stock-rom/

here's at least one SPFT flashable ROM for t09, it's downloadable for free, even if the site itself looks like scam, there you should find a working scatter file for your model... Than you should be able to go from there!

Scatter file contained in the download :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zcsySsrY-DNUmeq0Wvc3BqaU-4jRLOif/view?usp=drivesdk
[General Questions and Answers] nickless07:
Yes, it was one of the google search results. Download link lead to OS_Acer_Acer.T09.AV0M0.1.034.00.EMEA.GEN1_A60M_A.zip

which is just a older version of that file from acer website

(Acer.T09.AV0M0.1.035.00.EMEA.GEN1). Content of that zip can be seen in picture on last post.
[General Questions and Answers] kuro_shiroi:
Is it possible to change supersu to magisk on a custom rom device? My phone is asus zenfone 2 and using DotOS custom rom. Thank you
[General Questions and Answers] DB126:
Possibly. Highly dependent on device, technical skills and how SuperSU was originally installed. Best reference is your device forum. That said, if SuperSU is working I would leave well enough along unless you're looking for a multi-hour project with potential bad outcomes.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Have you extracted the zip file? The scatter file should typically be in the download somewhere, you just have to find it.
[General Questions and Answers] kuro_shiroi:
Since the systemless root seems cool, and magisk have feature that can hide root from certain apps, it would be cool if my device can swap supersu to magisk.

I installed root in system though. And I tried changing supersu to magisk, but it does not reboot into system. Instead, it rebooted back to twrp recovery
[General Questions and Answers] DB126:
Yep - that's why I suggested no action; never a smooth transition. Best resource is your device forum or the general Magisk support thread.

https://xdaforums.com/apps/magisk/mod-magisk-v1-universal-systemless-t3432382
[General Questions and Answers] nickless07:
Have you read my previous posts? The answer of your question should be located there, you just have to find it. ;)

Still the same error. This is a recovery firmware so it will not work with SP Flash tool.

Not sure if there is any way to convert it for use with sp flash tool, but converting to fastboot flashable img failed.

Using recovery mode to install from sdcard also fails (no error). It told me to reboot to continue and then it only boot up to Acer logo. I waited for over 1 hour to let it finish (read somewhere that it might take some time) but still stuck at logo screen.
[General Questions and Answers] Sam Nakamura:
Come on, no need to get provocative... He's just helping you, even though he can't provide convenient answer for you...

Do you have a device specific forum or know anyone with the same phone model? If you find someone who runs Miraclebox with a working version of your device model a working scatter file could be created (that's by the way the recommended practice BEFORE tinkering with a largely unsupported low-level device) - that's actually the only way I see as a working method doesn't seem to exist...

Edit: can you flash a recovery to flash a custom ROM (if even one exists) to have at least a working phone? I'm not sure if it's possible to read out the scatter file from a custom ROM but technically the partition layout should be equal to the stock ROM.
[General Questions and Answers] nickless07:
Yeah sorry, thought it was just sarcasm, so i reply'ed in similiar way..

I don't have a forum or someone who has that phone.

I never used recovery since today, or custom rom. I will research about that.
[General Questions and Answers] Sam Nakamura:
Yeah no worries but we're all helping voluntary and no one here's out to bother you, so please stay respectful - that's all!

That's what I think too, you probably won't find anything like a own forum but maybe a thread where you can find users of the device...

Flashing a custom ROM or something like that in TWRP would at least allow you to use the device again!
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Usually scatter.txt provided in flashable recovery zips are not accepted by SPFlash Tool, they´re like a simple list of partitions without the information needed for this tool (like model, start address, partition size, etc)., it´s not an issue of the tool itself but it needs the right rom to work.

If you have an unlocked bootloader and/or eventually a working fastboot you can try as first attempt flashing the boot image and try to reboot. (you need to have enabled before USB debugging to work). If this doesn´t result then......

Use the proper method; flash the rom provided via stock recovery; you have two ways to do it:

- Put your zip in your sdcard (I guess device has card slot)

- Or without transfer the zip to your device, download "minimal adb" put the zip in the adb folder created normally in main drive (just to avoid paths) and flash it using adb sideload.
[General Questions and Answers] vetu104:
I've been experimenting with decompiling the .apk to .smali and editing it that way. I got it somewhat working the way I want, but it's not perfect.

I got hints from google that what I'm doing might be illegal. Is it true? Am I not allowed to modify proprietary software through .smali?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Generally speaking, it's at the discretion of the owner of the software license, but, in most cases, you aren't allowed to modify any kind of proprietary software that is closed source unless licensed in a manner that allows modification.

Modifying proprietary software is considered piracy=stealing=illegal.
[General Questions and Answers] nickless07:
Flashing boot works fine but still stuck at logo screen.

Usb debugging not enabled so there is no adb.

I never had to use recovery so how long does is usually take to install from sdcard?

I choosed apply update from sdcard, then i selected the zip. Right after that it went to another screen where it says reboot to continue. So choosed reboot and after that it boots up to logo screen and stuck there.

Besides the stuck at logo screen is this normal? Does it goes that fast?
[General Questions and Answers] dikshit.v:
Will I be able to use a samsung Note 8 bought in India internationally? As my brother is planning to buy A galaxy Note 8 and will shift to Australia soon.

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Will I be able to use a samsung Note 8 bought in India internationally? As my brother is planning to buy A galaxy Note 8 and will shift to Australia soon.

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Will I be able to use a samsung Note 8 bought in India internationally? As my brother is planning to buy A galaxy Note 8 and will shift to Australia soon.

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Will I be able to use a samsung Note 8 bought in India internationally? As my brother is planning to buy A galaxy Note 8 and will shift to Australia soon.
[General Questions and Answers] kos25k:
hello.please someone quote me a link with latest stock unrooted SD firmware for Vorke Z6.I want only SD firmware cause I don't have a PC.I can't find it nowhere.thank you.
[General Questions and Answers] scorpio76r:
International unlocked devices are usually allowed to
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Flashing process of a file with this size have to take at least 30 "s" or 40 "s" cause it includes the larger partition like system, it´s a strange behaviour that it sends to another screen, it´s not normal. Try using adb sideload just in case something is wrong with your sdcard. This is the usual method to apply updates in some devices like Huawei or Xiaomi although is rare that the rom provided by Acer don´t contain more files that could be needed to restore some partition/s if eventually they got corrupted. It could be needed do a larger/extensive research including ask through e-mail or other way to Acer so they provide a rom that can be flashed through SPFlash Tool or if eventually Acer has its own flasher proprietary tool (I guess not).
[General Questions and Answers] nickless07:
Yeah i thought unzipping and copy would take more then 1 sec. There is no status or progress. I have 2 options on next screen

Reboot system now

Apply sdcard:update.zip

at bottom it says

Supported API: 3

Please continue tp update your system !

if i choose the reboot options in boots to logo

the other option lead me back to sdcard filesystem

Adb is not working, if i choose apply update from adb the PC won't recognise phone.

no clue how to get adb working. fastboot finds device and sp flash tool too but not adb.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
A quick research throwed this http://www.vorke.com/project/support-center-vorke-z6/ you will find an update of almost 800 MB download it from your android browser (it could not contain all partitions but most OEMs don´t provide a complete rom to update through recovery)
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Flash this boot through fastboot and then in recovery mode try again with adb sideload to flash the rom

View attachment 4618235
[General Questions and Answers] nickless07:
Link give 404 Error

working now

>fastboot flash boot boot.img
Sending 'boot' (7219 KB) OKAY [ 0.703s]
Writing 'boot' OKAY [ 0.222s]
Finished. Total time: 0.937s

>adb devices
List of devices attached
* daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037
* daemon started successfully

>adb devices
List of devices attached

>adb get-state
error: no devices/emulators found

On phone it says:

Now send the package you want to apply to the device with "adb sideload <filename>" ...

So adb still not working, or am i missing something?