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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jberthoty:
I'm trying really hard to do this without being dopey. I want to get my Galaxy Tab 10.1 P7510 to slim down and speed up, so I want to root and apply a new ROM. This much I'm pretty sure of. I understand that I need to replace the recovery code, which will allow me to replace the stock ROM with a modded ROM. (How am I doing?). I think I need Odin running on my PC to load the new recovery. I understand booting into recovery mode (I think). I've read about putting the new ROM on my device and rebooting into it. I believe I then need to install google apps to get some of the basic stuff (like Play store) back on the device. I assume that is because they are not part of the modded ROMs? But... how the heck does one decide WHICH recovery, WHICH ROM, WHICH gapps and the right versions of each? I'm going around and around. I'm willing to do the research, but I'm not even clear on the high-level process and steps, let alone the details, finer points. I'm a retired app developer (client server, Oracle, Powerbuilder) so I have some idea of what I'm doing. Just some. Thanks in advance if anyone cares to help.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ciuffy:
A custom ROM can be installed via custom recovery or Odin, so you don't really need a custom recovery before installing it, however it is higly advised.

To say it all, you don't even need root to flash a custom recovery. Some custom recovery like CM also come already rooted.

It is because they are not part of the custom ROM, since including gapps source code would take up more space and some other issues. Regarding the fact about which recovery and ROM to choose... the fact that there is a lot of them doesn't mean that they are very different. Some are based on the source code of another and just add little features that one must be looking for in order to be interested. Generally, TWRP and CWM are the ones most documented. With a simple google comparision research you should be able to decide. Custom ROMs are also based on two vastly documentet projrcts: CM and AOSP. Start with the regular ones, try them both, stock with one if you don't need anything else or start looking around among the forks.

However, I started using custom ROMs with an objective: build source code. For this scope, I decided to use CM for it's huge documentation, since I was looking for a kernel that did one particolar thing, but there wasn't one so I did it on my own. Just to say, I don't know how it feels like to be in decisive about what ROM to pick up.

Ciuffy's SM-G900F CM 12.1 spirit hath marked this way.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Richy_T:
Solved (how can I add that to the title?)

Verizon Galaxy S5, rooted and running 4.4.4

I had a weird and unsettling incident today. I had my phone set up for pattern unlock. I pulled my phone from my pocket and it was on a pin unlock screen. I was unable to get it to go back to pattern unlock, even with pulling the battery. As so often happens when I'm ambushed with a password requirement (the old pattern unlock didn't require a pin), I couldn't remember it. I'm sure I'll remember it eventually but I needed to have navigation right then so I had to do the reset, lost some stuff, nothing too important (old factory reset didn't used to wipe the SD so I lost some stuff there too). Mostly annoying but neither here nor there really. I always assume that anything on my phone is volatile.

So that was that. I assumed my phone had pocket-swiped and got caught in a pin fallback. Except I'm playing with my phone now and I'm unable to duplicate the effect. I have a pattern set and a pin behind it but playing with it and getting the pattern wrong doesn't lock me into having to enter the pin. If I get the pattern wrong several times, I get prompted with forgot pattern (which prompts me for my google account info) or backup pin (which prompts me for my pin but allows me to hit the back arrow to go back to the pattern).

If it helps, I did not have encryption on this device. It was not new when I got it so I had performed a factory reset so it should have been in exactly the same state. Can anyone help me understand how I got locked into this "having to enter a pin" state?

[Edit: I just tried enabling the pin lock screen and it is different from the screen that I saw which was more like the "backup pin" screen]

As an additional question, I see there is an option to disable the auto factory reset. If you disable it, what are your options for if you forget your passwords? How would you reset the device?

Edit2: OK, the clue was in there. If the auto factory reset is disabled, you are able to go back and forth between the pattern unlock and the pin unlock. If the auto factory reset is enabled, you jump to the pin unlock and then you get 10 chances at the pin and there is apparently no way to get back to the pattern unlock. I'll reserve comment on whether having the auto factory reset enabled as the default is a good idea or not.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Richy_T:
Just as an additional note, I just checked and it is not possible to unlock the device from the android device manager when it has a pattern lock or pin lock screen set
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gedavis:
This just happened to me after the tenth try and fail it wiped the whole internal and external cards and went in to boot loop I had to reflash the rom best thing to do is turn off the phone boot to safestrap and restore a back if you go through with the 10 tries at least pull your memory card before the 10th try
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Richy_T:
It looks like a good answer I found was that if you load up the play store on a browser on a PC, there is an app you can install that will unlock your device. Pretty smart (though not cheap [edit: actually pretty cheap, just not free]). I did need the nav but if I had known of this app, I probably would just have asked directions. I definitely should have pulled the sd card anyway.

Here is the link to the app. There is also a free version which does less. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.thomascannon.screenlockbypass.pro

Other useful info available here

http://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/ho...u-bypass-android-pattern-lock-screen-0138807/
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TPFN:
I accidentally messed around with my build.prop and mistyped something causing my phone to brick. So the problem atm is I can't even use my phone with messages popping up such as "Unfortunately the process com.android.systemui has stopped working" and "Unfortunately the process Home has stopped working." I tried to factory resetting which didn't work at all. Right now I am trying to fix it through flash but I can't since when I plug my USB into my computer, I can't changed my USB settings to MTP and since the messages shown above keeps popping up preventing me from clicking anything on my screen. Any help would be appreciated!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeik:
You "accidentally messed arround with the build.prop"???

Can you access TWRP recovery?

You do know that you can transfer files over it?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TPFN:
Oops stated that wrong. Guess I was in a hurry trying to fix my phone but no it was not an accident. And sorry, not too good at this stuff but what is TWRP recovery?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeik:
.___.

It is a modernised recovery menu,with easier,touch controls.

Basically a MUST when flashing roms.

I guess you dont have that...

Now the only thing you can do is flash the stock rom again with the kdz or tot method.

DO NOT TRY RESTORING IT WITH LG PC SUITE!

It will brick your device,because it had been rooted(LG made that on purpose-"kill dem rooted phones")
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TPFN:
I stated above in the post that I had already tried flashing but it says my phone was not plugged into the pc. I can't change to option of the USB to MTP which then my computer can't recognize.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeik:
With the LG PC Suite,LG Flash Tool or the TOT method?

They react differently.

And if your phone won't ,you either have no drivers,or have bad ones.

Try on another PC also,but be sure to have drivers installed.

Connect the device inDOWNLOAD MODE
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TPFN:
I used the LG Flash Tool. I downloaded the driver I believe called the LG United something, don't exactly remember the name.

I tried on 2 PCs already with the same result unable to recognize my phone even though I hear the sound when I plug it in.

And how do I connect it through download mode? Jk I found out how. I'll see what happens next.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeik:
Meh,sounds like your Download Mode

is also broken.

Does anything happen when you turn your g2 completely off and connect it to the PC?

EDIT

Also,make a screenshot with the Snipping Tool of the Device Manager when your G2 is connected
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TPFN:
Well I got the Download mode to work, but I'm not exactly sure if it's working since its stuck on 0%.

And no nothing happens.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeik:
If you aren't flashing anything,it will show 0%. xD

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45293512

This is the guide for both KDZ and TOT methods.

I also had a simmilar issue,but my flashes with KDZ would always stop at 2%.

So I went with the TOT method and it worked.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TPFN:
I'll try the TOT one out. But quick question I have a sprint LG G2 and there are like 3 different zip files and idk which one my exact model is...

And thanks a lot for helping me through this, this is the first time this happened to me and i'm just in a mess right now...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeik:
The box your phone came in has the model number(if you cant recognise the model number,take pictures of all sides of the box,and I will tell you(do hide/cover the IMEI number))
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TPFN:
I currently don't have a device for taking a photo but I found the box and I believe this is the model #: LGLS980WTK

But comparing it to the 4 downloads, I can't seem to find it... any help?

The 4 Downloads are: LS980ZV8_13.zip, LS980ZVA_01.zip, LS980ZVC_12.zip, LS980ZVE_03.zip
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TPFN:
Ok I have a problem atm of getting an error when flashing:

Error:CrossDL [SM-G920F] to [LS980]

That was the model I was trying to change to during build.prop, and I'm assuming the flash is assuming my model is the samsung one.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmayhemreturnsx:
Do you have teamveiwer I might be able to help you out. Otherwise you can get your phone fixed on eBay like I did when I super bricked my phone.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeik:
Erm...

Did you ask for guidance at the thread I provided?

The OP is good at helping when details are troublesome.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TPFN:
I have teamviewer. Mind if i do it tmr?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmayhemreturnsx:
No problem
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TPFN:
I found out which model I had but I have a new problem now in a newer reply I posted.

"Ok I have a problem atm of getting an error when flashing:

Error:CrossDL [SM-G920F] to [LS980]

That was the model I was trying to change to during build.prop, and I'm assuming the flash is assuming my model is the samsung one."

Just wondering if you know what is going on then ill ask in the thread.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeik:
I suggest you ask in that thread.

I probably could help you if you had an international d802 variant.

Other variants(especially operator-modified ones) are not familiar to me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raymytech:
I met this tutorial on YouTube on how to install windows on android, I don't know if it's true. Gurus look into this (change my software 8 EDITION) raymytech.tk
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeusumit:
Where is the video?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raymytech:
Here

https:// .youtube .com/watch?v=vvw9CMMlDJ4
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DovHaLavon:
Android Authority has a tutorial on how to use "Change My Software" to supposedly change your Android device to Windows 10/8/7/xp, etc. It claims you can also dualboot.

Has anyone attempted this?

Seems "fishy" yes?
[Nexus 6 Accessories] GeneticJim:
I came across this Kickstarter. It seems like a great idea. I backed it. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1041610927/znaps-the-9-magnetic-adapter-for-your-mobile-devic
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Yoeltimeisup:
I think I'll be backing this as well. I would love to have one on my wireless car charger as well so I can easily switch the USB cable from the charger to my N6 if I need to charge faster and not have to fumble with the cable.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] 8Fishes:
It looks like it can be a real pain to remove if you want to use someone else's cable to charge. Either that or you're going to be carrying your own cable everywhere or carry the cable adapter and risk/probably lose it.

I feel like this is going to be outdated technology when apple introduces something along the lines of there own wireless charger + bluetooth syncing. Apple has 'pioneered' this in the laptops for a while. They also 'invented' the iphones. I'm sure they thought of putting the magnetic ends to it since they also love creating there unique connectors. There's a few reasons why a small magnetic connector like that wouldn't work. For one, the magnetic strength isn't going to be good. It already sucks on the current 'v2' of the mag connector.

USB-C, or 3.1, can easily support a 2amp current to a Qi Charger in addition to carrying data from a bluetooth transmitter to send data back to the host/computer device. That or the phone can sync via bluetooth directly with the computer.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Pilz:
Well its a good idea for people who have a tablet that doesn't support qi charging. I highly doubt crapple will incorporate wireless charging anytime soon considering how slow they were to add NFC. I backed out for my Shield Tablet and the possibility of USB 3.1 Type-C support
[Nexus 6 Accessories] pyro_teknic:
24 hours left to back it if you want one
[Nexus 6 Accessories] JTheAppMerchant:
I wonder if it will work if my Unicorn Beetle case has dust flaps
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Pilz:
You could always cut the end off the cut out a little to make it fit. I already "ordered" mine from their backing website that was set up. I bought 3 USB 3.1 Type-C ones, 3 micro USB connectors, and 2 of each cable adapter along with keychains to hold them when I goto class. My micro USB ones should ship out soon so I'll have to post a review if them when they arrive. I plan to use them on my Nvidia Shield Tablet LTE and my two Nexus 6's
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Cdmills:
I'm stuck. I'm trying to root and install twrp recovery thru Odin. I have everything downloaded except twrp.. When I download twrp my computer asks if I want to open with winzip. I click yes then winzip has a message saying it is an unsupported archive. I'm downloading twrp 2.8.7 4.4.img.tar. I need help with this. How do I download twrp and get it so I can put it in Odin? I have searched all day for answer. Please help
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Cdmills:
I forgot to say I'm on t mobile Galaxy Note 3 5.0
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] HappyPlato:
Just save the the file as is. Why are you opening it in Winzip? Doesn't sound like you know enough to flash your phone. Please google how to odin twrp before you do it. Read it twice.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Cdmills:
I got it. I came from Verizon where had locked bootloader and had to use safestrap. Never used custom recovery. For some reason the first time I saved the file, I couldn't get Odin to open it. I'm now rooted with custom rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] LiftedDroid:
Here easiest way

Install these apps from store

Twrp manager

Flashify

Download the twrp install via either then flash with Flashify . All other apps failed Installing twrp except flashify can download cwm twrp and Philz via flashify then backup kernel or recovery. Using SD card(simple fix to bootloop issues sometimes) flash the file you downloaded from it not phone. Should reboot after and hold down power home and vol+. Boot into recovery and back up everything. Should have already done this before you did custom rom. Incase partitions decided to corrupt lol note and galaxy tend to have a issue with partitions corrupting.

Subscribed to thread so need detailed guide that easy I got u. As well as files to use.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Cdmills:
Thank you. I did backup everything. I always do. I appreciate your time and help. I know I will have other questions in the future, if you don't mind, it would be nice to know there is someone who can help if I get stuck.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] LiftedDroid:
Did you get it working? Since twrp manager been updated it works but still need SD card and have to make sure the external SD is set right. Anyway happy to help.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karan555:
last day i bought this device to be used as spare, i rooted it with kingroot, then i didn't liked its laucher ,so installed amigo laucher which asked for root permissions and i granted ,then it rebooted , but reboot failed , device stuck on intex logo, i tried to perform hard reset through power and volume + butto which succeded by clearing user data and cache partition, but still its not booting , i know that first boot takes atleast 10 minutes while more than it i given to that device,

i know using sp flash tool but i not fouund any stock rom of intex aqua power plus and i think it is mediatek mt6582m

please someone help to find any compatible stock rom which should work with it and i get my device back

i used some roms of mt6582, like i have gionne ctrl v4s roms but got brom error not enough memory 1012
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karan555:
now i flashed my other phone gionne ctrl v4s rom on it and its not charging or connecting to pc ,it sometimes connect to pc and disconnect in few seconds, not getting detected in sp flash tool nor in device manager ,its due to i selected format all+ flash on latest sp flashing tool
[Xiaomi Redmi 1S] Ferhat78:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Arslan.miuicm12
[General Questions and Answers] ERasERHINT:
Hi

I want to make an account at 4pda.ru

but the problem is I don't know Russian.

I translated its pages from Google translate and then view them but I can't register

it always tell me this and i can't understand it

Please help me and make me an account

Having username: ERasERHINT

password: 1234567890

email address: eraser_hi_nt@yahoo.com

I will be extremely grateful to you for this act of kindness
[General Questions and Answers] ERasERHINT:
No one here :crying:
[General Questions and Answers] Darth:
You could email their support?? But this is XDA, not 4pda.

Thread closed.

Darth

Forum Moderator
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Rob Pomeroy:
Good day all.

My Wallaby lost its marbles (again) yesterday so I have performed the hard-reset, SD Backup restore routine once more. (Fortunately I'd taken a full backup the night before.)

The problem is that this morning, an all day event (a birthday) triggered the reminder alarm at 4am! My wife was not impressed...

I've had the problem of these all day reminders being earlier than wanted for a while. I seem to recall in the dim and distant past that they used to fire at 9am, which was perfect. Then that became 8am, and then 7am. I never found a way to correct that so just ignored it as a nuisance.

But 4am is a step to far. It's time for action! Any suggestions?

Regards,

Rob
[Moto E General] newboss:
i am new bee not much techy. . . i am running 4.4.4 stock.

Yesterday my phone got notification for 5.1 update. but as per suggestion of my friend i have preferred to format (factory reset) before updating. but sadly after Reset phone shows there is no update. what to do now ? is there any way to bring update back . .
[Moto E General] cksup:
Update your motorola update services app from play store....after that may be you will get update prompt again..
[Moto E General] zeshan94:
i think you were on stock untouched 4.4.4 when you got the update ..

just update the Motorola update services from play store.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abelcowl:
Ok, so here's the thing: I have a US retail XT1032.

I flashed the GPE Kitkat into my phone to get the Lollipop update back when there was no Lollipop for US retail. When I had the GPE Kitkat, I did the OTA to Lollipop 5.0.1.

After that, I tried to OTA to 5.1, but the upgrade stopped suddenly and no upgrade was made. And here's where I screwed up.

A friend of mine told me that, from Lollipop onwards, you couldn't upgrade unless you had a locked bootloader. So I tried to lock it. The problem is that I couldn't find the 5.0.1 GPE firmware, so I foolishly thought that I could use the 5.1 directly. That rendered my phone stuck at bootloader. So I downgraded to Kitkat and now it works.

I'd like to get back to Lollipop, but when I try to flash the GPE 4.4.4 ROM, it fails at every step. I don't want to try the Motorola OTA because I'm afraid something may go horribly wrong again, and because I don't want the Motorola firmware but the GPE.

Is there a way to do that, or am I stuck in Kitkat?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .:Dark:.:
You can go here and see if you can find the appropriate firmware for your phone.

Wipe, flash and reboot.

BTW, OTA updates will fail every time if you do not have a completely stock system including stock recovery.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lost101:
Firmware Image Index: http://xdaforums.com/moto-g/general/index-moto-g-falcon-factory-firmware-t3110795

Custom Recovery Flashable zips: http://xdaforums.com/moto-g/development/rom-stock-motorola-lollipop-rom-t3017510
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] sg85:
I bought my HTC one m8 from ebay, i live in the UK, how am I supposed to know if my phone is T-Mobile, AT&T .. and so on? :confused:

also, how do I download HBOOT from the device?
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] redpoint73:
Do an adb getvar all, and post the model ID, carrier ID, hboot number, main version, and radio numbers.

Do

not

post your IMEI and serial numbers from the getvar output, as these are private info which should

never

be posted online.

Also, does it say LOCKED, UNLOCKED or RELOCKED at the top of the bootloader screen? This screen also displays hboot number, radio number, and OS version. But will still need getvar to find CID and MID.

I'm not sure what you mean by that. Can you clarify?
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] prince ahmad:
I also buy HTC m8 sw I don't know how to install gapps and how to start google play store and google games
[Sony Smartwatch 3] Trolltest:
Hi all,

I have seen mentions in several places (including here http://9to5google.com/2014/12/18/how-to-update-android-wear-manually-ota-downloads/ and there http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61430452&postcount=6 ) that it is possible to sideload an OTA to the SmartWatch 3 without using fastboot or rooting, just rebooting in recovery and running adb sideload.

However, in my case, although the watch properly appears in "adb devices" when it's powered on, when I go into recovery, it does not appear anymore... And thus I can't run "adb sideload" as adb, obviously, says "no devices found" :(

Any idea? Am I missing some trick? I have tried this both on Windows 8 and on Ubuntu, both behave in the exact same way.

I have also tried going into recovery using two different means: "adb reboot recovery" and using the menu that has fastboot/recovery options, nothing solves the issue.

Thanks!

PS: The reason why I am trying to sideload the OTA is to go 4.4 -> 5.0.1 and not 4.4 -> 5.1.1 because of all the 5.1.1 issues + I hate 5.1.1 UI :)
[Sony Smartwatch 3] lekofraggle:
Did you click the adb sideload button in recovery? This enables adb.

If that does not work, try using fastboot to temporarily boot twrp from fastboot, but you will need to install fastboot drivers on your p.c. and find a 4.4 version of twrp.

The command is

fastboot boot twrp.img

From there you should be able to use adb.