yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] mrrocketdog:
uhhhh .... will find out that info and post in thread. thank you.

err on the side of kindness
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
Y U NO QUOTE? :D You know what I mean....;)
[General Questions and Answers] GOOGLE_USER:
THIS?

Like this? CLICK HERE.

Article reflects exemptions for lesser devices.
[General Questions and Answers] mrrocketdog:
u right. americans! hmmmph. go figure

err on the side of kindness
[General Questions and Answers] Seth.Free:
Hi guys,

I have a simple question, is Mozilla.net the same thing as Mozilla.org ? Is mozilla.net safe ?

I'm using F-droid at the moment, so i downloaded FFupdater and this app is looking here to download firefox : https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/mobile/releases/

But F-droid tells me that FFupdater will look over there : https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/mobile/releases/67.0b9/android-api-16/multi/

Is everything ok about this ?

I'm sorry to ask such a stupid question, thank you guys ! <3

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[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
It's best to install Firefox from Mozilla.org or from the PlayStore. Any other location is potentially malicious.
[General Questions and Answers] Seth.Free:
Hi, thanks for the answer !

I found this page on Mozilla.org "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/all/" to download Firefox APKs for Android. When you click on the download link, you can see the source, it's from Mozilla.net, so i guess they own both sites .net and .org, so i guess it's safe.

FFupdater from F-droid must be safe too then.
[General Questions and Answers] Mascot-007:
Having a hard time flashing Stock ROM to my Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

I have been having a hard time getting the right Stock ROM for my Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus (SM-G955U). I have tried flashing (through Odin) different stock roms I got from the internet BUT none seems to be compatible with my phone. Presently I am running a custom rom (7.0) a guy (Technician) from oneclickroot.com flashed (remotely) to my phone last month in quest to root my phone. I wasn't expecting a lower version firmware to be flashed to my phone when I requested for their service to help root the phone and my phone ended up being downgraded from Stock ROM (8.0) to a lower and rooted version of firmware (7.0). Now I am fed up with the custom rom because the experience has been terrible as I can no longer use face recognition, iris scanner, my battery no longer charges up to 100% (it stops at 80%) etc.

I would be glad if an expert can please help provide an exact download link for Stock ROM (7.0/8.0) that can work with my phone.

Device Info:

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

Model: SM-G955U (dream2qltesq)

Baseband Version: G955USQS5CRF5

RIL Version: Samsung RIL v3.0

Build Number: NRD90M.G955USQS2BRB1

Build Fingerprint: samsung/dream2qltesq/dream2qltesq:7.0/NRD90M/G955USQS2BRB1:user/release-keys

Bootloader: FA70_G955USQU5ARF1

Java VM: ART 2.1.0

OS Version: Nougat (7.0)

SDK: 24

PROCESSOR

CPU Architecture: AArch64 Processor rev 1 (aarch64)

Board: msm8998

Chipset Qualcomm Technologies, Inc MSM8998

Cores: 8

Clock Speed: 1171 MHz - 2361 MHz

Instruction Sets: arm64-v8a

CPU Features: fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32

CPU Governor: interactive

Kernel Version: 4.4.16-12542406

Kernel Architecture: aarch64

Thanks in anticipation.
[General Questions and Answers] sanguinesaintly:
Maybe this will give you a starting point

https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=SM-G955U&rpp=15&order=date&dir=desc&exact=1
[General Questions and Answers] Mascot-007:
Having a hard time flashing Stock ROM to my Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
What do you mean with "BUT none seems to be compatible with my phone." maybe you flashed the rom but didn´t recover the mentioned features? or Did they give you fail on Odin?
[General Questions and Answers] shanreecodr:
Hi I'd like to ask if is it possible to make the samsung's "separate app sound" available for all android devices? I came from a note 9 phone but changed to mate 20 pro (speed issues?) but I really liked the separate app sound.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Samsung apps only work with Samsungs TouchWiz stock launcher. You would have to port the Touchwiz launcher to work on your device and then port that Samsung apps to work on device.
[General Questions and Answers] shanreecodr:
Thanks, I know that much alr, I'm also pretty sure it's on the 'software' side of the phone rather than 'hardware' so I'm curious wether it would be possible for all android devices to have the feature. Bcos it's really cool that you can play your spotify on bluetooth speaker while talking to someone over a phonecall. But other than that I'd still prefer huawei.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
If it is a Samsung specific app, then that's what it is going to take to make it work. If you knew that already, why did you ask?
[General Questions and Answers] xXBériouXx:
Wanted Advice on ROM

Hi, I have a Samsung Galaxy S, GT-I9000, Fimware Version 2.2.1, Baseband Version I9000XXJPY, Kernel Version 2.6.32.9 root@SEP-51 #1,Build Number FROYO.XXJPY.

I would like to upgrade the ROM, in a easy fashion, any suggestions are welcome.
[General Questions and Answers] notthatkindofclansman:
Root perms for app without root? Apps that get permissions from an adb command.

Is there a difference?

I have used apps in the past (gesture apps like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xda.nobar ) that give me a specific command line to paste into an adb terminal on my pc. I assume that this is a way to give certain, very narrow permissions to the app as a way to avoid requiring full root on the device, though I may be completely wrong.

So firstly, is my assumption correct? If so, for any given permission an app needs through from root, is there a matching cmdline text that can fulfill those permissions usually guaranteed to the app by a rooted phone?

Explanation: I am using a Verizon Pixel 3 XL (and I am very aware that it is currently impossible to root it, but that's not my question), and I am trying to use a game controller as a secondary input device for my phone, not for games, but for navigation. I am attempting to do this with an app called Keyboard/Button Mapper ( https://www.xda-developers.com/key-mapper-remap-volume-navigation-bluetooth-wired-keyboard-buttons/ ). The app works without root, but certain features require root, and the idea that some apps that (in my mind at least) logically seem like they should require root but use an adb command popped in my head and it made me think that these apps are in a way circumventing root through the command.

So for any given app that needs root, is there a command or commands that can fulfill that need instead?
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Official updates according Sammobile stucked on Gingerbread.

In XDA specific Forum for your device you will find most newer custom roms https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s-i9000/i9000-development
[General Questions and Answers] SachinBorkar:
Sir, I want to debug system/bin/* files, when by opening it in IDA symbols are missing, how to get symbols ?

Any help ?
[General Questions and Answers] phuctran51:
TWRP and rooting an unusual phone

I have some questions regarding TWRP.

Context: Recently, a Vietnamese manufacturer, Vsmart, bought the intellectual rights for the BQ Aquaris C, and subsequently released the very similar Vsmart Joy 1 . Note that it has a different SoC (SD425 vs SD435) and bigger RAM (2GB vs 3GB).

Q1: Can I root the Vsmart Joy 1 using the same method as the BQ Aquaris C, with the same TWRP?

Q2: If not, where do I get help creating a compatible TWRP version?
[General Questions and Answers] xXBériouXx:
Hi, my question is which one?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
No, devices with different SoC can not use the same TWRP, sometimes, even when the devices have the same SoC, TWRP doesn't work for both of them.

Typically, TWRP has to be built for the specific model number.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
If you refer to the first link for official updates is not a great deal, it would be from 2.2.1 to 2.3.6, download an app called Phone Info for Samsung and choose one according your CSC or if you don't find it one from the same region could work.

And if you want some newer firmware in the second link go to some threads, just pay attention that the rom is for your same model, read carefully the instructions and do it.
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
This should be obvious as can be. Of course not.

Having the same SoC of course doesn't make a difference. If it did, then the HTC U12+ TWRP version, or the LG V30 version would work with the Pixel 2XL. Same chipset. different software.

EDIT: You could more than likely be able to port it. Do some research if you have the motivation to do so, and build your own version of TWRP for it. If it worked on the old brand, diff it out with Beyond Compare.
[General Questions and Answers] tape_256:
Getting acces to /data

Hi,

I'd like to edit some data files of one of my app. I read that this data is stored in /data/data.

I don't have root, so I can't access this directory. However my app can access /data/data.

Isn't it wierd that app installed on my phone has got more access than I do?

Isn't some way of faking UID of my app?

Can I somehow pretend that I'm the app? :cool:

Thanks for answers

:o:o
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
It doesn't work that way, the USER can not change anything in /data/data without root, regardless of what app has access to what. The app has permission to change its own data as it is needed for itself to function, this does not mean it has the ability to change what you want as you want.
[General Questions and Answers] DragonFire1024:
funny you are answering this question as I'm just looking for precisely this kind of thing at the moment. If you edit some data files as I understand some will default back to their factory settings (lack of better terms) each time the device reboots. And I only know that because here comes my problem. To an extent I can edit some of the settings in data/misc/wifi like wpa_supplicant.conf. like I can add a setting here and a setting there but if I try to change any of the existing ones they default every time the device reboots. Apparently because of update_config=1 now these same files also as overlay configurations exist in system/etc/wifi. I have been able to edit these files and also remove the update configuration line that causes them to default at least that's what my research has told me. So in theory I should be able to do the same to the other files in the data section and then be done with the edits I want to do. however these files also default that configuration back to its original setting every time the device reboots so no matter what I change in those files in the original form they will default back to the original. I've looked through the boot image and I do not see these files in there and there may be some init settings as well and I've looked over most of them but nothing has stood out. What I need to do is edit these files remove some of the configurations so the damn wifi will stop connecting and reconnecting all the time.
[General Questions and Answers] YiNiX:
My phone wont turn on, even in recovery or download mode since I flashed stock ROM on low battery (5-6%) since my battery is leaking and I did it because it was stuck in loop. Should I wait and hope it charges itself and shows battery charging thingy?
[General Questions and Answers] TheInfiniteAndroid:
Any moderators able to clean this thread?

https://xdaforums.com/Mi-9/development/kernel-extremekernel-v0-1-mi-9-t3906136/page14
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
There is more than likely a way to make your changes without reverting back to stock state, I have tried to help other members that had the same trouble with editing and preventing reversion but I don't remember exactly what they had to do to prevent reversion during reboot.

It's a bit deeper than just root and permissive mode, I seem to remember something about them having to edit their files while booted intoTWRP instead of while booted into system or via adb while in system.

Seems you are having issues with how frequently your device is using its Wi-Fi rescan feature or with Wi-Fi/mobile data handoff.

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You can go to that thread and find the offensive posts and report those posts to the moderators by using the report feature.

Where the report feature is located depends on whether you are using mobile browser(and/or the XDA theme being used) or whether you are using an app(and/or which app being used).
[General Questions and Answers] TheInfiniteAndroid:
I'm on the XDA Labs app, I don't think there is a report button
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
It isn't evident, no, that doesn't mean it isn't there.

Try selecting the post as if you're about to reply to it but instead of tapping reply, select the post to highlight it, then tap the menu button and a list should pop-up with "Report" listed as an option on the list.

You can also open the thread in question, then tap menu and select the "web view" option, then you'll see the orange/yellow triangle in the border around the posts, find the offensive post and tap the triangle in its border, this will open the report feature.

As I stated, "where" the report feature is located depends on what you're using to view the forum, there is a report feature somewhere, you just have to "look" for it, I don't mean look for it with your eyes, I mean you have to actually select things and look at all possible menus and options.
[General Questions and Answers] clofan:
The stock emoji on LineageOS (or AOSP) is awful. How do I download/flash a different one?
[General Questions and Answers] clofan:
Mainly because of pages and pages of stuff like this between the faces and the hands.View attachment 4769347
[General Questions and Answers] clofan:
SwiftKey is a lot bit better on the emoji presentation, but I dislike the keyboard compared to AOSP [emoji58]
[General Questions and Answers] DragonFire1024:
Indeed. And the only thing I can gather is the cause is the configs in those locations. As far as I can tell otherwise, everything checks out.
[General Questions and Answers] Niloy_sarker:
Hi, I want to know if there are any way to open files of otg storage(otg cable+card reader) directly. On my device, when i open a file from otg storage, it creates cache file to local storage(internal)...Actually the internal storage of my device is almost full & now i can't open big files from otg storage because there are not enough space to create cache files.Can anyone help me to open files from otg storage directly?

device info:

device name: symphony r20

Android version : 6.0

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Hi, I want to know if there are any way to open files of otg storage(otg cable+card reader) directly. On my device, when i open a file from otg storage, it creates cache file to local storage(internal)...Actually the internal storage of my device is almost full & now i can't open big files from otg storage because there are not enough space to create cache files.Can anyone help me to open files from otg storage directly?

device info:

device name: symphony r20

Android version : 6.0
[General Questions and Answers] YiNiX:
Can someone tell me will usb jig help me with unrensponsive J5 Galaxy from 2015 it died on the end when the flash(stock) passed in the Odin.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
It isn't guaranteed to work. It may or may not force your device into download mode, but it has worked on many devices that would not boot to download by normal methods.
[General Questions and Answers] Cookster128:
Is there something like this for the LG V20?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
It is for Samsung devices only that I know of, there may be some kind of other device that works on LG devices, but it only works on devices that actually have a download mode that can be booted into normally without the jig, the jig only works on a device that is soft-bricked and can't boot into download mode via button combination like it normally would.

If the LG V20 is one of the LG devices that did not come with download mode/fastboot mode by default, this kind of trick will not work on it.
[General Questions and Answers] Cookster128:
Thanks for the reply.

It has download mode and bootloader, which is unlocked. I've never used DL mode so I'm not actually sure what I need it for; still researching that. My problem is that I can't flash anything, no TWRP, no ROMs, nothing. And the phone says it has different software that isn't verifiable so it will not let me do anything to get rid of it.

Anywho, I know this isn't the place for this discussion but I was curious about the jig. I'll go back to waiting on somebody to respond on the V20 board.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
If you have download mode, you can use download mode with LGUP to flash the device.
[General Questions and Answers] juanmas07:
best option to customize device in "kiosk mode"

Hello community!

My situation is as follow: I'm going to deliver phones to small business with an application pre-installed. I want the device to have only that application and no other (no play store, chrome or anything) so the phone is not used for other reason. Another nice-to-have would be that the app auto starts with the phone (in a kiosk mode).

This is very important aspect since we have tested that if the phone has other apps it is used as a personal phone and was a big loose for me. I'm thinking on a cheap phone (ie Samsung Grand Prime or something like that).

What is the best option I have to do this?

Is it feasible that I create my own Android version?

Note: I'm a developer (mobile, java) but with no experience in modifying phones.

Thank you very much!!
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Yes, I would suggest that it be a device that has an unlocked bootloader or one with a bootloader that can be unlocked, then you can build a custom ROM containing only what you want it to have installed(including the system partition). This way you have control over what is in system and you can try building the ROM in such a way that it will not allow the user to install any other apps. It shouldn't be that difficult to limit the users ability to install any other apps, such as removing the stock android package installer or setting the device up in such a way that they can't install anything without an administrator account on the device, then setting it so that you are the only one with admin account and any other users would only have user accounts.

To be honest, it seems like too much trouble to go through.
[General Questions and Answers] samaliset:
Hello,

I have multi-google accounts on my Huawei mate 8 and consequently have multi-calendar. In Google calendar application settings I find all my calendars plus one called (phone). This calendar displays a given country events that I would like to deactivate. But no way I could find the solution.

May I ask you a help as how to fix this issue, with thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Raresh T:
can i buy themes from Galaxy Store if i rooted my phone and flashed a custom rom made for the exact phone ?
[General Questions and Answers] fil3s:
Hi

Is there any website that specifies in Qfil flash packages? Specifically for oppo

Tia
[General Questions and Answers] Ibuprophen:
I don't believe that the QFIL (Qualcomm Flash Image Loader) is a device specific tool but, rather a tool that's specific to the Qualcomm Chipset (meaning that it's used only for devices with a Qualcomm Chipset).

You can locate some threads with various descriptions within it or you can Google the question regarding a description as well.

The following links are just an example of a few websites that has a decent description of the QFIL.

https://androidmtk.com/download-qualcomm-flash-image-loader-qfil

https://neesrom.com/qualcomm-flash-tool-qfil/

I'm not exactly sure of any actual "Official QFIL," websites but, if there is, maybe someone can provide some clarification as to this.

I hope I had explained this okay via text... :thumbup:

_____

I don't believe that there's a "Galaxy Store" (maybe NASA has one on Mars... LOL!).

I believe that you may be referring to the "Samsung Store App"?

If so, I believe that you should be able to use the Samsung Store App on a Rooted device with a Custom Firmware installed.

I could be wrong with this but, I don't believe that that specific app detects for Root or Custom Firmware, that I'm aware of.

Good Luck!

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[General Questions and Answers] fil3s:
Thanks but I was hoping for stock flash packages that are 1. Extractable so I can get at the required mbn and XML files needed for Qfil 2. My phone is an oppo cph1719 . I have googled to no end for a Qfil flashfile package to no avail , I did find exactly what I wanted for the oppo a3s , containing in .zip format, the required rawprogrammer & XML files

Tia.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
There aren't any firmware that are specifically made to be used with Qfil, there is only your devices stock firmware that is made for that device brand's specific flashtool(Smart Switch, Odin, LGUP, etc..), the firmware that would normally be used with that device's specific flashtool can be used via Qfil if it is a Qcom device but it may involve extracting and modifying the firmware or parts of the firmware.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Definitely this made my day, I wondered how they work in the outerworld but I have to say you my friend that they changed the name to Galaxy Store while I updated from Oreo to Pie (I think it was not due to the update) on my gone Galaxy Note 8 some months ago maybe 2 or 3.
[General Questions and Answers] Ibuprophen:
I wasn't sure myself about this. :confused:

And now I know...

And Knowing is Half the Battle!

~G.I. Joe

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[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Those good old outro segments from Sergeant Slaughter, lol.
[General Questions and Answers] sanguinesaintly:
Can someone explain the purpose and function of the file "blacklist" in "system\addon.d" ?
[General Questions and Answers] fil3s:
Hi (again!:D)

This is driving me insane , there has to be an answer.

How on earth do you apply custom themes on the new oppo theme manager ? ? ? I think oppo has actually disabled the use of 3rd party themes! It is causing me anxiety. Please do not direct me to the oppo thread as I have already asked, and no one answered. :eek:
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
It is a list of things that you want blacklisted, it could be apps, websites, phone numbers, etc...

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It's an OPPO specific question, OPPO users could answer your question better.

But maybe this helps

https://m.facebook.com/otmpofficial/posts/170485790324017
[General Questions and Answers] S10Ben:
Hey all, first post here. I'm trying to install the gcam on my s10+, and I've tried the steps but something isn't right. Total noob here, made the switch from iPhone to Samsung this year and I'm not regretting it.

I've installed the gcam and the 4 config files where you have to tap twice near the shutter button, I do that and it tells me I don't have the config files when I've downloaded them and can view them. I would send screenshots but it says I don't have permossion.