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[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBlackCook:
So, i was trying to flash a ROM after i got my recovery and root going on, i wiped EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE recovery file i made and the installation file i got in the phone when i went to wipe the system files and attempt to install the ROM. So, i tried to put the ROM files into my phone via the ADB method. It worked but my ROM didn't and now my S6 is in a boot loop. i have tired Odin, smartwatch and kies. On kies and smart watch, they both said the attempt to install stock ROM failed and attempt a emergency recovery. HOWEVER, both software did not recognize my device in the emergency recovery devices list, nor did it recognize it as a compatible device in the 1st place, i tired to reinstall the drivers and the software themselves but nothing worked. For Odin, it keeps on saying fail to flash as well, it usually stuck on the 'nano write' process or 'setting up connection' process for a long time too! I did download the official Samsung firmware and extracted it, put it into the blank next to the 'AP' button in odin and i got 'Auto Reboot' and 'F. Reset Time' checked off. On the phone, i can boot in to download mode and download mode only, now it shows me a triangle and it says that stock firmware flash failed and use emergency recovery. i actually download a custom recovery and for some reason it wont boot into that.

Model number: SM-G920W8

carrier: fido

If any of you pros got any ideas please share with me, i've been trying to fix this problem for about a day and a night.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noob924:
try "nand erase all" in odin while flashing the stock fido rom
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBlackCook:
well it either says fail or stuck in set up connection
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahram Ali:
Use smart switch
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBlackCook:
like i said man, both kies and smartwatch don't work.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahram Ali:
it should work !!
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBlackCook:
On kies and smart swich, they both said the attempt to install stock ROM failed and attempt a emergency recovery. HOWEVER, both software did not recognize my device in the emergency recovery devices list, nor did it recognize it as a compatible device in the 1st place, i tired to reinstall the drivers and the software themselves but nothing worked. I even contacted Samsung and they said that it won't work because my device is rooted. i've seen videos of it working but not for me, did i do anything wrong or did i miss anything?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahram Ali:
dude dont use emergency recovery use device initialization :)
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBlackCook:
:eek: IT WORKED!!! idk why it didint work the 1st damn time but i guess it's the usb connection or what not. Now it workes, time to root again and re-uninstall the bloat ware.. prob wont install a rom tho :P btw.. since ur a pro, what else do ppl do afterthey root their phone?:P other then to uninstall bloatware
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahram Ali:
ahaha congratulations :D dude but take back up of your EFS :) cause bricking sometimes make it gone take a back up and keep it somewhere safe :) :p and add solved near thread title :)
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBlackCook:
what's EFS?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahram Ali:
it is youre imei wifi etc it is important thing to back up :)
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBlackCook:
yeah cause with out the S/R, smart swich won't work D: good thing is that the sticker on the bak of my phone has all that info on it, it kinda saved my life.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahram Ali:
yeah it is :D
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBlackCook:
about roms, i still got 5.1.1 so if i want to install a rom, does it matter? or is it just about finding the 1 for your model. i want to install XtreStoLite but some versions have android 6.0 in the title and some have 5.1.1, and why don't posts about roms have any comments?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahram Ali:
If u want 6.0.1 and i recommend to use 6.0.1 u need 6.0.1 bootloader and modem :) and ur phone is canadian so find an w8 rom but flash 6.0.1 modem and bootloader :)
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBlackCook:
so u ned to flash boot loaders and modem? damn maybe dats why that rom bricked my phone LOL
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahram Ali:
If you flashed 6.0.1 rom on 5.1.1 bootloader maybe :)
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBlackCook:
LOL i got it bricked again after installing both the boot loader and a modem.. i did them 1 by 1 and for some reason it says success in odin but had to reinstall firmware again to make my s6 work.. how do people install rom these days..
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahram Ali:
dude install stock then flash twrp and use ur model number rom not others 6.0.1
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] keithwwalker:
Question is, will tom tom software work at the 96dpi resolution or will you have to switch back to 192dpi?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] sergiopi:
it works....
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] LTxda:
Yes, i can also confirm it works great in all resolutions
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] keithwwalker:
Thanks for the feedback, could I bother one of you to post a screen shot at the 96dpi setting?

I am wondering if at 96dpi there is still the fat bars at the top and bottom of the screen taking up valuable real estate.

Or does TOMTOM Navigator run it's own screen with no WM6 bars??

Thanks

Keith
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] keithwwalker:
bump, request screen shot of TOMTOM @ 96dpi...

I can has cheezburger????
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] fards:
why need a screenshot it looks the same at every resolution.

No black bars, just full screen navigation the same as on any tt equipped device.

If the same could be said for IGO 8 then I'd buy that when it comes out, as I prefer it to TT but I think there's somewhere in between fat and no chance of it doing realvga.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] keithwwalker:
Thanks you answered my question.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leroyjunkins:
Hello xda-developers,

I've scoured the internet for the answers to this question, the HTC Evo Design has been out for a while now, yet it seems like it has never gotten enough attention to warrant clear instructions if any at all to unlocking the sim. I have a friend who likes to buy old phones and do god knows what with them, this time he decided to get a HTC Evo Design and he has asked for my help.

I'm not new to unlocking phones and sims but this one has me really stumped. It seems like the sim slot for the Design has no real purpose unless you decide to use it outside of the US, my friend though wants it to work with a US T-Mobile sim card. Now even though I've unlocked a good amount of my friends phones, I'm not exactly a seasoned veteran, and I don't really do much research on this sort of stuff unless my friend needs my help so I'm not sure if this just doesn't have the ability to be unlocked at all, or if there was just a lack of interest in this phone and that is why there is almost no information on trying to unlock it.

What I would like an answer to is if there is any programs that have been developed since the last 5 years this phone has been out that might unlock the sim, or at least instructions to doing it myself. Most likely there isn't and I would really love for someone with more knowledge on this to read this post and go, "I can make a program to do this in a couple days" or something, but really any information even conformation that it won't work would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

P.S There is no HTC Evo Design forum so please don't tell me to post this in its forum.

Edit: I've also found out that this phone has no method of going into s-off mode so maybe that is a big reason why it has never been unlocked.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leroyjunkins:
Seems like there was a progam back in the day that would turn s-off for this phone, it was called supertool, but it doesn't seem to work with the boost version because the stock rom is too updated for it, would it be possible to downgrade to a rom that would allow it to work? I know this might be too narrow of a subject to post about on such a general forum, really wish there was a better place to discuss this, but most of the ones that did are dead and gone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leroyjunkins:
Kinda disappointed there is so little information on this phone, kinda wish my friend bought something other than this one lol, is there anyone that i could get in contact with that I could possibly send my phone to, or give them information on this to help with unlocking the sim, or getting s-off?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leroyjunkins:
Ok, I found this , it is the closest thing to what i am looking for, tried using it though and it does nothing :( . Can anyone double check if this works for their phone? I really am pulling at straws here, wonder if this could be tweaked to run on the htc evo design.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leroyjunkins:
This is the build.prop of the HTC Evo Design 4G after using that file from the last link, I also put in the backup in case that file muddled up the build.prop and so anyone who has more knowledge on this sort of stuff can pinpoint whether that file could help in the first place.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
I've been around the unlock business for awhile and don't believe there are any options for unlocking it besides for international use and only by Sprint (I don't think the Boost version even has that option). If, there was some way to unlock it for use here in the US (I'm certain there is not), it wouldn't get anything beyond 2g as it does not have the support for any HSPA frequencies besides 2100, which no US company uses.

http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_evo_design_4g-4202.php
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] kwebber321:
Seems that some people are having issues with their wifi. Was wondering i should wait a bit to root or go on and do it now.
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] Tel864:
Rooting isn't going to change in the foreseeable future so it won't get any safer than it is now. There's always a little danger in anything you do to the phone but if you follow the directions exactly and use the correct SuperSU then the odds of breaking anything are very slim.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrvLikHell:
I have an XT1095 Rooted on stock 6.0 and the stock text messaging app has the annoying habit of not playing a notification sound, or vibrating, if the messaging app is open. This means that if I'm typing in landscape mode I have no idea if the person I'm sending a text to sends another message to me because I can't see or hear it. Their new message could possibly negate whatever it is that I'm typing so I waste time typing out a message that I end up erasing and starting over. This happens frequently. Even more annoying is when I finish sending a text message and set the phone down without locking it and without closing the text app. Since the back of the phone is curved it usually rocks to the side slightly as I set it down which puts it into landscape mode with the keyboard showing, totally covering the screen, and then I have no clue if/when I receive a new message during the time that the phone is waiting to timeout. I've waited an hour for a reply to a message that had already come during the 30 second timeout period and I had no clue it was there.

I've searched everywhere for how to turn on text notifications even when the app is open but I can't find anything. There's another thread on here where the person has a problem where they don't get text notifications when they're on a phone call. I have that same problem but it doesn't bother me that much. That's the closest thing I could find here. On some other site someone had the same problem with Lollipop on a Samsung, but the reply was that it was Samsung's tweak and there was nothing they could do about it. Am I also stuck with it since there don't seem to be any settings for it? Or am I having a moron moment?
[Sony Xperia E4 Questions & Answers] niqququuu:
Hi guys, my sony xperia e4 (e2115) can't charge because when i connect my charger the phone restarts constantly :(. Help please

Sorry for my bad english
[Chromebooks] Gabriel Brangers:
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[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] viniciusrsouza:
I almost posted this to the discussion thread, but I truly think this deserves an exclusive topic!

Yes, guys, Samsung did it again. Just like Note 5, we now have a crappie RAM management that simply reloads every app and websites again after alternating recent apps/games. Just take a look at this first speed test side by side comparison to the iPhone 6S, made by this YouTube channel. Extremely disappointing! This is absolutely unacceptable for a so expensive device like this! Even worse, but being able to correct manage 4 GB of RAM is ridiculous!

I already ordered a Spigen Wallet S cover and I'm just waiting for Brazilian pre-order to start, but now I need to confess that I'm a bit desperate due to this performance, mainly because this simply doesn't occur when using my Galaxy Note 3!

Anyway, here it goes:

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Edit: Another video added! Now against OP3.

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[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] greyhulk:
Yeah, as soon as I saw this video, I considered canceling my order. I'm holding out hope that the Snapdragon model doesn't have this issue, but if it does, I'll simply return it. I don't care how much of a fanboy you are, there is simply NO EXCUSE for this on a $900 flagship device with 4gb of RAM.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PsiPhiDan:
I understand some frustration, but so people really treat their phones this way in real life? How much app switching do you do? 1 second versus 0.8 seconds really isn't a big deal for most people. Canceling an order over this seems a bit... Hasty.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] notefreak:
That is pretty crappy. I hope they fix it.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jah:
Shows Samsung have not engineered the device properly. Even OnePlus got this right.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] viniciusrsouza:
I truly don't bother about milliseconds delay when opening apps or even seconds more to open games (nowadays it's even pretty rare to me playing games, to be honest), as we saw in the video. The real deal is this frustrating, disappointing and, mainly, irritating "reload everything issue" that was so much discussed when Note 5 was released and recently was so criticized also about the latest 1+ device.

We expect low end devices to throw a cold water bucket on our heads while reloading everything we pick under recent apps, but this is unacceptable for the most expensive phone in the world! This is so basic.

And this is not something about not being real life. This is something about the same issue that Note 5 (don't know if S7 also) faced. You don't need to open multiple games. Just alternate between some light apps and this will be sufficient to TouchWiz kill them at background.

Also, this is ridiculous for a phone that claims itself to be a multitasking monster and it's even able to open multiple apps at once at the same time, splitting screen and/or through those bubbles S Pen feature.

For example, I'm writing all of this using my Note 3 and already alterned between weather app, Google app, Inbox and even Google Translator to help me writing this. Just imagine now if I was using Note 7 and this f* Samsung TouchWiz killing background apps thing just reloaded all my 4 Chrome tabs when I returned to it! I would have lost EVERYTHING I typed!

This is not something we can deal of we can handle/accept. No way!

Yeah, but it got an update to correct this issue. Originally it wasn't right. I remember watching some videos on YouTube about it. So I really have hope Samsung will fix this pretty soon also!
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mankvl:
There should be an update for sure :) Even S7E have a better RAM management. I understand killing games but Youtube and browser or other light apps? Cmon Samsung that's plain stupid.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jah:
My point is that Oneplus is a tiny company compared to Samsung. Samsung should get it right when their product is double the price of the Oneplus 3.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] greyhulk:
So, you're telling me you're okay with paying $900 for a device that has 4gb of RAM yet can't even keep two apps running in the background with said RAM? Because that's sad. I feel like people who downplay this have no idea how a smartphone is supposed to work. If you need an example, see the Galaxy S7 an S7 Edge, both made by Samsung, both of which handle RAM management very well. There is literally no excuse for Samsung to set the app cache settings so low on this phone.

People try to defend them by saying "battery life", but that just speaks to a severe ignorance in how RAM is utilized. Sure, if you have a badly coded app running in the background, it will take some extra battery, but for the most part, it takes MORE battery to reload the apps over and over because that's taxing the processor. It's also inexcusable on a device that is supposed to be a multitasking powerhouse for power users.

Hasty? Practical. I fell for Samsung's crap last year with the Note 5 and didn't return it in time. It took them months and an entire new version of Android to rectify the bad RAM management in that device and mine sat in a drawer because I couldn't stand to use it in its crippled state. I'm not going through that again. Not when there are devices for half the price that actually perform like they should.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] durandetto:
I have the note 5 and my background apps rarely reload when I switch back and forth.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BarryH_GEG:
I can't believe this video has been posted in three different threads in this and the T-Mobile Note7 forum. Comparing any Android phone to an iPhone is like comparing a diesel car to a gasoline powered one. The two OS's are totally different in their approach to performance. The iPhone 6 with 1GB of RAM out benchmarked Android and the 6s only has 2MB of RAM. There are threads here where people are up in arms the Note7 only has 4GB.

As for memory management there's a balance between keeping multiple apps alive in the background for convenience and keeping too many open which impacts battery life. This is what caused all the recent drama with the OnePlus 3 and its 6GB of RAM keeping fewer apps open than the S7-series. Here's a quote from the OnePlus founder.

After a comparison video earlier this week showed us that the OnePlus 3’s 6GB of RAM might not give it the insane multitasking capabilities we all hoped, OnePlus CEO Carl Pei has responded with a few clarifications surrounding RAM management on the OnePlus 3. On paper, 6GB of RAM would lead most users to believe that they could easily have several apps open at a time without anything reloading, however upon getting devices, many users have found that the phone can only hold 3 or 4 apps in memory before removing them. Why is that the case? Pei [the OnePlus founder] quite simply responded by saying that OnePlus has a

“different strategy for RAM management that benefits battery”.

While battery is definitely a valid concern with the OnePlus 3 considering the smaller 3,000 mAh capacity, it’s definitely a bit disappointing to see performance given up in exchange. That said however, there is a way to get around this. Carl Pei explained in another tweet that the RAM management can be adjusted in third-party ROMs. So with other ROMs that should be released pretty soon, developers could easily change the RAM management to a far less aggressive setting. A potential fix using the first party ROM is currently floating around on XDA, but Pei reminds us that RAM management is handled by more than just the build.prop, so don’t put too much faith in that “fix”.

http://9to5google.com/2016/06/17/on...-surrounding-ram-management-on-the-oneplus-3/​

Samsung took huge flack on the S6 because it only kept 3-4 background apps alive. It improved on the Note5 to 5-7 which is what I've experienced over the past year. I'd expect similar performance in the Note7. With all the unique strengths and features the Note7 has if the number of background apps open is a top priority maybe folks should reconsider their purchase decision.
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] gekkehenkie11:
What's wrong with doing that ? If you see that the gasoline powered one is much faster, that might then be a reason to buy that one. Even more so if it's cheaper (like the iphone is nowadays).

Ram usage itself has absolutely nothing to do with battery usage. Unused ram cells don't consume less battery. What this guy is saying though is that background processes can use CPU cycles: when accumulated CPU cycles cause the CPU to boost its speed, then it will have an impact on battery life. But that's more due to badly written apps, why would a game that the user is not playing want to stress the CPU ? It's like facebook, that's a perfect example of a horrible written app. Regardless off how many apps you are running, that app will drain battery due to doing tons of stuff in the background and keeping your phone awake. So it's not a matter of how many apps you are running simultaneously, it's a matter of which apps you are running.​
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GeoFX:
Entitlement runs amok. Nobody has a gun to your head and is forcing you to buy it. The other 99% of people who would buy this phone won't care. :p
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] gekkehenkie11:
Man it's just frustration. We all want to buy this phone because it looks so sleak, has this nice catchy iris scanner etc. But then again, it means you'll have to deal with Touchwiz and all of its problems and Samsung's horrible update policy again. The alternative is buying the HTC Nexus next month but that device doesn't nearly look as cool, let alone have new features like an iris scanner. If Samsung would make the Nexus, now that would be a device to look forward to :)
[Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GeoFX:
You can't have it both ways nor can you expect Samsung to listen to bunch of people on xda to devote time and resources to fix things. The limitations of Touchwiz can be 80% mitigated by spending $2 on Nova Prime if you truly hate it.

People need to seriously prioritize what they expect in the phone. Again, nobody is forcing you to buy the phone and if RAM managment or an unlocked bootloader is really that necessary, get a HTC, OnePlus, or the upcoming Nexus. I expect people who can afford a $850 phone to have other more important priorities in their purchasing decisions.