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[Security Discussion] doublesupersteve:
Apologies if this is in the wrong area, although with the amount of paranoid posts I think it might be a good choice haha.

I have been improving security/backups for all of the stuff I use at home and out and about and I have come to the premature conclusion that I would want a separate phone for 2 factor and important apps to be secure. I have come here hoping someone can help save some real estate in my pants pockets...

The idea of having a separate phone for 2 factor and important stuff comes from my clickbait article level understanding of the state of android security. On an up to date phone (assuming timely released updates) are apps well isolated from each other? My main worry is that either passwords I enter are stolen or stuff in app memory is stolen (decrypted password manager file, 2 factor tokens e.t.c.). Say I install some dud app or visit a dodgy page with an exploit I am not patched for, could it fairly easily be seeing the password I enter into applications? or would it have to either run some form of root exploit or be granted device admin access for this?

More importantly, is there a history of android viruses/malware stealing 2 factor tokens and app passwords? or are my concerns a bit far fetched... If there are some good articles you know of that go over the trend of android malware, historical events and the criminals behind I would appreciate a link.

I hope the good people of XDA can re-instate my faith in the android ecosystem, I might be saved this terrible fate of carrying two phones.. Thanks in advance!
[Security Discussion] kushfighter2:
Small fix..

sorry as i cant find a nice link. But there is a solution. If you have a custom recovery and xposed framework installed, you can get some top notch firewalls. Even with just root also there are many firewalls

---------- Post added at 03:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:55 PM ----------

i think i found a nice link

http://xdaforums.com/general/security/tuto-how-to-secure-phone-t2960077

:)

tell me if it works
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcolomboss:
Good afternoon, everyone .. I am a user p8 lite. I'm talking about the general problem. The phone was C363B120 version first . I live in Turkey. The country code for telephone channel /tr looked . I opened the unlocked bootloader . Config.bin file after you install ROOT hw/eu I made the change. I tried to update to the latest version throw MM ROM SD card. Failed. B150 B170 tried but still gives an error . I did everything but is not as complete . I extract files with Huawei update extractor . I tried to flash via adb did not happen again . I made the necessary changes to build.prop but it did not happen. CUSTOM ROM I tried did not. nonsense looks at information on the phone when the phone format with the stock recovery . And 4G / LTE option no longer exists. Please help me ... Sorry for bad english...
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lordbannakaffalatta:
make sure you're on hw/eu (europe version = c432) before trying to install the custom rom...

here you go http://xdaforums.com/p8lite/general/mod-automatic-change-location-region-t3388657
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcolomboss:
Thank you for your concern. but custom ROM must be installed to install the 6.0 version of the phone . my problem is that 6.0 is not installed . just change the area code of the file so I know config.bin

P8LİTE
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcolomboss:
Brother I just flashed . dual sim card manager looks . and want a sim card password every 20 seconds . as if he was wearing for the first time now . and so forth . I can not send SMS . I can make calls . oeminfo file is probably corrupted. * # 06 # I did. 2 IMEI = null looks . what should I do ? oeminfo the file location where?
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lordbannakaffalatta:
Lost imei is something we all had... just upgrade trough Ota. i recommend first flashing back to a lower build and then upgrade make sure you got the european version first. i never tested this in 6.0 i always flashed from c432B056 and then updated to B170 where i installed the b560 rom (6.0) trough local update if you need help just look forthe user Sokkoban (all over the general forums) and go to his website (in his signature). there you find all the files you need (google translate should come in handy)

Also this will help http://xdaforums.com/p8lite/general/guide-debranding-converting-single-sim-t3305977 it got the most covert
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcolomboss:
Thank you to everyone. B170 version of my phone had dloadr folder. Maybe if he got . Trying to take the format recovery . It began to be installed at a time update.app vew was successful. B170 version now stable and everything is working.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] wildfireman:
Hi all.

I have an old moto razr v3i D&G. Have been trying to get it to turn on recently but it just comes up with a bootload page with its version and phone code sig error battery low cannot program. I assume I need to reflash it???

My laptop doesnt recognize it. Searching around I have found and tried to use RSDlite but it does not see the phone. I have windows 10. Any help would be great with this old thing!!.. What should I do ???

thanks all

Just also downloaded P2K tools v5 if thats any help??
[Motorola Droid RAZR] sd_shadow:
cannot flash with battery low

get a fastboot cable

see Moto Drivers, Firmware, RSD Lite, and other Unbricking Tools
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ArsalHussain:
Re-Install The Device Drivers For Android, If It Didn't Help Then Try Using A PC That Have Freshly Installed Windows. That Will Help You To Recognize Device.

Second Issue Is Low Battery Cannot Program. Try Using The Factory Cable. That Will Bypass That Thing. (Factory Cable Is Cable That Have 5 Wires Inside Cord.)
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] ferez:
Hi,

So i recently bought a used LG VU3 after my beloved Meizu M1 Note was stolen.

In the Meizu, the mobile network indicator on the top bar could show one of a couple of states, depends on network coverage and speed - G, E, H and 4G .

The LG on the other hand, shows only one of two states - 2G or 3G.

The internet speeds are also considerably slower, 3G is very slow, and with 2G indication it's impossible to do anything on the internet.

Is that supposed to be like that? Or does my LG have a worse wireless network Tx\Rx that it only practically function on one of those two states?

Is that the case with all the LG phones from this generation (Because i'm planning on getting a used G Pro if there's a specific issue with the VU3)? [G Pro, G2, GX etc.]

Thanks
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] Pirateghost:
Can you please explain what this issue has to do with Paranoid Android ROM?
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] ferez:
Wow, your'e totally correct, i mistakenly posted it in the wrong sub-forum. Mods would you mind transferring it to the correct forum?

Thanks
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] galr:
Hi,

I had the G2 before and the user xdabbeb created a nice modified version of the stock camera.

I'm interested to know how would you approach it from a developer point of view?

I have a G5..but how do you get the stock camera code?

I want to enable 60fps and control \ disable NR for example..

So.. how do you approach it?

Does anyone know a helpful thread about it?

Thanks,

Gal Root
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] nobnut:
You've posted in the wrong section.

You need to edit system/etc/media_profile.xml

It isn't hard to edit the file. You just need to know which lines to edit.

EDIT: There are lots of threads about it, here is one for example http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2778570
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] galr:
Thank you my friend!:good:

BTW, why is it the wrong section? I think it counts as G5 "Other Development", no?
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] gurningchimp:
Would guess that it needs to be in Q&A until you start dev?
[Android Themes] djssantos17:
Hi all!,

I am desperately seeking help!I have all my baby's memories in this SD card. Somehow it got fried... I was thinking it was the phone that I had. It was a refurbished phone and on the same day I got it it started acting up, screen would turn on and off. The next day sd card wasnt recognized by the phone anymore. we were looking for ways to figure it out til we end up in a youtube channel "recoverfab" that digs in to the sd card microscopically to analayze and extract datas So we sent it to them..in Germany ,But.. with no luck. They have emailed me... i will attach this at the bottom. Please somebody... there must be hope somewhere! These files i have there are all precious one time snapped memories! Please! Help!!!

Dear Ms. Santos,

Unfortunately, it is not possible to rescue the data from your order # 11088. We assumed the controller on your memory card is damaged. In these cases, we try to read the raw data out from the masked wiring from the back side of the card (see the photo from the backside of your card in the attachment), but it failed. It was not possible, to establish a connection to the embedded memory chip. The reason is a physical damage. That circumstance makes the data rescue no longer possible. The following causes for the failure of the storage medium come into question: a)A short-term voltage peak occurred from a connected device destroyed an electronic module in the memory device b)A previous production damage in the device, which has deteriorated by the continuous heating and cooling during the use and eventually lead to failure. c)An alpha particle, emitted by radioactive contamination of the storage medium materials, has struck an electronic component and destroyed them.

This analysis is free of charge. If you would like the storage medium to be returned to you then notify me within 3 days and pay 10 Euro (with a note to your order number: 11088) via your own PayPal account to info@recoverfab.com or requesting bank details. This shipment will be executed with the regular mail. You can also organize by yourself a courier service with the pick up.
[General Questions and Answers] aksshayyy:
My phones rear camera and flash light suddenly stopped.

I tried hard reset but problem not solved

Please suggest some
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] jhowle:
****Disclaimer, I know it is foolish of me to Post this but it is good info****

I was at the AT&T corperate dealer today doing a relocation because i am moving to a different state. I inguired about this upgrade for the 750 and even showed them a print out of the AT&T presentation. The dude said it was legitament and they have a test copy but he cannot share it, he also called the corperate office and they sent via e-mail info which stated. The following link is for the download of WM6 update for the TREO 750 and it will ba active no later than this coming friday night at midnight.

Please take this for what it's worth.

www.palm.com/750updateatt

I asked about what is being included in the release which everything thats in the presentation but he stated that to his knowledge her heard that push to talk may be included in this release.
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] summiter:
Glad to see you've stuck around.. =)

Just an FYI, the "firmware" version reported in the About screen is the version of the radio code and is independent of the OS version.

The version assigned to the ROM update will be indicated in the "Software Version" field, and is set in the registry by a file run from Extended_ROM during first boot. The leaked ATT ROM did not set this field, and that's why users installing over the original WM5 ROM will still show "TREO750-1.13-CNG".

I hope, but seriously doubt, that the radio (firmware) in the final WM6 release will be in the 1.54 or higher range, because it will likely be a radio requiring an updated bootloader which supports rseed - which I *really* need.. =) Ignore what I'm saying if it doesn't make sense.

Thanks for the official link btw..I bet a lot of folks bookmarked it when the September internal marcomm presentation leaked. There's a revised 1 pager of that presentation..I'll see if I can dig it up, but there's nothing juicy in it except the notice of slipped release dates.
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] jhowle:
i hope they take what i said seriously and post something on Palm treo 750 page about WM6,, maybe a stay thuned kinda thing.:D
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] CraigDo:
Thanks for the follow-up - I guess I don't have to stop at the AT&T store tonight. I've had the link on my webcrawler for a few months now - should know within a couple of hours when it changes from a 404 to something else. But alas, a watch link rarely changes... :p

-Craig
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] jhowle:
i sent the conversation to the cingular rep to which gave the link and info about the update. I just got off the phone with him and he has sent the message upto corperate. When he gets a reply he is going to forward it to me and i will inturn drop it on here.
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] kapster:
Thanks for the info man. You are dedicated!
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] jhowle:
talking to palm support again, we talked more about the leaked version and stuff,, they assured me that the leaked is a test bed from way back and the actual update will be so much more advanced and i am quoteing "windows mobile 6 will be out very very very soon"
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] driazen:
Not soon enough :(
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] jhowle:
im told by palm that the AT&T update for the treo 750 is completed and is in the hands of CIngular for approval. Once they approve it we can download it
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] useradmn:
does anyone know if there is any updated information on when the updated will be dropped to at&t customers? My palms are sweating! lol. But really, I'm getting frustrated and disappointed while waiting. just about every other advanced mobile phone is now running wm6. where is it for the treo 750? cant be too much programming behind this build. i am a programmer myself... cant be too much that at&t has to do. I'm sure they have plenty of coders behind this. all they need is 1 solution and just duplicate it as many times as need. come on at&t!
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] reyjabs:
What happen to the IPhone?:rolleyes:
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] useradmn:
no none cares about a stupid iPhone. iPhones only go up to EDGE..... iPhone sucks, just like the company it came from... Apple is just a bunch of copy cats... They Pioneer NOTHING! They only have spin-off's of whats already in existence...

WHERE IS THE RELEASE FOR THE WM6 FROM AT&T. ATT IS REALLY BEGINNING TO PISS ME OFF W/ THE WAIT TIME. NOT EVEN THE SALES REPS KNOW WHEN ITS COMING.....
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] summiter:
Nice. I was just robbed of 7 seconds of my life reading that pointless rant. Awesome.
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] retsell:
ok.....................
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khan1989:
Hi All,

Can anyone help me here.

I had a Moto X Force, which has had it's bootloader unlocked.

I relocked it, but the "tamper" message in the bootloader was still present.

My Moto X Force was faced with the dreaded "GREEN LINE" hardware fault.

I had returned it for a screen repair, only to be told by Moto that my Warranty is VOID because of the unlocked bootloader.

They are now asking for £14.40 for the return of my item.

I have emailed them asking for a call back as it is a manufacture defect, nothing related to the software or bootloader.

At a lost here, even resorted to tweeting their Moto UK twitter account.

Any advice will be grateful.

Never buying anything but a Nexus device in the future.

UPDATE: Latest response from Motorola.

Thank you for contacting Motorola.

In addition to my colleague's previous e-mail, I would like to inform you that rooting might cause the device to stop working, disable important features and functionality, and even make the device unsafe to the point of causing you harm. Neither Motorola, nor your wireless carrier or retailer from whom you purchased the device, will be responsible for such damage. Once your phone is rooted, your device is no longer covered by the Motorola warranty, even if they appear unrelated to rooting the phone. You can find the warranty terms as a little foldable card in the box of your phone, or on our website.

I apologise that we can not help you any further regarding a repair.

I am now using resolver.co.uk to help me deal with this complaint.

Final Update - Sorted!

Motorola sent me an X code and I was able to create a new order on their website.
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asuhoops8628:
pay the money to get your phone back, then open a dispute with your credit card company.
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TycerX:
Have you checked this out? :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1998801
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khan1989:
I didn't buy it with a credit card, I bought the phone outright with my debit card.

I don't want to pay, as I feel no one will ever fix the phone. It is still faulty.
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khan1989:
Thanks for this. I read something similar from this reddit post, but nice to read a thread on xda.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/2r8nqa/phones_with_warranty_friendly_rootbootloader/

In EU rooted phones do not loose vendors' warranty, but it is hard to enforce. You have been warned.
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elhrimnir:
I'm about to go through exactly the same thing. Facing the green line issue as well :( (UK)
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khan1989:
Did you unlock your bootloader? There's tools for moto style / pure to hide the tamper logo but none for the force yet. Hardly any development on this as the US cousin droid turbo 2's bootloader cannot be unlocked.

If you return this phone with your bootloader unlocked, they WILL void your warranty, relocking it isn't good enough.

I will keep this post updated with my experience, if I manage to get Motorola to honour their warranty I'm sure you would be able to.

Good luck.
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam0056:
I have also had issues with hardware and warranty. I bought an x force brand new and boxed from ebay only to find it would not recognise any sd card i put in it. I opened a request to return for repair under warranty but i made clear to them thai did not have a retail receipt but rather an invoice from the person i bought the phone. They got back to me a day later to inform me that warranty repair was not covered because i did not buy it in a shop and the shop or officialy recognised retailer reciept is all they would recognise. I have decided to keep the phone as is with 32gb storage. I do not use alot of storage and 32gb is ample for me but i am pissed at lenovo attitude because the phone is in warranty regardless of how i bought it. I just pray i dont get this green line situation that some people have been having as i will have to just suck it up and live with that also.
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jiffycom:
Companies have to realise they can't make up their own laws lol. You are in the right so keep up the fight!
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khan1989:
Good news, they have offered to send me a brand new replacement, I will update everyone with the details as soon as it's confirmed! (don't want to rock the boat!)
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khan1989:
So after an angry reply from me

I received a response from them the next day.

That was on a Friday. The following week Monday I received my good news.

2 Weeks later, and I was issued with an "X" Code which I could use to redesign my phone (chose the back colour to be Black over Red this time, as the Red gets dirty easily).

Ordered it immediately, and today I have received my new phone.

I was without my phone for 40 days, the issue had developed earlier, but I was unable to return it at that time.

Sufficed to say, I will not be rooting my phone this time round, with the hope that they will honour their 4 year warranty on this "shatterproof" screen if it ever gets damaged.

This will be my last ever Motorola phone, as this entire ordeal was just tiresome, I will be sticking to the Nexus range from now on.

Thanks again TycerX for pointing out that thread, it really helped.
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elhrimnir:
I relocked the boot loader, and got it back to unmodified software status, and I managed to hide the tamper flag on the logo, however I assume the tamper flag is still buried in the phone somewhere. It's currently in 'awaiting component' status so I assume they're replacing the display rather than sending a new one.
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khan1989:
How did you get the "unmodified software status" with a custom boot logo?

As soon as I flashed back the normal boot logo, it changed my software status to unmodified again.
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elhrimnir:
It was a right pain in the ass. I first had to re-unlock the bootloader, flash down to 5.1.1 to get unmodified software status, then update via ota to get back to 6 and keep the software status, then reflash 6 while relocking the boot loader (apparently the 5.1.1 software I had wasn't signed or something idk), and then flash the logo. I rebooted the boot loader and phone a few times to triple check and it all looked normal!
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khan1989:
Wow, that could work, as I was sent images of the bootloader highlighting the "modified" status from Motorola who received it from the phone repair company.

Well I was told immediately by Motorola that my phone was voided and they sent me an invoice to pay for handling fees, so it seems like your's has gone through.

Good luck :good:
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elhrimnir:
Thanks! Interesting that they decided to replace rather than repair yours though... I wonder if that was to get it back to unmodified status for any future repairs or something.
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khan1989:
I'm sure it was because I complained and had a pending case with resolver at the time.
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hairyb:
Not sure if you have had your iasue sorted, but I was told to send my phone to SBE and it said awaiting component for about 3 weeks. Just this last week i contacted Motorala for an update and within a day they sent me an X code to get a new phone and scrapped my old phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kunjila:
Hi,

I had a Lollipop (I think 5.0) installed on my S5, and all of a sudden my 2 touch keys from each side of home button stopped working! Unfortunatelly It's not a problem with lights, they didn't react at all.

What I did was making a backup first, then factory reset the phone, installing the new software (G900FXXXUCPE2 6.0.1), rooted the phone (CF autoroot), restoring my data and it was fine....for a short while until same thing happened again.

I rooted my phone again and after it was fine....for a few hours, then I did it again, it was ok for a few hours again. This seems to be a software problem, but I have no clue what could cause this.

It's anoying to live without this 2 keys, and rooting the phone all over again.

Anyone has a clue? :)
[LG G2 Mini] By_Tiko:
Good Morning,

Making OTA update, the cellphone froze.

When restart, no recovery, the boot, nothing!

Recalling the concectar the device to the PC, with keystrokes or does not show the variations in the following images ...

Windows devices (W10-64) ==> ADB Interface -> "Android Sooner Single ADB Interface".

I have with me the .img file of his partitions. Does anyone know how I can apply it?

I have also all .img files (aboot, recover, rpm, laf, etc ....)

Indeed, only ha recoverability via "Octopus" or there is other software that make the device be recognized by windows and then apply the IMG's ???

I have XP 32 (does not recognize none only driver: "android") or W10-64 (as cited above).

Thanks for listening!
[LG G2 Mini] Vagelis1608:
Does download mode work?

If not, flash the laf partition (download mode), boot into download mode and flash a kdz.

You can use fastboot to flash the laf partition (all partitions, as a matter of fact).