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[General Questions and Answers] LifeAsADroid:
Ok, I'll try a question here...

Droid Turbo (quark) is the device in question.

So over the weekend I attempted to boot into TWRP recovery and TWRP ended up in a bootloop. Never had this happen before (version 3.1.1-0 is installed). Attempted to reinstall version using Flashify, however Flashify hung up and stalled when I'd click on "search for file to flash" or whatever it's called. So I (successfully) flashed TWRP version 3.2.1-0 using the TWRP app, rebooted to recovery, and TWRP still bootlooped (showed that version 3.2.1-0 was installed). Using TWRP app I (successfully) reflashed the 3.1.1-0 version .img file I had saved from the first time I flashed TWRP months ago, rebooted to recovery, and TWRP still bootlooped (showed that version was again 3.1.1-0).

I'm fairly certain that some rogue apps I installed caused the issue. It's the only thing I can think of as to why TWRP is messed up. I've uninstalled the rogue apps with Titanium Backup, TWRP still bootloops.

Any ideas on what I've botched, and how to unbotch it? Phone otherwise works as it should booting up normally, running normally, etc. I'm just at a loss for any future tinkering I want to do since I can't get into TWRP to make or restore backups.
[General Questions and Answers] blckhwk133:
i stupidly flash boot.img

i stupidly flash boot.img and now my doesn't boot anymore

what should i do?

phone model is Huawei Nova 2i
[General Questions and Answers] GiulianoB:
I dont know much about flashing, root and all that staff cause i am afraid to be break my phone so i dont use root but i know a way to fix your bootloop, but it will cost u money but muchhhb less money then your phone company will ask for. Browse in the internet for "funkyhuwaei", there u will see what to do. Really sorry but i dont know about flashing roms, stocks... So if there is no other way, use this tool.
[General Questions and Answers] CrimsonBloodfang:
Are shutdown animations not supported on Lineage OS Rom? I have Lineage OS 14.1 and placed the shutdownanimation.zip file on /system/media with the file permissions -rw-r-r--

Any other ways for the shutdown animation to show up?
[General Questions and Answers] xell75:
Hello guys, is it somehow possible to get a custom Rom with a newer Android version than 7.0 on my Blackview P2 with MT6750 Chipset without any sources? Hope someone can guide me.
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
Simple answer is no. If updates matter to you then be a bit more careful with your device chooses. Mtk devices never see source or updates. They are considered the ultra low end of device chips.
[General Questions and Answers] xell75:
My phone is not Ultra low end for me, I not have any lags and I guess 4GB of RAM and 64GB of ROM, including Octa Core is enough for smoothness and it even have an Fingerprint sensor and notification LED, 2,5D Glass, USB-C, 3,5mm jack (which is still important for me), I use an 128GB SD card in it, Full HD resolution and 5,5 inch IPS Display and an Aluminum body with an 6000mAh battery that can last 2 days with heavy use. I mean except browsing, chatting and play some games, I not do anything special with my phone, so no thanks, I not buy a "Ultra expensive phone" just to get updates. Honestly I don't care phone updates, my security patch is still on April 2017 but that doesn't matter for me. I just asked if there is a way, I not said that updates matter for me.
[General Questions and Answers] Josh McGrath:
You must have flashed another models boot.img? You can just reflash your models boot.img and it should continue where you left off like nothing happened. At least that's what it did when I flashed the wrong boot on my LG.

Now if you changed the partition tables, you'll have to flash back to stock with the tools for your phone. Sorry, I don't know much about Huawei but general rule should apply here
[General Questions and Answers] GiulianoB:
I am saying again, if he can't reflashing his boot.img, i guess that he will have to use FunkyHuwaei.
[General Questions and Answers] nPoday:
Hello everyone :)

I'm writing you in the hope that some of you can give me a buy recommendation. I've googled and compared a lot and want to verify that my thoughts make sense before making the invest into a new phone. I'm searching for a resilient android-smartphone which will be used for daily activity - with focus on anonymity/privacy.

Requirements:

* IP68 or similar certification

* LineageOS supported (ideally latest version - but one older major is ok, too)

* Listed/Supported by XDA (e.g. Ulefone Armor 2 is nice but there is only few stuff for Ulefone devices here)

* Availible at german amazon (preventing some customs problems)

* Hardware should be at least enough performant to have no struggle at daily usage and to match the min. requirements for next one or two android major releases (guessed if not public yet)

* WLAN ac + BT > 4.X + LTE (german band)

* Budget: < 400 Euro (with taxes)

I need to have the phone rooted, use ssh from the phone and also at most the times vpn with kill-switch will be used/active. (Just for information)

I found the LG G6 which looks like an interesting option, another option would be Samsung Galaxy S7 but after moving away from Samsung some years ago I'm not sure about this - preference would be the LG i think.

Do you have any other ideas? suggestions? tipps for decision?

I saw that there are few problems with Lineage 15.X and the LG G6 do you know if an offical release for this device is planned?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] EvilHowl:
Hi, I'm one of the LG G6 devs. LineageOS 15.1 on G6 is available, but only on unofficial builds. We're waiting for stock Oreo in order to push official builds. Nearly everything is working with only minor bugs. You can ask on the Telegram group (you can find it on some g6 rom threads on XDA)
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Real problem with this chipset is not about hardware in previous paper but the poor development that some devices have and the final result that cause this is a lot of bugs, lags, freeze, malware and unresponsive software that frustrate user experience and gain bad fame. Some chinese manufacturer that ever used mtk they´re moving to qualcomm cause this like Meizu and others.

My last mtk device was a mt6757 Bluboo 4/64 since august last year with no development till now, a total deception, a Recogniced Developer from here can´t build any rom, these were his words;

"Just for those who were waiting for my Custom ROM. I am facing serious difficulties in getting something usable on this device, the framework seems to have some sort of security barrier"

Fortunately I get rid of and moved to a qualcomm powered. Behind bad fame of mtk is poor improvement in software/development. To justify this assert it´s enough with compare mt6750 with a mid-range snapdragon 625 (difference in papers is maybe 8-10) really not much but in real life is where you feel the difference although this mtk SoC can´t run/manage properly 4 GB of ram.

Blackview devices is widely known in the other side of the world then maybe you need some intuitive sense and a Google translator cause it´s look that are some roms for this device here https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=832375&st=0 this is one of them https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=832375&st=20#entry62864753 and this is the download link of one https://mega.nz/#!0ZNm2Q7A!NlRD3WiqTbQbb9S7I41-LYITUxRlPFFNSC-1unYZ694 be careful and open the zip and look up for build.prop to compare with your own specific device. Good Luck!
[General Questions and Answers] Josh McGrath:
How can I get LG backup for Android 4.4.1 to run on 7.1.2 ?

I'd also have to uninstall the current newer version on lgbackup I'm sure.

Any ideas, anyone?

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[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
It would require porting the app to work with 7.1.2, there are not any specific guides for doing this, you'll have to research for yourself. Do a Google search for:

"How to port apps from Kit Kat to Nougat"
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
Not all the files for apps are stored on SD card when you use apps like that. This is due to apps not being made to run from an SD card.
[General Questions and Answers] nPoday:
Thx for your reply - is in confirmed that LG G6 will recieve an Office Update go Android oreo?

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Thx for your help - is it confirmed that the G6 will recive an official Update oreo?

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Thx for your help - is it confirmed that the G6 will recive an official Update oreo?
[General Questions and Answers] Malfix:
Wait, even with Link2SD app? I always knew you couldn't fully put apps on SD with the native settings method due to copyright or whatever, but it can be that case even with a rooted device with link2SD?
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
link2sd as never really worked well. This is the reason Google added adaptive storage in newer android versions as it was the only way to do it reliably. As all the app data needs to be in the /data partition on the device. This is due to the way android sees storage. External storage is treated more like a flash drive and less like an extra partition. The sdcard partition is even mounted last after the OS completely boots up. Not to mention due to google removing all the sdcard code from base android each OEM has had to add their own code for dealing with external storage. My advice is to only use the device storage for apps and everything else set to external. With a 32gb device and an external card for music, pics and such and that should be enough for the average user.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Link2SD doesn't actually move the app to external storage, more specifically, I should say that it doesn't move the "whole" app. What it actually does is create a file containing the bare minimum essential parts of the app required for the system to access and load the app, this file is referred to as a "link", this "link" remains on internal storage in the location where the app was installed, the "rest" of the app is what gets moved to external. The app doesn't take as much space on internal as it "did", but for all intents and purposes, it is still installed on internal.

Also, "moving" the app to external may have freed space in your /data partition, but the app still might be storing its app data in internal storage in your sdcard/emulated/Android/data/(name of app) folder. If it is storing a large amount of data in your android/data folder, that could be part of your problem.
[General Questions and Answers] GiulianoB:
Well, i know how to move apps(not including system apps) to sd, but unfortunately not all the phones have this option. Most of phones have developer options (if you dont know what is it, u can open it by going to settings, click on about phone, and click 10 on "build number" and then it will be unlocked), in developer options scroll down and look if you have "force allow move to sdcard/external storage"(this feature not available on all phones).
[General Questions and Answers] GOOGLE_USER:
ROTFL

I believe he does.
[General Questions and Answers] Malfix:
If I had a device with 32GB storage, your right, I'd be absolutely fine, problem is, my device only has 8GB of storage, so I really depend on my external SD card for my storage. So is there a better option than link2SD that could move more of my data over to the SD card, App2SD, for example?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Lol, not really.

You basically just asked if you could use a crappy app that can't truly/completely move apps to external to replace another crappy app that can't truly/completely move apps to external. None of these kinds of apps will make anything any better, you can not get past the fact that a certain amount of your "moved" apps must occupy at least a certain amount of space on internal. [MENTION=1140856]zelendel[/MENTION] already explained that apps can not completely run from external sdcard.
[General Questions and Answers] GOOGLE_USER:
GO

I would also add to [MENTION=5691352]Droidriven[/MENTION]'s response [HUMBLY, of course] that you may want to give serious considerations to a paring down of your installed applications.

[Bias alert] Do you have Social Media apps? Garbage. Ditch them, as this is available through a web interface.

They consume too much space and accumulate too much personal information.

[Bias alert, again] Games? I think you can see where I'm going.

Also, you should give thought to exchanging all apps for which there exists an Android GO alternative.

We must all deal with limitations relative to our means. There is no shame in this.

When the opportunity arises to upgrade your device then do so, having already established good resource management skills on your way.

Otherwise, you will likely encounter this dilemma in the future, no matter the device.

Please bear in mind, the primary function of your device is communication and information storage.

1. Makes calls? Check.

2. Can text? Check.

3. Stores contacts? Check.

4. Yada, yada.

Most checks further down through this list are an extravagance, and you possess some of them.

But we must all, at some point, be selective.
[General Questions and Answers] Shaggy1023409:
Private x86 Android iso

Hello everyone,

I am looking for a x86 android iso without google apps. Will I find something like that? I thinking about something like Copperhead OS for arm devices.

Or maybe a better solution will be using a normal x86 android and after install just uninstalling all google garbage?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Any android operating system that you use is still Google. Yes, there are some android operating systems that do not have "Google apps", but they are, at their base, still Google with all the accoutrements of Google being in your business even without the Google apps.

You'd be better to choose some kind of purely linux based OS.
[General Questions and Answers] Shaggy1023409:
Yes, on my normal laptop i use GNU/Linux but now i want to install android in vm on my windows tablet.(I use veeery light win 8 mod.).
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Have you looked into the option of possibly installing android in dual boot on your tablet? It is possible on some x86 devices. If it can be done on your device, it will run better than running in VM while booted into Windows. If dual boot can be done on your device it will perform better because the device won't have to devote resources to 2 operating systems at the same time, it will be able to run one or the other independently.
[General Questions and Answers] Shaggy1023409:
Unfortunately i can't, beacuse i have a one of this cheap ****y chinease x86 tablets.

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I think i will use x86 Lineage OS.
[General Questions and Answers] :
I recently bought Oale X5 i want to root it but don't know how can I root ? Will someone help me
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
If there is not a custom recovery available for your device yet you can try with Magisk https://xdaforums.com/apps/magisk , download your stock rom, extract and put your boot image in your sdcard, then patch it through Magisk.apk and finally flash your boot image patched through SP FlashTool
[General Questions and Answers] GiulianoB:
Very strange, I can't find in the internet a rooting app that compatible with your device. More strange that i can't find anythingggg about rooting oale x5(not apps, I mean that no body asked how to root oale).
[General Questions and Answers] Malfix:
Ugh, social media? That's disgusting. But about the games... You got me there, I have thousands of games. Anyway, thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it.
[General Questions and Answers] SubwayChamp:
Fortunately I never need this kind of things so I´m not sure but I guess that the right way to solve this is convert an external SD card like a permanent internal memory and there are a lot of threads about this although some custom roms don´t recognice internal but only external memory like internal so I guess is perfectly possible.

I hope this thread can help you https://xdaforums.com/idol-3/general/make-sd-card-semi-adopted-t3399510
[General Questions and Answers] GOOGLE_USER:
FEEDBACK

:D Heh, heh, heh. :p

Yes, wretched, vile, disgusting... all of these and more.

But I am anti-social, hence the bias alert. :laugh:

Thousands? Blessed felines, THERE is your target for paring!

You are welcome. I appreciate your feedback.

FWIW - The input provided to you by [MENTION=1140856]zelendel[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5691352]Droidriven[/MENTION] is 100% reliable and if there existed an "easy fix" for your situation it would be provided by them. They are not withholding and waiting for you to ask a magic question which guards a shrouded solution.

May I suggest that you smash their THANKS buttons on any exchanges you found helpful; as I am about to do with yours.

FIRST! I'm calling FIRST to smash your THANKS.

WELCOME TO XDA

[even though you're actually not 'new']​
[General Questions and Answers] GiulianoB:
Go to playstore, and download "apk editor". You don't need root at all.open it and then click apk from app/apk file and edit the app target that you want, and then just click common edit, and you will see below "install location". Choose and them rebuild. And reinstall your app with the new file.
[General Questions and Answers] DragonFire1024:
You can also set your default install location via secure settings. You can download Settings Database Editor from the play store, open an adb command window and give it write permissions:

adb shell pm grant by4a.setedit22 android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

Open the app and tap the pull down menu in the right. Select global. Look for:

default_install_location

The value next to it will be 0. Tap that setting and change the 0 to a 2 and tap save. Reboot.
[General Questions and Answers] Torchless:
Hey,

After this I was starting to back up my things to get ready for the listed above action, when I read somewhere that someone who had the same problem as I did, took out their sim and everything worked again. (I am currently traveling and have had my mobile sim in my phone) just for joke sake I tried it and.. just like that. My phone is back, it's not flashing that sign anymore. The only thing I don't understand is why that's happening due to a SIM card.
[General Questions and Answers] GiulianoB:
Hello, i have a question. When an update release, does phone that confired to get it, will get on all the regions? Cause i have huawei p10 which confirmed to get oreo update. But i am living in israel, then i am not sure if i will get oreo update too. Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] l3eer:
Development roms, I appreciate your advice

Basically I want to learn how to port AOSP from the beginning, I know a few languages and I have flashed custom roms but now I want to learn to develop them, to be able to contribute and also not depend so much on the work of others. I thought I would read the official documentation of source.andoid.com, it seemed quite complete. Well the question is reluctant with this last.

It seems a good starting point? Is it unrealistic to want to start developing custom roms? It's possible?

Your comment means a lot to me!
[General Questions and Answers] DragonFire1024:
So I'm trying to Port a ROM. However I need SystemUI and framework-res apks from source as I want to customize them. I am having trouble finding guides good enough that explain the process in compiling the APKs. I can't edit the current systemUI without it crashing and burning. So far I've only been able to change the built in lock screen wallpapers, but if I edit anything else, it won't load. So what is the best way to make, or build a systemUI and framework from as close to source as possible?
[General Questions and Answers] CrimsonBloodfang:
Is MicroG better for low-end devices than Gapps? Why or why not?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Smaller Gapps packages are better for storage limited devices, these devices have smaller system and data partitions, larger Gapps packages are either too big for the devices partition or they are too demanding on the hardware, they use more battery, CPU and RAM and creates a serious drain on the whole system.

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No, whether you get the update is decided by your mobile carrier, just because the update is available for the device by the manufacturer does not mean that your carrier will offer the update on their devices. The manufacturer creates the update, then the various carriers add their part to the update if they choose to offer the update to those devices on their network. If your carrier does not offer the update then you typically can't update unless you have an international device and there is an update in a compatible region based on network/radio bands and language.
[General Questions and Answers] themulvster:
Hello

Is it possible that forced Deep Sllep (doze) mode can cause me 54% battery drain overnight?

Rooted Nexus 6p on RR ROM 8.1.0
[General Questions and Answers] shaam0075:
Honor 8 FRD-l09

just got an update by the end of march which seems to have made my phone a bit laggy and drains battery faster, i would like to know if there is a thread for it because i cant to find any thread with recent events about this phone. also my phone is middle eastern build with c185b393 now thats the latest package that i got. any help would be nice, thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] GiulianoB:
C

If i won't get the update, can i do something to get the update in other way? Cause i really want the oreo update.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
As I said, if your carrier doesn't offer the update then you can't update unless you have an international device and there is an update for your model number from another region that has the same network/radio bands and language as your region/carrier. If that is available you can try downloading the update from that region and try it on yours.

If you don't understand that then I don't know what else to tell you.
[General Questions and Answers] kos25k:
hello.tomorrow i receive my codes for my internet provider to login to the app (cosmote tv) i have a rooted with xposed Vorke Z6 android tv box.is there any working xposed module out there to hide root from this app,so i can manage to get this work?

Στάλθηκε από το VORKE Z6 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
[General Questions and Answers] HeresOtis:
If PhoneA supports LTE bands B2/4/5/17 and PhoneB supports B2/71 and AT&T has LTE bands B2/4/5/17, will both phones practically work the same? Or will PhoneA be a better option since it supports various bands of AT&T?
[General Questions and Answers] fracarol:
Hi all, tried to search something about this but I didn't find anything. Is there some apps that mimic the rotation command feature appeared in android P preview? (That little toggle that appears to change screen orientation when auto rotation is locked and you physically rotate the phone) it would be nice to have a pop up that comes when you need it to, but I'm not a developer :/

Thanks a lot of anyone answers, I hope to be useful too one day