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[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheesejam:
I just blocked Google Play Services notifications for now. Hopefully I won't be blocking some other notifications that I actually want to see by doing this!
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djmcnz:
Rename /system/etc/security/otacerts.zip to otacerts.bak (or whatever you want really). You could just delete that file but that's a one-way street.

Without that file the updates can't be verified and you'll get no notifications and no background downloads.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theGekkoST:
If you have Xposed installed; you can use the Notify Clean module to just block that one notification from Google Play Services and still allow all other notifications from Google Play Services.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mironiko:
What happens if it already downloaded one update package before renaming that file..?

It happened to my phone, I tried to flash it via FlashFire, didn't go through, now I just renamed the file, but I'm afraid that ~60MB of the update remained on my phone, and I wouldn't like that. :)
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djmcnz:
Either don't worry about it or find it in /cache and delete it. :)
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mironiko:
Tried to find it in /cache, but it's already gone - I guess that it got erased after the FlashFire flashing attempt, and it's still not downloaded once more, so I guess it won't ever be downloaded. :)

Thanks for Your help. :)
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaheerabbasi1122:
Explaination

I'm new to these things I'd appreciate it if you'd explain a few things about this method, I'm not going to update this months patch because I've read few post where people have faced a problem and they had to get phone replaced since I doubt that i'd get a another phone from google so i'm not updating this month's patch.

I'm running everything stock

is there any possibility for getting some kind of error?

What if I want to start getting updates notifications as usual?
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HebeGuess:
https://googleappsupdates.blogspot.com/2016/08/notifying-android-users-natively-when.html

Definately blocking this and other important stuff..
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djmcnz:
You can't do this if you're stock, you need root. And it's unnecessary if you're stock as you should accept the updates. If there's a serious problem with an update Google will replace it so perhaps just wait a few weeks.

If you're rooted and can't accept stock updates this is a perfectly safe method. OTACerts is short for "Over The Air Certificates" and contains code to verify the authenticity of a remote update, if the certificates in that file and update manifest don't match then the update won't be fetched. Renaming that file prevents this validation so the update is considered invalid and not downloaded. You can revert back by renaming the file to the original, restoring the stock access modes (permissions) and rebooting.

Yes, disabling all Play Services notifications is a very bad idea.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snovvman:
The methods I found include (some discussed here) disabling Play Services/Framework notification, disabling the System Update Service within Play Services, and this one--renaming the OTA Cert.

Rationally, renaming the OTA Cert is the best solution. I agree that the first two I listed can have undesirable results. Thank you [MENTION=2084946]djmcnz[/MENTION] for the info.

I did find, though, that after renaming the cert, I still have to "toggle" the Google Play Services notification to "Block All" in order to remove the persistent Android N update notice. After that, I simply toggled back to normal.

Edit: Well, the joy was temporary. Renaming the OTA cert did not keep away the notification for long. It returned....
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djmcnz:
Yes, I've also noticed this method is no longer persistent. It does work for the main notification but the reminder notification now breaks through occasionally (but not always).

I might look into it further but no promises. Will post back here if I learn anything new.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheesejam:
Renaming the OTA cert definitely used to work, but now it doesn't anymore--otacerts.zip doesn't even exist for me anymore.

My Nexus 5x keeps trying to download Android 7.0 and it is KILLING my data. Android OS has used 10 GB of data this month (I assume this has to be from trying to download the update over and over) and I don't know how to get it to stop. At the very least, I want to make it download over WiFi only. Any ideas?
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krelvinaz:
When I was still on ver 6, I had otacerts renamed and I didn't get any OTA notifications. However, when the Nougat OTA was available it started to notify me which was a bit of a surprise.

I ended upgrading (Need time to have available to make that change) and have again renamed the otacerts but have little confidence it will block OTA notices now.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheesejam:
Ya, I also experienced this. I guess I am just going to have to update too.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dethfull:
In /system/app or /system/priv-app or /system/secure/app , the roms haves apks, some apks in there, are responsible to connect , notify, and download the ota updates.

Don't touch the ota-certs.zip.

Of course these ota-certs are not only for system updates, but internet navigation in general too.

You need patience, search apk by apk on /system dirs, untill find named apks like: ota-updater.apk upgrader.apk, botaSettings.apk fotaUpgrader.apk, sytemUpdater.apk etc...

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After found relative ota updater .apk, you don't need delete, you can rename to otaX.ap and the updaters and their crappy notifications, evaporates .
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djmcnz:
No, not really. Fishing for an app to rename/delete isn't a good strategy and otacerts is only used for "Over The Air" (OTA) updates, not general browsing.

For those faced with constant downloads my recommendation at this stage, as painful as it is, is to block the download servers in your hosts file. I can't provide explicit instructions because I don't know the servers but:

1. Identify the servers - there will likely be more than one - start the download and check logcat that will tell you which current server is being used

2. Add that server to your hosts file (/system/etc/hosts) either manually or some ad blockers allow manual entries

3. Reboot

You may still get the notification occasionally but the attempt to download from the blocked server(s) will fail. The limitation of this method is that you won't know if you've blocked all the servers and will need to monitor. It's not perfect, I'm not suggesting it's even good but it is an option.

Edit: start by blocking this and see what happens - http://android.clients.google.com/ or if you want to be more narrow - http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dethfull:
I like fish apps, scan their funtions, because satan is darkness.

Someday i touched the otacerts, from one J2ME Device, and some another BLACKBERRY device and finally any androed device too.

The WEB POOL WAS REFUSING CONNECTION.

A question:

J2ME devices does not receive OTA UPDATES,

Why i got nor connection after TOCH THE OTA CERTS??
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] somebady:
Like our friend said:

"I can't detect the servers"

O tried to search too

Without sucess

Our /system/ dir haves apks

And i agree.

Deleting these apks that are responsible for these lies

Is the best way.

Sent from SomeFon
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinaelek:
Hi, l have a lg g2 d802 that wifi and bt dont work. I cant turn on it on android. I open mobile and chek wifi ic . Two resistant near this ic and another near flash light is short circuit.

Please help me and tell me that these resistant have how much ohm.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chodox18:
Hi sinaelek, did u solve this problem?

I also have same problem
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hadriel18:
I've had my OPO for a little over 7 months now. My issue began when I had my desktop at a friend's house and plugged my phone into a USB 3.0 port to grab some videos off the phone when the phone suddenly shut off and would not turn back on. I thought it was bricked somehow but after leaving it plugged into a USB 2.0 port for some time, the charging screen came on and I was able to turn the phone on, but since then both OTG and MTP/PTP transfer doesn't work. If/when the phone is plugged into a computer, it gives an error and Device Manager shows

"Port_#0001.Hub_#0004	Unknown USB Device (Port Reset Failed)" and I'm not only able to charge the phone with one out the dozens of micro usb cables I have. I've tried several cables and a handful of different computers and OSs (Windows 7,8,8.1,10, Ubuntu 15.04, Kali Linux) all to the same result.

I'm running COS 12.1-YOG4PAS3JL, rooted, and have TWRP installed. The phone doesn't show up when in Fastboot mode or the bootloader either. Nothing changes when I disable or enable USB Debugging as well. With DriveDroid if I set the USB system to "Standard Android" the phone reboots and that seems like the closest I've been able to get to any kind of progress. I've gone through unbricking threads as well as Googled until my fingers bled but I'm yet to find anyone with a similar situation where the phone isn't bricked, the micro usb port isn't broken, I can't pick between MTP or PTP mode (USB Connection just says USB is now disconnected), and I'm not running a custom ROM. I tried replacing the micro usb on the phone so I now know that it wasn't that that's been messed up but I'm not sure where to go from here. Any suggestions or help is greatly appreciated.
[Xposed Framework Development] PBombNZ:
I want my xposed hook class to read the package's Shared Preferences so it it only hooks the methods that are enabled by the user. The problem is that every time I try to read the SharedPrefs via XSharedPreference Class, It fails to read it but only on marshmallow. Im assuming it's because of permission/SELinux. Other things I check is that the path to the shared preferences is fine (because it works fine with KitKat), I made all places where I write to it "WORLD_READABLE" and still doesn't work. I tried looking at other dev's module that have MM support but can't find anything significant in terms of reading the sharedprefs that I dont have. I have been trying for ages and believe Im overthinking it. I also tried putting the reading code in initZygote and handleLoadPackage and both fail as well

Could someone please help or provide guidance. Thanks.

Source Code: https://github.com/pbombnz/ANZGoMoneyNZMods/blob/master/app/src/main/java/nz/pbomb/xposed/anzmods/SuperKiwiHooker.java

EDIT: Possible Workaround found. Will leave here for others going through same issue... https://github.com/rovo89/XposedBridge/issues/74
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bsalimi:
hi every one

since install cm 12.1 based on android 5.1.1 and my bcmon.apk dos not work ! :crying:

any one have idea about this ?

can i flash kit kat kernel on this rom ? i think this kernl have some problem ! :confused:

tnx:p
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] ZDeuce2:
Verizon get update, fingerprint issues, crappy WiFi, Bluetooth, and low volume issues all fixed, among other things... Here's to hoping we get ours soon...
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] Andromendous:
Lame....
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] Rydah:
Here's to hoping! ?
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] bikrame:
O man we need that update so bad. This low volume is killing me . and of course fingerprint scanner
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] jnyer27:
The wifi performance is horrible on this device even when it scores 180Mbps... which is bizzare...
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] ZDeuce2:
I have a WiFi fix thread in the development subforum

Now with V10 power!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3281170
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] mikeyinid:
Where did you see Verizon got an update? I find it hard to believe they got any update before us.
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] siraltus:
Don't worry guys, we'll get it somewhere around Q3/2016. T-Mobile has our backs.
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] ZDeuce2:
V10 general thread...

Now with V10 power!

Sorry, Verizon v10 Q&A
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] ZDeuce2:
I looked yesterday at t-mobile update progress page... V10 isn't even listed as a phone in their lineup yet... Lol

Now with V10 power!
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] Andromendous:
Yaaaaay...... . . .
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] alhadee12:
http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-v10-verizon-receiving-update-contacts-app-fixes-and-more

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http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-v10-verizon-receiving-update-contacts-app-fixes-and-more
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] mikeyinid:
Crazy. T-Mobile seems to be dropping the ball with the V10. The device isn't even listed on the site for upgrades.
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] alhadee12:
They've been dropping the ball period. I believe they were last with Nexus 6 upgrade if you didn't remove your SIM to force it.
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] YrrchSebor:
Looks like that list was published around Oct. 6th-ish, and the V10 wasn't available until maybe the 28th? So what I'm hoping is Tmo hasn't updated that list. If I'm not mistaken, there are no other phones on that list that weren't already out by Oct. 6th? Damn I hope I'm right anyway..... They can't forget this phone, can they?
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] mikeyinid:
Ultimately it comes down to LG sending an update to T-Mobile. T-Mobile is pretty good about getting them approved and out.
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] YrrchSebor:
T-Mobile finally updated the updates page and added the V10..
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] ZDeuce2:
Any news on when... Lol
[T-Mobile LG V10 General] YrrchSebor:
Haha, nope! Could be a while but hopefully we'll be pleasantly surprised.
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ultimatesaber27:
Topic. I've bricked my phone trying to flash a kdz file now it won't turn on even plugging it, nor it won't be recognized by the PC. Please help me...:crying:
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] Erod730:
How does everyone feel about no contracts, hope i get to keep my unlimited data
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] slickdaddy96:
This isn't happening. All current customers will still be able to get 2 year contracts. You can still get them on Verizon and AT&T also for current subscribers. They just don't advertise that.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] mr.lumbergh:
I have Sprint and was going to upgrade a member on my family plan a few weeks back and only saw two options.

Lease or Full Price

Is it an in store option?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] Erod730:
I just read a article that 2yr are done , hope they let us get grandfathered unlimited data
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] slickdaddy96:
They have said it was done for a while but best buy still let's them choose two year and if you talk to the right people on the phone or in store you can too. As is typical half the people that work for sprint have no clue.

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http://m.androidcentral.com/sprint-kills-2-year-contracts-smartphones

Reactive basis for upgrades means if you want a freaking 2 year contract you can still get it. You might just have to complain a bit. New people or new lines however will not be able to do so.

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For me my old plan and corporate discount make a two year contract cheaper over the 2 year period over any other option. If I lease they force me to change my plan to a plan where corporate discount only is discounted off the data portion of the bill rather than the full cost of the primary line. Would be a huge monthly cost increase to me. So 2 year contracts for me are the way to go until they make lease/easy pay the same cost wise to me.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] edozier:
The only real reson I still have sprint is because of the contracts and the unlimited data. If that is gone i will be too.

With so many options these days there are many much cheaper even though the phones aren't mainstream. Honestly i use my phone to talk, email, browse the internet, and play coc every now and then.

I can buy a nice laptop for the price of the phones now so it is unappealing.

I will likely get one of the cheaper options once the contracts are up.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kaos420:
Weird i kept my plan .just upgraded 2 months ago no issues.

Sent from my 0x1 Note 4...... I love tep
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] slickdaddy96:
It's a myth but don't look at them advertising 2 year contracts anymore and look for sprint customer service to try to move you off your old plans and take a lease. Don't fall for it. Once you go to a new plan you will never be able to go back or get a 2 year contract.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] t4d73:
I left 2yr contracts for the framily plan which has been gone for a while now but I like that I can get a new phone every year! :D Not letting that go for anything.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] Erod730:
Agreed talked to sprint last night and they tried get me off the 2 yr contract and lose my unlimited data, told them i would switch and now they said they would honor my 2 yr contract and discount my upgrade phone. If i switich to no contract my bill would of went up 70 bucs with a less data, so dont fall for their bs
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] Erod730:
On top of that i would have to pay full price for the phone, screw that, id rather pay 199 for upgrade phone and stay on my current plan
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] jrbruno:
If you can still upgrade, you'll get intermittently throttled over 23gb

For anybody worried about still being able to get the upgrade on a grandfathered plan, you should read below. If you use 23gb or more per month, and worried about keeping an unlimited plan. I wouldn't suggest upgrading.

newsroom.sprint.com/blogs/sprint-perspectives/protecting-the-97.htm

"As we continue to improve our network, and as data usage across the industry continues to skyrocket, we’re always looking at ways to better manage our network resources and improve the customer experience.

One way we aim to make the customer experience better is to protect against the possibility that a small minority of customers might occupy an unreasonable share of network resources. With that in mind, we are introducing a new Quality of Service (QoS) practice that applies to customers who choose an unlimited data handset plan launched Oct. 16, 2015, or after, or customers who choose to upgrade their handset on or after Oct. 16 and remain on an existing unlimited data plan. For these customers, if they use more than 23GB of data during a billing cycle, they will be prioritized on the network below other customers for the remainder of their billing cycle, only in times and locations where the network is constrained. (These customers will still be able to use unlimited amounts of data without the worry of overage charges.)

This QoS practice is intended to protect against a small minority of unlimited customers who use high volumes of data and unreasonably take-up network resources during times when the network is constrained. It’s important to note that this QoS technique operates in real-time and only applies if a cell site is constrained. Prioritization is applied or removed every 20 milliseconds. And performance for the affected customer returns to normal as soon as traffic on the cell site also returns to normal, or the customer moves to a non-constrained site."
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] Barkleyfan:
Lol considering I'm roaming as often as I'm in network...
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] slickdaddy96:
23GB is crazy per line. I think I use maybe 7-9 on my line and my wife uses maybe 3-5 a month.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] jrbruno:
23gb isn't that crazy if you're ever away from wifi and stream netflix, amazon prime, youtube, etc. 23gb comes quick if you do any streaming on the network. Regardless, I've had my unlimited plan for 10+ years. I've dealt with horrible service and waited for the network to get better. Now that the network is good, Sprint doesn't care about they're loyal customers. It's not that big of a surprise, but still unfortunate.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] BigMosley:
I used 16gb last month, but that's only because 2 of my buddy's at work have been piggybacking my network for Pandora via my free WiFi hotspot. ? They have Verizon with only 2gb of data per month.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] trimyantidrug:
If you have any of the old framily plans hold on to that with your lives went in to upgrade the wife's phone they like we can move you to a new plan and save you 30 bucks a month . Kicker is they took the one up off my plan and now stuck at every 2 years for a phone and paying full price which is robbery
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] beezar:
That sucks, sorry. In general, I think an older plan is always better than a newer one, so never let Sprint try to change you to a different plan
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] RayTrue04:
Same here. Left my old unlimited which was $99 for the Framily plan and never looked back. $45 for unlimited everything plus yearly upgrades? Take my money! :cool:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennox Studios:
Best ways to raise my RPM/eCPM on my apps?
[XDA Assist] adityas20:
i have yunique (stock rom 5.1.1) and flashed cm12.1 without gapps by mistake .on holding power and volume up button the cyanogen fast boot mode starts but the device not starts from pressing power button.

what can i do ?

contact -7428157171
[Nexus 5X Accessories] SeriesOfTubes:
This was my first time ever applying a phone skin. I got this one from dbrand. All I bought was a white backing piece, black nexus letters, and the colored nexus X. It cost about $12. My order arrived about 4-5 business days after I submitted it (mailed from Toronto). The backside of my phone is naturally white, so it is a white skin on a white backing. It took about 30 minutes, with the most difficult part being getting the letters and the colors of the nexus X to go into the cutout of the white backing. Overall I'm pretty happy with the results. I'm a little worried about the colored x parts staying in, but we'll see how they hold up. If you casually glanced at the backing you would not realize it is not part of the phone. Once you start focusing intently and looking at it from 8 inches away you can discern pretty clearly that the letters are stickers.
[Nexus 5X Accessories] ShishkaBerry:
Looks good! I'd have to meditate for half an hour to steady my hands before I tried to install one lol.
[Nexus 5X Accessories] OmegaBlaze:
Dope! Makes me want to keep my 5x and get rid of the 6P.
[Nexus 5X Accessories] tpayne2345:
Can you comment on how it's been? Is it slippery? I've read that it picks up lint easily from pockets as well.
[Nexus 5X Accessories] SeriesOfTubes:
I have not found it to be any more slippery than the naked back of the phone. In fact it might be a little more grippy than the natural back, which I found to be a little slippery.

I can't comment on lint. Have not seen any lint picked up, but I have a TPU case over the skin now, and it sits on my desk for most of the day.

I put a nilken clear TPU case on the phone. I will take a picture and upload later. Really happy with the case & skin combo. You can easily read the "nexus" lettering through the phone case and I've had a few people ask about it. I can lay it face down with the case on and enjoy the skin.

Also handed my phone to someone who had an iPhone 4 and he said that the nexus was one of the smoothest functioning phones he had ever used. Granted he's comparing versus a older iPhone, but I took it as a positive.
[Nexus 5X Accessories] teamshao:
Is this the white matte? I am torn between the titanium and the matte white for my white 5x.
[Nexus 5X Accessories] SeriesOfTubes:
It's the white matte. It is just a shade whiter than the phone white.