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[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NxNW:
Um, there's some missing information here.

Short answer, if you in fact "unlocked" the phone recently, you wiped all personal data and there is absolutely no way to go back.

There are other ways data can get erased however.

As you pointed out, the phone was likely unlocked previously. Not sure how it would have become relocked forcing you to unlock again, which you don't seem to remember doing anyway.

Also you didn't originally say you lost your pictures. Did you or didn't you? Losing texts and contacts is normal when flashing a ROM. There are backup apps for texts and most people keep their contacts in the cloud do you normally just resync and you're done.

But pictures is something else. Sounds like someone did a factory reset and/or formatted the entire /data partition in recovery.

Normally most recoveries know that when you "format" data, you are really just selectively erasing everything in /data *except* /data/media. You don't usually do an actual format. The stock recovery does not make this distinction, and even custom recoveries often have an advanced features that lets you truly format all of /data. So you might have nuked your pictures in recovery somehow, no unlocking necessary.

You need to go into more detail.

But if you are saying your pictures are gone, they're probably totally gone.

One last possibility, the version-main you posted suggests you may have been using android 4.2 originally.

But I suppose it's possible the original ROM you were using was actually 4.1. Maybe your stuff was at the top level of /data/media and never got moved to /data/media/0

This surprised quite a few people during the transition from Android 4.1 to 4.2

So *if* you didn't unlock *and* didn't totally format everything *and* your old ROM was 4.1, well.. get a file browser and have a look around. Maybe you got lucky.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlockABoots:
Well before i flashed the recovery image bootloader had 'Tampered' and 'unlocked' listed at the top of the sceeen, just like it does now so im not really sure what happened. But as soon as i flashed the 'recovery 2.24.401.8.img' back onto my phone and then downloaded the 4.4.2 system update and installed it, when the phone restarted again it was like it was back to factory default in that i had to go through the whole setup screens!, so not sure whats happened.

But on closer inspection even though i have downloaded and installed system update 4.4.2, if i go in settings>about>Software information> it says im on Android version 4.3 and software number 3.62.401.1, isnt this wrong as ive updated to 4.4.2???
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NxNW:
You have two separate issues here. You lost your data and you're not running 4.4.2

Apparently you're not worried about your data.

To get 4.4.2 you either need to a) get to a place that is so "stock" that OTA's will take you the rest of the way or b) manually flash a 4.4.2 ROM. The b) option usually requires S-OFF and a suitably recent recovery compatible with KitKat.

If you are already S-OFF of course b) is way simpler. But you're not. In fact you have HBOOT 1.56 which can make S-OFF less certain. If you can get S-OFF that's the way I would go. I personally never screw around chasing OTA's.

You may be in an awkward place right now.

Time for someone with more patience than me to get involved I guess.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlockABoots:
No please don't get me wrong I am certainly worried about my lost data, especially the pictures, but from what you said I there's no real way to recover them, is that correct or is there a way at all?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NxNW:
Probably gone, but I would still use adb shell or a file explorer app to look in

/data/media

Your most recent personal data (the stuff you made in the last day or two, not the lost files you are looking for) will be in

/data/media/0

You're checking to see if there is useful stuff *outside* the " 0 " folder.

Don't delete anything unfamiliar (for instance if you see clockworkmod, leave that alone -it's nandroid backups). Just look for orphaned folders full of personal stuff like "DCIM" or " Music" or whatever.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlockABoots:
Sadly there is nothing in /data/media there are 3 folder, 0, legacy. obb and a file .htc_layout_version none hold any of my old photos :(. I have even tried the program, Wondershare Dr.Fone and that doesnt find any of my old photos either...so i guess there lost for ever, bugger.

I guess i need to get this phone back to stock and then try the update and see if it takes this time?, so ill need to remove the root, TWRP recovery and SuperSU?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NxNW:
Ok well it was sort of a long shot, but you had to check.

I don't believe root matters, that's usually ignored. All the original files in /system need to be intact, but I believe the presence of SuperSU doesn't matter.

And didn't you say you already flashed the stock recovery at some point?

You may be ready to go. Check for updates. Maybe there's one already queued up.

Worst case, you already nuked your data: You could always do a full RUU and remove all doubt.

You never said exactly where you got your phone, but you have m7_ul PN00710000 and assuming your CID is not unusual, you should be able to flash anything with a 401 in it.

So if possible get the latest stock 4.19.401.11 ROM (already rooted) and flash it from TWRP (not sure this works S-ON?) and you're done or get a 4.19.401.9 RUU .exe file and run it from your PC. Then take the OTA to 4.19.401.11. Then root.

You'll need a Windows PC with current drivers. I believe you said you already solved this.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlockABoots:
Yeah i got the stock 2.24.401.8 image. This is what i previously did.....

1. Download 'recovery 2.24.401.8.img'

2. Rename 'recovery 2.24.401.8.img' to 'recovery.img'

3. Place 'recovery.img' in my adb/fastboot folder (C:\Adb)

4. Open Command Prompt and navigate to your adb folder

5. Type 'adb reboot bootloader' to get into fastboot on the HTC ONE

6. And then flash the recovery img by typing 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'

After i did that i restarted the phone, and then downloaded the 4.4.2 system update and installed it, the phone restarted itself so i have though that it had updated the system, but according to the settings it hadnt so im not sure why it didnt update.

I take it when using HTC Sync Manager, when you select 'Back Up Now' it also backs up your contacts in the phone book?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlockABoots:
I have manager to enable S-OFF now as well, thanks to rumrunner, so that should make things a tad easier?

So what should i try now, try re-flashing the 'recovery 2.24.401.8.img' again and then see if the 4.4.2 system update installs correctly this time?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NxNW:
No, you want the most recent recovery *and* the most recent ROM.

All those 2.xx files will just get you an older version of android. I was clear in specifying 4.19.401.11

EDIT you have to pay close attention to exact version numbers, especially now that you are S-OFF. There is nothing preventing you anymore from flashing something totally wrong for your phone. Get the version number exactly right.

Mike1986 is a very reliable source for stock ROMs etc.

For the ROM read up at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2224752 then go get the ROM at

http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.com/p/android-revolution-hd-mirror-site-var.html?m=1

When downloading, make sure you have the right *phone* before even checking the version number. Also you want the odexed version.

You may also want to manually update firmware. See his firmware thread at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2182823

This will update your recovery. It's possible to just do the recovery separate from all the other firmware stuff, but I'm on the road and I don't remember where to find a standalone stock 4.19.401.x recovery ...

One you're all set up, root.

If you have the latest recovery and the latest stock ROM such as this one (rooted or not) you will already be current *and* you will be able to get any OTA's that may come in the future.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlockABoots:
Thanks for the Detailed response NxNW. To confirm the step for installing the firmware as i need to flash the firmware before the custom ROM Correct?. I need to.....

1. Download Firmware 4.19.401.11 For HTC ONE here, http://xda7.androidrevolution.org/db_mirror/Firmware/index.php?dir=HTC/HTC_One/401/

2. rename to firmware.zip and place in C:\adb folder

3. Connect HTC ONE to PC

4. Relock the bootloader, by command 'fastboot oem lock'

5. Type: fastboot oem rebootRUU and wait for device to reboot

6. Type: fastboot flash zip firmware.zip and wait for process to complete

7. Type: fastboot flash zip firmware.zip and wait for process to complete

8. Type: fastboot reboot

9. Unlock your bootloader

I see at here

http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.co.uk/p/android-revolution-hd-mirror-site-var.html?m=1

there is a ROM under the HTC ONE section for 'KitKat Android 4.4.2 + HTC Sense 5.5' and also 'KitKat Android 4.4.2 + HTC Sense 6.0' and Sense 6.0 actually be flashed to the HTC ONE M7???
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NxNW:
Getting close.

First, ignore step 9.

You're not locked. If you're S-OFF , locked/unlocked status is irrelevant. Don't relock before starting.

Just to reiterate a key detail in that procedure you described, do flash firmware twice. i.e, do both steps 6 and 7.

Don't reboot if HBOOT flash fails. Fix it before doing anything else (start with a well charged battery!)

Yes in general you flash firmware before custom ROM.

But if you are already relatively stock, you should stop and boot into your existing ROM after the firmware flash and check for OTA updates- maybe you don't have to do anything else?

If it doesn't work, then you're going to have overwrite that recovery with TWRP anyway to be able to flash a ROM manually, even a stock ROM.

Which brings us to that ARHD download page. The ROM you're looking for is in the "Stock Kit Kat" section a little below the customized ones for the HTC One.

The Sense 6 one may be tempting, but I would be patient. What's available now is a (decent, but necessarily hasty) port from a different phone. Eventually, a native ROM for *this* phone will have Sense 6. And possibly sooner than you think.

For now just complete the mission: get a stock Kit Kat ROM on your phone and see how it goes.

Good luck!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlockABoots:
Well I downloaded and flash FW 4.19.401.11 on to the phone successfully, but when the phone rebooted it just git stuck in a boot loop, the FW wiped everything from the phone I guess so there was no OS to boot into. So I had to push twrp 2.7 recovery image to the phone and then had to push the custom Rom to the phone via abd but guess what adb couldn't find my device as usb debugging wasn't enable and I couldn't enable that as there was no OS installed.

Luckily after some head scratching and installing drivers a number of times I found out twrp has a feature called 'adb sideload' which thankfully allowed me to push the custom Rom zip file to my phone and also automatically installed it for me, thank God for teamwin.

I did actually install the Revolution HD 53 Rom though as I didn't see the true stock 4.4.2 FW, what is different between the Revolution HD Rom and the stock Rom. If I wanted to flash the stock Rom again is it as easy as just installing it over the old Rom via twrp or do I need to manual uninstall stuff?

Thanks for your help so far NxNW, its been much appreciated!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NxNW:
Yes, from here, changing ROMs will be just that easy. (You'll have to wipe data but you've already been through that a couple times it sounds like . lol)

I guess it wasn't the best plan to hope for a miracle and see if it would just boot right back to your previous stock ROM after flashing a later stock firmware package. My apologies. Way to recover though!

ARHD is a great ROM- you might never need to try a different one!

Enjoy 4.4.2 for awhile.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlockABoots:
Just a quick question on something ive notice just today. My phone battery dies and had to charge from black screen, when the battery icon appeared on the screen i noticed there was some red text at the bottom of the screen that read,

This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC without HTC's written permission. Failure to comply may lead to legal action

The screen would disappear like it usually would once the phone gets enough juice to boot up. I had to hold down the power to turn the phone off and then it booted up fine.

Any ideas why this happens?
[Galaxy S 5 General] JoeFCaputo113:
http://bgr.com/2014/04/07/galaxy-f-photos-leak-specs/
[Galaxy S 5 General] system.img:
That surely is a prototype just for testing purposes.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jamezr:
That could be a prototype for a lot of models.....Note 3, Note 4, S5, or you name it......
[Galaxy S 5 General] karmuh:
Looks to be of the Note variety.
[Galaxy S 5 General] thatbimmerkid:
Screw Samsung HTC one m8 all the way son
[Galaxy S 5 General] dandroid13:
Dafuq, get lost, hater.
[Galaxy S 5 General] JoeFCaputo113:
Supposedly it's in a casing that hides the true dimensions/look of it.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Pako7:
this is not Note*.. leaks dimension is smaller. Faryaab say that is early prototype of SGS5. I'm not sure in this. Will be see further..
[Galaxy S 5 General] Airax:
What ever it is it has a stylus which would imply it's a note device.

-Airax
[Galaxy S 5 General] zackvh:
The last two images compare the bottom speaker of the Note 3 to what appears to be a bottom speaker on the test unit.
[Galaxy S 5 General] leoaudio13:
It is note 4
[Galaxy S 5 General] degast:
This. It's probably a reference device to test hardware. Actual device will probably be 99% different.
[Galaxy S 5 General] hemander:
Samsung Galaxy S5 'Prime' Edition Rumours Point To Quad HD Pro Phone

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/04/04/galaxy-s5-prime-edition_n_5090643.html

There's also video leak there.
[Galaxy S 5 General] degast:
That's just a video that speaks out the words of the article...
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zeljko1234:
I bought Razr Maxx HD about two months ago. I asked seller is booloader unlocked and he said NO and never have been. Also he flashed latest official rom (9.30.1.XT926.Verizon.en.US). So I just get to use to it.

Half hour ago I chat with my friend (he has Razr too) about unlocking and he told me to boot into fastboot, "fastboot oem unlock" and check result. For my surprise I've got Device is UNLOCKED. Status code: 3 (check attachment).

Double, triple check. Am I really lucky to have unlocked bootloader?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killrhythm09:
Did you actually check if it was unlocked before trying this, or did you just take the previous owner's word for it?

Also, what did the command line say after you did the fastboot oem unlock?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aviwdoowks:
You unlocked your unlocked phone! Lol.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zeljko1234:
I just believed to previous owner. It's funny for me too :D Even more funny is that he told me that he used safestrap. Safestrap and latest stock convinced me that bootloader is locked.

I didn't run fastboot oem unlock because should be unlocked already. I can do it today or just try to flash custom recovery. I didn't read much topics for unlocked bootloader.

Any recommendation for custom recovery and full functional rom?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killrhythm09:
IMO TWRP is the best recovery. You can get the newest copy of it here:

http://androidhosting.org/Devs/Dhacker29/msm8960/

Grab the bottom one. Should be xhdpi.

Best ROM depends on what you like. CM 11 is pretty stable at this point (they just released an M5 build for it).
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zeljko1234:
I like rom without unnecessary features, fast and reliable. I read that CM11 has some problems, for example with compass. I'll try it (of my phone is really unlocked) and latest CM10.x

I use TWRP on three of four my devices. Thx for link and recommendations.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zeljko1234:
I couldn't resist and flashed TWRP few minutes ago. It works! Happy :)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g4rvd4:
As the title says, sometimes I wonder why review sites miss out covering the most basic elements of a phone's interface. It's inexplicable. I've scoured websites for this information, and I've kind of found out a few of them, but no one site has it all and it would be a great help to me to decide on this phone, and maybe for others as well.

Requesting screenshots for the following:

Incoming call screen with contact picture (before answering)

Incoming call screen without contact picture (before answering)

Outgoing call screen (before answering)

Ongoing call screen with contact picture

Ongoing call screen without contact picture

Missed calls / messages notifications on the lockscreen

Thanks for obliging! :D
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g4rvd4:
BUMP! :(
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WinterApocalypse:
Here are a few of the screens you requested.

The ones WITH Caller ID would just put the contact image in place of the blank one.

http://imgur.com/a/1GsCG#0

EDIT: Also, I believe that missed calls that HAVE an ID will show up on the lockscreen, and not just the status bar. I just don't have a second phone to confirm that with right now.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g4rvd4:
Thank you so much for that!!

So the picture size is going to be pretty small then for caller ID.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] myk.robinson:
I have it unchecked in call settings to not show text and reminder options for declined calls, yet it still does this.

Any way to definitely disable this behavior?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ThaGoodLyfe101:
Hello, I'm New To The Site But I Been Told You Guys Are Some Of The Most Talented People On The Net. Well Str8 To The Point, I Have The Wizard But I Hate Tmobile Internet Service So I Would Like To Know, If I Unlock It Will I Be Able To Use Cingulars Internet Service
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Silvernrg:
Well if I get you right, you want to use the Internet service of another provider but using your regular SIM ....

that is not posible, since the internet conection of the provider works with their sim card and not with a specific phone :( sorry!!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ThaGoodLyfe101:
No, I Will Get The Cingular Service But I Jus Want To Make SUre It Will Work Before I Make Any Moves
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Silvernrg:
Oh in that case it's no prob. :D

look in the Forum for simunlocking ... the program is called lockwiz simply download it .. and youre ppc will work with every provider even overseas !!

Now that's simply using another SIM card ... you could have a little Trouble if you want to upgrade your CID and change the Tmobile software installed on youre phone though ... depending on your chip version.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ThaGoodLyfe101:
Thanx Alot.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinesh690:
Hello there,

So, I had my phones screen repaired a few weeks ago. For the last two 2 weeks or so, after the phone loses about 30% charge it will start losing signal and then regaining it and this will occur for about 5 mins and then the phone will shut down weather its at 15% or 70%.

After this, everytime I reboot the phone it will turn off within 20 seconds even though it will still have plenty of charge on it. However, It is a dirty shut down. It won't say phone is shutting down, it will just turn off instantly

The only way to solve it is to charge the phone. It will say it still has charge once I put it on charge and that the battery is not fully drained and once it reaches a high enough percentage (e.g 80%). I will be able to use the phone till it drops round about another 30% and the cycle will begin again.

I have tried switching to multiple ROMs and wiping everything of course so it must be a hardware issue. Do you think it is a dodgy battery? Or what could be causing this issue? Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thank you
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raj_luvs_frnds:
hi frnd,

i think its a battery issue. get it changed and everything will be fine...

Thanks & Regards
[General Accessories] asustf700t:
hey,

i have a very simple question,

I have a note 3 and use the screen mirroring option to send youtube to my media server so i can see it on the big screen as we dont have a smart TV.

but i want to be able to do that anywhere without a media server, their is all these smart usb sticks that turn TV's into smart ones but i dno where to start, i just wanna be able to send my media to the TV, i have a hdmi for my note 3 but it requires a power source and the cable isn't long enough and i really didn't research it properly before buying...

im sure their is a usb or something that will allow me to do this that doesn't cost a lot,
[General Accessories] daniel_loft:
Because I'm interested in the subject too, what software are you using as media server?
[General Accessories] asustf700t:
it's not a android media server its just a standard iomega media server got it for £80 from PC world.

anyone got any ideas????
[General Accessories] vectron:
Here you go, read my reviews here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41458688&postcount=12 and http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41092558&postcount=7 - this will do exactly what you want ;)
[General Accessories] asustf700t:
hello their, thank you, i will take the mk809 but this will instead turn the television into a smart tv rather then screenmirroring with the TV, correct?
[General Accessories] vectron:
That is correct. For mirroring and remote control of your phone, you can try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2365519
[General Accessories] asustf700t:
great, i must ask you, this stick you suggested online ive seen so many wifi issues, and i would indeed use it with wifi not ethernet, how do u deal with these issues?
[General Accessories] vectron:
Never had a wifi issue. I'm using it in a setup with our 12 year old 40" Sony CRT tube tv lol!!! which I converted to "smart tv". That tv doesn't even has hdmi port, so I have A/V cable going into that converter box with HDMI output and connect smart stick to it. Controlling it with a small bt keyboard and streaming videos from usb stick connected to my Asus wi-fi router. Mostly used by my kids, and obviously streaming movies over wi-fi, and never an issue. This is an old stick version, they have new ones with a better spec. I think most of the issues were with some of the earlier versions, even prior to mine, where stick used to get overheated and causing various issues included wi-fi.
[General Accessories] asustf700t:
wow im so supprised you have had no issues, could you suggest me a seller? Im in the UK, seriously i just read reviews and even typed in the name of the stick and wifi and theirs so many bad things lol
[General Accessories] vectron:
It's in my review link: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41092558&postcount=7 - from dx.com, if they still carry that model.
[General Accessories] asustf700t:
thank you
[Moto X General] Jamolah:
I love my motox but one of the features I miss about my S3/Note2 was the gallery feature where you could create folders and move pics around within the gallery app. It was so convenient!
[Moto X General] parkerbomar:
check out a different gallery app like quick pic!
[Moto X General] Solutions Etcetera:
Or a file manager like ES File Explorer
[Moto X General] Jamolah:
Parker, I know but I don't like downloading apps for existing functionally I find it redundant.

This should be functionality built into android

Solutions, I have been using a filer Explorer but it's cumbersome. Samsung's solution was so elegant
[Moto X General] popezaphod:
That's kind of the point of Android in general and Moto X in particular. It doesn't have all the extra crap that bloats the Samsung devices. If you want a feature, download an app. Simple.