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[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] Hgneto:
Hey guys, I suppose some of you have had a xiaomi in the past and I have two questions for you and maybe someone that has some knowledge about xiaomi.

1) Currently how's Xiomi dealing with privacy? I remember 1 or 2 years ago Xiaomi has hit with strong reports of leaking information to their government (chinese) and everything we did on the phone would be seeded to their servers, even SMS's and other stuff..

2) How's the ROM support usually for Xiaomi? Do they usually get a stock based ROM, which has no bloatware and some nice tweaks?

Thanks everyone!
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] arnabbiswasalsodeep:
Afaik, being a mi3 user, they had a "data sharing" option on by default in miui which is now changed to be off. Personally i never considered it much as there were already devs who had made custom rom for the device, i think over the last two years i might only have used miui for about 4 to 8 months.

No bloatware, but if u r not a previous user, u might find some apps useless (it has its own clean master replacement app). So yeah, there are a lot of options for tweaks n stuff by default too. Hopefully this answers your questions. (and add a question mark to the title, it looks like u r going to rant about Xiaomi by reading the title, lol)
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] SlyUK:
Do you think there will be much custom rom/kernel support for the Mi 5 (or does this depend on Xiaomi allowing for an unlocked bootloader together with release of kernel sources) ?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] arnabbiswasalsodeep:
There will sure be support for custom roms even when the kernel source isn't there, my device had custom roms even before kernel source was released, although there were a bit bugs due to it and only a few (like 5 to 10) custom roms were there, bit with the release of sources, it jumped to 50+. And my device had the bootloader unlocked by default, which even i didn't knew until i rebooted to it. Although the fastboot wasn't able to get the info about the bootloader (like version, etc). IDK if any new devices require to unlock it but i don't think it should be hard as they support it, so that won't be a barrier for development.

TL;DR- less n buggy roms w/o kernel source, floods of roms and custom kernels after source, nothing to concern about bootloader.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] zelendel:
There maybe some rom development from a few people that get the device and maybe from cm. But that's about it. Non of the big name team roms will have official versions, just maybe ports.

As for the security and privacy. That is up in the air as it seems even on custom roms they some how have managed to still keep track of the devices. One person on the MI note found that even while not on miui for months that they still had a current backup of all his apps and info.

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[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] SlyUK:
With regards to porting an official rom, I suppose these would be regarded as Unofficial versions. If that is the case is there any real disadvantage in having the "Port" as opposed to have the "Official" version ?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] zelendel:
Ports normally will have some bugs as this happens due to not having some things for device built into the code.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] Hgneto:
Data leak & Software development

Yes I also heard that even with a custom ROM on the device they still found a way to make the device connected and synching information with their servers, which I don't find that funny..

I wanted to know if this data leak is still present in the previous flagship, anyone tested it recently?

It's good to know that it has nearly no bloatware from what you are saying me, but if it has something I don't find useful I may just freeze the app.

Also does anyone know if Xiaomi usually takes long times to update the software of their devices (I heard that they were an exception in relation to other Chinese manufacturers) and release the kernel sources for the ROM developing community or are they pretty good on this area?

Thanks!

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[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] zelendel:
No they are terrible about it. Normally when they post the kernel source it is incomplete and broken.

As for updating. Until very recently they based their os on 4.4 and when asked why they said they didn't care about official android versions.

As for bloat that depends on how you look at it. Miui is about as bloated as TW or HTC Sense.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] SlyUK:
[MENTION=1140856]zelendel[/MENTION] In terms of big name team roms having official versions, would kindly give a few examples ?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] zelendel:
The biggest are the one or two devices (cant remember their names off the top of my head) that were able to get/fix the kernel source and device trees which CM picked up. So some of the teams that use CM source as a base like AICP also picked up Official versions for the devices.

Then you have the Roms that are based on AOSP instead of CM. As they dont use CM as a base ( Maybe some parts) These roms like Slim or Dirty Unicorns seldom see official versions of the rom. Normally you might get a port here and there. It all depends on if the one of the devs gets the device as most teams don't offer official support for devices they do not own.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] grasuxxl1:
I added to my S4,the Theme engine and i have some themes.From where can i download more.Much moreee!!Thanks a lot!

P.D.: themes like Autumnal tints Theme,Lotus Green,etc.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] grasuxxl1:
No one has some themes to share and they are working in s4?!
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] RubenILB:
Well, i found this:

xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/themes-apps/systemui-overlays-5-0-t3025183

Enjoy it!
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] grasuxxl1:
Thanks but those are Toggles backround...
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbcvlove:
If this is possible please share!

Thanks
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xd4d3v:
there no solution for doing this yet.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steel01:
It's on my list of things to do. Multirom now works on the Nexus 6P, so kexec-hardboot (the multiboot magic) works on arm64 now. I just need to port it (me or some other capable dev). I'm busy with my CM ports atm (including the one for Shield TV), so I don't know when I'll get that finished up and back to multirom.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbcvlove:
That's really good to hear. No rush at all. I do love the Full Android Experience , but the original shipped OS is great and very convenient. Until the Shield Tv gets the support I will stick with the Original OS. Thanks again for your support on this. :good:
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbcvlove:
Thanks.:)
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xd4d3v:
CM port for the shield TV.

I love you man.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grievous2004:
Not even flashing the boot image of the second rom in the recovery partition and then booting it from fastboot? Thanks!
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xd4d3v:
You'd still need system and storage for your second Rom. By then you'd overwritten everything
[T-Mobile LG G4] Sunaj1:
When I first purchased this phone I was able to boot to the default recovery that came with the phone ( which clearly had a *fastboot option*), it came with stock 5.1, and a bunch of bloatware.

I downloaded the one click root method for the h811 which was perhaps the easiest root i've ever done. great. i also had to flash my recovery to twrp 2.8 for some reason.

Rocked out to a newely rooted device on 5.1 until the t mobile bloatware and system update notification kept bugging me, so I said * eff it, i've been holding out for a while*

So I get to the cm 13 wiki for my device, I managed to install the cm recovery ( cant remember how i did this for some reason) and then i was able to flash cm13 to my phone. CM13 is sleek, and smooth but is presenting problems.

First of all, no google play store and the gapps zip wont install through cm recovery ( fails and tells me to use twrp instead which is a problem because i can't boot this phone into fastboot mode)

I am unrooted and can not figure out how to properly root a T mobile h811 running cm13, so the twrp manager doesn't work because it "requires root" then shuts down. ( enable root access in the cm13 developer options does nothing at all and yes, for adb and apps)

FAST BOOT MODE DOES NOT SEEM TO EXIST ANYMORE ON MY PHONE - Following the many tutorials, which goes long the lines of using adb/fastboot, adb devices can see my device, but fastboot devices can't ( figures) because its not in fastboot mode. Any fast boot reboot bootloader or any variant of that command only reboots the phone, to... swipe the screen.

I've installed the lg bridge crap ( which installed an updated usb driver) that doesn't even recognize my phone " no mobile device connected". tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but nothing. When putting the phone in download mode, to see if adb would rcognize it, windows sees this as a new device , installs drivers but says " device can not start, code 10 * in device manager. :silly:

is there anything that can be done?? google searches result in obvious solutions that SHOULD work but don't, or threads where a person coincidentally has the same exact problem as I do, but their response is usually the last response in the thread that goes unanswered :eek:

summary : I've install cm13 on my lg g4 h811, I do not have root access, I can not install twrp due to ( no fastboot mode) in effect, i cant install gapps, cant root phone etc..

any help?
[T-Mobile LG G4] DylanTheVillian:
did you ever unlock the phone....?
[T-Mobile LG G4] aoaleman:
Yes, unlocking the phone is one of the first things you would need to do. In Developer Options > OEM Unlock. Then in bootloader, run the unlock command. This will delete /data and internal storage so back up your files so you can transfer them back via adb or fastboot.

Then you're probably going to need to temp boot TWRP, then flash the TWRP recovery image in TWRP. THEN you can flash properly.

Carefully read through this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/tmobile-g4/development/stock-h811-20i-images-kdz-flashable-t3308227

Good luck.

Edit: oh and this thread belongs in Q&A.
[T-Mobile LG G4] Sunaj1:
Alright. Am I only to read the first post or all 30+ pages? ( not that i have a problem, just curious)
[T-Mobile LG G4] aoaleman:
Reeeeaaadd ittt alllll! Just kidding. The first post should be fine. You'll be looking at doing everything after flashing the kdz. If you think you've messed up your partitions, flash the kdz and start over.
[T-Mobile LG G4] Sunaj1:
"ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE WITH LGUP NOT SEEING YOUR MOBILE?

Try this....... take the back off your mobile so you can get at the battery. Connect your mobile via USB. Start LGUP, if it does not see your phone DO NOT DISCONECT, DO NOT RESTART OR TURN OFF LGUP. Take out the battery and then put it back in.......let the phone restart on its own. LGUP should now see it."

didn't work, very frustrating. any clues? on windows 8.1 by the way. tried two computers. none can see this phone. I can connect the phone to the computer and see its storage, lg usb driver is installed
[T-Mobile LG G4] aoaleman:
You probably need to reinstall the drivers. It might be the fastboot driver. That's what worked for me.
[T-Mobile LG G4] Sunaj1:
I've reinstalled the official drivers, uninstalled them... Jusst the mobile USB driver, a combo of both, plenty of times. Don't understand why this software doesn't see my phone

Lgup, lgair, lg bridge, lg USB driver (skinned down) .. Nothing works :confused: tested on my gaming rig., and work laptop both running win 8.1 64 bit
[T-Mobile LG G4] TacoTuco:
Hey man next time you have a question just post it in the Q&A section this section is forces android development just wanted to let you know
[T-Mobile LG G4] tiskewlio:
This section does get more views though haha.

Anyway I feel that the 811 is one of the more finicky devices to get into fastboot at least in my experience. I had to enable and disable dev options while plugging and unplugging device and it finally worked. No idea if that'll work for everyone though.
[T-Mobile LG G4] Sunaj1:
I reasked the question in Q and A. Please help some one.
[T-Mobile LG G4] travisd4est:
You start over. LG bridge.
[T-Mobile LG G4] jdeviant:
Having the same issue. I'm on Windows 10. What developer settings did you mess with to get it working, tiskewlio?
[T-Mobile LG G4] Sunaj1:
The issue i seem to be having is that when I put the device in download mode ( didnt know that is the same as fastboot) drivers attempt to install, "LGE MTP USB DEVICE" has a yellow exclamation mark with a code 10-device cannot start error message. I believe this the issue as any fastboot command stuff says " waiting for any device" . must not yet see the mtp driver .. Also noticed the bridge app immeditaley tries to pick up my device in download mode but fails due to this problem..

Any clues?
[T-Mobile LG G4] thevirgonian:
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Make sure you are using all these files...

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_sPus48oLWYQy1MTFRBSlBxMGc&usp=sharing
[T-Mobile LG G4] Sunaj1:
silly question maybe, but is there a specific tutorial in getting this to work with the files provided given my situation? (commands, etc..) will this somehow bypass the the lge mobile mtp device that wont install ? I had installed the system wide adb/fastboot drivers, and already had a folder with just the minimal install of the adb but didnt have a few files in the one you provided ( lg root, busy box, etc) so not quite sure what to do with them.

Again, if possible want to flash twrp recovery to my device but can't due to * waiting for any device* and the ( device cannot start ) error

Thanks
[T-Mobile LG G4] Sunaj1:
* waiting for device* when putting phone in download mode and pushing fastboot flash twrp-2.8.7.1-h811.img.

Any help would be appreciated as I need to get the driver to work first. see attached picture.

Cha h
[T-Mobile LG G4] Sunaj1:
the issue is largly resolved as i've been able to flash the recovery and install another rom. But i'd still like to know how to get the download mode driver properly working in the event i need a computer and can't do a self contained install.
[T-Mobile LG G4] travisd4est:
Uninstall all drivers. Reboot computer. Reinstall latest drivers and LG bridge. Reboot. Then start your process. It'll work. Trust me. Find my posts in primes stock thread. I ran into this issue myself. And if you get an error after flashing where it won't mount /data, that's because it got corrupted. Once in twrp, format /data then reboot to recovery. All will be well to flash. Just a heads up since that was also a problem.
[T-Mobile LG G4] Sunaj1:
i dont know man, i did all that a million times over, but recently i was able to just flash the stock MM rom to the device using LGup. Think i'll just stick with stock rom and root for a while as all this stuff is a little finicky at times. Thanks for your help.
[General Questions and Answers] sirpurnikhil:
device: Yu Yutopia

problem: suddenly there was lot of lag in my phone, i checked the cpu utilization and cpu frequency numbers, 4 a53 cores were running at high frequency and 4 a57 cores were offline.

the device is root, but i didn't do anything with the kernal or the rom.

i have changed the performance profiles , but cores were still offline.

i have reset my device and started restoring apps using titanium backup and the problem repeated again.

i was using xposed framwork for more than 20 days without any problem and yesteray this problem suddenly started.

i tried uninstalling XF and uninstalling modules but nothing worked so far.

i am trying to reset the device again and install apps directly from play store now.

currently running official CM12.1

why did this happen?

how to solve it?

cpu frequency missing in cpu z app
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Aelliott:
I've noticed that my phone seems to stay connected alot.

I do have active sync on with direct push but it's set to sync every 4 hours(i only use it for contacts/appointments)

I also have it set to check my bellsouth.net pop account hourly.

but even when it isnt syncing with the exchange server, or downloading my pop mail it tends to stay connected. I strongly believe that this is totally destroying my battery life.

Anybody else have problems like this and know how to fix it?

Thanks in advance

P.S. its a cingular 8525 with the windows mobile 6 rom from cingular.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] hotdog53:
What do you mean by always staying connected? ActiveSync? Connected to the internet? GPRS is always on? What?

You can disable the device by using Comm mgr, and tapping on the device icon.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Aelliott:
The data connection stays active (ie 3g, edge, etc...)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] hotdog53:
If you're on a data plan, the device is supposed to remain connected. Is this not a good thing? Like I said before, you can always deactivate your device by prior instructions. Having an active and constant connection to the network should not drain your battery. What affects the battery is the device staying on at idle or active. I read somewhere that it's good to fully drain the battery at intervals to prolong the life of the battery.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nina79:
hello,

have a htc desire, which i really like because of the size which got stuck in this boot menu

s24.postimg.org/ccjlvnkc5/htc_desire500_boot.jpg

choosing factory reset or recovery doesn't do much.

microsd is empty/formatted.

phone has never been rootet or similar.

any help appreciated!

thanks, nina
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ob6801:
My device is fire HD 7 , 5th gen., is there a possible way to downgrade it from fire is 5.1.1 to 5.0.1? ...( I have root access)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midnight102:
Please dont you will brick your fire

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[Motorola Droid 4] sebamariano:
I can not send voice messages for more than 19 seconds to whatsapp. which can be the solution.

Enviado desde mi DROID4 mediante Tapatalk
[Motorola Droid Maxx] eulogy1337:
Hello,

I don't want to take the OTA update and lose Xposed (or root). I have already disabled the notification.

I keep having a full screen nag. It keeps downloading Blur_Version.24.3.7.obake-maxx_verizon.Verizon.en.US.zip to /cache/ and the only way to get it to go away temporarily is to delete that zip, but it keeps showing back up...

I tried putting FOTAkill.apk in /system/app but it disappeared. I don't think I can actually write to that directory (which is why I can't unlock my bootloader / have custom recovery).

I have looked for the update apks to rename but I'm not sure it will take either, even if I could find them.

Edit: I have solved this myself using Tasker. I bought it a while ago so I'm not sure if you can do it with the free version if there even is one.

Profile Event > System > Device Boot

Action 1. Run Shell Command: am force-stop com.motorola.ccc.ota (use root checked)
[Motorola Droid Maxx] s5610:
Easy to do with Debloater. Block damn 3c_ota.apk, or smth like that )

+cache wipe in recovery
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] fillyo:
I sold my Verizon Note 4 on Swappa in less than a day, so I preordered the S7 Edge, I saw it at Best Buy first before I made the decision, it's an incredible phone. I didn't want to wait for the Note 6 and don't use the S pen much, and was waiting for SD storage to return and the S7 Edge fits the bill. Definitely excited but have to us an old Galaxy S3 for two weeks now.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] usmaak:
At least the S3 could be rooted. But it must be torture going back to such a small screen. :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] fillyo:
Yeah, screen is tiny and battery is crap, but its my original, unlocked bootloader, rooted, running Android 4.3 , you forget how many improvements have been made to both Android and Touchwiz since the S3, the Edge can't come soon enough..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] droidx2.3.3:
I just can't go back to a smaller screen anymore. My note 2 and now this the 4 spoiled me.

I almost never use the s pen. Only once in a blue moon for a novelty.

I don't like the edge phones since I can't put an otterbox on them.

So I'll wait until the note 6 comes out and if that looks good I'll pick one of them up. Or just keep my note 4 which is still going strong. Heck, my Droid x and s3 are still kicking and used everyday. I put that s3 trough nearly a new rom a week, sometimes 2 a week.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bbeelzebub:
I can't go backwards on screen size. I'm anxiously awaiting a 6" or larger screen. Who knows if I'll leave Verizon for it. The only thing coming to Verizon that has a six inch screen is the HP Elite x3 (Windows Phone). I may considerate it. ( I use such few apps, I won't really miss any of them on Android.) I rarely use the S-Pen to be honest and screen and camera are what I consider the most important.

I wish HTC would make a decent phone again. I'm not sure if I can play the waiting for Samsung Updates Game again.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pmjj:
No, I like the big screen! I am waiting for the note 6 in the fall, or for something better for me along the way. I am excited the Micro Sd card is back, and hope it is in the note 6. I really wish the battery was exchangeable. So as I say, I am watching for something that would fulfill my needs. I am kind of waiting to see what the upgrade to the LG V10 might be I kind of liked that phone also. Ohh and Root-able would be nice I missed that with the Note 4 Argg Samsung and Verizon!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] outcasted2003:
The sd card is a moot point since Samsung has disabled the adoptable storage feature. They are most likely to limit the memory on all future phones with 32gb because it's their marketing strategy. Thus still limiting the app memory to 32 gb minus the system & bloat space. I personally am done with Samsung.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rrjskj:
[MENTION=5253248]outcasted2003[/MENTION] basically your saying their like the HTC touch diamond but with an Android os .
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] outcasted2003:
I know nothing about HTC but Samsung is shooting themselves in the foot with their new marketing strategies. They want to be like Apple it seems. The new GS7 is nothing more than a GS6 with waterproofing, little bit bigger battery and a basically useless sd card slot to expand the internal memory.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] iamslark:
Hi, can you update how are you feeling when you get the phone. From 5.7 inch to 5.5 inch screen, I am also using note 4 and plan to upgrade to s7 edge but I am not sure if that .2 inch will be a big difference.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] fillyo:
I went and played with one at Best Buy, screen size difference is very nominal, however, the S7 Edge is a much smaller footprint (overall size), which is nice, as the Note 4 was big.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] hkklife:
I personally hate going backwards in screen size for any reason. I still prefer a phone with a removable battery and if it must be a fixed battery I'd ideally like 4,000mAh+. Also, 32GB as the only storage variant was fine in 2014 but not in 2016 for a flagship. Finally, I'm bummed about no Type-C connector. If the Note 4 addresses all of the above concerns while still packing a microSD slot and launching Type-C support (remember, the Note 3 introduced USB 3.0 support back in 2013) then I'll make the jump. Until then I am hoping that the combination of Marshmallow (eventually) and a new 128GB microSD card can keep my Note 4 functional at least through this year.