yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] lmxbftw:
This worked well to root the phone, but when I try to use the debloated ROM, I can't access the SD card for storage and the phone isn't showing the ROM on internal storage when in recovery mode. The ROM IS shown when I go to "install" in recovery mode, but I was thinking that's the wrong place to use it. Any advice?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
you shouldn't even use the debloated rom it's very unreliable
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
The debloated ROM is actually a backup.

You didn't unzip it, that's why it shows up under the "install" menu. It probably won't install that way but if it did you probably would ha e a brick.

If you would prefer, just go ahead and use root essentials.

The best way to do this is to actually restore the factory ROM in Odin. Then do a wipe with the stock recovery, then reinstall twrp, then root, then, before you do anything else, download root essentials and enable adoptable storage. Then, redownload your apps. You will see the expanded space. It works if you do it without all the extra, but if you start fresh it works better and it reads your storage much more accurately.

I have one of these and my wife has one too. (I don't care what they come out with, my laptop costs $700, I won't pay it for a phone) I restored stock, she didn't. They both work fine, but hers reads the memory funny and mine does not.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] strykyn:
i will test..but i gotta backup first. since root essentials requires root, and i have the adoptable storage thingy...i might lose complete access to my sd card...im not totally sure HOW thats going to work. but.. i guess someone HAS to be the guinea pig here (yay me!) n see what happens. it will take some time tho, as i gotta backup the music on sd (100GB)!! but im on it...

:good:

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just SUCCESSFULLY un rooted SUPERSU!! TWRP-titanium backup root check="FAILED"

STILL have TWRP!!!

rerooted/rebooted....tought i had a bootloop..stayed on "metro screen" 4ever. it was just xposed.......its ALL good.

be patient with SOME apps! poweramp n facebook messenger to A LONG time to become "AVAILABLE" after doing this. (like 3 mins).
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
Yes. You don't need root for adoptable storage to work. O ce you flash the kernel patch (only need twrp for that) you are good. I think you don't even need root essentials, I'm pretty sure that if you download the patch and flash it via twrp and then use the stock storage menu, you will be able to use it without root essentials at all (have to use 100% of your SD card tho).

If you put all your mods in and make them part of the system and grant them the correct permissions, they should all work without root. Just fyi.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] strykyn:
mmm...i think me missn sumfin here.....WHAT KERNEL PATCH, sir??

nevermind...im silly. the "root essentials zip".....asplugin.aip...(right)??
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] strykyn:
THAT was my original concern. if i have PARTITIOND sd card (adpotable/portable), removed root....maybe i cant access part/all of SD Card. imma test ur theory this weekend tho.....in case of problems i gats a day to replace music files. i would be lost on monday w/out them...;)
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
You can always ba k up your music to a PC or to cloud storage if you have wifi or lots of data. You probably already know.

Keep In mind, when you adopt the storage you will wipe your sd card. It's part of the process. You should certainly make a copy of your SD card. Maybe even 2
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] strykyn:
yepers..i do know...but others dont..so thanks for mentioning. i just have alot (100Gb) of LOSSLESS music on phone....n the transfer times of MM vs Lollipop are really ridiculous. i have (5) 1tb raptor HD's..nuffin but music. it takes me more than 2x's the time to transfer files to/from pc to SD Card. tested stock/n modified rom. not complaining..it just takes time.....lol. alot of time.....
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
Damn. Say, with that type of music collection, what sound mods you got? I know you got something good with that ;)

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[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kwmike:
No Nougat for On5

Not for nothing, but I had to contact samsung support yesterday on another topic and I asked whether the On5 would be updated to Android 7

and was told absolutely not. The explanation given was that samsung felt the phone did not meet the minimum requirements for "effective operation with Android 7". :crying:
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
that sucks but I kind of saw that coming
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] czarsuperstar@gmail.com:
Yet underground devs can get cm14 running on a Motorola surnia. ??
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] strykyn:
for the android i JUST NOW got neutron player. imma pair that with Viper4android n see what i get. i heard its better than poweramp. (had poweramp a LONG time..but its playing FLAC at terribly low volume, and when the percussion kicks in, everything else just drops to almost silent)

for the pc i gots stock sound (ga990fxa ud3 rev4 board) with 7.1 surround. i use either Viper4Windows, or the DOLBY Home Theater (with the pcee drivers). my bedroomroom is small, so i dont REALLy need sound card. i can still shake the windows, n if im "inna mood"...the cops show up......lol. nieghbors..
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] irfantahir:
Need Themse Store

Please add Official theme chooser and theme store in it. You can made it by J5 rom:)
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
it's because TouchWiz will make it 100 percent slower
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] czarsuperstar@gmail.com:
Touchwiz is Samsung's skin but that doesn't make it to the manufacturer's like that. Each one takes the plain build and apktool the hell out of the builds. Straight from Google's( I was told that when I was transferred from LG to Google)mouth.

So Nougat can be built for the phone they (Samsung)are lazy and incompetent but I bought the phone so I can't say much for common sense ?. We have to fight the fragmentation of Android. Make the manufacturer's uphold the open handset alliance. Just my opinion though.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
anyone know how to fix timing on this? for some reason when I try it says unsupported
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
forgot to post screenie oops
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Tibbers:
Hey I need some help. So followed the steps below.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
You are going to have to flash back to stock with Odin. I agree.

If it's your girlfriend's phone, hopefully she has a backup on Google play. Otherwise, jut let her know how many more apps she can put on it after. I downloaded 24 more games last night. Still have room for more. You could also try a titanium backup.

Samsung are jerks for taking this feature out. I'm glad the note 7 had to be recalled and they lost billions. Serves em right.

Make sure you went to settings then storage then internal and then clicked more at the top right then clicked migrate data. You know you did when the option disappears. (More)

Last. Format your ad card in the PC. Sometimes those partitions get ornery and don't like to get removed.

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[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kwmike:
ON5 Bloatware list

Is there a current definitive list of removable bloatware? There is a list further back but would like to work off the most current info.

Any help appreciated. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] triiuzii:
Does this work on the TracFone version? - Sorry if this has been asked already.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
most likely not didn't even know that existed
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] triiuzii:
Yeah, they're selling it on HSN for $109.95 and i was thinking about getting one, but now I'm not too sure. If i can't root it, i probably won't get it.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
shouldn't it over priced compared to metro version and there's most likely no root for it but I'm pretty sure with the app pre-installed on the metro phone you can unlock it and try to use it with what ever sim you want
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
yeah you can use this on the metro phone
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
how does I get system ui tuner back samsung is mean
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Gynotai:
Rooting my Galaxy On5

Hi Everyone.

I have been reading everything I can get my hands on regarding rooting my Samsung Galaxy On5.

As of this post, I have been unable to successfully root this phone. I have followed the steps here with no luck. I also read that the loader of the phone is locked, so it wont allow anything to be changed. I downloaded two programs called fastboot and ADB (Android Debug Bridge) which together were supposed to unlock the loader so I could root it, but that didn't work either.

I've been trying to root this phone on and off for the past three months. Is there a way to do this?

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Gynotai
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
what's your specific model
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
Where's the totally tricked out pacrom for this boat???
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kwmike:
+1
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Gynotai:
The Phones info is:

Model: SM-G550T1

Android Version: 6.0.1

Thank you for all of your help.

Gynotai
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
that's wierd because it worked for me did you download the drivers and run odin as administrator?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
Bootloader is not locked.

What errors do you get?

First you unzip the recovery.

What steps did you take? I guarantee this will root your device.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] josuesim1:
This rom run marshmallow
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] longizland:
meta-inf.com????

cant find meta-inf.com error on install now my phone wont start

HELP PLEASE
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
Tell me what you did.

I can get you back running.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] longizland:
On5 not booting
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
It's not a ROM. It's a backup. You have to follow the instructions and place the backup in the correct folder and then restore the backup.

I'm having a little trouble understanding how Odin failed?

Did it fail on installing twrp?

You say you can get into twrp, tho?

When you boot up, the first time may take up to 10 min to start. Give it some time.

Do you have the stock firmware for the phone so you can Odin back if you are truly stuck?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
anyone getting this when trying to open the play store? I checked my wifi and 4g also checked time and deleted hosts and it still won't work
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
Anyone who has a metro PCs phone, you can use the permanent unlock app to unlock after 90 days.

I dont have a screenshot because it deletes the app and auto reboots after, but it works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mstyra4u:
thank u
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
Does anyone have any ideas about possibly overclocking this thing? 1512 would probably make it an awesome device. For the money
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
kernel auditor perhaps?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
Trying that now. And looking at tweaks. Looks like a kernel thing. I'm not going to be able to do much about it. Id like to. I'm coming fast to the realization that this is about the best it's going to get.

Not too bad, but not the best by far.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
of anyone is experiencing this phone extremely slow you should consider using fstrim in L speed it helped me a lot
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] sagizu:
did you get any answer ?

i have the chainese samsung on5 - sm-g5500. did you get any answer? did you try to install this rom on the g5500?

thanks.....
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
most likely not going to work but if you want you can't take the risk and most likely get bricked and I don't think there's a stock firmware odin file for your phone
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] sandix:
Overclocking needs to be compiled into the kernel, which unfortunately I cannot do for this device. Sorry mate. You can however keep maxing the CPU using an app that can set tweaks to the kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
does android n-ify work on TouchWiz roms?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] CharmedWhovian:
Having the hardest time rooting this phone. Can I do it without a Computer.

Model number SMG550t1

Android 6.0.1

Baseband G5505Q1UVU1APF1

Build MMB29K

I just want simple and easy
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] EpicSaga:
Are there any custom ROMs for the On5 yet?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
Cannot do it without a PC. Unless you want to try KingRoot. It might work.

Do you have one?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] CharmedWhovian:
I have one of each multiple of S6 and S7. Which are easier to root.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Viper1000:
pls help

pls give twrp recovery for on5 pro sm-g550fy 6.0.1 indian version
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
this thread is dying very slowly...
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] armanifoo:
Excuse me for the noob question but I just installed the custom ROM and can't find the supersu app to allow permission to root based apps, yet Safety net tests fail and Pokémon Go don't work. Must I flash supersu separate even though the ROM is predicted? Also is there a hidesu I can use to play Pokémon Go?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
you need to flash super user also I don't think it's possible to play Pokémon go but I haven't really tried
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] gsprague15:
Hey can someone please help me. I have twrp and supersu set up from the OP and now I want them to use the debloated Rom but for some reason when I extract it to my sd card and enter into TWRP recovery the debloated Rom does not show up in the restore tab. I'm sure that I am using the right storage and also checked my internal just in case. Why isn't the debloated Rom showing up?

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I also made sure to extract to twrp/ backup so that can't be the problem either
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] gsprague15:
Ok I now see people are saying not to use the Rom

But the other method looks very involved. Any guide for dummies?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
Start in this thread from post #42.

Lots of detailed info in here on how to do it.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] gsprague15:
So when I followed your instructions I did get the debloat file to show up in TWRP but when I restore that and then restore data my phone gets stuck on the metro pcs logo when booting up. I am rooted per instructions on the OP could that be the issue?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
did you root before booting for the first time?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] gsprague15:
No I had it booted and set up and then I rooted shortly after. I have recovery and everything so my phone is fine I just wish I could get it to work. Come to think of it I'm having a lot of trouble flashing anything other than super user and twrp to this phone. Should I try to debloat again and save the log? I'm thinking about maybe flashing the stock Rom back and then trying debloat.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
you are better off going stock and debloating it by yourself because the debloated rom is very hard to get booting for a lot of people
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] sandix:
Restore backed up system image -> Boot (Wait 15 minutes)(Bootlooping at this point) -> Hard Reboot -> Profit

I have done this method multiple times to get this ROM booted after fresh restore.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Kimeiga:
Restoring Stock Rom for Tmo variant (SM-G550T)

Hi guys. Thank you so much for sandix for your hard work so far. It seems like there are really a lot of people with this problem.

I was able to find a stock ROM for SM-G550T that was absolutely perfect, but since it was bound to MetroPCS, I wasn't able to connect to the network, and I couldn't make phone calls or texts (I have a T-Mobile prepaid plan).

Is there a way to use Odin or TWRP or something to convert this rom into a tmo variant?

Thank you bounties for any help. I've been working on this all day for two days now, and all of the ROMS I've downloaded don't work, or only work partially (like this metro variant). I feel like giving up.

(I can clarify any of this information if it would help)
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
http://xdaforums.com/android/development/samsung-galaxy-on5-ultimate-files-dump-t3462103/page1 file dump for the on5 T-Mobile odin rom should be there
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
Can someone send me the link to a twrp backup for the metro pcs phone because I restored a T-Mobile one and now my sim won't work
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
Nvm I happened to have a backup of my efs and modem
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] BKiv:
Wow, Thanks sandix for all your hard work and time you put into this. It worked flawless first time. Now all we need is a sweet ROM... also much thanks to whodisname for woking the issues on the thread.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] minnemike81:
Hey, thanks so much for this....I got my phone rooted with no problems.....Odin link didn't work for me, but a little search here and I found 3.10.07. I would post link, but I'm too lame for them powers lol I didn't install the back-up here for debloat so I can't comment on that, but I'm looking forward to some new roms for us!
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Yavia:
anyone know how to get directional lock on this like the s7?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djevil:
Swap external to internal
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
I domt know how. I dont want to brick my device. I really wish there was a way to get adoptable syorage to work. I have tried the hack for the s7, it does nothing.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djevil:
I will send u a link

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https://www.skyneel.com/how-to-swap-phone-storage-with-sd-card-in-android-device
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
There isnt a "vold.fstab" file in /system/etc.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djevil:
Is sad man somebody need to build a rom that's debloated

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Good root method question are u going to be the developer for this phone
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] sandix:
Last link in OP->Scroll to bottom of page to get deviated, pre-rooted ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djevil:
I trying doing it but still won't work even I try to do a restore. Your rom missing a meta
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] sandix:
It's not a flashable zip file. Needs to be in backup folder. (Do a backup to see how the folder structure should be)
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djevil:
How do u do this back up

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It still wont be space on internal
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] sandix:
Use a micro SD card if needed. Or just backup boot and find the folder on internal that it is stored on.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djevil:
So what's been taken out do u got a list on what's remove
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] nomorefear:
I can't seem to get Xposed to install. I go to twrp and tried installing both v80 and v85.... I either get stuck or when it finishes, there is nothing on my phone. No APK installer, nothing. I'm frustrated because I wanted to use Snapchat and use the Xposed workaround, amongst other things. Please help guys. I'm rooted and twrp capable
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] whodisname:
You have to download the apk seperatly. Its on this page in the first post.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811

The xposed installer alpha.apk

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Install that app. Then flash the zposed version that I lonked to you (v85.1) then reboot.

Profit
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] sandix:
Most of the bloat is removed. I do not have a list.

But I left in a couple Samsung things so that most features still worked. Most bloatware, especially from MetroPCS, has been removed a long with most Samsung apps / libs that were not needed.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] thomavella:
On your website, you mention that your custom ROM "might be compatible" with T-Mobile variants. I'm using the phone on T-Mobile currently. Why would or wouldn't it work properly?

EDIT: When I try and install it in TWRP, I get a blue error saying "Could not find 'META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary' in the zip file." It can't install and I don't know why.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djevil:
Same issue here
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] nomorefear:
Thanks whodisname. I've only used Xposed a handful of times so I've forgotten to do that. Lots of love to you all.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djevil:
https://plus.google.com/communities/105280711375362299283 I build the community for this phone enjoy
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] sandix:
On my website where the download link is as well as in multiple posts here in this thread I have stated that it is not a flashable zip, you have to unpack and out on SD card under /twrp/backups/serialNumber/ROMName and then restored using TWRP's restore functions.

Please read the simple instructions at the very least before blindly flashing a ROM. That is how so many phones get bricked.

Also: the reason it may or may not work is:

1. MetroPCS and T-Mobile use the same cell towers but the phones might be different variants.

2. It may include different apps that may or may not require a MetroPCS sim card.

But it will most likely work on T-Mobile variants.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djevil:
U never said unpack can u put a video to show how it looks like