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[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
yes i plan on doing that and also on blocking the update domains in my router too

i am just wondering why he would tell us to do something that is impossible to do

also i watched his video so if i do the unplug the cable bit then do i do it both times or just 1st time? there is 2 points where he says to kill the internet

nothing this guy says makes any god damn sense

1st thing he tells us to do is physically impossible the = watch his video

in his video he shows he already has a wifi connection setup and he lets it check for updates, then he does it again and says to kill the internet connection before it gets to the checking for updates step so which is it?let it go to check for updates or don;t let it go to check for updates? why does he do it twice?, i don't understand this **** at all ,

and people are reporting that blocking the updates in the router is not working so if i followed his guide i would be updated because he let it go to checking for updates and depended on router blocking which is reported as not reliable
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
I think your just misreading things. I base everything I do to my FTV(S)'s on AFTVNews.com guides. I just tweak things to fit my exact options. Elias knows what he is doing. And I completely trust him & his guides. There has been a bunch of changes the last week. But his guides have been updated & are still correct. I will try to explain the parts you are misreading. I always make sure I understand all the steps I am going to take before modding anything. Your doing what I would do. And that is to ask ?'s until I understand things. Will try to help you. Gonna refresh my recollection of his video walk-thru & will post back an explanation of the steps & my recommendations.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
yeah i'm sure he know what he is doing but his video on preventing initial update was not good

i am about to say F it and give up my router sucks and website blocking is not working , never but linksys/ cisco they ripped me off and their product is awful

i never used blocking before but it does not work this is just too complicated to do i give up

F it i will just return it and buy an android box

i know nothing about networking and i HATE having to mess with my router and settings i never do and now i get in there and do everything i read to do and it does not block anything i put in there

i never used open DNS before either and do not know which IP i am supposed to link it to, home IP what is that? IP v4 , IPv6 where do i even get that? cmd , ipconfig?

i really know nothing about networking or routers or DNS
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
[MENTION=7300086]gdroid666[/MENTION]

AFTVNews guides are made for multiple devices @ different steps of the process. This might confuse some. But reviewing & asking ?'s should help those few.

Make sure you understand step by step what you are doing before getting started.

Don't get fixated on the video or anything you don't understand right now. You will get thru it.

No ? is a dumb ?. Even if you have to ask it dozens of time until you get an answer you understand.

Try to be as specific as possible so nothing falls thru the cracks.

All the info below has been glean from AFTVNews.com guides.

Your specific ? was how to block updates & root a FTVS that is NIB (New In Box).

Blocking updates thru the router is not dependable anymore. Amazon started to use HTTPS which most routers can not block.

Blocking updates thru the OpenDNS method is the only option to block updates before an FTVS ever goes online.

After blocking the updates thru OpenDNS then you block the update thru ADB. And that should get you set until there is a ROM for FTVS's. You can choose to root now or to wait.

All this steps have guides. And they are very easy to follow. I can do a breakdown for you if you want.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
ok trying to setup an open DNS account but this guide leaves out tons of stuff it is asking me all kinds of stuff like what kinds of device, i picked router , what router , i picked my brand linksys, my model is not listed now it wants me to go into the router and put in all kinds of settings, etc etc etc do i have to do all of this i have no idea what i am doing here
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-block-software-updates-on-the-amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/#router

Only follow the Method 4 Guide. You should be able to skip setting up your router info. And only setup the parts in the guide. And you shouldn't do any changes in your router. Actually setting up your router shouldn't be to difficult. And would give the best results. But IT IS NOT REQUIRED for the block to work. As long as your IP doesn't change constantly. And specially when your booting up the FTVS for the first time. Also finding your IP address is easy. You should be able to get it from https://dnsleaktest.com & from https://www.myip.ms & tons of other website. I only run on iPv4. So check to make sure what iPv your ISP runs on. And report back.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
i don't know the guide is incomplete when i try and set up the account for open DNS the home one it says , it says i have to chose a device there are 4 options home router, computer workstations and laptops ,smart devices and servers

i chose home router (recommended)

then it asks what brand i pick my brand , linksys, then it asks what model , my model is not listed i pick generic configuration , then it says to go into router settings and enter these numbers/ addresses for static DNS 1 ,2, 3

i did that and saved the settings in my router then it says next test your new settings, but everytime i do it it just says failed and then loops me back to the pick device page again , one big loop i can not complete the open DNS registration setup , what do i do?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
Try choosing Smart Devices and services & what choices does it give you? There must be a way to bypass that to get to the Dashboard settings.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
"check to make sure what iPv your ISP runs on. And report back."

how do i check that?

i don't know this site sucks, it just keeps on saying test your connection then it just loops back to the page where it says chose a device, do i have to enter the IP 1st, this is all F'ed up

did the registration complete or not? these A holes do not know how to design a site or a router and i HATE this company with a passion, they ripped me off for $50 when i bought my router, they scammed me

i called tech support to set it up and they would not give me tech support instead they applied high pressure sales tactics and told me my router was outdated and that they had a "special deal" on the new model but that i would have to give them my CC # and act now to get the "SPECIAL DEAL" and save $50

they kept arguing with me and i finally gave in and bought the damn thing

i went back to the store where i bough the router to return it and found that they had the same model they sold me over the phone for $50 less than i paid on my CC with their "special deal"

i told the store manager what had happened and he said oh yeah we have been getting lots of complaints about this

cisco /linksys SUCKS their products are crap and they rip off their customers and they can not even design a proper website worth a F

i hate dealing with this company in any form their router settings are awful their open DNS site is piss poor, their tech support is a fraud , its all a mess

and i ican't get this thing to do anything i confirmed the registration through my email and logged in and i still get the loop and fails test loops back to the select device page

does it matter if this test fails or not? you think they would have a damn page that says registration was successful instead of taking through all this BS and making you setup a device without 1st telling you you are registered

so this is necessary or not?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
Finding your IP address is easy. You should be able to get it from just visiting the following sites: https://dnsleaktest.com &/or from https://www.myip.ms . The https://www.myip.ms should even tell your if it's a IPv4 or IPv6.

---------- Post added at 03:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:47 PM ----------

From this video. Clicking on the confirmation link that you got from OpenDNS it should log you into your account where you can go to services to follow the guide from AFTVNews.com

https://youtu.be/Ssczon9JGjo?t=89
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
It should be 4. The 4th domain was just known last week. So that is why it shows 3. No biggie. What matters is what it shows to input. I wonder if the one it asked you about might of been because it's a HTTPS. Seems your set to now follow the written guide on starting up the FTVS. But make sure your hit ADVANCE when imputing your wifi info. And to add the two DNS addresses so updates are blocked thru OpenDNS.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
yeah i'm set but the guide sucks and is not for people in my situation obviously because it keeps on telling me to enter values that i need to get into the settings menu to get which i can not do,

he says step 3 step 3 step 3 over and over but in step 3 he says step 3 is only optional and i can not do step 3 because i can't get to settings menu

i can't do step 3 because i can't get into settings which also means i can not do step 7 or step 9 either and what do i do for step 10 and 11? is that where the 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220. numbers are supposed to go not 8888?

i would say that the the answer to the question that is the name this OP is a resounding YES
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
It's a catch 22 related to your router only giving you a local ip if your device have connect to it. But you can also assign a local IP thru mac address. Some of the guides will probably need some tweaks.

208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 goes on step 10.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
the guide is a catch 22 because you can not do step 3 because you need to get into the settings menu

this guide should not be linked to the other guide that says it is a guide for avoiding the update during the initial setup he needs to make ONE guide and not be linking all over the damn place to other guides that are for other things and other people in other situations , he needs to make a single guide all steps complete not linking externally to other unrelated or semi related guides he needs to just make it one guide and no outside linking to his other guides just put those steps in the damn guide instead of trying to make external links to other guides to do those steps that are from guides that will not even work in this situation

that guide on avoiding initial setup update has 50 links to other guides for the steps instead of just including it altogether
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
Until last week we could just block from our routers. So OpenDNS was just used by few. Now is the only way to block it. So the guide will probably need a tweak.

This is why from the start I recommended the Internet off, internet on method.

You can still use OpenDNS method. But first you would need to add the FTVS to your router so you can specify all those values the OpenDNS method requires.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
what do you mean?

i can setup the values in my router then i know what they are without having to go into the settings menu and copy them down?

how do i setup my fire tv stick to use open DNS when it says you need to copy number from the settings menu in fire stick to set up open DNS on the fire stick

or i could just trash my router and go buy one that supports https blocking
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
Do you have a separate modem & router setup ?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
yes
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
Don't do this right this minute. But I would unplug my modem cat5e cable from the router. While leaving the router on. This should let you input your wifi info and connect to the router from the FTVS. This should let you go into your router while the FTVS is connected to it. Although there is no internet. But you should be able to find the info that the manually configuring guide requests. Like local ip, gateway address, DNS & Sub mask. etc. Before you connect the internet back to your router I would tell FTVS to forget the Wifi info so I can go into advance again once I have the info.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
yeah but i suck at this network stuff , my router sucks too so where do i even look for that information? in the router settings?

how do i find out the IP of the fire tv stick and the other stuff do i need a separate program or is it just in my router setting someplace it is a linksys e3000 dual band N router ,like 5 years old
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
From a PC this guide should get you most info that is needed, except the local IP address for the FTVS.

http://m.setuprouter.com/networking/what-is-my-ip-address/

See if you can get the info first.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
so this will tell me the gateway and subnet mask of the fire tv stick? or for my router?or are they going to be the same number? and what good will it do if i can not get the IP of the fire tv stick? don't i need that number to make the open DNS block the servers?

i am really clueless about all of this network stuff and i do not llike to play with it it makes me very nervous i do not want to F up router internet, i hope putting in those numbers during the open DNS did not break anyhting ]

but this just looks like it is to tell you the IP of your router and computer and the other stuff for those like gateway subnet mask whatever

if the fire tv stick is connected to the router via wifi , no internet then when i do ipconfig will it show up as fire tv stick in the cmd prompt window when i do ipconfig and list the values under its own heading name like fire tv or something similar like that?

fire tv stick

________

IP 192.168.xxx

subnet mask xxxxxxx

gateway xxxxxxx

something that looks lie that?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
The local IP for the FTVS can only be read off the router. But this values should be the same as on your FTVS. This will be a couple less things to look for from within the Routers settings. Trying to find where the FTVS IP will show up in your router. But for that the FTVS will need to be on the routers wifi although it won't be online.

[MENTION=7300086]gdroid666[/MENTION] - Let me know when you have all this info minus the local IP for the FTVS. We can get the FTVS IP in a two step process.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
oh well i just looked it up by serial # and it says it's not even rootable but it also says likely fw version is unknown was manufactured in march i am surprised it says march because the box had an inch of dust on it

oh well maybe i can experiment with this one i still have 12 day left to return it so no loss if it gets an update

then i can see if i can find one with roootable fw and exchange it

but this also makes no sense to me if the update did not come out till april 6th then it must be what? a lower fw than is rootable? will i still be able to flash a prerooted custom rom on this one when it is released since it can not possibly have the latest FW on it?

is it still better to make sure it does not get updated ? it cant be on the latest fw if it was made in mid march right?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
That list is for 1st Gen's. RBox Root method & KingRoot (which is what you'll be using) just needs for the FW to be FireOS 5.0.5.0 or older. Only FireOS 5.0.5.1 is not rootable. Your mixing old guides with new developments.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
what? i have no idea i just went to aftvnews/serial and put in my serial so what are you saying in plain english is that i can still use kindgoot on my device and i will still be able to flash a pre rooted custom rom when rbox releases it right?

manufactured mar 16th 2016

just no old root method and TWRP for now right ,not till rbox release
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
Right, As long as it doesn't update to FireOS 5.0.5.1 then KingRoot will be able to Root it. And all you would need to make sure you do right now is BLOCK updating thru ADB. Once that is block on the FTVS itself then you should be set. Then just wait to ROOT it until there is a PreRooted ROM for it.
[Huawei GX8] fedesandor:
Hi, Someone know how can I enter do diagnostic mode from Cyanogenmod 13? thanks
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uninformeduser:
I've just updated to CM 13 and realized that my phone could be unlocked without any lock screen displaying. Previously, I had a pattern set for my OPO so I was surprised the OTA update removed it. Undeterred, I tried every type of lock option to no avail. It saves the pattern, PIN or password as it requests for it whenever I return to the options screen. However, pressing the power button or double tapping the status bar only blanks out the screen. Pressing the power button or double tapping the screen immediately unlocks my phone, thus bypassing any unlock mode that I've set. Any ideas or anyone facing this strange issue?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uninformeduser:
Am I the only one facing this problem?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AcmE85:
[MENTION=5757306]uninformeduser[/MENTION]

Pull down the status bar until you see the quick toggles then do this:

1. "Edit tiles"

2. + (on the top right)

3. add the "Lock screen" tile

It should be grey now (inactive). Tap on it to enable the lockscreen again.

This tile disables the lockscreen, regardless of your security setting.

If this method does not help, I guess your only help will be a factory reset.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uninformeduser:
Great! Now the lock screen works as expected. Strange that the lock screen tile is auto selected after an OTA upgrade and no indication in the settings as well (until I toggled the tile off and back on again).

Offtopic: Gesture typing on android keyboard is not working anymore.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AcmE85:
Can't tell you much as I use CM13 and won't switch to COS13.

Check the keyboard settings, there should be an option for gesture typing.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uninformeduser:
Yup, first thing I did was to head there and toggle gesture typing. No luck there and no idea how it got broken as it stopped working after the OTA update.
[Xperia Z5 Android Development] jackq:
So now we have root, let's game begin.

1.

If anyone want i mod SystemUI for me but decided to share here (as always). You must have TWRP, MM .163 or .185 and of course root.

Mod include:

-signal, wifi icons on left side (no overlapping when notifications comes),

-center clock

-deleted spacer- gap between icons.

Flash zip file trough TWRP. Reboot and done.

http://d-h.st/GdTK

2.

Next thing, i need to fix screen mirroring so dig arround here and there and found a solution.

When we root our device screen mirroring stop work.

Open in root explorer or any other app with root previleages and change in:

/system/etc/wfdconfig.xml:

...
<ContentProtection>
<Valid>1</Valid>

to

...
<ContentProtection>
<Valid>[COLOR="Red"]0[/COLOR]</Valid>

save changes, now in build.prop add following

[COLOR="red"]persist.debug.wfd.appmonitoring=1[/COLOR]

you can add this line directly below

persist.debug.wfd.enable=1

or in the end of build.prop

save changes, reboot device and screen mirroring should work.
[Xperia Z5 Android Development] veras:
Hello! If possible, please remove the icon of the SIM card. Thank you!
[Xperia Z5 Android Development] Sh4douw:
You can do this with the HideSimIcons module.

[MENTION=4523492]jackq[/MENTION] Can you fix the network and the WiFi icons on the lockscreen ? They're a little too high :l

Thx !
[Xperia Z5 Android Development] veras:
Already did, thanks.
[Redmi Note 2 Accessories] aviram83:
hi all,

I am looking for similar case to this one:

geekbuying.com/item/Original-MOFI-Rui-Series-Ultra-Thin-Flip-Leather-Stand-Cover-Case-for-Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-2---Brown-352206.html

This one is out of stock and in more then one site, also if anyone know about any other good flip case please share your recommendation.

Thanks in advance.
[Redmi Note 2 Accessories] PsyJoe:
This is the same i guess. It's even cheaper :)
[Redmi Note 2 Accessories] aviram83:
this is a redmi 2, not the same size as redmi note 2

but thanks for the link :)
[Redmi Note 2 Accessories] Yevhenii:
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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ninten:
Hello guys , I'm sorry if I put my topic in the wrong place 'm new here . But I need help , recently managed to route my android tablet you probably do not know the positive brand for my T705 is an antibody positive , take me long to get to the process.

But I could not install the recovery mode in it , in order to have a backup of my rom , I tried to install cmw and trwp and could not. I tried the terminal, placing the .img file in the root of my tablet and then went into the terminal emulator, typed where it was to install, but the terminal said that the file was not found.

I came to ask your help because I do not know what to do.
[MX Player] Bob May:
I use MX Player to play video lectures while driving.

Of course, while driving, I'm only listening to the audio - driving safety first.

During the lectures audio volume fluctuates and road noise fluctuates while travelling too, therefore a feature to control MX Player media volume channel with voice commands, such as Volume Up or Volume Down would be really practical.

Thank you for your considerations.
[MX Player] facorread0:
I second that. I will also suggest integration with Android Auto in a separate post.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] najrazlug:
wen i connect to charger nd hold on power key just once white led blikns .

hold on power key 50 secends not responding.

Not enter in bootlaoder mod.

just blank black screen .

no pc detection .

how to put in unbrick mod/How to fix the phone.

suddenly dead during use internal storage was full .
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] middleearth1010:
Hi after flashing a rom not on XDA, my phone's IMEI became erased. unfortunately the EFI backup that I had wouldn't fix either. I tried going back to stock using SmartSwitch emergency recovery.

Please help my phone cannot use cellular service!

Any idea Im all ears. I tried various methods for older Galaxys around the xda, none worked.

I know my IMEI and S/N because I still have the sticker. Can anyone please help?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jrwingate6:
Have you tried flashing the stock rom over and over again? Sometimes it will eventually pick your IMEI back up.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Brava27:
Reflash firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] s8freak:
So you decided to post another thread after having your other one cleaned because of getting flamed?

You're a senior member and you failed to make a nandroid???

Rule number one after reading XDA rules is ALWAYS make a nandroid.

NEVER flash without it .

Expensive lesson learned I've done it myself on my S3.

Good luck

"All we know is...He's called the Stig!"

Sent from my Echoe driven G935F
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] SamsungInfo:
If u have COMBINATION G935F your phone can back to original imei & no need efs backup

1. back to combinnation file

2 flash to Efs Factory ( no need G935F u can user efs from other phone exynos chip)

3 imei display oke but bug drk (can user anybox support and repair it)

4 Flash to stock rom and phone work ok
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Pierre118:
Why open 2 topics for this?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] :
Thread closed please use the other one its open.

DO NOT

open another thread on this