yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neonixxx:
Hey there. I recommend getting a cheap USB-OTG cable. You can plug a USB keyboard or USB mouse into the OTG cable and Android will automatically detect it. You can also use a USB hub to plug both a keyboard and mouse in at the same time if you so desire. Then you should be able to navigate the device and enable USB debugging. :)

I just recently used this method to recover stuff from my OPO that had a shattered screen and the digitizer was reading dozens of faux touches all over the screen from it. When I was using the mouse, it seemed to override the digitizer and the phone only paid attention to the mouse so it was a perfect solution. Although, instead of using ADB, I used Xender to transfer all my files directly to my backup phone.

OTG cables and adapters can be bought on eBay from China for less than a dollar and if you don't want to wait a few weeks, you can get them from domestic sellers on eBay or Amazon for just a few bucks.

---------- Post added at 06:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:25 PM ----------

By the way, if you don't mind me asking, if the pictures are on the SD card, why not just pull it out and use an SD card reader to copy them to a computer? Or did you mean to say the internal storage?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joe333x:
Unlike how android phones should be made, the LG G2 only has internal SD not ExtSD.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neonixxx:
Haha, ok, I wasn't sure if it did. I figured you meant internal, but when I googled "LG G2 SD card" a video of how to remove the SD card came up, but now I realize that was for the G2 Mini. :P

Anyway, take another look at my post if you want. I edited it to just say that you can enable ADB with the OTG cable and a mouse. That's probably the simpler solution you're looking for rather than using another app to transfer files. Hope it works for ya.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joe333x:
Thanks for that, im going to ask her how long she has before it needs to be sent back and how bad she cares about the pics. Sucks that theres no way to flash a recovery and mount the storage to a pc.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joe333x:
Just wanted to say thanks, ordered an otg cable and it worked perfectly.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neonixxx:
Awesome! happy or hear it worked for you.

Don't forget to hit the thanks button under my post :D
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MXCorp:
Hi, I´m new to the whole Android scene and therefore to the Rooting/flashing scene. So far I have always used Apple devices.

A friend convinced me that Android was the best option, so I got a Z2 Tablet to give it a try.

I have searched on this forums and have not been able to get an answer on whether it´s possible to Root my device which is on 5.1.1

I have to say the community is a lot friendlier when it comes to Jailbreaking an IPad, here it seems to be a sin to be new.

Sorry for the rant, am just kind of pissed.

Is there a simple yes/no answer to my question? If the answer is yes, is there a guide I can follow to get started?

I´ve been led to several guides and all of them make it clear that they dont work in my case, ANY help would be greatly appreciated.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BladeRunner:
Yes you can root, BUT you will likely have to downgrade to 4.4.2. See this thread here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784900&page=163 for the root method, and this thread here for the 4.4.2 firmware, there is also a link to the flash tool and a guide http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2-tablet/general/ftf-collection-locked-unlocked-bl-t3061431

Once you are rooted and have Nuts dual recovery installed you can flash prerooted firmwares to get you to rooted 5.1.1 if that is where you want to be. Look through the General thread to find the appropriate prerooted .zip for your device.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MXCorp:
Thank you! will look into those right away, much appreciated man-----!
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TimeTurn:
Rooting 23.5.A.0.570 Marshmallow / SGP521

Hi everyone.

Searched a lot of threads, but did not find the answer, so I dig out this one to ask.

I have a SGP521 castor with 23.5.A.0.570 Marshmallow and don't get this rooted. The bootloader is open.

I need the customized DE Fiirmware, so the russian Vodafone prerooted here is no Option, not to mention the Vodafone bloatware included.

With Lollipop, this was no problem. Just flashed the rather old custom Kernel "Z2Tab_DooMLoRD_AdvStkKernel_LTE-v03_17.1.1.A.0.402", with this I flashed SuperSU from the included recovery and then re-flashed boot from the stock ROM with Flashtool.

This procedure does not work anymore with Marshmallow. After flashing the stock Kernel, it does not boot (Bootloop) anymore.

I tried building a PRF with the latest PRFcreator 1.3 including SuperSU Beta v2.71-20160331103524 and TabZ2-lockeddualrecovery2.8.26-RELEASE.combined, but ths has no root and no Recovery after booting up, even when flashed with TWRP 2.8.7.0 from the Lollipop stock ROM DualRecovery.

I build a modified Kernel on NUT's DualRecovery Page by uploading the kernel.sin (SGP521_23.5.A.0.570_XZDRKernel2.8.26-RELEASE.flashable), but flashing this does not work either. The system does not boot with it. I tried to flash the boot.img in the TMP folder of it, but no luck.

Forgot to mention that I tried to flash TWRP to recovery partition, but since Sony devices with no TA Update have this FOTA crap, it does not boot the recovery of course. On my Xperia Z Ultra I flashed the dedicated recovery TA patch with Emma, so I did not had such problems there - but the Z Ultra has no Marshmallow of course.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] serjann:
+1 in search info for rooting too...

flashed by XperiFirm of Flashtool 23.5.A.0.570 Marshmallow for my SGP512 and then tryed root device in flashtool and get it log

28/012/2016 22:12:23 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.20.0 built on 04-10-2015 21:00:00
28/012/2016 22:12:23 - INFO - Executing search strategies to find proxy selector
28/012/2016 22:12:23 - INFO - No proxy found for IE. Trying next one
28/012/2016 22:12:23 - INFO - Strategy firefox failed trying next one : No Firefox installation found
28/012/2016 22:12:23 - INFO - No proxy found for java. Trying next one
28/012/2016 22:12:23 - INFO - Syncing devices from github
28/012/2016 22:12:23 - INFO - Opening devices repository.
28/012/2016 22:12:23 - INFO - Scanning devices folder for changes.
28/012/2016 22:12:27 - INFO - Pulling changes from github.
28/012/2016 22:12:28 - INFO - Quietly closing devices repository.
28/012/2016 22:12:28 - INFO - Devices sync finished.
28/012/2016 22:12:28 - INFO - Loading devices database
28/012/2016 22:12:28 - ERROR - root : this bundle is not valid
28/012/2016 22:12:28 - INFO - Loaded 86 devices
28/012/2016 22:12:28 - INFO - Starting phone detection
28/012/2016 22:12:32 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging on
28/012/2016 22:12:33 - INFO - Connected device : Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
28/012/2016 22:12:33 - INFO - Installed version of busybox : N/A
28/012/2016 22:12:33 - INFO - Android version : 6.0.1 / kernel version : 3.4.0-perf-g3189667 / Build number : 23.5.A.0.570
28/012/2016 22:12:33 - INFO - Root access denied
28/017/2016 22:17:34 - INFO - Pushing C:\Flashtool\custom\root\PsNeuter\psneuter.tar.uue to /data/local/tmp
28/017/2016 22:17:34 - INFO - Pushing C:\Users\Admin\.flashTool\devices\busybox\1.20.2\busybox to /data/local/tmp/busybox
28/017/2016 22:17:35 - INFO - Pushing C:\Flashtool\custom\root\subin\Supersu\su to /data/local/tmp/su
28/017/2016 22:17:35 - INFO - Pushing C:\Flashtool\custom\root\subin\Supersu\Superuser.apk to /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
28/017/2016 22:17:35 - INFO - Pushing C:\Flashtool\custom\root\subin\Supersu\install-recovery.sh to /data/local/tmp/install-recovery.sh
28/017/2016 22:17:36 - INFO - Pushing C:\Flashtool\custom\root\subin\Supersu\99SuperSUDaemon to /data/local/tmp/99SuperSUDaemon
28/017/2016 22:17:36 - INFO - Running part1 of Root Exploit, please wait
28/017/2016 22:17:36 - INFO - Running rootit
28/017/2016 22:17:36 - INFO - Waiting for device. After 60secs, stop waiting will be forced
28/018/2016 22:18:37 - INFO - Forced stop waiting.
28/018/2016 22:18:37 - ERROR - The part1 exploit did not work
28/018/2016 22:18:37 - INFO - Cleaning files

thanks for any ideas.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TimeTurn:
I made a prerooted ZIP with PRFcrator already. I took the SUperSU, recovery and another ZIP from the russian Version here and activated legacy mode, that worked.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shark0807:
Back on the M7, there was this incredible software that not only returned the phone to S-On, but also lock the bootloader in such a way that it doesn't say "Relocked" but Actually just "Locked". Is there such a method for the M9?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iElvis:
Yes, there are methods to return to "locked" instead of "relocked" and to change your software status back to "Original" but if you have made modifications to your phone, going back to s-on is a bad idea, potentially dangerous, and not necessary. Doing it is easy, but why would you want to?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shark0807:
What if someone wants to make use of a warranty repair, and it is important for him to make sure that the phone does not appeared to be "tampered"?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iElvis:
I have sent HTC phones back for repair s-off and had no issues. HTC has explicitly stated that modded phones are eligible for Uh-Oh and similar protection, though not all CSRs got that memo.

If you feel you must go back to s-on for warranty repair, you need to follow the return-to-stock guides exactly or you risk brickage. You will have to do this manually; I am not aware of a toolkit that could do this and would never use it if there were. Too many variables on going back to full stock (different bases, etc.).
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] medmenz:
Hi,

I have a cingular 8525 with the default cingular ROM ( will change it later want to wait a litle while)

I am trying to install a Cab and i get this notification:

the installation was unsuccessful. The program or setting cannot be installed because it does not have sufficient system permissions

I know this is a simple registry hack and i seen a couple but I have not seen anything specific to hermes.

Please give me a link to directions

Thank You
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] SH4YD33:
Here... Install this CAB to the phone
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] medmenz:
This did not help

I installed the Remove Security Cab and it installed with no problem, but when i try to install: CommButton-Toggle-Vibrate-Fix.CAB

I still get the same notification.

Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] medmenz:
Did more searching still cant solve it

I read some more posts and found that making sure processes are not running might solve the problem.

I went to memory and stoped all programs and I sitll can't install the: CommButton-Toggle-Vibrate-Fix.CAB

Are there like system processes which are not showing up in memory - running programs ? Maybe I need to get into those and stop them?

Any other sugestions?

Please point me into the right direction.

Thank You
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] MikeChannon:
Purely on the point of running processes - these will not show up in programmes in memory (except in very broad terms). An application such as sktools will show running processes.

(I am not saying this will solve your problem though)

Mike
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] medmenz:
ok i will try getting a prog and stoping more stuff to see if i can install?

Any other sugestions?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] medmenz:
Tried using SKtools to stop everyhing possible still cant install the CommButton-Toggle-Vibrate-Fix.CAB

Is there anyone out there that knows how to fix this problem???

Please Help

thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] medmenz:
Is there a way maybe to instead of installing this cab file to do it manualy??

Can I somehow modify registry to do the same as this cab is doing?

thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] todd_jg:
As a general rule, if I have an "unstoppable" process, I power cycle the phone and then execute the cab without opening ANYTHING else (like the comm manager in this case). Give it a shot.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] medmenz:
I just tried that turning it off and on and trying to install, also doing soft reset and trying to install. Nothing works as soon as I click on it in a second i get "Installation was unsuccessful. The program or setting cannot be installed because it does not have sufficient system permissions."

Please tell me what else I can try??
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] medmenz:
Finaly got what I wanted

I never got the stupid cab to install, but I found a different cab which let you assign vibrate to anything ( http://www.8525software.com/)utilities so when i hold PTT button it switches to Vibrate

Thanks for all that tried to help me.
[T-Mobile LG G4] MicroMod777:
Removed due to hard brick downgrading!!!
[T-Mobile LG G4] YankInDaSouth:
Awesome!! Thanks for putting this together!

G4'ed it!
[T-Mobile LG G4] livito:
Great, thanks!
[T-Mobile LG G4] Rydah:
Would a version without stock recovery be possible? I'm out of town without my laptop otherwise I'd mod the current zip. Thanks.. ?

Sent From My LG G4
[T-Mobile LG G4] YankInDaSouth:
Could you not just download the file and delete the recovery.bin from the .zip? Not 100% sure that'll work, but thought I'd throw it out there.

G4'ed it!
[T-Mobile LG G4] MicroMod777:
Just flash my stock rooted rom.
[T-Mobile LG G4] theedon323:
So this will remove root correct? TIA
[T-Mobile LG G4] YankInDaSouth:
It certainly will ...

G4'ed it!
[T-Mobile LG G4] MicroMod777:
Its return to full stock!
[T-Mobile LG G4] thetolsonator:
One day, sometime in the future this will come in suuuuuper handy. Thank you so much good sir! :highfive:
[T-Mobile LG G4] RafalCOM:
Yup. I deleted recovery and boot images leaving just system and it flashed only system preserving my TWRP.

I needed a quick 100% stock system to check if there is an update for Stagefright so it was a quick way to flash it.

I am starting to think about moving off of a TMO ROM even sacrificing WiFi calling in a process as the bloat and problems with upgrades are a bit discouraging to me. I guess I am spoiled with my Nexuses and 1+ in this regard and G4 is my first mainstream phone. Locked bootloader, a mess with updates..... not sure if I've made a good decision....
[T-Mobile LG G4] m_rod_01:
So did you just flash the system.img (only) with TWRP? Or the whole zip without boot.bin and recovery.bin? I could use this to revert back to stock with root, and debloat from this? Also, is it stable this way?
[T-Mobile LG G4] raw2000j:
After u download flash how?
[T-Mobile LG G4] m_rod_01:
I think I screwed up, but I'll learn from it. I find this to be the hardest I've done to root. The G4 requires so much, I'm my opinion. It's not bricked, that's all it matters.
[T-Mobile LG G4] MicroMod777:
Flash with TWRP.
[T-Mobile LG G4] willshep:
Huh? Locked boot loader? This is an LG phone, not Samsung. Go to Developer Options and unlock your boot loader if you want lol
[T-Mobile LG G4] RafalCOM:
I'm not sure if you're joking or serious... :eek:
[T-Mobile LG G4] Tech_Savvy:
yup..for tmobile g4 its that easy...
[T-Mobile LG G4] Unheard:
I've stored this file locally and renamed it 'NuclearOption.zip'
[T-Mobile LG G4] RafalCOM:
Try it yourself and get back with results. :rolleyes:
[T-Mobile LG G4] Rydah:
I might have over looked it, but does this wipe data?

Sent From My LG G4
[T-Mobile LG G4] RafalCOM:
It does almost nothing.

Bootloader is still not unlockable on TMO's H811 but at least we have a way to flash TWRP so it's OK now. The only version with an unlockable bootloader is an international H815.
[T-Mobile LG G4] Rydah:
That seems almost unrelated to my question... Lol

Sent From My LG G4
[T-Mobile LG G4] MicroMod777:
Nope.
[T-Mobile LG G4] Rydah:
Thanks.

Sent From My LG G4
[T-Mobile LG G4] Joe USer:
Can I use this to return to to stock after upgrading to 10N or will we need a new version?
[T-Mobile LG G4] MicroMod777:
You'll need 10H bootstack also now on my 10h rom thread.
[T-Mobile LG G4] Joe USer:
Ok, so flash 10H bootstack then this 10H rom and I'll be back to a clean slate.

Thanks!
[T-Mobile LG G4] nhugh406:
[MENTION=2522637]MicroMod777[/MENTION] looks like the bootstack file has been removed. Looking to go back to 10h. Could you point me in the right direction?
[T-Mobile LG G4] MicroMod777:
10N restore:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3191756
[T-Mobile LG G4] waylo:
NO NO NO NO NO!

The 10h bootstack was removed so that you won't brick your phone. This happened to 2 of us on here, and [MENTION=2522637]MicroMod777[/MENTION] pulled it after I discussed it so that no one else will do this.

It trips a "do not downgrade" flag and kills your phone. At least via flashing the zips. Not sure what happens if you try to KDZ the 10H.

Edit: someone on the kdz thread tried to downgrade to 10h and bricked. So don't do it. You might be able to get away with just restoring the system 10h, but not the bootstack.
[T-Mobile LG G4] lordmusik:
there is no reason to remove the files because they will work if you are in 10H rooted and want to go back to full stock. Just warn the people that if you are not in 10h base you cant use these files.
[T-Mobile LG G4] MicroMod777:
10H was a very bad build for the G4 full of bugs, lag, security vulnerabilities, and it bricks phones. Rather not risk bricking anybodies phones. There's 10H kdz's to restore to if your on 10H on the kdz restore thread.
[T-Mobile LG G4] waylo:
There are no 'edits' you can make to the bootstack short of upgrading, so you'll be at full stock as long as you return your recovery + system back to stock.
[T-Mobile LG G4] club dj:
hello:

I have a question please hope somebody can help, I have rooted and installed TWRP in my LG G4 H811(T-mobile) so I could install "G4-TMO-H811-Global-Unlocked-v1.0.zip" and hopefully unlock my SIM, New ROM is running good but phone network is still locked and since there is no way to apparently unlock the network or the SIM I will have to go back to original STOCK with t-mobile and Use the "DEVICE UNLOCK APP" can I use the " H811-10H-RETURN-2-STOCK.zip"??? my current software version is "H81510c" my software version before rooting was "H81110h". Help is appreciated
[T-Mobile LG G4] donbudafuko:
I need to return my phone an need to put my phone back to stock can anyone help pls
[T-Mobile LG G4] donwhall70:
Why would anybody downgrade to that buggy ass build anyhow?
[T-Mobile LG G4] Samorse88:
Totally Dead

So i tried to root my G4 H11 10H, after that I was encountering a security error message and the phone was boot looping. After that i tried to kdz it, now my phone will not turn on and I can not get to Download mode. Can any help me figure out how to fix this?
[T-Mobile LG G4] waylo:
Unfortunately it sounds like you've done exactly what you should not have =(. Hence the "NO NO NO NO NO!" warning. So the following is all bad news.

What you most likely did was flash a 10H system image onto a phone that already had 10N installed, with a 10N bootstack. Because the bootstack and system don't match, you get the security error message. This is basically trying to mix versions of software on the phone, which it does not like. You should have flashed the 10N system rooted image and not the older 10H system rooted image. At this point you were completely salvageable.

But then you flashed the KDZ, most likely the older 10H version? This trips the anti-rollback flag, because you are trying to downgrade from the 10N bootstack to the 10H.

Sorry, but if the above is correct, your phone is hard bricked and dead. To confirm, if you connect it to your PC, it will pop up with a "qhsusb_bulk" entry on the device manager (the screen will remain black), but you cannot do anything to it.

Take it to T-Mobile and get a warranty exchange. Or send it to LG to get a warranty exchange. You will probably want to gloss over with minimal to no details on how your phone ended up in this state.
[T-Mobile LG G4] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Thread closed per the following
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] mrleemarshall:
Occasionally my mic goes on mute when I receive \ make a call. I have just updated to 5.1.1

There is no pattern and I have tried everything.

I have seen elsewhere that other handsets are suffering from this bug. Has anyone else had it and can offer a fix
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Sadman Khan:
It's the worst when using skype with earphones. Doesn't even work
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] AlfredS:
i tought i was the only one, even when i answer a normal phone call it mutes itself "fixing it" by taping the speakerphone icon :L
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] SyntheZ:
Exactly! Also reboot fixes the issue but after some time it starts muting again. Happens only on outgoing calls for me. On incoming calls microphone works.

So the only solution is factory reset? Maybe new .570 firmware build will fix the problem...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Sadman Khan:
I think you guys should also take about your issue in talk.sonymobile.com

I made a thread there called "Skype issue on 5.1.1" in the Z3 Compact section. Sony needs to see this.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] djfranmoreo:
I'm also having the same Issue and realize that the real problem relies on Google app. If you disable the "OK Google" recognition on any screen the mic will work as it is..
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] mrleemarshall:
After much testing of features and apps i have got the problem down to either OK Google from any screen or Sony Smart Connect.

It is only when 1 of those features are enabled, does the mic mute sporadically.

There is no pattern and therefore can be absolutely certain. My instinct us Sony Smart Connect.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Sadman Khan:
Can you guys try a skype call using earphones? It really doesn't work. I have smart connect and google app disabled anyway. The mic just refuses to work
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] mrleemarshall:
Have you tried disabled and forced stop. Then reboot.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Sadman Khan:
Well i disabled them. Didn't force stop though :/ are you sure this is going to work? Then i'll upgrade to 5.1.1 again :/
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Sadman Khan:
Tried it. Still doesn't work on skype on 5.1.1. With OK Google disabled and with Google app itself disabled
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] init debugger:
Nexus 4 same Problem. Only reason why I abandoned it and bought the z3c. Thought it was an hardware issue. Loved the device. Hrrgh.

Right now the z3c is in for repair. Display coming of and using the Nexus 4 again.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] mrleemarshall:
Following even more testing. I am convinced the problem is in Sony smart connect. disable and remove it.

Been working OK for a couple of days. Must reboot once deleted the app.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] bilboa1:
Note that some other apps have the same issue like Vidyo Desktop.

Trying to freeze off smar t connect, finger crossed ;)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imgoingtowin:
I've got cyanogenmod 12.1 with android 5.1.2. Normally I use a PIN to unlock my phone but when I'm at home I'd like to just use my face. This doesn't work because I can't get the option for faceunlock.

In Settings -> Lock screen -> Smart lock, trusted faces is on

but in 'choose lock screen', it's not there

and 'Smart lock (Google)' is enabled

Questions:

How do I get faceunlock to work?

How can I use a PIN, except when I'm at home when I want to use faceunlock? I tried setting up trusted places but it didn't work.