yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Somewhat correct. If the firmware is official (signed and encrypted) and for your CID, it will flash with s-on.

However, once the firmware has been modified in any way (as the one you tried clearly is) or otherwise not signed, you can't flash it unless you have s-off.

But I don't think flashing firmware is what you really want. You might be mixing up firmware with software (ROM). Firmware are the partitions that

don't

get changed when you flash a ROM. Firmware includes hboot, radio, and some other modules (WiFi, media, etc.). Since you need s-off to flash an "unofficial" firmware, and you are still s-on, you should still be on the stock firmware. And therefore, no need to "return to stock" since you still are stock.

What I think you mean, is that you want to return to stock ROM (since you are on CM12) and stock recovery. None of which require s-off. After that you can relock the bootloader. But it will always say RELOCKED instead of LOCKED, as the latter requires s-off. If you are selling or giving the phone away, RELOCKED should be sufficient for most folks. Although I highly recommend disclosing that the bootloader was previously unlocked, root, etc. to the new owner.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Superflous:
'

so then I'm looking for a stock ROM from the carrier for firmware 4.20.666.1
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Superflous:
tx again Redpoint

As a followup- tx for taking the time to explain- I have set the phone back to stock and happy to have learned some.

You are one of the good ones'

Cheers
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
You're very welcome. Glad to see it worked out well for you.

Please click the "Thanks" button for any posts you found helpful.
[Amazon Fire Phone] russy23:
The wifi drops and says out of range, all other wifi devices work..any1 experiencing this
[Amazon Fire Phone] Junn21:
Yes, this happens to me, and was after updating to 4.6.1, there are some wifi I cannot access now :(
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] mcstorey:
Hi folks,

Take it easy on me, first post and all....

Looks like i made the standard mistake and bricked my XDA orbit :mad:

I can get to the bootloader menu but cannot get any ROM to load beyond 3%.

The phone is owned by my employer :eek: and I need to sort it ASAP before the IT dept find out!!!

O2 are not interested in helping out as I cannot prove its under warranty and it now boots to a T-Mobile boot screen!!

Does anyone know where I can send it to get repaired, anyone out there prepared to sort it for a reasonable fee....???

Any help appreciated!!

Thanks
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] meschle:
I guess you flashed it without cid unlocking it with USPL - did you not read my thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=306904

(forum rules read read read and more read) ;)

Best option is to send it to imei check http://www.imei-check.co.uk/

they will cid unlock it for you and reflash original rom - and blag it with your boss
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] MaskedMarauder:
220v through the charging socket and ask for a new one! :)
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] mcstorey:
Thanks Chaps!!

Have read through this forum through and through but alas a little too late!!!

Thanks for your advice though, will keep reading........

220v sounds like a last resort??

Someone else suggested a few seconds in the microwave!!!!

Did contact imei-check pasted response below:-

Hello,

Do you mean XDA neo or exec? If so we do *NOT* support this device at all. In case it is a XDAIII, XDAIIs, XDAIIi, XDAmini it only can be repaired from service centre by chip replacement.

So we are very sorry but we can not offer any solution for the device (it doesn't matter what version).

Regards,

IMEI-CHECK Team

This doesnt look to good?

Does anyone have any success with these guys and the Orbit?

Thanks again.
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] meschle:
I have read posts where they have sent their artemis to imei check - the reponse sounds confused - saying they do not support neo or exec but what about orbit?

I would contact again saying you have an o2 orbit = artemis they may have got confused if you just put down o2 orbit.

btw a wm6 rom for the orbit will be released soon - no dates yet - as its an official rom it will fix your orbit.
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] meschle:
There are some posts here of people sending their artemis to imei check http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=294950
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] DVG:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=315526
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robinjoeh:
Posted in the wrong section... PLease delete. Sorry.
[G4 Themes and Apps] samkle:
For anyone who doesn't have it, I would really suggest it. This is the Appstore from the kindle devices and the great thing about it is that it offers 1 free paid app every day (at the moment it's Monument Valley) and during holidays it offers a lot more. You can easily get it from the Amazon website. ?
[G4 Themes and Apps] flex0r:
What I dislike about it, I downloaded MV for free during a 1 day promo last year, is that when I uninstall the app store (even temporarily) it's impossible to run the apps it has installed, really dislike this kind of control/DRM personally. If anyone knows a workaround I'd love to hear about it, of course!
[G4 Themes and Apps] samkle:
I don't think there is but it's I don't think keeping the app I stalled is a big deal given the huge amount of storage you get with the g4 and it's always a better alternative to downloading apps illegally or paying for them ?
[G4 Themes and Apps] player911:
Hmmm. I always jump on these free apps/games during their promotions where I typically install the the stupid App store, "GET APP", then cancel the download... just so it is "purchased".

Never did I ever have to keep the Amazon Store to run the games I downloaded. They just show up in my App Drawer as normal apps.
[G4 Themes and Apps] daClaus:
Then log out of the amazon app store and try to run one of these usually payed apps. Having the same issue with tunein from amazon. Only works when I'm logged in.
[G4 Themes and Apps] inpherknow:
What is the difference between the amazon app store and the amazon app, where you can download apps as well? Does the amazon app store have more apps thsn amazon?
[G4 Themes and Apps] samkle:
The Amazon App is the app of the shopping site.

The Amazon Appstore is the appstore of the kindle devices that works with any android device.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daSn00p:
Hey everyone,

my girlfriend called me 2 mins ago, saying she got problems with her OPO. She said her phone wasnt responding so she hold the power button long for hard poweroff. Then when the phone restarted she came to that point where you have to enter your SIM Pin but wasnt able to enter numbers on the left side of the display, numbers in the middle or the right would work. She said she then recognized that the display was "slightly broken" on the left (so i think no spyder app by now ;) ). I dont know how much everything is messed up until i see the phone this evening.

Well, that was the story, now my questions. If im not able to enter the correct pin, is there still any way to backup her data of the phone? Maybe through recovery? On my OPO i got TWRP but hers still stock. Any other ideas?

Would be really thankfull for any hint!!!!

edit: In fact i dont know if PIN blocks data access just assumed it :D
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cholerabob:
..

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It doesn't in recovery since the function happens before the OS is loaded.

Install TWRP, or do a back up through stock recovery ( no idea if that function exists though in stock ), then factory reset in recovery, it will erase everything but give you access to the phone again....The backup will copy your protection settings , so that won't really help you if you re-apply it....

Maybe someone as a better idea, just going with what i know. Read once that you could connect a mouse to the phone, maybe that could help, you will have to dig around here to find info on that though, i have no idea where it is.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daSn00p:
thx for your answer but if im not wrong its not possible to install twrp without wiping all the data because at the moment the bootloader is locked.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cholerabob:
OK so like i said try to find info on the mouse thing, or full factory reset through stock recovery, it will give you access back to the phone by whipping everything.... I don't see any other choices.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daSn00p:
well as i wanted to save everything wiping wasnt an option ;)

(for what would i need access to the phone other then gaining the data?!)

but the tip with the mouse was perfect and simple as fcuk ;) just connected the mouse with an OTG adapter to the phone and was able to unlock screenlock and remove it, then copy all data to PC.

Now the OPO is ready to get repaired :D

thx!
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cholerabob:
Glad i could help :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] CHughes11:
So the reason for this thread is when I was experiencing problems with my first edge T-mobile customer support asked me to check my baseband version and I was told that I had the wrong version after the 5.1.1 upgrade.

My phone said the baseband was "G925TUVU2COF6" but the T-mobile rep said "T-Mobile : I see. The software version we had released was G925TUVU1AOF6."

Got a replacement edge and just upgraded over the air and I'm back with the "G925TUVU2COF6" version. My question is am I seriously getting the wrong version OTA or why does T-mobile think its this other number?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Gelialtron:
I believe this should help you with your quest: https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21137
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] PanchoPlanet:
So according to the link provided by Goltron your on the correct baseband.

So am I.

Pp.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulesky:
Hi all,

i'm very disappointed because i'm just breaking my screen when my zenfone fall of 60cm.

LCD is ok but screen is dead

On ebay i know you can find only the screen with kit, and LCD + screen

Does any one have advice for replacing the screen or screen + lcd? (video or pictures).:confused:

Asus France ask me 180€ to change that :(

thank for your help...
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hugoprh:
Seems pretty easy, please check these videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMIivqu6XJY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4HZt3Aadsc
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dodongobongo:
I ordered a screen replacement on AliExpress. I've only cracked the glass on my phone, but I don't think it's possible to replace the glass on its own. (Unless you have the hands of a neurosurgeon and special equipment.)

Tried changing screen today, but it requires a complete disassemble of the unit. I managed to remove the back and disconnect the components, however I wasn't able to remove the battery since it seems to be glued (?) in place on one side. I even tried using quite a bit of force, but eventually I chickened out since the battery started bending. I have no idea how they do it so easily in the video. If anyone here has managed this disassemble I'd be very interested in getting some details.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hugoprh:
Try using a hair dryer on the battery for a minute, but keep moving the hair dryer up and down, to spread the heat all over, this should make the glue soft enough to make it easier to peel the battery off.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dodongobongo:
Finally managed to replace the screen. This one was really difficult to repair compared to the previous phones I've worked on, but maybe in part because there are no complete instructions out there yet. Lots of glue and tape holding it all together.

The battery isn't really glued, but rather held down by some sticky plastic. (Kinda like chewing gum.) I don't think heating will help here. I used a long, flat plastic object to reach underneath and loosen it from the battery.

I forgot to take pictures, but here are the steps I took. You can find some photos for the first half of the procedure.

Remove 14 screws from the back cover

Carefully remove back plastic cover (double sided tape on center)

Unplug the three connectors going to the top PCB/SoC (these are screen, SIM/SD and battery)

Remove speaker (black piece at the bottom, nothing is holding it in place)

Remove bottom PCB: flip up the little black switch to loosen the connector cable next to the battery, then unplug the wire going to the top PCB, then you can remove it. Vibrator piece doesn't need to be unplugged.

Battery can now be removed, but is as mentioned fastened very well. Try to pull it up on the left side to reach under it.

Unplug digitizer connector on the left side of the top PCB. Just peel off the yellow take and pull it out.

Peel loose the part of the metallic shielding that fastened the top PCB to the surface under where the battery was.

Top PCB can now be removed, start from right side.

Peel off the little "sticker" the digitizer connector goes to. This is probably part of what you're replacing, so it doesn't matter if you destroy it in the process. Otherwise try heating it.

Screen can finally be removed. It's removed from the front of the phone, same as for Zenfone 5. Start at the bottom. It's fastened with glue along all sides. If you're hoping not to ruin the LCD while removing the screen you will probably need a heat gun and extreme patience.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 6742307:
Just cracked my phone. :crying:Thanks for the instructions. Before I decide to do this, are any of the adhesives necessary to put the phone back together?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gipikay:
Yes, order some double-tape for cellphones.

Glad I'm not the only one that succeded :) althought I scrapped the battery in my case :(.

I followed mostly the same steps but for anyone that want some pictures, I posted them in another thread

http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/help/q-lcd-replacement-procedure-t3135165
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ptselv:
Can asus ze550ml screen will fit to ze550kl model
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ospatch:
[MENTION=7173793]Ptselv[/MENTION]: probably best to start a new thread rather than hijack one that is several months old.

And to answer your question: No, a ZE550ML screen will not fit a ZE550KL phone. My suggestion: search AliExpress.com for "ze551kl digitizer" and you'll be likely to find what you need.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robinjoeh:
Hello.

Please take your time to read this message.. It contains detailed information about this case...

I have a broken Z1 phone which I'm trying to fix. It all started with the phone turning off randomly, and wasn't possible to turn it back on. Not using the power button/red reset button or using power + volume up together (this worked previous times).

When the screen died, I could see white blocks of pixels moving around a few seconds before it completely shut down. There were no signs of life after that, the LED was completely dead as well. The computer didn't notice the device if I connected it with a USB cable. If I tried to charge the phone, the LED wouldn't turn red.

I decided to wait for a week in order to see if the battery could run out of charge. So after a week I took the USB cable and started to charge it. The LED turned back on, with a red color, which is correct when it is charging.

I thought it would work to boot - but nope, it did not work at all. Now is the time I decided to open up my device. I used a heat gun to heat the back edges of the phone. I then used some palastic tool to open the back cover from the phone. It all went very smooth and I disconnected the battery from the phone (removed the cable from the motherboard).

I let it be for about 10 minutes. After that I inserted the cable back to the motherboard, and tried to boot. This time, nothing happend again.. So I started to charge it, and a screen came up saying 1% battery... So I let it charge the battery for a few hours until it rached 100%.

The battery is now 100% charged. The phone still refuses to boot up the first time. The second time I tried, it worked. I was able to connect my phone to my computer, so I took a backup of all files. I downloaded Sony PC Companion, and made a factory reset. This went very smooth as well.

I thought everything was fixed after this - but nope. The phone randomly shuts down a few times, and each and every time, I'm just starting it again (it did crash both when I was using it, and when I did not). I was speaking on the phone with it yesterday for 1 hour (used a bluetooth device), without the back cover connected to the phone. The call went very good and the phone didn't crash anymore that evening.

I thought everything was good, once again. So I was letting my phone be powered on during the night when I was sleeping. When I woke up, I went to check the phone - and it was: dead.

Since this, I have not been able to power it on again. No matter what I do. I have tried to disconnect the battery, check for cables that aren't fixed and so on.. But everything seems to be OK.

My thought was that the battery was bad, so I went to a store in order to check if the battery is OK or not. They tested the battery with some kind of device, and said it has about 40% charge left.. And they didn't see any issues with it.

So... now I'm wondering, what kind of parts do I need in order to fix my phone? Is it just a new battery, or is it the whole motherboard that is gone? What do you think? I know you guys are very experienced, so I have high hopes of help from you.

Regards
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Just2Cause:
Hello!

Sorry to hear about what happened to your Z1, I'm currently in the state that my phone has a red LED when connected to anything and stays like that, PC doesn't even recognize it.

I see your problem is different, I'd suggest you to start here and hope for the best. Unfortunately I can't do that to my phone because PC is not recognizing my device.

Good luck

Regards,

~J2C
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robinjoeh:
Thanks for your reply. I have already tried that, however, my PC is not recognizing the phone either - so I'm not really sure how to proceed.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Just2Cause:
Then all I can say is.. Welcome abroad! :o
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robinjoeh:
Well, thank you... :)

I decided to take apart the device even more, and I found something on my motherboard, which probably is rust.

Check it here:

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z1/help/dead-motherboard-sony-xperia-z1-pictures-t3143905
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MEandMC:
Hi, I think my z1 is not yet completely dead, it still recognized by my PC. Its just no display, is there way to fix this issue,?thanks
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robinjoeh:
Hello.

Have you tried Volume up + power button pressed together for about 10-15 seconds? Do you feel any vibrations, how many?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MEandMC:
Yes, I watch it over YouTube. Still not working
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robinjoeh:
Download Sony PC Companion, plug in your phone and follow the instructions in order to reset your phone. If that doesn't work, then you have probably had water or some other hardware failure.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MEandMC:
Is this problem will cost me a lot of money if I'll bring it back to Sony for them to repair?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robinjoeh:
Not if you repair via Sony PC Companion. It will re-install the system on the phone, so in case it is a software error, it will be fixed.

However, if that doesn't help, then you need to check if you have any warranty valid on your phone. Even if you have warranty, it is not sure that Sony will cover costs for repairing your device. For example water damages will most likely be refused, and you'll have to pay for it yourself. I don't know how much it would cost though.
[Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 Questions & Answers] Juhele:
Hi,

we have 2 pieces of Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 phones at work. One is OK, second (tested using same networks), second one has problems with wifi connection. It always reported "authentication error" and asked again for password (I could enter the password 100x times again and again but always got same message). Even factory reset did not solve this.

As it was within the warranty we took it to authorized Samsung service center. They repaired it - said they replaced faulty part "swap unit" and did the factory reset - the protocol contains these items:

1) work - Sasung - Level 2 PBA

2) GH82-07142A - mobile unit

3) GH02-03143A - TAPE ETC-RF SHEET

I tested the phone yesterday and I am still not satisfied - even at home (have wifi router in a room next to mine), the phone reports "Strong" wifi signal but still has problems with connection. After first adding the network and entering the password it connected and worked for some time (no OS upgrade performed) but then reported problems with network and asked for reconnecting (could be "weak signal" it said - but it is nonsense).

Looks like I just had luck first time because after this I was almost unable to connect again - numerous removing and adding the network without success, phone often says that network was saved but does not seem to connect, then asks for password again and again. In fact from about 20 (or more) attempts to connect only 2 ones were successful.

As I do not experience the "authentication error" message now it does not look like the same problem. Do you think there is an other hardware problem or could this be software based?

The phone still has the original stock ROM, no root. Thinking about using Kies - maybe some official update could help.

What do you think?

PS: sorry I wanted to put this in Xcover2 section but for some reason ended in wrong one. May I kindly ask moderator to move this thread there? I am unable to do it :) thanks
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mike2040:
What is the expert method to deep clean, wipe every thing my OPO and than flash a ROM?

Hoping to hear from you experts.

Thanks.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsmyth:
You can flash the stock images via fastboot, that will erase everthing and get you back to stock. You can then install a custom recovery and flash roms again.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mike2040:
No need to prior Wipe data, Factory reset, Wipe all storage etc?

Thanks.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsmyth:
There is a command to wipe user data, see the below guide.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2839471