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[General Questions and Answers] DragonFire1024:
So I've been letting system updates come through on this LG K51 (LM-K500um). And the only reason why is because they haven't been coming from LG because I've disabled all their apps. So I believe this phone is being regularly sent updates from Google direct for whatever reason. today it updated to Android 10 and everything is kind of a little messed up. I do not have any functionality of the recent button on the navigation bar. I've looked at The usual suspects trying determine what's causing it and I ca3n't figure it out. I've been saying for a week or so I need to reset this phone and I guess tomorrow would be as good a time as any. A couple things I've noticed, aside from the boot logo, boost Mobile who? I looked over the basic Android properties and there's almost nothing left of any descriptions of it being an LG phone except for the device identifier LM-K500um. There is also only two mentions of boost Mobile in these properties now. And for some odd reason it is now being described as a mediatek device.

Build.BRAND=MTK

I can't tell you any of the new device information because for some reason the sub menu for about phone force closes every time I tap on it.I also at the moment no longer have access to a activity in engineer mode that I can launch to get me in there that would tell me that information.

Also there are a few applications that for some reason or another are now listed as system applications however I installed them myself and it appears to be the tweaking apps I use such as the notch blocker and ice box apps freezer. Don't know how to explain that one.

Use my handy little activity launcher that has the ability to scout out hidden activities but unless you have root access cannot launch them, these new ones popped up screenshot attached below. What the hell is going on with this phone? I also blocked an interesting application that was installed during this update in which the package name describes it as a chatbot. however it only shows up in icebox, not in my application list and not in any of my activity launchers.View attachment 5222041
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
You don´t need to remove Google or Samsung account in order to upgrade your device always that the update be official.

Also is not needed to activate OEM unlock unless you think in rooting it or want to put a custom ROM later.

Anyway most of banking apps have some workarounds to work with but some may not work.
[General Questions and Answers] okyup:
Hi everyone, I have an FRP locked Moto E6 XT2005 (surfna).

I want to remove the lock, but:

Developer options can't be enabled (Tapping "Build number" doesn't do anything) so I can't OEM unlock or enable ADB.

The phone can't boot into Factory Mode or QCOM mode (bootloader shows "Special boot modes not allowed in current state" - Google had 0 results for that message) - presumably Factory Mode allows you to use ADB?

In addition to that, the phone seems to try to go straight into Factory Mode when I turn it on or plug it in. (have to select START in bootloader to continue booting)

I've already tried the "iguru4life" FRP tool - no luck there, phone just reboots and tries to get into Factory Mode after entering the password.

Also tried the FRP bypass APK thing where you add your own Google account - didn't work either, phone still wanted the original owner's account.

Any suggestions as to what to try next? Or am I screwed unless I replace the motherboard?
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Well, not exactly that the device needs to be off to be flashed but it just needs to ernter in download mode.

While device is in bootloop press the three buttons for about 8 seconds then you will go for just few seconds to the complete off state and if you know exactly which buttons are used at the same time that you plug it in to your PC (it may be volume down or both volume buttons), be ready and quickly connect it to the PC then the next few seconds will lead your device to download mode, if you get this exact moment once the tool detect it in this mode (run it first as admin befoire to try the connection) then your device couldn´t leave from this mode without your interference. This mean that once device is in download mode and PC is detecting it then it can´t restart by itself. I hope you understand what I mean.
[General Questions and Answers] K3vlar159:
Hello,

ive ran into a problem: my kid was playing with my android phone and set a pattern lock which he (obviously) doesn´t remember.

All my important data is backed up so i did a hard reset, but the phone is asking for the pattern even after resetting. I am now in a big trouble because i need my phone ASAP so i googled for advice and found out about this forum.

I tried multiple guides i found here but everything was unsuccessful.

My phone is NOT rooted, USB debugging is OFF.

Is it possible save my phone or is it gone ?
[General Questions and Answers] DragonFire1024:
I had the exact same situation with an ONN tablet from Walmart. It is just a matter of finding that sweet button combo that allows for that literal split second where the device is for the most part powered off. It literally only needs just that one second to grab it and should start immediately doing its thing. In a worst case scenario, you would have to take the back off the tablet if possible, remove the battery from the motherboard if possible AKA disconnect the power and plug it into a PC that way. Of course that may sound easy to sum effect but I've had an Amazon tablet where you couldn't disconnect the battery unless you disassemble the motherboard from the entire but I will also admit I have lost devices to the same type of problem as wellbut I will also admit I have lost devices to the same type of problem as well including my beloved east M, xt907 from don't let anyone ever tell you it is impossible to permanently break a device withdon't let anyone ever tell you it is impossible to permanently break a device with an unlock bootloader and all the firmware you could possibly imagine because yes it can happen.was never able to recover that device probably my most favorite phone to this day.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
Sorry to say, but if its possible or not becomes irrelevant, as publishing the technique would enable and thereby encourage people to do the same on stolen phones. And one day, it might be mine!
[General Questions and Answers] K3vlar159:
so now i am without a phone ?
[General Questions and Answers] K3vlar159:
FIXED !!!

I figured out a way to change the pattern !

Guide for those with same problem:

A the beginning of the phone setup is a button for people with bad vision to turn on features that help with the setup.

Find Talkback and turn it on

Navigate to help and support and scroll until you find a video.

Tap on the video, it should open youtube, then find random video that has a link in the description.

Click the link to get into Chrome and search for apex launcher apk

Download apex launcher and open it.

Go through the setup and at the end it takes you to homescreen.

Go to settings and set a new pattern.

Restart the phone and now when it asks for pattern enter the one you just set.

Hope this helps someone like me
[General Questions and Answers] DragonFire1024:
Well and this morning guess what, another system update. Now I'm kind of curious what I've done to cause this sudden outburst. Now I'm keenly interested to see how far this will go. If my suspicions are correct and I keep allowing the updates to take place eventually this phone in the next week or so will probably be on Android 11. If I'm not mistaken there are international variants at this phone that do already have Android 11. Wouldn't that be something. Google literally changing this device on a software level into something completely different than what what was purchased off the shelf. That would be kind of cool if I somehow managed to force the phone to take firmware updates from the international variant and I suspect a few days how I might have done that. Unfortunately if my suspicions are correct they have now locked me out of those ways but the settings would be remaining the same as I had left them. And I'm pretty sure I was using engineer mode through parts of the menu to convince any network connection that the device was unlocked in terms of GSM or was what they consider a world phone. I admit I hate this phone with an undying passion. But if this keeps going the way it's going then this will be completely new phone before I know it and I might actually turn into loving the damn thing
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Exactly, here relies all the secret when it comes to soft bricked devices. In the cases that you mentioned probably was needed something more like meta-mode or even test point to revive device that most of times became more difficult due to the lack of official firmware and documentation.
[General Questions and Answers] lol1nt3rn3t:
Hello guys,

Long story short i used to read these forums when i was younger but i switched to MacOS environment with iPhone 4S when i started to learn code. I'm now back here and i have some questions about my new device. (OnePlus Nord)

As i never posted here, every suggestion about how to improve my topic is also good to take so tell me what you think about it.

Here🙏
[General Questions and Answers] dunnyroll:
Hi all, just recently started playing around with android and have some basic questions about boot.img as I want to change the init.rc inside it.

For background info I have a HTC One M8, TWRP + Lineage + Magisk root.

- Where does boot.img come from? Is it built as part of lineage or provided by the manufacturer?

- I have taken an image of my boot partition using dd and extracted it. It only has empty directories and one executable "init" file. There is no init.rc in there. Have I done something wrong, should there be more files in it?

- When a phone is powered off and a charger is plugged in, does the phone run some proprietary code to display the charging animation? I have tried changing the charging images in lineage and doing a custom build but it still shows the stock HTC images when the power cable is connected. Can't figure out where the images are coming from!

Thanks, any pointers appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] flick333:
sory for my bad english,

My phone is infinix x656 I try using MAGISK, and now my phone bootloop again and again,

Now my phone empity Battery

i Try Use Hold power Button and Volume UP & charge the phone, but itsn not work

i Try Use Hold power Button and Volume Down & charge the phone, but itsn not work

i Try Use Hold power Button Volume UP and Down & charge the phone, but itsn not work

please help me
[General Questions and Answers] JamesXZ:
Full disclosure: I am an absolute noob when it comes to doing just about anything beyond typical user stuff. I had a life as a Windows admin so just about everything about the way Android works is different from the way my tech brain is wired.

I just got a new unlocked S9+ SM-G965U and am not sure where to start setting it up. I'm on Metro and it came loaded with Verizon crapware if that matters. The goals I want to accomplish are:

-Install some kind of Android 10 or 11 firmware without any carrier bloatware. The more I read about what types firmware are available for this and which variants they can be used on the more confused I get. A recommendation for something that works with this phone and being pointed in the direction of how to install it would be appreciated. Not breaking things like connection bars and Google Maps is more important than super user features I probably won't use. It's a daily driver so usability and stability without anything I won't use wasting processing power and/or battery life are the main things I'm looking for in the firmware.

-Move the SIM card from my old phone and activate (based on a Youtube video this looks simple enough).

-Transfer everything from the old phone (apps, call history, text messages, voice mail, etc.) to the new phone. I think Samsung Smart Switch does this? The old phone is a J3 Prime if that matters.

I'm thinking the order in which this should be done is firmware, activate, data transfer, but if there's a better order please let me know.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
To charge the battery firstly you should try to power off device pressing the three buttons aproximately for 8 seconds.

If anyway device can´t be powered off then you could try to enter to recovery (for less consumption of battery) and then charge it, also you have fastboot mode but you should have to leave it attached to PC this way you´ll have only slow charging.

As per device not booting is probable that yours need to bypass AVB, for that install the minimal adb fastboot commands or SDK platform from Google, download a generic vbmeta.img and let it in the same adb folder and in fastboot mode type

fastboot --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

If doesn´t solve then you should flash again the boot partition with the image provided inside the firmware for your device.
[General Questions and Answers] umirza85:
Hi Ive recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra phone used, but the play store is stuck on pending updates, none of the apps update and i cant install any new apps.

Ive tried factory resetting, reset settings, clearing cache/memory, reset multiple times, playing with the power settings modes - anything I could find online.

Nothing seems to work, does anyone know why this is happening? Id like to try sort it out as i only have a certain amount of time to return the phone as it was a lot of money for me. The phone came like new with box and all other features work fine, its only 5-6 months old.

During the intial set up, my SIM works, and i skip all the samsung stuff but that shouldnt be an issue i think. Its stuck on this "Completing Setup Installed 0 out of 5 applications". Ive tried stopping them but even 1 by 1 i cant install. The play store is also up to date according to the settings.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
You need to flash an unlocked version (SM-G965U1) to your branded device (SM-G965U), if now is not attached to any carrier then you can follow these threads and complement the information from one to another:

https://xdaforums.com/t/how-to-flash-u1-firmware-to-u-device.3765200/

https://xdaforums.com/t/sm-g965u-g9...csc7-apr-21-19-official-pie-firmware.3853429/
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Maybe you need to go to recovery mode and perform a factory reset, wipe caches from it; be sure that you have access to Play Store and the device doesn´t have FRP lock activated.

Before that download the official stock ROM for your device and flash it through Odin using from the files the CSC_OXM/OYM/OMC or whatever else different than the HOME_CSC to do a clean flash, after that reboot and set it up the most you can.
[General Questions and Answers] DragonFire1024:
Tap and Pay, with Google pay can only be used if the device supports NFC or Android Beam correct? Because I was just able to set it up on this LG LM-K500.
[General Questions and Answers] JamesXZ:
Thanks for that. To make sure I'm understanding this properly before I brick the phone:

1.Download and install G965USQS4CSC8 with Odin 3.14.1_3B.

2.Step 1 allows G965U1UEU4CSC7 to be flashed over it with Odin, which removes carrier apps and allows for custom firmware to be flashed over it.

3.Download LineageOS and flash with Odin one more time. With LineageOS you flash the recovery first, and then the main OS but don't have to install TWRP or otherwise root the phone? I think?

Am I missing any other steps?
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Sorry for delay. The steps are totally a different scenario than what you asked previously, specially the second part.

It´s not needed to flash the firmware that you actually have (G965U) in order to flash over it the de-branded version (G965U1), this means that you should flash directly the G965U1 over what you actually have. Of course you have to read throroughly both threads to get the details, for example I have two important details to give you in a quick shot: the bootloader version (the fifth code/number from right to left) doesn´t have to be lower than the firmware you actually have, and some times you couldn´t go from a specific firmware to another specific one, that means that it could be that you couldn´t go eg, from CSC8 to CSC7.

The second part refers to install a custom ROM and root it, if you are interesting on that is totally other thing and the previous step is not needed.
[General Questions and Answers] umirza85:
Thanks I'll give the Odin thing a shot, i've already done a reset through recovery mode and from the phone (its really the same thing).

WIll i be able to do the Odin thing if my phone is not bootloader unlocked or rooted?? Its just a sim-unlocked phone purchased from a provider in the UK.
[General Questions and Answers] DragonFire1024:
Another day and another system update for this LG K51. No significant visual changes this time. Except for a few the system properties that have me scratching my head. Before we were looking at a system image as root=true. As of the latest update which completed around 3 this morning, system image as root=false. 🤔
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
I think only NFC for Google Pay, but I could be wrong.
[General Questions and Answers] bladesss:
Does any experienced developer know a way to force constant 120Hz on Oppo Find x2 Pro? At the moment, despite selecting 120Hz in games, it still returns to 60Hz

Or if someone could unlock the bootloader of this phone?
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
It´s not exactly the same thing formatting data and then rebooting than formatting data through recovery and then going directly to download mode to perform what you are needing so in the meantime device reboots the USB debugging can be disabled (this is why sometimes devices get brick) and also all the caches and other stuffs are repopulated.

Yes, you don´t need to precisely unlock bootloader to operate with this modified Odin version but enable USB debugging that might be indicated in the thread I guess.
[General Questions and Answers] plegdroid:
Evening matey, just asking. Are the games you are trying to play at 120hz, they are 120hz developed games? And not developed as 60hz maximum games? No offence intended, but got to ask 😊☕
[General Questions and Answers] bladesss:
I checked a few games adjusted to 120Hz (I found a list of them on the internet) and unfortunately absolutely all of them work at 60Hz: /
[General Questions and Answers] plegdroid:
Evening matey. Have a read, would suggest it's not currently possible to force it to work at 120hz as you expect it to do so. ☕😊

https://xdaforums.com/t/has-anyone-figure-method-s-to-force-120hz-display-yet.4105127/

😊☕
[General Questions and Answers] DeirdreRoberts:
A very useful thread indeed, thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] alexaben:
i really love this site and its informations
[General Questions and Answers] Gabber48:
Hello guys and girls,

Is it possible to flash a device that got firmware binary version S4 to U4? I got a Samsung Galaxy A3 with S4 binary and frp lock. The problem is there exist only combination files for the U binary but notfor the S binarys, so I can´t unlock the phone :/. Or do anybody know another way for Phones with S binary?
[General Questions and Answers] Beefstonk:
Been struggling with this for awhile now. I am trying to flash Kali Nethunter onto my Nexus 6P, however I am encountering problems where there is an error right after "Starting the install process" (see attached) saying:

"Your data partition appears to be empty. Please complete the Android setup wizard before install Kali Nethunter! Aborting..."

I have tried wiping in TWRP by going to Wipe > Advanced Wipe > *clicking Dalvik/ART Cache, System, Data*, tried re-flashing, no dice.

I have also tried "Repair or Change File System" in Wipe and formatted it to, first exFAT, then repeating the process and formatting it to ext4, tried re-flashing again and, once again, no dice.

I don't currently have an OS on the system. I am not sure what else to do. See attached pics of error messages. If there is anyone who can help me, would be greatly appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] charliediep0:
Hello there, I’m a new member of this Forum:

I joined here out of desperation to ask if Samsung Smart switch backs up app data, whether Play Store apps or unofficial Sideloaded APKs. More Specifically, if it backs up open Chrome tabs as well as open Ungoogled Chromium tabs (sideloaded, that is)?

My unrooted, stock Android 11 Samsung S10+ (SM-G975-U) got stuck on boot at the “Samsung” logo, after I downloaded and ”riced” my phone (nothing extreme or requiring custom ROMs or root, just with Samsung Good Lock and a few official play store apps that add quality of life options like edge screen sliders, quick settings panel buttons etc).

Tried all options, including soft resets, and every option in the recovery menu except for factory resetting. I did make a backup with Smart Switch the day before, but I’m worried it didn’t backup those Chrome/Ungoogled Chromium tabs. I have literal thousands... I’m holding off on factory resetting until I clear the air over how comprehensive Smart Switch is...

There are ways to export those Android Chrome tabs, but they require USB debugging permissions, which I enabled, but being stuck at boot prevents me from authorizing a USB connection. Stuck between a rock and a hard place.

I hear that reinstalling stock Android through Odin can possibly fix the boot issues, and with the benefit of not deleting my apps and data (at least from what I’ve read here https://xdaforums.com/t/q-flash-stock-rom-by-odin-dont-erase-all-user-data.2583588/). Is this true? What are my options?

God help me
[General Questions and Answers] ezzony:
Hi, how do I contact the forum moderator of the LG V20 forum. I can't find a link on the forum. I need a thread closed.

This one. https://xdaforums.com/t/closed-pie-stock-rom-for-us996.4224621/page-3#post-84520765
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
When you backed up your apps, did you see Chrome within the apps? If not you can take a look inside the SmartSwitch folder either in your PC or in your SD Card and see if Chrome is there.

I don´t regularly use Chrome but I tried to use SmartSwitch now but Chrome not even is listed from the apps to be backed up, SmartSwitch offers a list of apps available, not all can be backed up and due to some app´s policies some data apps don´t allow backups.

As per the Odin it works, you just have to download the exact same firmware that you already have and get out to use the CSC file different than the HOME_CSC and the userdata file if you find it inside the firmware and the installation will preserve all of your data.
[General Questions and Answers] Myrrdrall:
Hello everyone. Since I'm a long time lurker often searching for answers (modder curse) I will try not to sounds like Total noob.

I bought BLACKVIEW BV9800 Pro. I like it kind of but la king of customization pisses me off but what really grind my hears is that I can not update system to Android 10. System tab just shows Android 9 and no option to update. Security tab shows the same... Is there aby way to update it without rooting? Please help :( well if push comes to shove I will root it so aby sugestions are welcome. Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] charliediep0:
Hell yeah. There’s still a chance then. I believe there is Chrome in my apps backed up, but I can’t tell if it includes both vanilla Chrome and Ungoogled Chromium. Nor do I see where the appdata for all the apks that got backed up are located.

In regards to Odin, can you clarify this sentence, “and get out to use the CSC file different than the HOME_CSC and the userdata file if you find it inside the firmware”

I can’t seem to parse that phrase right. In any case, you’ve been a BIG relief. Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] DiamondJohn:
I have had a few of my old dev threads closed. All I did was hit the report button on the OP, and asked for the thread to be closed.