yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] cragains:
Have you tried mobile Odin to flash recovery?
[General Questions and Answers] Masterchief87:
Just download TWRP to your phone and extract the recovery.img from the zip, then install Flashify For Root Users and use it to install TWRP. If you need a file manager app to extract the zip try Explorer By Speed Software. By the way this same method works for the tar file too as you can extract it just like a zip.

The avant isn't on the supported list for mobile Odin.
[General Questions and Answers] Exile1975:
Not sure about mobile Odin, but chainfire is beta testing a new project called flashfire that is it's replacement and seems to work. A little scary still because of blank screen bugs, so you can't tell what it's doing while flashing and just have to sit and wait for it to finish, but it's working. Search xda for instructions to sign up for beta testing if your interested.
[General Questions and Answers] DroidJP:
I finally installed twrp and rooted. Better late than never i suppose lol. Though it did leave me with couple of questions. 1. In the backup tab in twrp. I don't see EFS to check to backup anymore. Is it because this phone has a different setup than the previous Samsung phones i had? And 2. MTP does not seem to work even though its enabled. PC is stuck on "installing driver" and does nothing. (if there is no fix its no big deal, but would be nice lol). And lastly. I heard that twrp 2.8.3.0 is not stable and has some issues when backing up and restoring. I was going to flash that version, but after reading the issues it is having. I did not bother. Has that been fixed?

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] DMedina559:
2.8.3.0 doesnt have any problems that I've noticed. Only bug I've seen was when flashing SuperSU.zip when it was flashing the screen went all black. But no other problems when backing up. Haven't tried restoring yet.
[General Questions and Answers] DroidJP:
I think the problem is when restoring.. Lol. Is there a flashable zips for both versions?
[General Questions and Answers] DMedina559:
Lol ok, I'll try that later when I can.

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So when doing a full wipe I've had the black screen bug twice. Restoring right now, black screen bug just happened.

Black screen issue seems to only happen when doing anything with the /data partition
[General Questions and Answers] codyedmonson:
Any chance you could tell us what Dev it is?
[General Questions and Answers] DroidJP:
Sounds to me twrp was not properly ported. I wonder if installing cwm instead would be better for our device. I know a recovery is meant to be very basic, but why not have all these nice features. Why not, its 2015 lol.
[General Questions and Answers] Masterchief87:
Shabbypenguin doesn't have a Samsung avant to test on so you can't expect it to be 100% perfect. TWRP 2.8.1.0 still has some nice features that cwm doesn't have. Also I couldn't notice any difference between the features of 2.8.1.0 and 2.8.3.0

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Also, 2.8.1.0 has no issues other than taking a minute to boot up. Once it boots up it works perfectly.
[General Questions and Answers] Cobra11Murderer:
I think the problem there is we won't have selinux, I could be wrong but that's why other devices want people to use twrp instead
[General Questions and Answers] codyedmonson:
How are things coming along?
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
Been busy all week but I'll be getting back on it this weekend
[General Questions and Answers] codyedmonson:
Good to know! Keep us updated and if you need us to test we're here!
[General Questions and Answers] ChaosBitch:
Apppssss???????

Just have a question . I have the Tmobile Samsung Galaxy avant and I just see the all the apps since I recently root my phone and I have a total of 295 including user downloaded apps. Anyone have a list of safe apps to remove? I want my battery to last longer.
[General Questions and Answers] codyedmonson:
Don't remove. Just freeze. You can uninstall the system manager apps though, the ones T-Mobile uses to track data on your phone. Also if you have xposed installed you can use greenify (pro) and amplify (pro) to limit running apps and wakelocks on your phone. Most of the ones amplify says is safe to hibernate usually are but if you see one with RIL of CDMA don't hibernate them.
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
You can in remove abunch of that Samsung crap too like s voice and and touch wiz launcher
[General Questions and Answers] Masterchief87:
Just remember that if you don't know what it does you shouldn't delete it.
[General Questions and Answers] DroidJP:
Thats y always make a nandroid backup before doing anything. Should things go south u can always restore. Like i want to remove all of knox.
[General Questions and Answers] ChaosBitch:
Bloatware list?

OK now I have a total of 302 app now including my downloaded ones. The battery doesnt last that long . I have greenify some of the apps but I don't know what is safe and what isn't to disable. Does anyone got list of safe to remove bloatware?
[General Questions and Answers] linsalata28:
I'm about to try rooting this again but have a quick question.

Does the TWRP recovery work for the MetroPCS version?

TIA
[General Questions and Answers] xanlexian:
Yes. I can confirm TWRP v2.8.1.0 is working on my rooted MetroPCS Avant.
[General Questions and Answers] linsalata28:
Thanks I had already flashed it and it seems to be working fine.
[General Questions and Answers] codyedmonson:
All you need to do to root it is flash SuperSU through twrp and your phone is now rooted! Good luck and if you have problems, let us know.
[General Questions and Answers] linsalata28:
Yeah thats what I did thanks.

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Hey I would like to test your ROM out if your looking for testers.

Also has anyone got Xposed Additions to work on this?
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
I'm working on an app for this should be done by tonight
[General Questions and Answers] Masterchief87:
Yeah xposed additions works fine. I use it with haptic switch to enable haptic feedback for the recent apps & back buttons.

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This will make it possible to root without a PC?
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
Yes you will should be able to root unroot install recovery and/or stock recovery
[General Questions and Answers] Masterchief87:
I'm sure that will make a lot of people happy who don't have a PC or are intimidated by Odin.
[General Questions and Answers] DroidJP:
Now that my phone is rooted. I can't seem to find a way to backup efs partition since twrp does not have the option. Not having a backup is asking for problems should efs gets messed up when flashing custom roms. I read very bad stories that can go wrong if you lose the contents inside of this folder. I am not planning to find out either lol.
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
I mean 8 years I've been playing around with android I have never had this problem but anything is possible
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
Yo I need a merto users and a t mobile user to hit me up asap someone that know what they are doing in case something goes wrong I need a tester 2 guys from each carrier and will will probably start a hangout to chat

Hangout is dfuse06@gmail.com
[General Questions and Answers] tylerholbrook:
I did in the s3 days, was a pain in the ass and had to restore it using some pc app, i forget the process but it sucked. Had to inject the IMEI number
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
Well I can add backing the up to this app I'm building BTW I still need the tester they only thing working right now is flashing teamwin and stock recovery
[General Questions and Answers] DMedina559:
Why not dd it? In terminal with root permissions do "dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/efs of=/sdcard/efs.img"
[General Questions and Answers] tylerholbrook:
I can test metro, I'm not on hangouts though. Google plus? Tightvss@gmail.com.
[General Questions and Answers] Masterchief87:
Can this command be used to create a system.img?
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
It pulls the IMG this how I'm making this app and I'll make it to pull that partition for backup for people to

If you do of and not if of pushes

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Hit me on hangouts got something for you to try
[General Questions and Answers] DMedina559:
Yeah, I'm pretty sure, would take awhile tho as the system partition is huge.
[General Questions and Answers] Masterchief87:
Yeah like 1.4Gb uncompressed
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
You know you can always unzip the tar file it as all the system partitions in it that's how I got the stock recovery image
[General Questions and Answers] Masterchief87:
Yeah I was just curious. I've used the system.img files from both firmwares to make flashable stock ROMs.

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For some reason when I add root to the stock ROMs I made it breaks WiFi. Do you know why this is?
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
Was it t mobile or metro?
[General Questions and Answers] Masterchief87:
Both

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Actually I know for sure that it happened with the one for T-Mobile and I think it did with the metro one too.
[General Questions and Answers] linsalata28:
Do you have a stock deodex ROM I can text? I would like to do some MODing my self but I'm without a PC/laptop ATM. I can make themes from my phone though so please if you have a deodex ROM can you please PM me link?

TIA

PS: We really need our own sub forum.
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
For test purposes only

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B62c5GHvW-zaeGs5d1pkaUdHa0E/edit?usp=docslist_api
[General Questions and Answers] DroidJP:
I hope to see another update on twrp for this phone that has the efs backup option like it did on my older phone. Gave me the peace of mind to try other roms. Until i see this option, going to be very careful. Root explore now mounts efs folder after giving it root access and am able to see files and folders in the efs folder. Not good. I must make a backup.
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
You see that app above tomorrow it will have that back up efs lol
[General Questions and Answers] Masterchief87:
We have deodex zips for T-Mobile and metro on android forums. Here's a link. http://androidforums.com/index.php?posts/6937965

Its completely up to you but you might wanna make a profile on android forums since we have our own sub forum there.
[General Questions and Answers] DroidJP:
What does it mean when Roms are "deodex". What's the difference?
[General Questions and Answers] jcl972:
try looking at this http://androidforums.com/threads/t-mobile-stock-4-4-2-deodex.913447/#post-6947128 we had a good discussion on it.
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
As I my self believe odex runs smoother deodex makes it easier to build ROMs theme etc so say you can't really tell the diff. The odex files have the classes.dex in them which is the java files when you deodex this puts the classes.dex into the apk. Boot times is faster with odex but all in all if you want customization themes deodex
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
As promise this should launch today I'm holding off on the root and unroot but if you want to unroot fully you can flash the stock recovery and use super user app to unroot
[General Questions and Answers] RodimusConvoy:
Wow does this thread stay busy. :D

Just curious about one thing: Is anybody using the Avant on AT&T/Cricket?
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
I haven't heard anyone mention them
[General Questions and Answers] RodimusConvoy:
Me either just making sure I didn't miss it since, well, the thread seems to stay busy.

Its only missing one band that would allow it to have LTE, but it has all the other bands as my current phone (the Sonata 4G) which can pick up 4G just fine, so it would make a great replacement. Ah well guess I'll be one of the first to find out. Walmart (depending on which one you go to) has them in abundance, and I think the ones by "Walmart Family Mobile" don't have any T-Mobile branding on it. I think.
[General Questions and Answers] JazzMartian:
Thanks a ton to the OP for this! Also a big thanks to everybody who is contributing development to this phone. This phone packs a ton of bang for your buck, and I hope to see it receive a dedicated forum on XDA.

After checking out the phones from my carrier (MPCS), this one appeared to be the best one by far in the price range I could afford at the time. Everything sounded good on paper, except the knocks it was getting for its "washed out looking screen". That was a huge turn off for me, so I had decided to go with the ZTE ZMAX. Big mistake. That thing had a battery that couldn't be removed, a special tool required to open the SD and sim card slots (I mean the security of that is nice and all, but I just wasn't diggin' that). The phone was on KitKat 4.4.2, but somehow had the Jellybean "Settings" icon? This phone did not appear anywhere close to being able to compete with any line of Galaxy. The only thing I really liked about it, was the phablet screen size (I dug it). However, having that large screen just did not make up for the phone's shortcomings. Not only that, but from my digging, I discovered that it couldn't be rooted! DONE with the ZTE. I decided to research the Avant further, and discovered this thread: SOLD!

The next day I went back to the carrier and checked the Avant out, and the Avant's screen looked perfectly fine to me. I must admit that after I got it home and messed about with it further, at times, some things did look a bit washed out, but it wasn't really that bad at all, nor a huge deal to me. Especially after I downloaded Display Calibration Pro, and ran it on the phone. The screen quality did look better. For the price I think I have to give this phone a 4.5 star rating.

I am still looking around for another screen calibration app (though if I can't find one, no biggie smalls), but I'm not sure if one exists that is like what I want. If anybody has one to recommend, please let me know. I basically want an app that allows you to adjust the types of basic display settings that an TV does. These really seems like options that should be built into any device with a display): picture mode (vivid, cinema, custom, etc.) brightness, contrast, color, tint, sharpness, color temp, saturation, gamma, etc.. at least, if not also advanced options! While I really badly do want such an app, Display Calibration Pro seemed like the best of what I found on Google Play, is a pretty neat app, and I'm content with my Avant's picture quality. :good:
[General Questions and Answers] DroidJP:
It is a good phone, screen size is perfect. The irony was before i got the Avant. Was close to getting a ZTE brand phone because it looked nice but at the same time, i was like, i don't know lol. So i went with the Avant instead. Its a good thing i came to my senses lol. There are Android phones out there that gets no love. Especially Verizon phones. These phones are soo locked down that you minus will just get a Blackberry if you want top-notch security lol. I consider these phones the blacksheep to Android as i thought that Android is all about openess.
[General Questions and Answers] JazzMartian:
Yeah we're talkin about a $100 Sammy Glxy with 16GB internal, a 1.2GHz quad core, with a 4.5" respectable HD-looking display, and (IIRC) 1.5 GB of RAM?! There's no doubt in my mind at this point, that it's the best phone around its price-point. One thing I realized afterwards, as far as why the salesman at the store was so quick to push the ZTE on me: profit margin. It isn't just manufactured in China, but ZTE is a Chinese company. All it had on the Sammy was it's big screen. I have an Nvidia Shield Portable, with a decent enough sized screen as my go-to portable Android device. When I want/need a bigger screen, well that's what the 50" Panasonic Plasma is hanging on my bedroom wall for. I told the salesman (to quote 1990 high-top fade Kid Rock) "it's not the size of the wand, it's the magic in it". :cool:

Anyways, as far as Google's open mobile (well home now too) OS platform goes, it kinda feels like a "bait and switch". I've actually had a Google Phone support rep mention the high number of root apps associated with my acct. to me. Most of the manufacturers and service providers tend to often give off the same vibe about it. I wouldn't be surprised if within 5 years, Google completely ruins Android. I sure hope not though. For now I'm not gonna worry about it. I'm gonna just enjoy this ride as long as it lasts. :fingers-crossed:
[General Questions and Answers] DroidJP:
The only complaint i have with the Avant is that, i wish it was optimized like the galaxy light. The antenna for LTE on the light was very sensitive. Hardly would you see 4G. You had to be in a very bad spot to lose LTE like inside a store. And even then, LTE is still showing despite having a weak signal. I guess its a hit or miss with each Samsung model. Can't have it all i suppose lol.
[General Questions and Answers] JazzMartian:
TRUE DAT lol. I guess the good news is that (I think) something like the LTE issue could probably be improved with the right firmware update. The sorta washed out display display has been my biggest qualm with it. I really notice it when I hold it next to my Shield's screen. It's been a pretty minor thing to me though, and doesn't bug me much. If the right calibration software is run on it, it can be improved a good deal. But, now that you mention it though, I guess I have noticed that the LTE is a bit wonky on it. Guess if enough of us contact our carrier, Sam might attempt to do something about it. :fingers-crossed:
[General Questions and Answers] DroidJP:
I wonder if the Avant was rushed out the door to replace the GL. What got me sold was the larger internal storage and screen. But the washed out display and especially no HD out of the box is my biggest qualm that i have with it. Seems like the GL was too good for a budget phone lol. Sammy sure did pay attention to details on that phone and got sloppy with the Avant. That's my only guess i could think of.
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
Avant Exploded ​

EFS backup got pulled for now sorry there was issues but this is live now and at least it could be a little bit helpful for new users or someone who don't know what recovery to use

Play Store Link

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dfuse.avantexploded​
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
I don't mean to be contrary, but in the couple days I had that Avant that my co-worker found, I did some side-by-side Speedtests with the Avant and my Galaxy Light, and found them to be pretty much equal.

Then again, I do have a pretty good signal. I should have done tests at work where the signal sucks.
[General Questions and Answers] DroidJP:
When you have good signal, its fine. I just think that the antenna could of been better. I mean it's not that bad but enough to notice. When i am outside, its full LTE signal. I know its a minor thing, i just happen to notice the way the signal behaves or could say kind of wonky when conparing to Galaxy Light. Like the light has LTE as its first priority before it switches to 4G where as the Avant, barely drops and 4G it goes lol. Maybe the light has a much lower minimum threshold than the Avant. Like i said, its a hit or miss with each model lol.
[General Questions and Answers] Infinite.Finite:
ANK3 issues

Man, I've been running ANG6 on T-Mobile rooted for awhile with almost no problems. Recently I've been trying to get updated to ANK3 but no matter what I do my wifi is breaking.

Also and unfortunately, Odin is not an option for me at the moment. Any clues dudes?
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
So how are you installing the update I need to know what you're doing so I can help you
[General Questions and Answers] Infinite.Finite:
I've been attempting to flash stock roms. I've tried it with Chiefs' from androidforums, one I downloaded from who knows where a while ago, and another ANG6 stock I had from right around when I rooted.

Running TWRP, I've tried simple factory reset beforehand as well as straight wiping everything but my SD.

Of course, it always comes back with a NAND restore.
[General Questions and Answers] DMedina559:
I think you would have to use Odin if your rooted and trying to update from a stock Rom, Samsung has a system app that detect root (the device status thing you see in setting that says official or modified) wont allow an up date to download/install.. I think
[General Questions and Answers] Infinite.Finite:
Well, it's not stock stock (see above) just "stock" untouched roms.
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
You're on t mobile

I'm gonna hook you up but you're gonna have to wipe system cache and data
[General Questions and Answers] Infinite.Finite:
Yupp, made sure I was using roms made for it rather than metro as well.
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
Read my edit post above and give me 30 Mins

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Hey man give me until tomorrow because samsung is a little different then LG the system.img is system.img.ext4 and I need to check up on that but I'm gonna make the tar a zip for you to flash because you can't use Odin

I don't want to give you something that messes you up
[General Questions and Answers] Infinite.Finite:
Awesome, that's a life saver man. It's been too long since I got my hands dirty with android. Thank you and I look forward to it.
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
Hey if you're unable to use Odin check out my app I just put in play to install recovery

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dfuse.avantexploded
[General Questions and Answers] Infinite.Finite:
I actually checked it out from your earlier posts haha. It's lookin pretty good dude, I haven't had any issues with TWRP so far though. Unless, you're thinkin switching to CWM might have an effect?
[General Questions and Answers] Masterchief87:
I had a feeling that the update.zip to update to the ank3 firmware made changes to more than just the system and boot partitions

but I dont have any way of knowing exactly what's in the update cause even though I snagged a copy, Sammy has it encrypted. If anyone could break the encryption it would then be easy to get a flashable update. I can snag copies of the ota updates but they are useless.
[General Questions and Answers] jcl972:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=23836 try that for the firmware if your having trouble getting the correct firmware to work. I just installed it and it works.
[General Questions and Answers] jcl972:
I had to reflash stock firmware and I've installed xposed with Wanam. I have Fiddler on my computer and I can't tether. I get metropcs upsell page. Just yesterday before I flashed I could tether. Any ideas?
[General Questions and Answers] Masterchief87:
Yeah I already got every firmware from ang6 to ank3 plus both the ones for metro. I'd just like to know which partitions change and which stay the same so I could fix my stock ROMs so that it wouldn't matter which firmware they get flashed on.
[General Questions and Answers] jcl972:
Anybody got anything?
[General Questions and Answers] D-FUSE:
No Linux support though
[General Questions and Answers] linsalata28:
Does anyone have a backup of the old Flashify.apk before the latest update? The new update has 3 flash limit without purchasing the premium version.