yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] kos25k:
thanks for interest bro.But i said before,i tryied wo magisk and same happens.So i hope tomorrow my new microSD will arive and try to run coreelec from there and then report back with the result!

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[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
I don't agree with you. Your statement is really OS dependant. That's why I asked what was installed. The good old days of MM, there was still the possibility of running SuperSu instead of Magisk if the user chose, and mounting system and manually moving apps. If SELinux needed to be made permissive, it could be done, and would stick.

On A10, yeah, we've got problems without Magisk, but up to Pie, it is really dependant on the ROM/device.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
I am, not sure what it is that you disagree with exactly:confused: However, the statements I made also apply to SuperSU as well. I also develop apps for android, and know that to access SU abilities, you have to explicitly call the SU binary; be that provided either by SuperSU or Magisk. And its not automatically enbabled by simply moving an app to the system partition. Otherwise simply installing TWRP and moving apps in that would give any app SU.

I was not specifically talking about switching SELinux to permissive, but about making very specific allows while keeping it enforcing. Its not an all or nothing. Also, the SELinux permissive/enforcing is compiled into the kernel, so it will be reset to the way the kernel was configured/compiled on each reboot. Unless you have something well out of the ordinary within a specific ROM. I think it was around Lollipop that SELinux was introduced in earnest into Android. But to be clear, SELinux and SU are two different things.

Of course, theoretically one can adjust and compile a custom ROM that breaks any of the above.:silly:
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
[MENTION=5417899]DiamondJohn[/MENTION]

Maybe we are answering different questions?

The original question was, if an app is moved to be a system app, will it still be a system app after root is removed. The answer to that is yes, provided system is mounted, the app written to system and of course the permissions are correct.

I do agree that if the app in question requires root permissions to do it's thing, then it will no longer work if root is removed.
[General Questions and Answers] JHW3:
I hope this is an appropriate question for the "noob" thread. I'm not an Android noob, but need to scope out some possibilities I've never used before.

I will soon be buying and setting up an Android device for a child. It'll likely be a phone, without a SIM card (no cell service). The goal is for the child to be able to use certain features of the device.

Specifically, I will want to be able to block all apps except certain "whitelisted" ones -- i.e. so the device can only be used for the Camera app, Spotify, Maps, a few other apps, etc. -- with browsers, Youtube, etc. blocked and password-protected so the child cannot use them. The goal is really to make this a "music player and camera" type device and, when the time is right, gradually unblock more features for him. I would be the "administrator" for the device.

What is the best way of doing this in Android? Is there a difference between Android versions or manufacturer "skins" in how easy it is to set up and maintain this kind of white-listing (i.e. should I avoid certain slightly older Android versions because of it?)
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
I've been down this road; I have an intellectually disabled family member. I don't know the age we're talking about here, but the scenario you describe, my advice is to stay away from phones.

Even without a SIM, emergency calls can be made. It's not particularly straight forward to block this functionality.

I *think* that airplane mode will stop accidental 911 calls, but unless you modify the the radio list for airplane mode, it will also disable WiFi.

There are apps like Screen Time that help do lock downs.

I go with low cost small tablets 6-7". I then use Tasker to create an environment. I have created menus that list the available apps - launched from a shortcut on the home screen, making it easy for him to make choices without having to go into the app drawer. Using Tasker, the locked apps just boot him back to the home screen. Accessing settings requires a PIN, which on failure or cancel, boots back to the home screen. Any attempt to access settings can be logged if desired. The airplane mode radios can be modified with Tasker. My issue with relying on a method to block emergency calls is that there's always a situation that you didn't anticipate. A glitch applying the modification, a reboot... something. (Maybe my tiredness of my disabled family member getting hold of a device and making emergency calls is leaking through [emoji849]). This approach does require some comfort with Tasker, but the sky's the limit for customization.

As far as new or older technology, I go cheap because anyone I'm doing this for is likely to damage the device.
[General Questions and Answers] JHW3:
Thanks for this info. The child is old enough to not make emergency calls. The blocking I'm looking for is just to make sure he doesn't spend tons of time watching Youtube or surfing the net.

The goal would be for this to just be a Spotify / camera device (more or less) for now, and, when he's ready, an actual phone.
[General Questions and Answers] Lanchon:
Unfortunately new devices have bootloaders that check the signature of the GPT (the partition table). Bootloader unlock generally disables sig checking, but BL unlock info is stored in a partition, which requires the BL to parse the GPT before finding out it has been unlocked.

The end result is that, even in a BL-unlocked device, changing anything in the GPT might brick it. To unbrick you'd need a JTAG probe, as execution would halt before fastboot/download mode server is invoked.

if you control the kernel, you can easily solve your issue by bind-mounting some /system or /data dir in /vendor. you can also mount a loop device in /vendor backed by an image file (RO or RW, squashfs or ext4) in /system or /data. you can also get creative with LVM if you don't want to waste the space of the original /vendor.
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
Then using the app I linked, or something similar is probably the easiest way to go
[General Questions and Answers] Shane564:
Is there any way to root the Alcatel 7 (6062w)?
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
No, it's impossible. Like there aren't at least 20 YouTube clips about this subject. Your best bet would be to go with an S10+
[General Questions and Answers] VRSpecineff:
Galaxy J3 Emerge SM-J327P bricked by SuperSU2.78/by me?

Greetings to all, hope I can find help here. The forum seems so big to me, I had a hard time finding the proper section, and hope I'm posting in the right one (And thanks in advance):

Virgin Mobile Galaxy J3 Emerge SM-J327P bought off ebay for my wife, rooted by seller. Came with TWRP.

Wife gets a better, unrooted phone for Pokemon Go, as it won't run on rooted phones.

I factory reset the phone, still remains rooted (was able to use hotspot and tether as before. My carrier does not allow it). Install System App Safe Remover, as it had it before, to remove bloatware (Sprint's apps and games, nothing else). Safe Remover needs Root access, so I install Super SU 2.79 to do so. Upon trying to install from my SD card, it states that "The application package could not be parsed" or similar. I tried Super Su 2.78, got the same message, but the phone reboots, and gets stuck in a boot loop. I panic, take out the battery, put it back and manage to boot into TWRP.

Attempt to recover from internal system partition. All works fine, and get to the home screen for one second, then phone continues rebooting. I've decided not to touch it.

What can I do? Can someone help me or point me in the right direction? I'm extremely new to this, so please be patient with me if anyone offers to give me a hand. I just don't want to end up losing a good rooted phone to whatever it is that caused this damage (it was working fine until I tried installing SuperSu 2.78 -__- ). I can of course provide whatever info I can garner from the TWRP screen.

EDIT: Somehow a third attempt to recover and a reboot with a prompt to install TWRP app fixed the issue. I'll find other ways to remove those annoying apps that don't involve using SuperSU.

Thanks anyway, and keep being awesome, everyone.
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
You could ask the guy you brought it from if he still has a backup. You can flash that backup with twrp and restore it to the way it was before doing that factory reset
[General Questions and Answers] VRSpecineff:
Thanks for the reply. It's highly unlikely, as we bought it over 8 months ago. I'll try, just in case.

I'm starting to suspect hardware failure, though: After two hours of working fine (from the edit on my prior message), the phone rebooted on its own and went back to boot loop until a wipe from TWRP brought it back to normal once more. I seem to have lost carrier unlock, as it's not accepting my AT&T SIM anymore. (Says it's invalid and doesn't ask for an unlock code)
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
SuperSU is no longer the trusted root managment tool, we use Magisk now, download the Magisk installer .zip from the Magisk thread here, store it on your external sdcard then boot into TWRP and flash the Magisk file in TWRP using the "Install" option. After it is finished flashing, return to the TWRP homescreen and select the "Wipe" option, then select "advanced wipe" then select ONLY the cache partition and the dalvik cache partition then swipe the slider to wipe(DO NOT FACTORY RESET AND DO NOT WIPE ANY OTHER PARTITIONS). After the wipes are finished, reboot the device. You should have root and the ability to manage root access for the apps that you have installed, if you don't see the Magisk root management app in your app drawer, you can download and manually install the Magisk root manager app. Now you should be able to grant root access to the apps that need it.

To remove unwanted apps, Titanium Backup can also be used to remove system apps, it can also be used to convert user apps into system apps, it has other useful features also.

NOTE: anytime you add or remove apps to/from the system partition, you must immediately boot into recovery then use the advance wipes to wipe the cache partition and the dalvik cache partition as I described above, then reboot the device. It is necessary to wipe cache and dalvik after modifying system because there will be things left in the cache partition that will cause conflicts, resulting in bootloop, wiping cache and dalvik fixes that issue.

As for your carrier unlock status and your AT&T SIM, factory reset should have no effect on your unlock status but it may have wiped the data that associates your SIM so that it works. I'm not familiar with setting up alternative carriers/SIMs on carrier unlocked devices so I can't help you there.
[General Questions and Answers] sreejithsreekumar90:
Hi All,

I have a Samsung Galaxy gear 2 and I was using it with my Samsung Galaxy note series phones..1 2 3 and 4.Also I tried it with LG G3 also with some apk file which I received from this forum, it also worked. My concern is currently I am using an Oppo Reno 10x zoom, so I am currently not able to connect my Galaxy gear 2 with my mobile phone i.e Oppo Reno 10x zoom. Can you please help me on connecting my devices together?
[General Questions and Answers] mowe13:
Hi all I have a note 9 . Rooted . exposed

I managed to change the imei number fine , but the device is somehow still blacklisted ?? I'm thinking that carriers are now blacklisting more than imei numbers
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Well, you won't get any help here with trying to activate a blacklisted device, so it is pointless to ask for help here. It is against the XDA rules. You will have to seek information somewhere else besides XDA.

Pay the bill or legitimately satisfy the carrier's requirements for removing the device from blacklist. Don't be a thief or try to cheat them.
[General Questions and Answers] Muncommitted:
I ported a custom rom(resurection rom) from galaxy note edge 915f to note edge docomo sc01d.. Everything works fine Except no sim card issue shon...how can i fix this any one can help...i tried it from many days..but failed..???help
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
I'd like to point you to one of the development threads, you're more likely to get an answer there.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2814763
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
first thing I would check is the logcat to see if there any clues there. I normally build my ROMs from source, so do not have experience with porting. However, it sounds like you have not brought the destinations phones modem binaries across, or they are simply not compatible with the rest of the ROM. Again, a logcat may help, also the lastkmsg may have some clues not in the logcat.
[General Questions and Answers] TheGiantHogweed:
I have still been trying to find a 10 inch tablet that has a 16:9 ratio. I am wanting something either the same size as my dragon touch X10 which is 10.6 inch or i could go back to just 10. But virtually all tablets i am seeing sold now seem to have more like a 16:10 ratio. Why is this? It will mean when watching videos, the screen in my case will seem tiny compared to what i am used to. I had to do the same when i wanted an upgrade on my 7 inch tablet. I got an 8 inch lenovo tab 4 8 plus, but when watching videos or widescreen pictures, because of the resolution of the screen, there are bars at the top and bottom, which basically make it look no bigger.

1280x800 or 1920x1200 seems to be the new standard and I'm not sure why this is. I don't mind getting a slightly smaller tablet, but as the resolution of the dragon touch x10 is 1366x768 which fits videos perfectly, anything with this other ratio will look too small for what i am after. Unless i go for some bigger tablet which will be oversized dimension wise. Laptops and monitors seem to have the resolution i am after, but i don't seem to be able to find them on tablets any more.

Any resolution the same as by x10 or bigger will do. I am just after the same multiple inputs and outputs on it which also seem hard to come across.

Any advise?

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Wrong thread, post your question here:

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
[General Questions and Answers] mowe13:
Maybe I should have gone into more detail.

The phone has been returned and the carrier cannot for some reason unblock it although they say they have unlocked the imei for me . ?*♂️. Sorry for any misunderstanding
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
Don't take the original response, or this one, the wrong way [emoji56]. There is no way for anyone to know the difference between an honest person who is stuck, or a dishonest person with a good story. Discussing changing IMEI or bypassing blacklisting is just against forum rules.

The carrier has to resolve the problem for you. Maybe they would entertain a warranty replacement if they can not solve the problem.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
So, you are saying that the carrier sold you that device even though they knew it was blacklisted and claim they can't remove the device from being blacklisted?

Sorry, I don't believe that story.

They wouldn't blacklist the device AND request the customer to return the device in question. They would do one or the other, not both. So, they would have blacklisted the device and said "to hell" with the device or they would have requested the device to be returned and would not have bothered with blacklisting the device.

There are only a few reasons why a carrier blacklists a device, such as, not paying the bill or violating the terms of service such as enabling hotspotting/tethering on a device they they do not allow it on and then using too much data. Carriers will not remove a device from blacklist unless the bill that is owed is paid, whether it be by you or whoever owes the bill or previous owner.

I'd say that is more likely that either you didn't pay the bill and the device was deactivated and blacklisted by the carrier or you got the device from someone else that didn't pay the bill and sold the device or gave it away after it was blacklisted.

Regardless, when it comes to IMEI and blacklisted devices, there is nothing we are allowed or can do to help help you with it, that is completely between you and the carrier. If they screwed up the way you describe, which I doubt, it is on them to fix it.

Edit: [MENTION=6052694]mowe13[/MENTION], I understand your situation now, I think. Good luck.
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
I think what was said is the device was lost/stolen, blacklisted, then found/returned. Now they (the carrier) can't get it off the blacklist.

I'm under the impression that once on a blacklist, it's hard to impossible to get off. Carriers have no interest in sorting out the fallout. I think people shouldn't report a device stolen until they're ready to say goodbye to it.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Ah, I see now. That makes sense.
[General Questions and Answers] Raen!:
Hey guys, I have a Moto e5 play Verizon-branded phone so I can't unlock bootloader to root, is there any way to unlock handicapped 4G frequency bands without root access?

-And another question: Can I flash it a global firmware?
[General Questions and Answers] sreejithsreekumar90:
Please help guys

I need to connect gear 2 with my Oppo Reno 10X

Please.
[General Questions and Answers] mowe13:
I totally understand your concerns. Yes the phone was my own device and not from the network and I asked them to block it . But now they have said they have unblocked it . I dont understand how else they are blocking !? . We all know it is illegal to change imei but that is all . If they have a blacklist for any other settings I am very intrigued.
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
IMEI and ESN or MEID are the two identifiers I'm aware of that are used to blacklist.
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
Unless the bootloader is unlocked, you won't be able to flash anything without the proper signing keys. That is just how Verizon wants it [emoji849]

Try looking at this thread: https://xdaforums.com/smartwatch/gear-2/guide-oct-29easiest-to-pair-install-t2921994
[General Questions and Answers] Kgdiaz:
I'm hoping someone can help me out out direct me in the right direction.

I recently purchased a OnePlus 7T, it's running Android 10.

I installed a few apps, including sports betting apps like Draft Kings sports betting and Pointsbet. When I try to place a bet, it needs to check my location to make sure I'm in the state I provided for them, which I am.

Every time it checks for my location, it says I have to disable topjohnwu and won't let me place my bet. However my phone is not rooted.

Now from doing resets I have narrowed down that the cause may be from the TV streaming apps I have installed, but again I'm not rooted and they don't mess with my location or ask for my location. I made sure that that permission for location is disabled if the app even asks for it (they don't.)

Is there any way to "disable" topjohnwu without root that doesn't involve a hard reset and not to install those apps?? Or fix this false positive without root??
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
By chance, is your bootloader unlocked? That's the only thing I can think of.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
What do you mean topjohnwu, I know that is the developer that created Magisk and other root/android customization developments, but I'm not familiar with an app that has the name topjohnwu. It wouldn't even be mentioning topjohnwu unless there is topjohnwu software on your device, whatever topjohnwu software you are using is what needs to be disabled/removed.
[General Questions and Answers] Kgdiaz:
Thanks for trying to help. So if you look at the attachments. This is just one of the betting apps notifying me of disabling magiskmanager but in the other screenshot you can see i don't have magisk installed. Again, I got this phone 2 days ago from T-Mobile and did not root it.

I had the same issue last month when I had my Pixel 3aXL and again it wasn't rooted. I actually contacted their support at that time and after being told it was because I had my phone rooted and I explained it's carrier locked, they stopped responding to me. That's why I turned to xda forums
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
You didn't answer my question, is the bootloader unlocked? That can be done without rooting. Just enabling OEM unlock might trigger SafetyNet.

If two devices display this problem, then there's something that is triggering the belief that the phone is modified. Do you have developer options enabled? Have you enabled mock location?

You could boot to safe mode and see if the problem persists.
[General Questions and Answers] Kgdiaz:
I thought about that. On the Pixel I was enabling the dev mode, but I checked and bootloader was locked. This time around I didn't even go into dev mode.

Seeing as I got it from a carrier I doubt it would come out the box like that, but I'll check when I can get to a computer.
[General Questions and Answers] ktmom:
You don't need a computer to see if it's OEM unlocked. If it's not, it can't be bootloader unlocked. But enabling developer options might trigger a stupid app.

One last thought would be if background data is restricted in the affected apps, play services, play store...
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
So you're saying that you have nothing Magisk related installed on the device?

A better question might be to ask exactly what do you have installed that did not come on the device out of the box?

Exactly which settings have you changed and what did you change them to.

As [MENTION=6617276]ktmom[/MENTION] said, if it's happening on both devices, then it is almost certainly something that you are installing, changing or setting up, somewhere, somehow.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
There is Magisk and there is also the Magisk Manager. Only the manager would show up in a list of apps as you presented; ie its not proof that Magisk is not installed. Not having the manager installed does not confirm that you do not have Magisk installed, or remnants of Magisk from a previous installation, that an app might use as a shortcut determine if Magisk is installed, even though it currently isn't.
[General Questions and Answers] sreejithsreekumar90:
Thanks.

Will check this one.
[General Questions and Answers] Gng28:
Ive been searching for hours for this issue still no luck. Ive got this j7prime that is bricked and the power button is not good.

Current issue:

Incompatible resolution caused phone to bricked says "System UI has stopped" no icons left and home button cannot be used to open any apps.

Things i have tried:

-pressing both up/down vol button and home button while connecting to usb cable hoping that will boot to fastmode/dlmode for me to reflash, no luck

-install adb with usb debugging is enabled

-tried checking adb devices,says its unauthorized.

- search for miracle box and tried to enable adb authorization there still says "Unauthorized" my guess is that miracle can't fix it cause the ui is not responding.

Just want to know other solution before i have it repair to a technician.

Any other suggestions to help me fix the problem will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.