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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xVehemencityx:
Hi there. I'm on a team that manages a large number of Android tablets for the company at which I'm employed. The higher ups are concerned that our users will just walk off with the tablets and do a factory reset, making the device theirs. I was hoping there was some way to password-protect the bootloader, but it doesn't seem like that's possible. So now we're thinking that even if we could remove the recovery, it would ease the minds of the higher-ups to know that if a tablet disappears, the user will have to have a working knowledge of fastboot to be able to to a factory reset on the device, and that's good enough for us. I've looked into possibly modifying the stock recovery to just remove the factory reset option, and I would be willing to flash a modified CWM or TWRP without factory reset, if either of them exist.

I know the old adage: Physical access is root access, but if we can at least dissuade them from stealing the devices, it would make my bosses feel much more at ease about spending a buttload on the tablets.

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Whether or not these people are able to perform a factory reset on these devices after walking off with them, it's still theft. A factory reset doesn't transfer ownership of the device. Are these people employees? Are they customers?

Sent from my Evita.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xVehemencityx:
They're employees, and we know it's theft, but we are a very large company, and it has happened before, so we're just trying to make it harder on them, because it's not always easy to find the culprit.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Unfortunately I doubt removing the option to factory reset will actually stop the theft. The majority of people wouldn't even know how to perform a factory reset or that the option even exists. So the fact that the option is removed is completely lost on them and it won't deter the theft. Even if you could install a modified recovery with no factory reset option, the option would still exist in the bootloader.

Sent from my Evita.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xVehemencityx:
Yeah.. that's what I told my boss, but he said the security team still wants some sort of deterrent. We were hoping there would be some way to password-protect the bootloader, but it doesn't really seem possible. So now, just to make the security team happy, we're going to try to roll our own recovery with the factory reset option removed. Then, at the very least, we'll make an announcement to the employees who use the tablets and tell them that they can't do a factory reset, so the tablet is completely useless outside of the facility, especially since it's in kiosk mode and can't connect to any other network than ours.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
You'll likely have to contract a developer to create a custom recovery for you. The option will still exist in the bootloader so you'll just have to hope nobody works that out.

Sent from my Evita.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xVehemencityx:
Yeah.. I think we're probably going to develop one ourselves. I was just hoping someone else had already done it so I could be done with this project and on to the next one haha. We know that people can still just flash a different recovery in the bootloader, but the security guys have basically said that if they're smart enough to do that, then there's nothing we can do except try to catch them.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
I agree with the security guys. In the end if someone really wants to steal the tablet they'll find a way to make it work. Hopefully for most people the effort involved in just getting fastboot working (drivers etc) would outweigh the gain. I don't think you're going to find an already developed recovery without the factory reset option as it's intrinsic to a normally functioning recovery.

Sent from my Evita.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xVehemencityx:
Yep, I completely agree with you as well. I think we'd be much better off just trying to discourage the theft of the tablets... I said the exact thing. Physical access is root access. Outside of searching bags and pockets at the end of the shift, there's nothing we can do to stop someone from taking one if they want it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Couldn't agree more. Well good luck with it all.

Sent from my Evita.
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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shogun168:
Hey guys,

So I've added a wireless QI plate to the inside of my Galaxy Note 3 as I had a bunch of wireless chargers from my Lumia 920 days .. One problem though is because there's no magnets in the Galaxy, it's hard to tell whether it's been correctly placed on the Fatboy pillow for example.

Is there a way to get a connect/disconnect tone but only for wireless charging and not for when you've plugged it in to charge via cable?

Cheers guys ..
[Alcatel Idol X Questions & Answers] RicardoMa_:
HI, IM LOOKING FOR SOME TWRP BACKUPS OF THE IDOL 6030A/D.

i wanna start on the thing of rom building and i wanna see all the roms from different operators.

Please help me with this.

im looking for orange san remo roms, telcel, at&t, and any other roms.

sorry for my english and greetings from dominican republic.
[Alcatel Idol X Questions & Answers] DJ_Uro_UE:
Cannot believe that no one made till today twrp backup of stock rom. I recently deleted system apps which i do not use, then i saw this thread :( So i cannot help.

EDIT : What about this one ?!
[Alcatel Idol X Questions & Answers] RicardoMa_:
thanks brother. i will see if it works.

im trying to turn the kernel to the insecure mode.
[Alcatel Idol X Questions & Answers] alex_is_the_1:
Anyone still looking for stock ROM?
[Alcatel Idol X Questions & Answers] vekoslava:
yes :) I need a stock rom, or rom for ot6030x vip serbia :)
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] StevePER:
Yesterday something happened to my wife's phone - Galaxy Ace Plus GT-S7500T. The details are unclear, but she received notification of some sort of "software or firmware update" that was "not a normal update". After that it told her to reboot and since then the phone has been stuck on the CWM Recovery screen.

Things I have tried:

1. Cleared cache and Dalvik Cache.

2. Wipe data/factory reset

3. Update firmware using Odin 1.85 - gets stuck at "setup connection"

4. Update firmware using Odin 3.09 - gets stuck at "setup connection" - tried various USB cables including original Samsung cable

5. Update firmware using Kies - doesn't seem to do anything

6. Update firmware from CWM Recovery

a) GellyBread ROM

b) Elruki ROM

c) Elruki ROM with boot.img substituted from S7500TDVMJ1_S7500TTLPMJ1_TLP.zip

7. Update using Heimdall from Linux - fails to detect phone

Both the GellyBread and Elruki ROMs are meant for the 7500L but at this point I'm getting desperate.

I've wasted two evenings on this and I am just about ready to give up and buy her a new phone. Is there anything else I should try?
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] ShadowsDie:
if you dont have a firmware in your phone and it gets to download mode there is no reason to fail at updating with odin

to solve that try reinstalling your drivers but uninstall KIES!

otherwise try a different port or a different computer but it seems like odin is the only solution
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] j.posarekar70:
the point from your post "since then the phone has been stuck on the CWM Recovery screen."

It means you have CWM installed device [ Correct me if I'm wrong here ] even I guess you've root.

at this stage even if you get any official firmware/software update you strictly don't have to update your device.

you've rooted device, unlocked system at this stage if you update your device with official firmware you'll surely face these kind of bricking issue.

Solution as given above reinstall kies to update drivers also try to check unroot thread from General section once,

Detailed guide & firmware download links are there...

wish you get back your device soon... ​
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] StevePER:
Just to be clear, the CWM Recovery screen means it is in download mode?

This morning I have uninstalled Kies and tried Odin again.

Then I uninstalled and reinstalled the USB drivers and tried Odin again. It now fails after a while rather than getting stuck.

<ID:0/016> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> S7500TDVLK1_S7500TTLPLK1_S7500TDVLK1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/016> Odin v.3 engine (ID:16)..
<ID:0/016> File analysis..
<ID:0/016> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/016> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

I may be able to try on a different computer tonight.
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] StevePER:
Correct, I rooted it when we first got it. I was hoping to but Cyanogenmod on it but only after buying it discovered it was a 7500T and not a 7500.

Understood, I am not surprised about this. Just frustrating that I'm having so much trouble getting the phone back to life.

I will try unrooting it.
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] ShadowsDie:
download mode is not recovery mode,

volume down+home+power

if you are not in download mode odin will not work
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] StevePER:
Thank you. I do feel a bit stupid not realising this earlier - but now it seems to be working.

I guess I was confused about what it was that CWM Recovery replaced, and I'm sure I tried Volume Down + Home + Power earlier but obviously didn't press it quite right.
[General Topics] dminhat:
some body have rom o2 atom chinese version? thanks u
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abderrezak:
hi my arc s i thiink is dead

and now my not booting at all . no led for flashmod or fastboot .

just my PC see the phone on zues usb flash device even without battery

after i googled i see thats the only fix is setool and usb over net
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
Very wrong section. Development is only for showing off your work, all questions go to Q&A.

Flashtool and flash proper firmware.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abderrezak:
no led for flashmod
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abderrezak:
is there any tool to fix and revive the flash mod and fastboot mod
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokerman:
nice to see you here after LWW..:D

install flashtool drivers for arc s on c:flashtool/drivers/fastboot drivers

try to restore your settings with SEUS pc companion and after flash stock firmware for arcS.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abderrezak:
no luke with SEUS and PC companion i can't entre to flash mod on my phone , and it's not booting any more;

i allready install all drivers for arc s :crying:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3andala:
Flashtool link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=920746

install drivers found in flashtool folder

use Google

Cheers
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abderrezak:
i have flashtool and i install arc s drivers but flash tools cant detacting my phone both flash and fastboot mod bcoz my phone is flahsed by wrong FW from xperia zeus so no nrml boot or flash mod boting so no green led , or any coler . i think is dead

just my Pc see my phone on zeus flash device
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3andala:
if fastboot commands works that way will unbrick your phone
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokerman:
that happened to me on my x10 mini with x8 firmware..and i ve restored my x10mini with flashtool and drivers..use commands like he said and google a bit..you will recover your phone..if not ship it to me..like a christmas present.:D
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waynekirby:
Try installing the fastboot drivers and the zeus drivers from flashtool, this should fix it. Also this is good development! :P Think before you post next time.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clark Joseph Kent:
Moved here as this does not belong in the Development Section..................
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abderrezak:
is fastboot commands works if my phone can't entre fastboot mod (blue led) when i pluge it on the pc with holding ...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kks111:
hi

i can fix your phone remotely ..... contact me on gtalk muskanjainxx@gmail.com
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abderrezak:
ok abdofashan@gmail.com
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abderrezak:
i Found thats QPST only tool can fix my phone , so please try to help me to fix it ,

i wait you support ^^
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kks111:
hi

contact me at 10:00 pm india time zone +5:30

i will surely fix your phone
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abderrezak:
ok sure but my phone not near to me , tomorrow i get it ,

so this is your email muskanjainxx@gmail.com ,,

and can you explain more about how to fix it , i glad to talk with you soon
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kks111:
hi

you have to download this

http://www.mediafire.com/download/y848zw8z70zptcp/repair_tool.zip

and i will remotely fix your phone ... just a little thing to verify is your manufacturing date ... can you tell plz
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abderrezak:
ok

tool4SE done (when use it's ask for smartcard)

TeamViewer 8 done (i know how to use ^^)

usb-over-ethernet done (i dont have any idea)

i use PC with 32bit so i dont know what is FT2K_32 ?? or even FT2K_64 joob ??

is manufacturing date Important ??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmariox2:
Hi everybody,

I would like to ask... Do you know if is possilbe to make transparent status bar which is transparent only for lockscreen and homescreen?

How we can know from Miui, TouchWiz UX (Galaxy tab 3 7.0 only) UX 2.0,

I mean status bar is transparent on Homescreen, Lockscreen and back in all apps. [white background issue]

I think it needs some smali modifications, but I don't know where... system ui smali, framework-res or android policy.jar...

Thank you for all answers!

Mário

some screenshots for idea...

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tkfdv85vn0k7c0d/AVxN4eIgfd
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmariox2:
Nobody?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevinspl2000:
policy nsajdua

Try using the Xposed framework, they have modules you can install and they can change practically anything you want just look for something to do with the status bar :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SethPDA:
Use Xposed framework, then install the Tinted statusbar module. You can change the statusbar to transparent in it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmariox2:
Thanks guys. But I want code it. I think many of us really apreciate it.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kremata:
Hi, loyal XDA subject and Note 2 lovers.

(WARNING!! THIS IS A RANT THREAD) If you don't feel like it don't read it.

I've been out of XDA for a while now(for personal reasons), keeping an eye on new update only and of course flashing them but without being really involved like before.

Honestly nothing from these new updates gave me a desire or an excitement to make a come back and get involve again. Actually I found all the new update brings some little improvement (I've been waiting for the S4-Note 3 camera app) but more trouble than it should.

This Knox thing is a nightmare and all the security around it makes flashing phones more complicated if you want to keep your warranty.

Why does Samsung doesn't give us a choice? I hate companies who decides for us and what are we getting in return if you're not a Knox user?

I'm finish, so to go back, I'm I alone to think this way? If I'm wrong don't be shy to bring me back on the right path(in a polite way of course).
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dalanik:
I dunno, I didn't flash stock ROM but slightly modified ROM with Note 3 apps and apart from 1 small bug (there is no Samsung account) I am very satisfied with it. As a matter of fact, not only do all Note 3 apps work fine, but the ROM is stable and noticably faster than 4.1.2. I might yet update to MK9/MKD or ML3, but I'd need the Note 3 pack to work, so I'll hold for the time being. I really like the 4.3 update. On all my devices I've never experienced better update then this one.

Yes, KNOX is a nightmare, so I suggest we all skip it for the time being and use pre-rooted de-Knoxed stock ROMs (MK9 available and MKD is there too but has to be rooted manualy)... just use MJ5 bootloader and all is good!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] takuarc:
There is a slight speed increase. Some stock apps got a slight appearance update. Some slight improvements. Nothing major and the dreadful knox is preventing me to root it and enable ad block. That is the only root app I really need but I can surely wait it out until someone gonna crack knox.

now I am waiting to get home (on holiday) so I can pop into my carrier's store to get an upgrade to my contact. Getting a note 3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] coltonfisher:
Hey all,

I searched a lot for an answer to this and haven't found one yet. I tried to install TWRP through GooManager, went through the motions, and it said it installed successfully. However, when I try to boot into recovery it always boots into download mode. It doesn't matter if I tell the phone to reboot into recovery, or if I do it manually. Here's what it says:

Coild not do normal boot.

ODIN MODE

<Device Details>

and then the standard download mode

Downloading...

Do not turn off target!!

Basically I now have no recovery mode?

The OS still works fine... I've also tried using Recovery Manager to flash CWM. No joy there either.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] coltonfisher:
Well I've been doing a lot of research since I posted this thread, and I did find some things. First of all, I clearly didn't do enough research ahead of time because I'm using i337 MF3 and someone can correct me if I am wrong, but the loki method no longer works... which is what GooManager uses. So I haven't resigned myself to doing this yet, but I found this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2504311

with the stock MF3 files... so I may just use odin to flash them back on the device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Yes, Odin is your option at this point
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DyslexicTurtle:
i can help

go to my page and download all of the files in my googledrive and then use odin to flash the files

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2576727
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny_pasta:
Hi,

I installed TWRP and now, when I restart my nexus 7, it defaultly boots into TWRP. Is there a way to stop this and make nexus automaticaly boots into system? Because now, automatic updates are not working, cause when nexus reboots, it's in TWRP and update stops.

Thanks
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndDiSa:
In that case you most likely have a corruped boot partition and the kernel cannot be started. In hat case it's going automatically into recovery mode.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny_pasta:
but when I choose reboot into system, it goes into system normally.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndDiSa:
There is also a flag which says 'reboot to recovery', but this should be reset automatically when booting up the recovery. There is a chance that this flag will not get erased. What version of TWRP do you have installed?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny_pasta:
I have v2.6.3.0
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndDiSa:
Try to flash 2.6.3.1, as far as I remember there were some issues with 2.6.3.0 and KitKat.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny_pasta:
that's the point, I do not have kitkat yet, cause everytime I launch auto-update, nexus reboots into TWRP instead of installing update.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndDiSa:
??? But if ypu have TWRP installed as recovery, it's normal that it is booting to TWRP to apply the update. Then from TWRP you need to select "apply the update" and after that you will have KitKat installed. Or didn't I understand you well? But be aware that you will loose TWRP by applying the OTA.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny_pasta:
there is no such thing as "apply the update", I can only choose "install" and go into memory and select the file. But I do not know where the file is, I found one in chache with some strange name (random string), but it sais, that it's not compatibile with my system.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] countercharge:
I rooted my device using the framaroot method, and I still can't delete the at&t apps that came preinstalled. Not sure what to do next. Any advice?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
Yes.

Install Titanium Backup. There is a free version. Then find the apps you want to remove, and use the Freeze feature in TiBu first for a while to make sure that there are no dependencies. It functions just like deleting the app, but you can unfreeze it if there are problems. You can also delete apps with TiBu.

Also use this to back up your applications. To make it easier, buy the full version from the developer, which has batch back up and other features. It's a pain to try to back up apps one at a time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dangminh_dds:
Of course Yes. Titanium is the best app for backup, restore, delete app
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] countercharge:
Yeah, it worked.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DorZki:
Hi mates,

I've two problems:

1. Internet - from some reason every few minutes my internet disconnects for a few minutes and reconnects, this happens to me on cellular and/or WiFi connection.

2. Google Now - i don't have the slide to the left/right in order to access Google Now.

My N5 doesn't have root and i've Android 4.4.2, and my device language is English US.

Thanks :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipTD:
Did you enable Google Now in search settings?

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DorZki:
how do i access search settings?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipTD:
Settings > Google > Search

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DorZki:
This is what I get

Pay no attention to the safe mode...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipTD:
You need to update Google Search. When you go to the Play Store, and look at "My Apps" you should see Google Search on the list, and, hopefully, it will give you the option to update.

Latest version is 3.1.24.941712.arm

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DorZki:
I've reinstalled the update and still nothing changed...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipTD:
Can you check the version?

Settings > Apps > All > Google Search

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DorZki:
yes...