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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paddyb:
I know there are many threads on this, but after spending hours looking through them and info on other forums, and then attempting a buy a code, I'm still unclear as to whether my SGSIII running 4.3 can by networked unlocked, and if so how?

The phone is locked to EE in the UK. I think this is a custom ROM, but very close to stock:

Baseband: I9300XXUGNA8

Kernel: 3.0.31-2429075

dpi@DELL135 #1#Wed Apr 30 18:49:01 KST 2014

Build number: Android Revolution HD 52.0 by mike 1986

Rooted by Chainfire SuperSU v1

I purchased a code online, but received an email 24hrs later saying

"Unfortunately we have been unable to calculate your unique unlock code at this time. This could have been down to a number of factors from the age of the handset to the code simply not being in our unlock code database or partners database.

You will be refunded in full."

Using the manual options, I've got as far as finding the service menu using the info here:

https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Android-Forum/Samsung-Galaxy-S3-won-t-unlock/td-p/167059

But there is no PERSO SHA256 menu.

This has been reported by other users, but I'm unclear how to proceed from here, or if indeed this is a dead end and there's nothing else I can do?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivadow:
If it's out of contract ee can unlock it for free. It's the law.

If its payg then you can pay ee or a local phone repair shop to do it. Repair shop will be cheapest at about 15 British pesos.

I wish I stole my HTC M9.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 西村大一:
Or if it has the 4.1.1 bootloader, then simply downgrade to 4.1.1 and use the same steps as in the guide I posted in the i9305 subforum. I succesfully unlocked an i9305 locked on Orange and am currently using it on Digi.Mobil.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paddyb:
Thanks for your reply's.

It's 18 months out of contract with EE, but they still wanted £8.99 to do it, and it will take three weeks! I'm off to Africa after Christmas and wanted to give this to a friend out there.

In the first thread I linked to from the EE site, it seems that if you have the wrong firmware/bootloader, the codes they give don't work.

How can I tell which bootloader I have? I suspect its the newer one as the Service Menu options don't work.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paddyb:
I've checked my bootloader with the Phone Info app:

I9300XXUGNB5

and the CSC:

I9300OXAEMC2

Any help?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paddyb:
I've called by carrier (EE) and they still want to charge me £8.99 and it will take 10 days. From the first thread I linked to in the original post, it sounds like this might not even work, so I'd like to explore other options first. Can the bootloader be re flashed?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivadow:
Its an nvram issue. It is encrypted now.

As i said, carrier or phone repair shop. If there was any other way I'd tell you.

I wish I stole my HTC M9.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paddyb:
Ok, thanks.

I've been into a repair shop and the guy there is aware of the 4.3/bootloader issues and didn't think it could be done at all, even with an unlock code. I'll request one anyway, but it sounds like its a lost cause.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whatsisnametake2:
hi folks,

i have an i9505 running stock rooted 4.4.2. i noticed that under device storage it is telling me that of the 9.95gb available internal memory, only about half is free. it says "applications" is using about 3gb. however all the files on the internal storage only add up to about 800mb. i have used es file explorer's sd card analyzer to look at all the files on the internal storage, and it confirms only 800mb or so is there. where is the 4gb or so other data?

w.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
You're rooted. Do you have a custom recovery installed?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whatsisnametake2:
yes i have CWM installed. i just used it to wipe the cache partition and davlik cache. didn't make any difference.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
You made nandroid backups however, right? Two things you need to know.

1. CWM by default protects the internal storage where nandroid backups are stored. You need to delete the backups and delete protected storage to get the space back.

2. CWM is no longer supported. Switch to TWRP as certain ROMs will not install with CWM. In addition, TWRP does not protect the storage like CWM, and it allows nandroid backups to be stored on the MicroSD.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whatsisnametake2:
yes i have several CWM full backups but they are on the ext SD card. no backups on the internal memory. what is the protected storage you're referring to? CWM is supported for a stock kit kat 4.4.2 rom isn't it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
In CWM the location where the nandroid backups are made is on the internal storage, and is protected from being modified by the user outside of the recovery. This is because of how CWM makes backups. The default backup format is to take incremental backups. The space is allocated so that the end user cannot randomly delete backups outside of the recovery, because in an incremental backup only the changes between the last backup and the current ROM state are backed up. Deleting a backup between the earliest and latest backups screws up all backups following the deleted date. It is possible to change the way CWM does backups, but most end users don't dig deeply enough into the recovery to find these things out.

CWM's protected storage space is on the internal storage, and it is the biggest reason your internal storage isn't reading the correct amount. You need to head into the backup menu and free all unused storage to get that storage back. Once you do that, you really want to install TWRP, because it avoids this problem altogether.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snow755:
hi

is the nexus 5 still a good phone in 2015? wish would you get the nexus 5? or nexus 5x?

there a lot of good deals on swppa right now for around $150 so i was wanting to no if the nexus 5 is still good for 2015? this would be uesd has my back up phone
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hack14u:
Why not, it was good then, and is good now, at that price for a backup phone, sure. There are a lot of people that would still buy it as a daily driver too.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rouyal:
Just ordered a 5 yesterday for $200 new. The 5X is past my size threshold.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ConorCX:
I wouldn't get it as a daily driver now, but its a decent backup phone for sure.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dininthedrider:
Not everyone can pay the price of a new flagship device, but purchasing a used Nexus 5 for the price of a new mid-level device (e.g any non flagship Samsung) I'm using as my daily driver and I'm totally satisfied.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Primokorn:
The N5 can still be used a daily driver so no problem for a backup phone.

If you stay on stock roms, you should note that Marshmallow is probably the last official update for hammerhead.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] love_leeloo:
Use a N5 every day and my wife, a N4, every day too.

very good phones for the price.

(with stock rom)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cainelethe:
I use it daily with now CM13Caf and im pretty satisfied with it..So why not =)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Letitride:
Owned 2 new Nexus 5 since new (2 years old) and still in near new/mint conditions with screen protector & bumper guard, updated to MM 6.0.1 and on Chroma's latest build - loved the camera and in daily use, most importantly, for voice calling & browsing, running Apps - it's a pure Nexus & continued to be supported, got the extra LTE band 3 & 8 unlocked for use traveling abroad, with an external USB power bank so never out of juice when unable to quickly charge on the go. I don't chase newer flapship smartphones from other makers just to show hardware spec's - only feature that I wish LG/Google have is the integrated WiFi calling (like that on my "backup" jailbroken iphone 5S on iOS 9.0.2)

Exposed w. XHangouts allowing customized incoming voice call ringtone on the N5, instead of default GV ringtone - as I use my GV number over my cellular MTN (T-Mobile), except for the "inner" circle of families & close friends - easier to not miss calls abroad with WiFi calling & slower but free roaming data.

Been looking at the newest Nexus 5X but I am not in a hurry to upgrade even when they're running the Black Friday online sales - figured that the Nexus 5 still have at least another year of solid use ahead, before I switch out to something else & I will probably keep it as a backup (unless I change my mind & sell it sooner & use the funds to trade-up to offset the upgrade cost)

For OP & others, I see some good, near mint N5 going for as low as $150 on eBay or Swappa - some of the brand new in-box devices by other makers are still "waiting" for their factory MM rom to roll out. Meanwhile, there are still plenty of ROM development with the Nexus 5 - and, absolutely no bloatware by the carriers.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Combonary:
Still good for even 2016. Got one new for $190 on eBay and I use it as my main phone. Would love to see a nexus just like the 5 with upgraded specs and better build. I've used this one for about 2 weeks and I just kept wondering why I hadn't seen it earlier lol
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeracer01:
Been using nexus 5 as my daily driver till now and i'm really satisfied with it... Really worth the price....
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crodley:
Hi all,

Long story, but the quick version is my home button rarely does anything any more and the screen wakes up by itself from being asleep after anywhere from 3 seconds to 12 seconds.

Now for the long version:

Non-rooted Galaxy S6, by the way. I did a factory reset last week, just because things were getting sluggish. It went well, things were back to speed, and I reinstalled the essentials I wanted. Last night I noticed my phone kept waking itself up over and over again. Then I noticed the home button wasn't doing anything. I rebooted it and it didn't change a thing. After a little more time, the power button also stopped responding. I couldn't even do an emergency reboot with those two buttons disabled. I even tried sticking it in the freezer for a few minutes to see if it was too hot. Google told me about the on screen menu thing to emulate the softkeys so I was able to use that to get around and do reboots.

I hadn't installed any new apps in the last 24 hours, but what the heck, I did another factory reset. I had the option to restore all the apps and settings from 1 day ago, so I chose that. The problem still was there. Dang it, I thought I should not have restored those apps, so I did another reset, this time a totally clean one. The problem not only still happened after the reset, it was doing it during the reset, if the screen went to sleep during a step in the factory reset, the glitch would wake it back up in a few seconds.

I decided last night to just turn it off and charge it fully and hit the Sprint store in the morning. Oddly while charging with the phone powered off, the green battery display would go off and on the whole time it charged.

In the morning I turned the phone on....and NO problems. (of course) For 2 hours not one glitch. So just before leaving for work it starts happening again. Another factory reset at work and a system update from Samsung and still, the problems are there.

I'm just thinking I'll hit the Sprint store tomorrow and swap it out for a new one...but I thought I would tap you guys for any info if you had any.

Thanks in advance, Larry
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bahmonkeys:
Sounds like your phone got wet. Factory reset over and over again will not fix this problem ha
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

It seems like a problem with the hardware itself. So yeah, factory resetting all times won't help. Go get a new one :).

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thereassaad:
Try to use this method

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=62872996

_______________________________________

thereassaad

XDA Assist
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crodley:
Thanks for the ideas, I tried the dialer thing, thereassaad, but it didn't help. It does sound like water damage, but there is no way. I've never dropped it or been near any water. I'm heading to the Sprint store tomorrow, too busy today. I'll let you folks know how it went tomorrow night.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crodley:
Just FYI, they replaced the screen saying that fixed the home button not responding and the screen waking itself up, but said I probably shouldn't restore with my google account, since it's likely corrupting my system... Huh? I said. They said the hardware was fixed, but I should create a new google account. I said no way. I said what does having just my contacts imported (no apps) have to do with hardware failure. I said, open up a new phone and lets put my google account on it and see if it breaks the new phone, they said no.

In the store we added my google account to my "fixed" phone with the new screen and all and it messed up again. They said, never mind, we'll replace it, and it should be there this Tuesday.

I didn't ask if it would be a refurb, but I really don't care as long as it works.

So that's my story. So far.

:)
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crodley:
They swapped it out for a new phone, refurb likely, but I'm not sure how to find that out. (not that I care too much) I'm loving the new phone, it's like unboxing day again. No cost out of pocket for me too, which is nice.
[HD2 General] amrins.hor1990@gmail.com:
Gf
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] danny de w:
please help me remove CID

i have a t-mobile mda vario

and i tryd too remove the cid with lokiwiz

and cmd gets stuck on

copyTFFSToFile(0x0, 0x1000, lock_backup.bin) :confused: :confused:

please help me with it :(
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] badguy999:
Do u have g3 or g4?? For g4 dont work lokiwiz, for now.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] danny de w:
i have a g3 but i also get to see one line above it ECHO off

now i have tried to switch it on at CMD and on CMD stand echon on but as soon i start loki again echo off:confused:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] tuwarez:
Follow this excellent guide!

Hey Danny,

There's a sticky post on this subject, see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=298613

Solution to your problem: in order to unlock GID you need to downgrade your ROMs to version 1.5 first !!!

Just follow the instructions on that post and it will work fine.

Goodluck!

Btw, here's proof: my 1 year old QTek 9100, previously running WM5 I just flashed to WM6! this weekend using the above mentioned post. :)

Since my device is G3, i used this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=285435

and after unlocking GID I flashed it with IPL/SPL 3.08 and then using TNT 4.0 Professional (see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=320703)

======================

QTek 9100

Europe, NL

IPL/SPL: 3.08

Radio: 02.19.11

OS: WM6
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] danny de w:
thank you very much

it realy workd and wm6 is running fine also thankyo:)
[X Play General] Nico3d3:
As you may already know, Marshmallow now include support for Multi-Window interface but, it's disabled by default. You need a little bit of tinkering to get it to work.

-First, you will need to have a rooted device, so make sure you flashed SuperSU 2.61 or 2.62 (older version won't work on Marshmallow).

-Then, you will need to edit a single line inside build.prop (located in /system folder), I did this with Root Browser because many other file browsing apps have trouble getting root access with Marshmallow. Root Browser is working perfectly as long as you have the right version of SuperSU.

-Once you open build.prop with Root Browser, you need to look for the line "ro.build.type=user", then you will need to change this line to "ro.build.type=userdebug", once it's done, reboot your phone.

-Now, you need to enable Developer settings by going in Parameters/About phone and tap on "Build number" seven time.

-You will now see the Developer settings in Parameters, open it and scroll down till you see the option about Multi-window support, tap on it to enable it. You will get a warning telling you that it's an experimental feature but who care?

-That's it, now you will have a new icon appearing on top of each apps in recent apps screen, just tap on it to get an app to appear in Multi-Window mode.
[X Play General] Gaurav619:
I want to see how it looks like.. May be a screenshot could do that?
[X Play General] Nico3d3:
Sorry you'll have to Google it, simply do a search with keywords "Marshmallow multi window", I tried so many times to make screenshots on my Moto X Play and it never worked. Pushing vol-down + power button never worked for me.
[X Play General] rksomayaji:
worked great
[X Play General] GrihanOs:
My phone won't boot with this setting
[X Play General] stargijo:
great! Working
[X Play General] lokesh.acm:
Thanks for this tip☺ I enabled it without any problem. :thumbup:
[X Play General] Jose2491:
I tried I couldn't edit the line yu said ro.bulid.type=userdebug plz help me out

---------- Post added at 07:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:35 PM ----------

Am using Moto x play
[X Play General] spetrum:
Changing ro.build.type to userdebug might interfere with other functions of the device. A better way to enable multi-window on Marshmallow would be to simply add persist.sys.debug.multi_window=true to build.prop.
[X Play General] rohitpaul9000:
after enabling multiwindow in marshmallow battery drains due to miscellaneous
[Xiaomi Mi 4C] Tfgru:
Guys, on my old xperia i was able to install two system. Is there any way to do it on Mi4c?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azZA_09:
Hi guys. Big problem here. I tried several times to install that xposed module. Everytime it ended in a bootloop. I tried v78 and v79 both sdk23-arm64. Neither of them worked. Can somebody tell me what I'm doing wrong?(aslo, ask if you need any file, I'll provide them). Thanks in advance!
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] F1Fanatic27:
Have you got any modules installed?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azZA_09:
Nope, fresh install. Need to roll back to Lollipop.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patalao:
Xposed only works on deodexed roms.

If you try to install on stock MM rom it doesn't work giving you bootloop.

There's a file on app and theme sub forum with deodexed apps that you can flash or just flash Genisys rom.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr. Schnabel:
So i can flash the new Xposed v79 on my Genisys 3.4 Lg w/o problems? Thought only the in rom v78 is working?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patalao:
v79 was just released.

But it should work on Genisys rom as v78.

Just make a backup or simply if something goes wrong flash the Uninstaller provided on xposed thread.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azZA_09:
Ok guys. I will try later today. I'll tell you then the results.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BFruchtfliege:
u got Lollipop? = sdk22... 78/79 arm64

u got MM? =sdk23... 78/79 arm64
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azZA_09:
Yeah mate, I know. I have bootloop only on MM. LL works fine.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paratox:
anyone tried already v79 on Genisys 3.4? working or bootlooping?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Barsky:
I just upgraded Genisys 3.4 from xPosed 78 to 79. Since 3.4 came with 78 baked in, I did not expect this to work, but atm the phone has booted and is in the Optimizing app stage. I should be good to go.

BTW, I did do an xPosed Uninstall from twrp before installing 79.

Confirmed. This worked for me.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BySezerSimsek:
I tested V79 no problem... but first Flash uninstaller xposed, after flash xposed v79. and wipe dalvik-cache reboot...
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azZA_09:
Sooo, guys, the only solution to my problem is to deodex the rom? There is no other way? OK, I'm trying this right now. I'll post the results.

update: Finally, it booted up. Now the problem is that deodexed rom has A LOT OF PROBLEMS (bluetooth,keyboard etc etc don't work). I'm wating another suggestions. :)
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mesc4line:
Hi,

are you sure about that? Xposed worked for me with the Lollipop stock rom but not with the Marshmallow (20A 25.11.2015) one on my H815. Can you point me to another source that states xposed won't work on LG stock roms. I can't find anything about that.

thx.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patalao:
Yes i´m shure.

If that wasn`t true someone already should give you an answer.

See the post above yours that states that after flashing deodexed apps it started to work but have some problems.

Lollipop is not Marshmallow.

If it works on one it doesn`t mean it`s going to work on the other.

Same thing as root,on Lollipop you can get it without unlocking bootloader,on Marshmallow that`s just not possible for now.

I`m not pointing to any source because there`s no need for it.

Try iit for your self and you will have your answer since you seem not to believe the post mentioned here and what i told you.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mesc4line:
Okay, calm down, everything is fine. I am well aware of the fact that Lollipop is not Marshmallow, but you stated xposed doesn't work on non deodexed roms which is a false statement since it works with stock LG Lollipop rom. Whatever, will have to wait till the custom roms get less buggy.

greets
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patalao:
I told it only works on deodexed rom because this thread as the title says "Xposed for Marshmallow" it's self explanatory.

I didn't thought I needed to be more specific.

I'm sorry for that, I'm not being rude.

Genisys rom is not buggy, it's very stable.

Other than that you have to wait for another xposed release to see if it works with non deodexed stock Marshmallow rom.

Cheers and happy holidays
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mesc4line:
Yeah, I see now how you meant it. Do you recommend Genisys rom?

happy holidays to you to
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patalao:
Yes.

Not because it's the only stock rom based still being manteined but because it's stable enough.
[Amazon Fire Phone] ediebol:
Screwed up my build.prop and lost my backup. Can someone post a copy here if an unmodified one? Please??
[Amazon Fire Phone] ediebol:
Yesssss worked perfect!

Thanks!
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] five5outh:
Hi - I installed Xstrestolite Odexed 2.0 version onto my GS6, but since then the stock camera app would not take the location information/Geotag of a photo taken regardless if the location option is on or off. Other camera apps such as Google Photo and Procapture, however, would.

Part of the ROM package includes the stock Samsung apps that can be selectively installed back. I'm assuming the location functionality is related to one of these stock apps. Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction on how to resolve this?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d0gen:
Oh, I just noticed this too. It's too important of a feature to give up. Please come back here if you come up with a solution. I don't really want to touch the arom pack installer again since it easily screws up my s health app. I tried to restore a backup of the original camera app without success.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Broxhar:
Is it possible to install Windows 8 on the tab?
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigbrd222:
No
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micger21:
You can use remote desktop applications like teamviewer, splashtop..etc to control and have Windows on your tablet. Android ...
[Blu Pure XL] a_2004_81:
Dear all

I have make reformat internal storage in TWRP recovery then restore full TWRP backup. After phone boot I can"t create any file or folder in phone storge!!

Any help???
[Blu Pure XL] Swarai:
What file manager are you using? Do you have supersu installed? Did you reboot wiping cache and dalvik only?