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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Delgoth:
I think I jump between SD and Exynos too much then. Ive used the safestrap method to customize my g900v ( I still have it ). I have read these threads here before. And it is all very successful. But I feel like what I started working on with the S6 Line could still be a bit applicable, because it wasn't necessarily hardware dependent. Neither one receive updates anymore and we know more now than we did then.

We should be able to least get a root terminal shell with dirty cow though. CVE 2016-5195 isn't the root method itself no, but it is definitely an injection method that applies to the device still. Using a stable DC Root Terminal actually still allows root actions on MM.

If DC patches aren't done correctly, meaning patching the file and maintaining the exact filesize even, it will always trigger dm-verity on reboot and restore the system. It has been noted that SELinux contexts can still be changed on a perma basis though and it is patched and initialized by the system. Not only that, but using Safestrap can we not retrigger init? If one were to add code to a file, then you would also usually have to delete some data to maintain the balance the system is looking at, at the time. I once read about Davinci and how it looked into the memory mapping, and how people actually used the in the wild exploit. And one major thing was filesize, not so much the content always. Add some code? Delete some comments somewhere essentially.

What I'm proposing isn't necessarily simple or easy to implement. It is almost a massive daisy chain of specifically timed events in order to achieve on the CLI level what SuperSu does. It will almost have to be a true greyhat malware. Because we've had patches pushed out because of real blackhat malware that can attain root for their needs. We just need to take said malware and change its intentions.

Because SuperSu used in the wrong hands is almost the worse kind of thing imaginable, which is probably why CF kept the source closed. All I'm getting at, is that I think there is still a way viable way to attain root privs and deeper access to MM builds. MM was kind of short lived anyways. It did have a different ball game to it. But while MM remains largely unrooted, Nougat has been exploited out the wazoo with chains that attained root. I just don't think all the methods were backported, because Nougat was going so strong and no one wanted the DC vulnerability.

I'm not saying anyone failed, I think "the next best thing" came out too soon and we lost the MM crowd. This is what happened to the N920A, people moved to Nougat and couldn't get back. My method there would have worked with the firmware I have for Revision 3 N920A. Time and again we see devices fall out of popularity and then active development stops, not because of impossibility, but due to a "time vs worth" personal battle.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] games906:
Is it possible to flash another carriers firmware through Odin on this phone, say Verizon's g900 marshmallow update since it's official and the same phone? I've been reading around and it seems possible but I'm not entirely sure.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] lordmorphous:
no
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mojtabanow:
Hi this is my first post here,

I would like to tnx Huawei for the most fantastic phone I ever used compared with Samsung Note 4, Sony xperia Z3, etc .., the device is very fast, amazing battery, fabulous speaker sound, and very fast fingerprint, the device is full of features that I nver met it before ,

my question is how to force this device to use 3g only in network mode ??, there is only (auto2g-3g) and when the 3g signal got weak the device is changes the mode to 2g automatically inspite of the availability of the 3g, that option is available in all 13 cellphone I use before but not available here , how can I solve this ? is there in trick to force the device to use 3g and not change the mode to 2g even if the signal is weak ??

thanks for help
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante-fu:
Settings - More - Mobile network - Preferred network type

There's a 3G only option.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mojtabanow:
no in NXT-AL10 Chinese Golen version not available

No dear, that option is not available

dropbox.com/s/9r1c5s2hrg3krau/Screenshot_2016-06-11-14-31-21.png?dl=0

I think u r using internatioan ROM.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jippone22:
Please someone help me. I need to force this device to use 3g only.

*#*#4636#*#* is disabled on NXT-AL10 :crying:

Any help will be greatly appreciated!
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mojtabanow:
same problem ...
[General Topics] RexEscape:
Greetings everyone! First off, thank you for a wealth of information on this site as well as the coolest apps and ROMs. I'm glad I came across this site.

I've been trying out different ROMs by different developers. They're all great! I feel like a dude driving a different sports car every week! My question is, how can I create a "disk image" of my current setup? Is there a program for WM6 like PQDI or Norton Ghost?
[General Topics] Schrammi:
Thats a good question... this is what we need... than ill test more roms ^^
[General Topics] levenum:
This part is tricky.

There are two major backup utilities: Sprite and SPB backup.

Trouble is that while they both create a full backup including registry, messages and apps you can not deploy this backup on a different ROM (specially if it is different AKU version or different OS 5 / 6) without serios side effects.

This is because some internal structures (like PIM.VOL) and registry settings are different in these ROMS.

Thats why it is recommended that you backup your contacts, emails and stuff to outlook then sync and reinstall all the apps on the new ROM.

Alternatively, both apps allow you to manually select what is backed up. You can play with that option to only backup "generic" stuff.
[General Topics] RexEscape:
Understood.

What I was hoping to find is a utility that takes a snapshot of my current setup and creates one file, or one EXE. It's kinda like swapping hard drives with each having a different OS's. I'd have one "favorite" ROM though (with my personal settings, including keyboard layout, ringtones, contacts, WiFi key info, voice commands, etc) and if I'm done testing someone else's ROM, I can reload that 'favorite' one to continue on with my day, all with one flash.
[General Topics] Rudegar:
problem is that many difference between roms also is what registrys are set to what

so if you take that with you some optimezes could be lost
[General Topics] RexEscape:
Really?

I've used an old program called PQDI (just like Norton Ghost) and what I'd do is after doing a fresh load of OS on my PC, I'd start to load some of my favorite software like Premiere (I do video editing) and Sonar (I also do music). Then, I create a disk image of my hard drive. Months later, after installing tweaks and stuff, and if for some reason (and this has happened before) I screw up my registry, get a virus, or my PC starts to run slow because of junk that have collected over the months, I'd reload that image and the very next time I turn on my PC, it would have a fresh load of OS with Premiere and Sonar, and nothing else, it's just as if I had bought a new computer.

I was hoping it would be the same on my 8525. There is a feature right now called "Clear Storage" (installed on every WM device) that clears up every things and reloads the ROM. But that erases all the tweaks you've done and starts you off with a fresh load of ROM. :/
[General Topics] levenum:
Ok, there is one thing you don't seem to be clear on:

On PC stuff you install and OS all can be treated the same because they all reside on an HD and if you can take and image of that you can restore it all whenever you want.

But on devices like the 8525 this is completely different. The ROM on each device is stored and encrypted in a different matter, and needs to be written in a special way so there can be no "generic" tool for ROM flashing. This is also why there are no apps that take complete image of a device (ROM + user apps and data).
[General Topics] RexEscape:
Thanks for the clarification. It would have been great if there was, huh? That would make beta testing and reporting much more efficient. Oh well. I'll move on. Thanks again! (Hmm...now what ROM should I try next...)
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[Pixel C Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] needoZ:
Using a Pixel C with Android N Preview 3 is there a way to perform color calibration of the screen?
[Teclast X98 Air 3G] Super3444:
So I really only use my tablet to view pdf documents so no intensive gaming or anything. So recently my tablet has been crashing randomly, showing these multicolour bars down the whole screen and after about 15 seconds it shuts itself off. After it shut itself down I am able to turn it back on and it runs normally again. I have no idea why this is happening and I am unsure whether it is a hardware problem or software. This happens everyday I use my tablet. I am running the teclast ROM that was installed when it arrived. I have never changed ROM's but I am willing to do it if it will fix this problem. Also I have never flashed an android device before so a noob friendly tutorial would be really helpful.

EDIT: Here are pictures of my tablet crashing, any help would be appreciated :)

imgur.com/a/wtgox
[Teclast X98 Air 3G] rekopel:
I got the same problem since I bought it a few months ago man, nobody could help me back then and thus my tablet is in gathering dust here ... I hope someone can fix it
[Teclast X98 Air 3G] Super3444:
Have you tried changing the ROM?
[Teclast X98 Air 3G] CensoReDdD:
I have the same problem. Flashed different roms including dualboot windows 10 (I have 32 gb version) but it's still crashes everywhere. Be careful if you want to install another roms, it can crash during the flashing (mine crashed when I was installing windows 10 for the first time). Also it looks like the tablet works fine after powering it off properly and charging for some time. It also not crashes if it's charging constantly. Can't find any other fixes unfortunately.
[Teclast X98 Air 3G] Super3444:
Thanks for the reply! I will try powering it off and charging it completely but I am not very hopeful.

For my tablet I still find it crashes even when charging so that does not work for me :(
[Teclast X98 Air 3G] yspirov:
I also have the same problem... did someone find a solution until now?
[Teclast X98 Air 3G] Triplefun:
Bump

---------- Post added at 07:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:40 AM ----------

Presumably this is a hardware problem although the stripes alternate 'good' / 'bad' with each crash (first stripe normal, next stripe corrupt then the next crash the first stripe is corrupt, next stripe is normal) and it happens both portrait and landscape. It is also becoming more frequent - used to be every 2 hours; now every 10 minutes. But I like this tablet with the cut down google ROM. What would be a good alternative in today's market - x98 air ii ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] nextime:
I just wrote a little how to for anyone is experiencing the same issues i was having on my own s4.

Read it at https://www.nexlab.net/2016/06/11/cyanogenmod-13-on-samsung-s4-fixing-modem-and-audio/
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mseif:
I am thinjing of buying a mate 8, but knew from a fan site in Egypt, that some of them found a problem of having some light /white pixels on the screen when it is off/black ?

Is that seriois and happen ? Does it have any remedy ?
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbmc83:
hm to be honest this is the first case of stuck pixels ive read about and ive been on the mate 8 forums here on xda since the very beginning. so im guessing its just an isolated incident, no worries :)

Sent from my Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL10
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mseif:
Thank you very much.

Do you have info about the Oppo R7 Plus ? It is cheaper here than the mate 8, and on paper, the specs looks close really.

Thanks again
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jake2kOne:
Don't know where you are located (Egypt?), but in Germany when you buy in a German online shop you can return the item within 14 days without any reason.

Dunno if it's EU-wide.

Additionally if you buy it in a retail shop, you could ask for starting the device before you buy it. Some shops do it, some not. Then you can check for your screen error.

But TBH: never heared about that problem before. Could be software related also...

I switched from a LG G3. The battery lifetime was the only reason. It was so annoying I had to charge the G3 each 4 or 5 hrs... I had wireless chargers everywhere...

With the Mate 8... wow! I come home from work with ~50-60% battery!

Even if you heared from some problems with the screen in Egypt, why no import device then?
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mseif:
Thank you for your replay. Yes am in Egypt, and importing is a bit complicated for inviduals. The well known shops will test the device for you ( after you pay, so it is then a warranty procedure).

I heard that the problem starts after sometime. It can be a software problem as you siad,some people said that found an app on playstore to fix this.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jake2kOne:
Well, if there's an app that fixes it, then it's a software issue.

Do you know which app it is? I'm very curious.

I just have my mate 8 for 6 days now and very happy. If you like the phone and if you are aware it's a bit bigger (and definately greater :D ) than your old phone, you will love it.

My LG had the power button on the back. The same spot where the fingerprint reader of the mate 8 is... hah! :D

If you didn't hold it in your hands yet, you definately should do it. Don't underestimate the size!
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mseif:
I guess the app name is Kill-Pixel.

I love 6 " mobiles, I used then in the last 3 yeras ( Samsung mega, Xperia T2 and LG G2 Pro ), but 2 months ago I bought the htc one e9+ because of its specs. It is reaaly nice but I can not handle the smaller display anymore, so I have to go back to the 6 "
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jake2kOne:
Okay, just wanted to make sure you know how big 6" are. ;)
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbmc83:
i agree, i dont think i can go back to sub 6 inch displays after experiencing the mate 8 :D btw, stuck pixels are actually a hardware problem, which can sometimes be resolved by software, i.e. switching colors and forcing the stuck pixels to get unstuck :) same principle applies to laptops or desktop monitors.

Sent from my Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL10
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mseif:
launcher for Mate 8

I know that mate 8 does not have app drawer, and is similar in its UI to the iphone. I can not live with this UI, so my qestion is , has any body tried any launcher ( Nova for eaxmple) ? Are these laumchers work smoothly with the mate 8, or what ?
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbmc83:
i can definitely recommend nova launcher. have been using it on my mate 8 since day 1, works without a hitch :)

Sent from my Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL10
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mseif:
Thank you . Really appreciate it.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3abdell:
thanks
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] letschky:
I use Nova Launcher Prime for a long long Time,works Perfect with Mate 8
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intruda119:
If I'm not mistaken you still get colored square background to all apps which look horrible. Try simply google if your in to rooting/custom firmware.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pfeffernuss:
Lol, no :good:
[Android General] toxsickcity:
Hi guys,

I want to buy a new phone with a screen between 6-7 inch

3 GB ram is good

Cheap is also a wish

I seen huawei Honor X2 also known as mediapad x2

$350 australian Dollars..

Does anyone know other models better for same price?

Thanks
[Android General] Heisenberg:
Please use this existing thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1620179

Thread closed.
[General Questions and Answers] x7nofate:
Hi, hopefully this is a good thread.. I updated my galaxy note 4 to android marshmallow. I installed few music player and not even one can see music on external sd card. Music player have access only to internal memory. Can I fix this problem somehow?on kit kat I didint have any of this problem. Please help
[General Questions and Answers] fatcarrotcake:
try reformating the card in the device or the files are not compatible with the player in M, also try another player.
[General Questions and Answers] x7nofate:
I tried many players no one see sd card. The some utorrent doesn't see sd card. I downloaded few file manager not even one see sd card. Applications don't see sd card, please help. Is it normal that devises what use marshmallow,app don't see sd card? Or is it only my problem?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fraooke:
Running Fulmics 5.3 (since last Sunday, used since Version 1.0 without issues!)

Trying to get MMS working when a bluescreen popped up and I can't get the phone to boot, recovery or download mode.

A green screen came up once when trying to get download mode but I had to get my sim out, and now it won't come back.

Help! I need my phone :(
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dksoni411:
That must be some hardware problem. Are you sure that if your phone is not refurbished because after flashing a custom rom in a refurbished phone such problems occur. You better take it to some repairing shop this is your only option in my opinion because the same problem happened with my cousin LG G3 mobile. It was refurbished and after flashing a rom it was nearly dead.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fraooke:
Nope, it was brand new when it was first released.

Just got a D852 basically new for $100 so will try to fix it and sell it (unless any developer reading this wants it?)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Hooligan*:
So I have upgraded my Note to MM. I now have a problem that my contacts pictures do not show on the phone screen during an incoming or outgoing call. If I minimize the screen the pictures shows. When I maximize it does not. Any clues? All I get is a white screen with the buttons.

Does anyone have any clues how I can fix this? I have cleared cache and also factory reset but all to no avail. Help!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Hooligan*:
Here is a screenshot of my issue
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Hooligan*:
Seems there may be a couple bugs with MM. My signal switches to 1x quite often too. Hmmm....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Hooligan*:
Well here is what I've found out. Apparantly this is a known issue per verizon.

Only fix at this time is to re pick your contact pictures then it works.

Just wanted to let everyone know.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weave84:
Same..

Same thing here since the update. I hope it gets fixed, as it would be really annoying to have to reset ALL my contact photos. I wish it didn't drive me as crazy as it actually does :D I think I'll start with my favorites. Please help if anyone finds a fix.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kuro Miku:
I need help, I backed up my phone as I was flashing a different ROM to try it out and when I went to restore my backup I got an error. This is what is shown:

Checking MD5 sums...

Erasing boot before restore...

Restoring boot image...

Restoring System...

Restoring data...

.android_secure .img not found. Skipping restore of /sdcard/.android_secure.

Restoring cache...

Restore complete!

Then when I try to boot up my phone it just boots back up into recovery.. Any way to get my backup to work?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pranavmali:
Uncheck MD5 sums.. and then restore
[General Topics] Siguiriya:
Heyho

The digitizer on this PDA died and i got it replaced with a new one. Now it's doing some weird things. I can use my fingers to control the touchscreen pretty well, but nothing short of that works: it doesn't even react to the stylus. The strange part is, though, that if the backlight is off, a tap on the screen with the stylus will turn it back on. This leads me to believe that the digitizer is fine, but i need software to get it to work properly. Could anyone pretty please help?
[Samsung Gear S2] Dude6260:
I got my watch for christmas, and up until a week or two ago it worked perfect. I placed it to charge on the dock, and it went to 100% but I couldn't get the watch face to show. I can get it to recovery, and I can see the actual splash screen that says "Samsung Gear s2". Past this i can feel the vibrations of it turning on and moving the bezel but I cannot get any display on the screen. I have tried to factory reset it several times to no avail. Any ideas?

Edit: I tried to do recovery again and I got it to work for about 3 minutes but it was incredibly laggy, and then the screen would not show again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] iyasss:
Hello , i have a s920p, the custmer want to unlock it form google the from sprint, i tried to unlock the frp with Octoplus, but its fail V. 6.0., i chat with gsmserver techinal support, they advaice my to downgradit to V.5.0 so idid, at the bigining the phoen does not accept any flash, FRP LOCK, so i choose advance and i flashed the reovery and the pda, now the phone is stuck on samsung,

i cant go into the recovery, every time i try to fla**** with odin, it fail and it shows on the screen (sw rev. check fail, device :3. binary:1 )

since i dont have the serial number i cant flash it with Switch in emergency mode.......

who can i fix this phone ?

thanks in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] Bill Nice:
you can try flashing a custom recovery on your device for example TWRP, and then download a flashable zip for the smg920p stock firmware. if u fail to get that zip for the stock rom, you can still flash a custom one like Renegade and go from there!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] iyasss:
Thanks for your reply,

Would you tell me where can I find the TWRP and with what I can flash it ?

I already downloaded ZIP stock firmware, I don't know with what I can flash it ? I tried with Odin, but it does not take the zip I unzip the file, the extension was CPGZ i cant find any software can flash it in the sm-g920P

I'm sorry about this stupid questions , but I'm new in the word,

Thanks in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] koop1955:
Do not extract any of the files. Using Odin you flash either a TAR or any MD5 file. Please watch the video that is included in my first post.

For anyone interested, the Octoplus Octopus software is an unlocker. See http://www.mobileflashtool.com/octoplus-octopus-box-latest-setup

I personally would not use it, but then I have no need to.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] iyasss:
I flash it using (G920PVPS3CPD2_G920PSPT3CPD2_SPR) with Odin, the phone work again!!!!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH GUYS :)

The has 6.0.1 , but its google locked, I tried with Octopus to unlock it, but it does not unlock it....

thanks again, I hope you can guide me how to unlock the google account with 6.0.1 marshmallow.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] koop1955:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2xnb6GWucQ
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrv:
After rooting I can't enter download or recovery mode. Also I don't know the password to the phone anymore. Is there any way to remove the password or wipe the phone entirely?

Thanks in advance! :)