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[General Questions and Answers] goulashsoup:
I want to root my phone (Sony Xperia Z1 C6903) but first I have to downgrade to another version. Thats why I need a flashtoolfirmwarefile(.ftf), but I do not know which to choose...

In this folder: http: //storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda%2FSony%2FXperia+Z1%2FC6903%2F

1. So, What is the difference between branded and generic flashtoolfirmwarefiles?

2. What is the difference between the various branded .ftf's and the various generic .ftf's?

3. Why it is necessary or appreciated to have several .ftf's of one build-number instead of one?

4. How can I figure out which one to choose?

grateful for your help...
[General Questions and Answers] goulashsoup:
Answer Here: http ://android.stackexchange.com/a/148736/170662
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yassinegta:
I have a problem with heat on my galaxy s5 when i upgraded to marshmallow , anyone have the same problem or just me ?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Supernatural77:
Try coolify app .. u can find him on play store
[G4] chavdar:
Hi,

Does anyone have a comment on this one:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=334667

as far as I saw from the thread there were no posts on how to CID unlock a G4
[G4] lastnikita:
alternatively, has anyone succeeded on CID unlock a G4 prophet using imei-check.co.uk ?
[G4] badmotor:
roger dodger.

Unlocked my G4 imate Jamin via this website and all worked a treat.
[G4] lastnikita:
guys, looks like it's finally done : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=347348

edit: I can't make it work :(

did you have any success with that tool ?
[G4] mcupurdija:
I used SoftSPL and downgraded SPL from 2.20 to 2.15 with o2 original rom.

Just follow the instructions...
[Sprint HTC 10 Questions & Answers] spengineer:
For a while now (around a month) I've noticed my HTC 10 disconnecting from my wifi for a couple seconds, seemingly randomly. I tried a new router about a week ago, but it just started doing it again.

I have settings like "Auto-Switch to mobile network" off, and "Keep wifi on during sleep" set to always. I'm on the Stock rom, rooted but not s-off. Is anyone else having this issue, or know of any way to fix it?
[Sprint HTC 10 Questions & Answers] arodey:
Haven't had this issue on my 10. I was worried before I decided to get the 10 about reports that this was happening to people. I had this issue on my EVO LTE. I am convinced it was a hardware issue on that phone.
[General Questions and Answers] TheSwedishMrBlue:
Greetings!

I wonder if there is any roms for the ZTE Blade Vec 4G? Any at all? I would like to 'freshen' up the phone. Part from that some "in-built" apps has been accidentally removed, and cannot be restored(tried that).

Any roms, or help at all would be so much appreciated!

Cheers!
[General Questions and Answers] pgunning1:
Hi everyone, I'm having a real problem finding a replacement battery for a Igoready much g2 gaming phone. My battery is dead :( so i am looking for a replacement.

But the battery dims are very odd there are as follows...

Width 60mm

Length 80mm

3 power connectors + to the outside.

3.7 v

naH not worried but 4200 mah

Any help gratefully received.

Atb
[General Questions and Answers] Outbreak444:
Possibly the battery for a Samsung Galaxy Note II may be about the same size/capacity/contact arrangement.

Another may be the Lenovo 8" Phablet.

That's all I could find online for this phone. You can buy a cheapie to see if it is compatible before you get an expensive one, but even do your research with the cheap ones, or else you're toast... well, your phone will be anyways.
[General Questions and Answers] pgunning1:
Hi thank you for the help, much appreciated. Funny enough I was just posting the message below...

I know that a Samsung galaxy 2 battery had same voltage and polarity but it's the dims, does anyone know if the extended batteries have similar batteries.

I'll check the batteries you've mentioned and see if there a better fit.

Much appreciated.
[Paranoid Android Q&A] v12xke:
Love hearing PA is back. I also value the monthly Google security updates for Nexus devices. Obviously PA is not going to release monthly builds, SO the question is has there been any consideration on how to apply the monthly updates to a Nexus device running PA going forward. Otherwise we'll likely be in a holding pattern for the next PA release that will always behind in baking in the security updates. I'd like to open a discussion on how PA users of Nexus devices (majority of supported devices?) will be able to apply monthly Google updates relatively quickly (or not). Thanks.
[Paranoid Android Q&A] Pirateghost:
You can't apply the security updates unless they're compiled in the ROM. We aren't committing to any kind of schedule but we will try to update it obviously.
[Paranoid Android Q&A] tiagoaleks:
Actually that is a good point)the monthly updates), in my opinion.

I am very interested in them. I went back to official Nexus 5 rom to have access to these updates.

The whole Stagefright story made people aware and more conscious of the vulnerabilities Android.

I believe that the first custom ROM able to include in some way these updates, will have a big rise on the user base.

People that use custom rom are not the average user that just buys and forgets the smartphone. They are people that have a different perception about smartphone tech, and so are worried about performance, usability and security.

This being said, I think it was a great idea for the user "v12xke" to ask about it, and a great opportunity for PA to get ahead of others on this new start.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] android addicts:
When the Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) received official Android 6.0.1, I have manually installed that firmware on my device. Within few weeks ago it shows that my microSD card (64GB) corrupted. At that time if i connect to the PC I can access the SD card without any error. When I tap on "fix it" it format the SD and again it shows the exact same issue.

If I connect this sd card to a PC or a another Android device (runs ICS), these devices are not detect any error. Then I rebooted my S5 into a safe mode and again it shows that issue. However, this issue will fix if I reset the phone. After few days left it again appear that error.

So how do I fix this matter?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ownjoouk:
My wifes phone has the same issue.

Non rooted phone - 100% stock. Never messed with it.

After the MM update the sdcard just says corrupted.

As soon as a photo is stored or if google play music downloads a track to it it is corrupted.

Really annoying.

Going to try a full wipe now but I'm glad it's not just her phone. I thought the SD card had died and we haven't had it long.

Looks like it's something samsung have done.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
Tried formatting the SDCard with a PC?

My SDCard is the same one I've had since I got the phone, through KitKat > Lollipop > MarshMallow, and has never been wiped or formatted, still got the very first photo I ever took with the phone on it
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] android addicts:
No need to wipe SD. Connect that SD to a PC and copy all the files.

I think this issue caused by some sort of app or its a firmware issue.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ownjoouk:
Yeah it's been formatted. I did pop it into a pc to try and save everything but it demanded a wipe.

So I did.

It worked for a little bit and corrupted again. Now when I pit it in the pc it struggles to read it and the phone won't "fix it" either.

Tried to wipe it in a few different programs but it appears the card is corrupted.

It's a 64gb Samsung card. Only had it since January this year. Bought brand new from amazon.

I have another in my note 3 and that is still perfect.

The only saving grace is that Google photos had all the photos synced.

So i'm going to email Samsung about it as there has been no issues with the card until the moment the MM update hit.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
Try MiniTool Partition Wizard

Delete all partitions on the card > create new primary partition > Format to FAT32

MiniTool Partition Wizard free

https://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html

Used that to repair SDCards and USB drives a few times

You can also do it manually with elevated CMD: (Hit enter after each)

------------

diskpart

list disk

select disk x (x = being the disk number of your USB drive/card)

clean

create partition primary

active

format fs=fat32 quick

assign

exit

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Try the card again
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ownjoouk:
Already tried diskpart. No dice.

Just tried MiniTool Partition Manager. Still nothing. It lets you delete the partition and then creates a new partition instantly.

It has however now loaded in windows and shows 4 android folders but even after a delete on the partition and create new it makes no changes to the card.

It also wont let me add anything. Almost as if it is locked to read only.

So thanks for the advice as I can now see the card in windows "sort of". It's really slow though. But I can't put anything on it or wipe it or do anything with it really!

Windows 10 also says there are errors and when you let it error check it just stops responding.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
If it still shows android folders on it, then none of the partition commands you've used, nor minitool have done anything, as you'll know, deleting all partitions on a disk completely wipes it

With MiniTool, it works a weird way, you have to basically tell it what you want to do, all steps, and then hit apply at the top, once you hit apply, it then performs the steps it looked like you had already done manually

EDIT - Just a thought, a live Linux CD/DVD/USB might have more luck, Linux doesn't care about permissions etc
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ownjoouk:
I see... I have used Partition Magic in the past and if I recall you had to do this back in the old version. Completely forgot.

I've done that and it's trying to do it. It's going very sloooooooow. But it is getting further than diskpart did!

Will update when it decides to finish.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
Good luck, might find it takes a few runs to undo whatever the phone/droid did to it

Unless of course it is physically damaged, but I've not had any problems with MM and my SD

EDIT - Found this from way back in 2010 in my repair folder, "Pen drive repair"

https://mega.nz/#!XdAW2R5I!sSVna0O4av5rnkTPpGuh_bkXatZpcfmr6X-R-3yjrzw

I tend to keep random programs that have fixed something difficult in the past, and put them in that repair folder, worth a shot
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ownjoouk:
Will take a look at that tomorrow.

It formatted the card but as soon as it finished and mounted it Windows popped up and said there was a problem and it needed scanning.

Once it opened there were still 4 android folders on it....

Annoying.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
Yea very, well it's definitely not deleting the partitions if it's still got all the old folders on it

Running the tool as Admin?

It does sound like it's physically damaged, but I thought that about a 16GB flash drive I had, and another 8GB I'd left in a tub on my desk for years because it was dead, then I used diskpart and repaired both of them the same day, and since then, minitool has fixed them

Tell you what you could try, Win32DiskImager, grab any image, say a Raspberry Pi image, and use Win32DiskImager to write the image to the card, I think that uses disk/device rather than partitions to write to, so it should overwrite absolutely everything

Then you can use Minitool to wipe and format back to FAT32 (Hopefully)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ownjoouk:
The trouble with that is I can't write anything to it. It gives an i/o error ever time I try.

I'm tired now so i'm going to head to bed but tomorrow when I have a fresher head i'll take another look.

Will let you know how I go on. Will try that other tool you suggested.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
The way Win32DiskImager writes to the disk is different to how Windows tries to write to it, basically like burning an ISO, vs copying files to a DVD

Yea, get some shut-eye, things are usually much simpler after a good nights sleep
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dethfull:
Hi, i lost a kingstom 9GB after take out this card from a Samsung. I formatted, and after a few days , i disvovered, that card was set to be encrypted inside the phone, if someone takes out, and formats without unencrypt, on 2 or 3 cycles mor, the card will die, or lock, io root, i never found a solution for this, in my case, the card was locked, (ro), without any error in the partition.

---------- Post added at 11:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:08 PM ----------

Sorry, i wrote wrong, is 8Gb, was the second sdcard lost by me, the first, was a 2Gb used on a nokia e7, that, after format this card the card was locked (ro) at all on all type of sdcard reader , usb, pc. The name, i found, is Cyclic Redundance Error, (formatted without unencrypt the filesystem)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ownjoouk:
Pen Drive Repair does nothing. Can't even find it.

Tried it another 2 times in MiniTool but still goes through all the motions but returns with the same four folder on the card.

I did a surface test and it found no errors. So reading it is fine. It's the writing to it where it fails.

EDIT: What I have just noticed is MiniTool states:

Capacity 59.64 Used 59.64 Unused 0B

So the card thinks it's full but there is nothing on it.

EDIT 2: And now in MiniTool is just says BadDisk. Looks like it is completely dead.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
Well, there's nothing to lose by trying Win32 DI, unlikely to work,. but might as well try before writing it off
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ownjoouk:
Gave it a shot. It wont even let me pick it as a device. Windows has stopped adding it to the "My Computer" list also.

I've wasted enough time with it. Only bought it in January this year so I've emailed Samsung both about the warranty on it and also that there is a possibility the upgrade to MM caused it on the S5.

It seems to have happened to the OP and me so I thought I would mention it to them in case.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChuckFickens:
Hi All

I have recently starting looking more and more into app dev and ROM dev as a personal dev.

I have a history of programming/ Netwoking PC's through my work and I have a growing interest in android dev.

I wont bore you with the life history and why I'm doing what I'm doing, just to say I'm at the start of my travels in this community.

I currently have a locked HTC M8, locked to voda uk. I have been reading a few post here and on other places, but for starters I just want to know the best / easiest option for unlocking this. I also have a unlocked Kazam mobile to try out my learning on.

If there is a free way through root i would prefer this as my skills will grow, but also dont want to fall at the first hurdle.

If i pay for one where should i go? Doesnt have to be the cheapest, just the most secure / reliable source.

I know these question have probably been asked and answered 100 times already, but i was getting lost in old post and processes that no longer work or every other carrier bar voda listed

Thanks for reading and look forward to becoming more active member here over the coming months/ years

CF
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChuckFickens:
Bought code off ebay for £2, Just need to go about getting rid of the voda stuff with a new ROM for both now
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doeejohhn:
Hey, guys. So, my friend gave me a HTC One (m8) because he thinks he completely "broke" it. He told me he went into TWRP, trying to do a factory reset on the phone, did an advanced wipe and selected everything available as options. Now, I can still boot into recovery but I'm not too sure what to do from here? Like I said, he gave me the phone so it's mine now and hopefully I can get it up and running again. Thanks!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckpv5:
Install a ROM from development thread

or restore backup from http://xdaforums.com/htc-one-m8/help/tutorial-how-to-stock-stock-twrp-t3086860
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miffymiffy:
Or download the rom of your choice, copy it to sdcard and flash it from recovery.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doeejohhn:
I just flashed Android Revolution HD through TWRP and still stuck at the splash screen "Powered by Android". lol jk it just took some time to load
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] TheWhiteChallenger:
So I think I'm finally going to need to get a new phone soon. But I can't afford anything high end ATM. So I'm thinking about gting a 64gb tubro that can be unlocked, but I'm wondering if there is any reason I should settle for 32gb and gt a moto maxx instead. I think I read U can't unlock relock and unlock again with the xt1254 but I dnt see needing to do that anyway. Anything else I should know about hacked turbo vs officially unlocked maxx?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] ChazzMatt:
1) Be best if you keep using model numbers like in your title, instead of names like "Turbo", "Moto Maxx". There's two Turbos (Droid Turbo XT1254, Moto Turbo XT1225), there's two Moto Maxx even (XT1250, XT1225). ;) Using model numbers keeps it straight.

2) If you get an XT1254 64GB, you are looking at Amazon, eBay, Swappa? Be aware some people have sneakily locked their bootloaders back before selling. I don't know why. :rolleyes: If I were buying, I would pay more money for an unlocked bootloader -- the hard work and cost has already been done. You will need to see proof of bootloader status. If the bootloader has been locked back, it's worthless for you.

Also, you would need to see proof the phone has not already been upgraded to the OTA update pushed out by Verizon in May -- SU4TL-49, unless the seller can show you the bootloader is indeed unlocked. A lot of people who took the OTA before unlocking their bootloaders are now selling them due to their screwup.

Sunshine bootloader unlock exploit ($25) only works with SU4TL-44 (Lollipop 5.1) . If the phone has not been upgraded to Lollipop 5.1 and is still on 4.4.4 Kitkat, you can update it to SU4TL-44 using a file in this forum. But you would have to be careful not to take OTA updating it to SU4TL-49.

3) An XT1250 (U.S. Moto Maxx) doesn't have any conditions like that, but comes in 32GB only.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] TheWhiteChallenger:
K I gotcha. either way I want something new and I have no problem doing the work myself. I found one on the bay and it's on su4tl44, I'll have to have him show me the boot loader. What is it if it's relocked status code 3?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] ChazzMatt:
XT1254 Droid Turbo owners would know much better than me on this.

One of the forums says this:

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/general/guide-flash-factory-images-nexus-6shamu-t2954008/page4

I've never re-locked bootloader, so I don't know. Once unlocked I keep it that way...
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] TheWhiteChallenger:
Same here, that's y I hoping U guy would help. So it soundz like if I gt the right build number and it's not relocked, and I don't ever relock it, I should be golden. I can gt a 64gb xt1254 cheaper then the xt1250 with only 32gb I just don't want to mess myself over.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] ChazzMatt:
Sounds like you are doing it right.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Grynch13:
If its been relocked you can still reunlock it as well its just a little bit trickier and there is a chance of bricking your device if not done properly bur as long as you have a computer with fastboot adb installed you should be good. I have never reunlocked myself but have read and helped others in reunlocking there own its in the forum here somewhere. So no matter what as long as you can get that turbo on su4tl44 you should be set.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] ChazzMatt:
Then that's new information I haven't kept up with. Earlier some people re-locked for unknown reasons and they were told they were out of luck. It was a one-time only process.

Here's the thread you are talking about:

http://xdaforums.com/droid-turbo/help/relocked-bootloader-bricked-t3306081

Seems iffy. Better to not have a re-locked bootloader in the first place.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] mrkhigh:
Thus far everyone that has followed beaups unlock instructions it's worked for. I think the issue is it's not something as simple as adb boot loader unlock
[LG Optimus L90] joinmafia:
Hello guys,

Have you heard the news?

http://androidcommunity.com/oneplus-releases-oxygenos-as-open-source-20160609/

OxygenOS goes open source. Is there anyone who can make it work with our device? Any chance someone will develop this rom?
[LG Optimus L90] Tejas tedi:
UPDATE: XDA has taken down the article that this was sourced from, saying that in fact OnePlus HAS NOT put OxygenOS out as open source. Author Aamir Siddiqui has published an apology that says he admittedly jumped on the conclusion judging from OnePlus's activity on github. In truth, Siddiqui said that "OnePlus released the device tree and some HALs for the OnePlus 2. This is still big news by itself, as it will be of great use for 3rd party development efforts on the OnePlus 2. However, it is not in any way related to OnePlus open sourcing their OS."
[XDA Assist] massino82:
Hi everyone,

I´m stuck on rebooting/hard reset my device. Desperately. I´d like to start and saying that I´m not a IT person at all, and maybe my question can sound basic for you. I just need a little bit more clear advices and patience from you. Let´s start:

1) I did a buckup with the app. in the phone, another app start to work bad and I restarted the device normally with the power button and here we go the loop: vibration, logo Huawei, switch off.

2) Vol+ and POWER and I entered in Reboot system-> wipe data-> reboot now-> "[do_cust] do_cust enter" on screen -> reboot now (twice)------> loop

3) download firmware from Huawei Support (http://consumer.huawei.com/pk/mobile-phones/support/downloads/detail/ascend-g610-pk.htm?id=27463) --> format SD with FAT32 --> create the new "dload" folder --> extract the file UPDATE.APP into it --> VOL+ VOL- POWER to go in the download mode (it doesn´t work) --> Reboot mode --> wipe data --> Update from SD (empty, no file UPDATE.APP there) --> trying "reboot now" --> "[do_cust] do_cust enter" on screen --> reboot now (twice)------> loop

I search here and other forums a solution for my problem (like here http://xdaforums.com/general/help/huawei-g610-u20-restart-wont-respond-to-t3375434 or here http://xdaforums.com/chef-central/android/fix-boot-loop-huawei-g610-t2872171 ) but I guess they don´t match with my problem

Thank you a lot for your time!
[XDA Assist] Kdio:
Hi massino82

Thank you for using XDA Assist

As we do not have an specific forum dedicated for your device yet, our experts at the below forum should be able to help you. Please be welcome to ask in there.

Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Nice regards and good luck.

.
[XDA Assist] massino82:
thanks, i post it now in the correct forum
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 ROM Development] (^-^):
Im using WM6 on my BA but the hard keyboard writing english only but my second languge (Arabic) not working:(

is there a solution??

note: with WM2003 its working!!!

Thank u:)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 ROM Development] (^-^):
No one could help :( :( :(
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 ROM Development] jakubd:
Nobody wants - it was asked too many times for all WM5 and WM6, for german and french... Use "search".
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 ROM Development] (^-^):
Who asked for this, have the solution!!?

Or it's never have a solution!?

Thank u :)