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[Windows Phone 8 General] Ranomez:
You have to wait that long every time you connect the phone as long as Full FS Access is enabled and you might have to try different USB ports until it does connect but as soon as you're done with it you can just disable it again (WPTweaker and CustomPFD have the option to also revert).

That being said do you happen to have the aow folder from inside DefApps or what are you going to try to copy to your device? If you want to add the aow folder in system32 and didn't revert back to WP8.1 to use the registry hack update that's useless, if you don't already have the files in system32 you sure don't have the registry keys also and you can't manually add them as parts of the registry are not writeable.
[Windows Phone 8 General] acewing905:
Since you guys still want to try, here is my C:\Data\Users\DefApps\AppData\Local\Aow folder. (minus the contents of the temp folder which refused to copy for some reason) https://www.mediafire.com/?34443r292ls2bjd

But let me warn you, this WON'T work. There are several reasons, including copying these files by USB messing up file permissions and the folder being full of symlinks all over the place that maybe broken after copying.
[Windows Phone 8 General] apinkshidae:
Yes i have AOW folder in system32 and the registry keys are there, i followed all the steps, flashed 8.1, changed reg keys and updated to w10, all i need is the AOW files in data folder to manually copy them and try to connect, as for now im stuck on error 14.

EDIT: thank you [MENTION=5772959]acewing905[/MENTION] i will try, i know it will most probably not work, but better trying and failing than sitting back watching everyone have fun
[Windows Phone 8 General] souma_rox:
Try to hard reset your phone after copying the files....... It may work!!!!!!
[Windows Phone 8 General] apinkshidae:
I still cant connect my phone to the pc, i enabled full FS access but when i connect it i always get the same error "This device cannot start. (Code 10) The process hosting the driver for this device has terminated." in device manager. Not sure what is causing it, i tried rebooting the pc and phone, uninstalling drivers and different usb ports, but nothing happens

Edit: fixed it, i had to manually change the Data Store key in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\MTP to C:\Data\Users and reboot, just c: doesnt work, its taking a while to copy, going to make some tests before i hard reset
[Windows Phone 8 General] souma_rox:
It happens to me frequently so don't worry just give it some time.... If it still don't show up Go to device manager>select your phn>Scan for hardware changes
[Windows Phone 8 General] acewing905:
It will just get rid of the files. As I said multiple times before, the AOW files in Data\Users\DefApps are auto-generated. They don't exist directly after a fresh update from 8.1 or hard-reset.

And the MTP problem is due to the Windows MTP driver being unable to handle the sheer amount of files. The driver often crashes.
[Windows Phone 8 General] Ranomez:
Thanks a lot, didn't get it to work yet and that is of course because of the wrong permissions but I might just have an idea of how to set the right permissions on the files.

On that note does anyone know how to get the phone to connect to a linux OS while Full FS Access is enabled, I know I managed to do it once while the phone was on 8.1.2 but can't remember exactly what I did back then and long story short had to re-format my laptop a few times since then?

EDIT: First hint that my idea might actually work if we manage to set the right permissions: after I managed to copy all the files (had problems with the idc folder so I had to make a new folder instead via mtp and copy the contents of the idc folder to the sd card and then use PDF Helper to copy the files to the right folder and rename the folder) now when I do "wconnect usb" it stays at the "Creating session" for about 2 min before giving me the error 14 which probably means it actually does try to boot and as the kernel is not in the folder it probably loads up just fine and then begins loading the android subsystem but then that crashes because of the wrong permissions.
[Windows Phone 8 General] x_orange90_x:
Well, did you get it working?

I'm thinking about debranding my phone to get hotspot working (after it's been fixed, that is) because Cricket blocks it. It worked when I upgraded to 10080 after installing an Australian unbranded rom on my old phone (630).

If I go through with that then I might as well perform the reg edit to get Astoria working after re-upgrading to W10M. Anyone know what device I should fake for my Lumia 640 LTE?
[Windows Phone 8 General] HaisWell:
We have 4 folders called aow.

1_DefApps

2_Win32

3_C\Windows\WinSxS\arm_microsoft.mobilecore.prod.mainos0_62884\Windows\System32\aow

4_C\Windows\WinSxS\arm_microsoft.ms_projecta.mainos0...\windows\system32\aow

I have a Lumia 625 converted on Lumia 1520 and I have error 14. Someone can verify if have files in 2 last folders?
[Windows Phone 8 General] titi66200:
Folders empty, no files
[Windows Phone 8 General] Eeathera:
Custom Preview for Devs app is just crashing!

Custom Preview for Devs app is just crashing! I've tried so many times but it's just stacked. I uninstalled the app and then many time done according to your steps. But it just patched correctly but when I tried to run the app, then the splash comes and the app crashed. What to do now? Please help... :crying:

I'm using Lumia 625 device and also rolled back to WP8.1 from W10M build 10512.
[Windows Phone 8 General] fefemess:
Trying again but with a new phone

Guys i tried to make my 625 a 1520 to install the android apps, and know what? It doesn't works.

So i supposed because the 1520 has more than 512mb of ram, so now i'm trying to do the same thing but with 635 with 512 mb ram codes.

For those who wants to try here's the italian codes:

PhoneSOCVersion:8926

PhoneMobileOperatorName: 000-IT

PhoneManufactorModelName: RM-974_1123

PhoneModelName: Lumia 635

P.S. sorry for bad english :D
[Windows Phone 8 General] Ranomez:
One problem with your idea: as far as I could read on the internet the lumia 635 also doesn't receive the aow files as far as I know, just like the 625 doesn't by default.
[Windows Phone 8 General] Eeathera:
Anyone here can suggest me when will Microsoft take care about the other models???

Anyone knows when will the other devices(my is Lumia 625) will support project Astoria by default? I want it in my Lumia 625 as soon as possible. Tried this hack, but not worked for my device model. :(

So, any idea when will Lumia 625 include in the supported devices list?
[Windows Phone 8 General] fefemess:
I tried to put the coden when i was on windows 10 and the windows insider app put me in the astoria branch( I don't remember the name)

so now I'm tring to downgrade and upgrade again I'm installing the upgrade now
[Windows Phone 8 General] fefemess:
Not working but the windows insider app says that i'm on the th2_relase.

With the 1520 codes it said that i was on fbl_impressive.

So i suppose i'ts a good thing?
[Windows Phone 8 General] surya467:
Doesnt matter, you have to make sure you downgrade to 8.1 and then upgrade normally , but with the 1520's devicemodel identities
[Windows Phone 8 General] fefemess:
Already tried to do this but this doesn't works at least for me.

So i tried to use the codes of a 512 mb ram device.

Inviato dal mio iPad utilizzando Tapatalk

---------- Post added at 07:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:48 PM ----------

I was tinking what could be the problem and we can see that all the supported devices has 1 or 2 gb of ram. So i suppose that we have the aow files but wconnect see we have less ram and doesn't boot the astoria platform. So i suppose we need to modify the ram value in the registry but i don't know if it's possible and if would be possible what is the registry key.

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[Windows Phone 8 General] Ranomez:
DELETE.
[Windows Phone 8 General] souma_rox:
Found a solution..... At last

Downgrade to wp 8.1

Interop unlock

Install customPFD registry editor v.5

Fake your phn as Lumia 1520 as described earlier

Now do this registry edit

HKLM\System\Versions

Label :- change this to TH2_RELEASE

Now sing in for windows insider and choose insider fast

Search for update

You will get update for build 10.0.10166.0 and developers enhancements.....

Hope this works for U as it did for my Lumia 525 :)
[Windows Phone 8 General] acewing905:
On my Lumia 525, changing to 1520 as described in the OP was enough. Did you actually try that first?
[Windows Phone 8 General] raghulive:
for Aow access and copy between android and wp checkout

http://xdaforums.com/windows-phone-8/development/tutorial-how-to-copy-files-android-to-t3178808
[Windows Phone 8 General] surya467:
I updated and got the files on my Lumia 525 without doing this extra step
[Windows Phone 8 General] fefemess:
Going to try this

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[Windows Phone 8 General] fefemess:
Not working
[Windows Phone 8 General] souma_rox:
the moded apk of subway surfers works........ only problem is you have to close it from multitasking windows back button does not work still u get infinite money keys boards and all character unlocked
[Windows Phone 8 General] Potek:
I successfully installed android apps on Lumia 735 using this method using Lumia 830 info.
[Windows Phone 8 General] GregFDZ:
Help to understand..

Hi guy, i'm not really experienced in windows mobile. But everytime I see a tutorial like that, I must instal SDKs from windows that I absolutely CAN'T find. This time, it's all about the windows phone 8.1 SDK and the PDF... thing -I don't remember the name.

So i've got something called "windows phone 8.1 SDK Lite" and I've installed the last version of Visual Studio and it absolutely doesn't ****ing work. Not a surprise... But could anyone help me please? I really want to try this so I'll be really gratefull if someone can do something to help me!

Thanks Dudes! :D
[Windows Phone 8 General] bdovpro:
Lumia 640

To get this to work on my Lumia 640 LTE I had to do a couple things:

Windows Phone Recovery Tool back to get back to 8.1

Unlocked using Windows Phone Developer Registration 8.1 from the 8.1 SDK

From WP 8.1 - REFORMAT SD CARD! SUPER IMPORTANT! (especially if you've ever been on windows mobile 10 with this device! Not wiping It caused most of my install issues with the customwpsystem) Resetting phone does not clear it.

use customWPSystem_0500.xap and customPFD_0003.xap for OP's instructions

*make sure to choose "Preview For Developer" as app and make it a start pin.

change the registry per the OP to the lumia 1520

follow the rest of OP's instructions and you win!

Tested RaidenLegacy.apk from a humblebundle I had and it worked perfectly! Takes a long time to copy over from pc though :(
[Windows Phone 8 General] A AJAY:
I do the same thing as shown above bt nothig happen it gives an same error
[Windows Phone 8 General] x_orange90_x:
I have a few questions regarding your method. I to have a Lumia 640 LTE and am wanting to get Astoria working.

1. Did you update from 8.1 to 10240 (I ask because 10240 is mentioned in OP), or did you go 10166 instead?

2. Is it necessary to patch Preview for Developers with CustomWPSystem? The newer CustomPFD does not require it. I deployed it to the device directly and it worked fine. This was on W10M 10512 though, so maybe that's why?

EDIT: Deploying Root Tool and Interop Unlocking before deploying CustomPFD 0.5 should be all that's necessary.

3. Did you wait for Developer Enhancements update after 10166 and then update to 10512? Or did you leave it at 10166?

4. Does APKtoWIN10M work for you, or are you only able to use the commands to sideload apks?

I want to try this out, I just want to be sure I'm doing it right because it is a lengthy process.

I have a feeling that the next build still won't bring Astoria support to the currently unsupported devices..
[Windows Phone 8 General] acewing905:
1. 8.1 -> modify reg keys -> 10 10166 -> 10 10512 is the process you need to follow. You can't upgrade to 10240 from 8.1 anyway. You need to flash an FFU for that.

2. You can directly deploy the newer CustomPFD only to an already interop and cap unlocked device. To do this on 8.1, you have to use CustomWPSystem anyway.

3. You won't need to separately download the developer enhancements update. You can go from 10166 to 10512, and AOW will stay.

4. If wconnect and adb work, APKtoWIN10M should also work.
[Windows Phone 8 General] x_orange90_x:
Is Root Tool unable to Interop Unlock WP8.1?

Btw, if changing device keys to 1520, Does the text become unreadable on the 640? Side note: Just for fun I changed my keys to Lumia 730 (while on 10512), and now Windows Insider app doesn't work right anymore. It gives an error saying it couldn't connect and to check the devices date/time, and to check the network connection. Does it not do this on 8.1 after changing keys?
[Windows Phone 8 General] acewing905:
Root Tool for W10M cannot unlock WP8.1. You need to go through the CustomWPSystem method there.

And no, text shouldn't become unreadable. Became really small on my 525, but was still readable. And no, that shouldn't happen. Though that didn't happen to me in 10 10166 either, when I was first trying to get developer enhancements. Not sure about 10512. But you can't do this from 10 anyway, so no point changing there.
[Windows Phone 8 General] x_orange90_x:
I changed to 1520 and I still get the error, so it must be a problem with build 10512.

I *really* like the one-handed movable keyboard. Has anyone found a way to get this feature without changing the keys?
[Windows Phone 8 General] A AJAY:
i do this think but dont work....i also notice that there 100 mb of Aow files but it gives an same error =14...'\\\

after doing this dont know but my charging dose not responding and a cant charge my phone ....so need to hard reset my phone......

any other idea to do this ......for project AS...
[Windows Phone 8 General] x_orange90_x:
What phone are you using?
[Windows Phone 8 General] A AJAY:
i am using lumia 720.
[Windows Phone 8 General] x_orange90_x:
Maybe try preforming a reset? If that don't fix it then something might have went wrong. At that point all you can do it's roll back to 8.1 and try again.

I just did this last night on my 640. I haven't tried sideloading anything yet, but I do have 114.6mb worth of files in the aow folder now.
[Windows Phone 8 General] augustinionut:
Because ipoverusb is not installing in my pc, i installed wp8.1. But now y have acces to another pc and will try to reinstall aow files. Have a lumia 640 xl, modded with 1520 registry , windows insider is not offering to me slow ring, only fast ring. AAAAAAAAAAArrrghhhh... uptade to 10166.....mierda...
[Windows Phone 8 General] x_orange90_x:
As I mentioned yesterday, I rolled back to 8.1 and upgraded to 10166. I did have the aow files, but initially I could not sideload apks. I tried in APKtoWin10M and received an error code 7 when trying to pair. I preformed a hard reset and after that it would pair ok, however the drag and drop would not work. I would drag an apk over the box and the cursor would turn to a circle with a line through it and not let me drop the file there. I ended up using APKDeployment and that worked perfectly. It's not as fancy but it actually is better IMHO because you can do batch deployment.

I installed 8Ball Pool by Miniclip, and it opens but gets stuck in the Connecting screen with a spinning 8 ball. Also tried Simcity Deluxe but it starts to load then the screen goes black. And, I inadvertently installed an app called 9apps. It appears to be an app store of some sort. It works quite well, and it even downloads apps, but when the download is complete it gives an error Not implemented: Sorry, this feature has not yet been implemented. The downloaded app never shows up in the app list either.

Btw, I have not upgraded to 10512. I'm staying on 10166 for now as I'm sure there is no difference in android app compatibly between the two builds. By the end of the week or next week there should be a new one out anyways.

Edit: I tried out Puffin Web Browser and it opens but just says Connecting. I should've expected this as it's a cloud service. Also tried Simcity BuildIt and it just goes to a black screen as did Simcity Deluxe. I even patched it with GApps Patcher. How do I "uninstall" an apk? I know I read somewhere about rebooting the phone and going and deleting a folder within 3 minutes or less, but I can't recall where I seen that. And the path that APKDeployment gives does not appear to be correct.
[Windows Phone 8 General] SameerSmash:
1520 on 10512 with Error Code 14

I have one of the supported devices but I cannot get the developer enhancements update. I'm thinking of rolling back to 8.1 to jump up to 10166 and try there. Ive read about 10512 taking away the keyboard in certain android apps. There will be a new Insider build eventually so if 10166 works, ill probably just stay there. Does anyone know of any fix that doesn't require me to mess with my phone without changing its ID?
[Windows Phone 8 General] x_orange90_x:
i would simply roll back to 8.1 and get in the Slow Ring for 10166. When that is finished setting up do a hard reset. i had an error 7 after initial setup but hard reset fixed that. after the reset you'll need to download Windows Insider again and get back into the Slow Ring to be sure that the update comes through. but honestly i didn't get a Developers Enhancements update at all after 10166, but Android apps still work. i guess the aow files just downloaded with it instead of separately.

as for staying on 10166, yea i would recommend that. there isnt much difference afaik other than the supposed 5000 bug fixes they claimed. but 10166 is released to the Slow Ring for a reason ;)

good luck
[Windows Phone 8 General] SameerSmash:
Alright, thanks. Downgrading to 8.1 is a pain though, lol. Takes quite a while. Will update this post as soon as 10166 installs. I hope that dev enhancements update comes through!

Edit: So, now downloading WP8.1 using WPRT. Servers are a bit slow. Only getting 266 kbps when I have 40 Mbps down, weird.
[Windows Phone 8 General] x_orange90_x:
Yes they are very slow at times. Took me quite a while to get it done. Nokia Care Suite downloads them very fast, so that's another option. Just look for the Flash any Lumia thread on here for instructions.
[Windows Phone 8 General] SameerSmash:
Care suite is much faster, completely forgot about it. Well, my phone is now downloading 10166. Should be another 30-45 minutes. I have to use a fan to cool it to stop it from going into a reboot loop, lol.
[Windows Phone 8 General] x_orange90_x:
:eek:

Well let us know what happens. Don't forget a hard reset if it's not working right away.
[Windows Phone 8 General] SameerSmash:
Last night I hit a reboot loop. :crying: Now I have to start all over again. Will update this when it finally finishes. First time I've ever had that happen in my numerous had resets and downgrades.
[Windows Phone 8 General] SameerSmash:
New Error....Great.

So, I finally finished installing 10166 and Error Code 14 is gone! In its place is Error Code 9...I haven't done a hard reset yet but will try one later. Does anyone know a fix for this without a Hard Reset?
[Windows Phone 8 General] x_orange90_x:
I've seen a lot of people getting the error 9 lately, even after sideloading previously without issues. You can try the hard reset first. If that don't work, even though you are on the support list, perhaps try faking your phone model and try it all again.

What method/program are you using to try and sideload? Before doing anything else, if your not already, try APKDeployment. Try unregistering from the Development program, uninstall your phone from device manager, reboot pc and phone, let phone reinstall, reregister for Development, and then try sideloading again with APKDeployment.

That's my best advice, though I haven't encountered that error myself, but it may be worth a try anyway. It is certainly quicker than hard resetting.
[Windows Phone 8 General] SameerSmash:
I'm trying to use the APKTOW10M (I think that's what its called, it might be APKTOWP). Ive seen and read that it has had many successes and generally works very well. I'll try the hard reset first. I read a post about someone with a 1520 who reset to 8.1 and then went back straight to 10512 without the Dev Enhancements update. I assume it is now built into the update package, at least for the supported devices. If it still doesn't work, ill update to 10512 and see what happens there. If that doesn't work, well, I'm getting tired of trying, lol. I may come back to it at a later date then.
[Windows Phone 8 General] dylanracecar5:
Partition recovery help

Not sure if were are have same difficulties. Stuck with a external sd with lost files. Think I know whats missing and/or out of order.

Logcat via stock recovery/ fat mount failed -1/ cw installation sd_card_ecryptfs: false/failed to mt/sys/dev/block/mmclk1

Really lost know. Do you have any thoughts? Also define "AOW" please.
[Windows Phone 8 General] codgician:
Seems that error code 9 means connection error. Try another way to connect (USB/WiFi) or use another computer.

Plus, personally I recommend using the original command line tools(wconnect + adb).
[Windows Phone 8 General] codgician:
Sorry, not following. Could you specify which step was that? BTW, AOW= Android on Windows.
[Windows Phone 8 General] dylanracecar5:
SD support

Sorry about that. In recovery Im getting those errors wile looking recovery log. There might be more errors than that, that Im not seeing.

I did an upgrade from 4.4.4 to 5.1 by putting it on SD to boot. I think I used a GPE zip instead of GSM. Every thing looks ok except for Im getting missing bitmap and unable to mount partitions. I do not have logcat or getvar because PC will not stay connected. So Im stuck in bootloader and recovery for data.

HTC One (M8)

Last getvar I have before my mistake.

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main: 1.58.502.1

(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON

(bootloader) serialno:

(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000

(bootloader) product: m8_ul_ca

(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974

(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B12000

(bootloader) cidnum: CWS__001

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: on

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: c3d94491

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.140s

modelid: 0P6B12000

cidnum: CWS__001

mainver: 4.28.502.1

btype:1

aareport:1

hbootpreupdate:3

Thanks for AOW.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TelepathicTuna:
I have a US Cellular G3 and I play a lot of music. The most annoying problem I've come across is that when I hit the skip button, it just raises the volume, as if I had just hit the volume up button. And the skip back button lowers the volume. I've been using Rocket Player but I noticed this morning that it does is to the stock music app too. I've looked all over online and I haven't seen this problem pop up anywhere, so has anyone come across this problem and is there a fix for it?

Thank you kindly!

Edit: I forgot to mention that it only happens in the lock screen controls, or on bluetooth. In app works fine.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suljo94:
install xposed and g3tweakbox there is an option there to skip track when long pressed
[XDA Assist] s3 5.1:
Premetto di non essere un esperto, dopo aver flashato una ROM non ufficiale cm 12 con android 5.1.1 su sgs3 tutto bene poi mi sono accorto di non avere più i privilegi root . ho provato in tutti i modi ma non riesco a rimetterli. Chi può aiutarmi ???? Se ho sbagliato qualcosa scusate prima volta su un forum