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[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] i9195user:
Hello,

friend with s4 mini i9195 forgot screen lock code and gave it to me so i could recover data and reset code. I tought that it would be easy with custom recovery but....

Phone wont enter in recovery ( first stock, then tried cwm and twrp) , i tried all possible combinations with volume up home and power button but it just skips samsung logo and continue booting to home screen which is locked.

I tried reflashing with stock firmware with odin but no help, recovery mode isn accesible.

Furthest i went is with CF auto root which entered automatic in some temporary recovery and rooted phone but still no use. Because lock code can have more than 4 digits, brute force isnt a option :(.

So i am asking is there any way to bypass phone/screen lock security code without accces to recovery ?

Is there any flashable file which would automatic take me to recovery, something like CF auto root , some script?

Is there any other way to retrive data ( isnt possible exploring on PC as MTP without unlocking phone, usb debugging is off :( ) ?

If there is no way to retrive data, is there any way to factory reset phone without recovery and acces to phone just with DL mode ?

Sorry far bad English,

I would greatly appreciate any help you can give me in working this problem, thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] i9195user:
Found solution

I have found solution after trying for 5 days to boot in recovery mode. so here it is if someone needs to boot phone in recovery mode via download mode.

1. download cf auto root for your phone .... in my case its i9195 autoroot just google it

2. extract just cache.img.ext4

3. make odin flashable from "cache.img.ext4" file for odin (.tar.md5) there is lot tutorials here.. i prefer using cygwin

4. flash with odin

5. phone boots in recovery mode by itself, just for one time :D:D:D

you could combine cache.img.ext4 with some custom recovery in tar.md5 package and automaticly boot in custom recovery.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delawaredrew:
Hi,

I'll be vacationing in British Columbia soon and wanted to know if anyone had a good advice for using our AT&T devices (2 Note5s) while there. One can almost see the US from where we are going but AT&T has no options that include enough data to actually use the phones in anything near the way we do in the US. Data plans are as high as $120 for 800mb. When I bought this for a trip to Mexico in the past that allowance was gone in days from mistakenly using Maps on cellular when I thought it was set to wifi only mode. AT&T customer service says no other plans exist that allow data usage.

Both phones are stock, unrooted, and locked as far as I know.

I can't find any realistic option to use these devices without large bills. I can use my google voice # to call /message over wifi if I need to but my wife is less into Google's services and thoroughly addicted to her phone.

Anyone have any advice/info?

Drew
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abde27:
Tbh, realistically you only have the expensive passport options that AT&T offers. If your phones were unlocked, I'd say get a prepaid sim from somewhere and pop those in.

AT&T lacks free Canadian roaming, something I despise since T-Mobile and Cricket (an AT&T company) provide. I'd say, if you're planning to stay for a long period, consider an attempt of getting your phone unlocked. Otherwise, stay close to wifi
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delawaredrew:
Thanks for the reply. I spent most of today trying to find a reasonable option and that does seem to be the only choice. I'll just do whatever I need to do on WiFi and try to enjoy being disconnected.

The chat agents at AT&T initially said they had a plan that included Canada and Mexico data, talk and text but when I read the fine print that was not the case. It would have been nice because I'll be in Mexico soon too. I'm thinking I should buy a older unlocked phone and use local SIMs as I hope to be spending time in both places next year.
[Nexus 6  General] mclardass:
MOB31E is up now (along with first Nougat patch for those other devices)

https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/shamu-mob31e-factory-051e2d25.zip
[Nexus 6  General] thetransit123:
so we still remain in 6.0.1? :(
[Nexus 6  General] smokinjoe2122:
Yes, still Marshmallow. Oddly, this one is named differently than the last couple monthly security updates. It does follow that mid-July performance numbering system.
[Nexus 6  General] bodi524:
The 6p is still on 6.0.1 too. So don't get too discouraged!
[Nexus 6  General] ryancell:
Tried to download the sept security update and the google ota link and files not there: 404. That’s an error. That’s all we know.
[Nexus 6  General] JimSmith94:
I had that earlier too, but it's working now.
[Nexus 6  General] Pika71:
Preparing for nougat?

:confused:
[Nexus 6  General] fiffan86:
we probably wont get nougat until they release the "pixel phones"
[Nexus 6  General] md07:
i can see two new image same time for shamu, i can understand Google.
[Nexus 6  General] Voight Kampff:
/system/etc/hosts

anyone experiencing issues with adaway (or a custom /system/etc/hosts file) and this image? MOB31E appears to be a minor bump, but i thought i'd ask around before nuking my main device. :D
[Nexus 6  General] JimSmith94:
I'm using Magisk's superuser and systemless AdAway on the new update with no problems.
[Nexus 6  General] gothy.gothy:
some links, please?

thanks
[Nexus 6  General] AlexX-DE:
http://xdaforums.com/android/software/mod-magisk-v1-universal-systemless-t3432382

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2190753
[Nexus 6  General] gothy.gothy:
Thanks
[Nexus 6  General] gill30:
Can anyone tell me the difference between MMB30W and MOB31E? I was going to sideload the September OTA, but not sure which one I am supposed to use. Haven't found any details anywhere. I'm currently on MMB30R, but I hadn't noticed there were multiple images released each month when I've sideloaded until now so not sure if I'm supposed to be on that image or not?
[Nexus 6  General] istperson:
MMB has the radio that the carriers have agreed on, it's for their own version of Marshmallow. MOB has a newer radio. If you sideload it anyway, use the most recent.
[Nexus 6  General] ryancell:
If I am currently on M0B30W Project Fi, I see there are two builds below mine...which version below would I update to for the security patches safely if I'm stock?

6.0.1 (MMB30W) or 6.0.1 (MOB31E)
[Nexus 6  General] TonikJDK:
No issue, but i did the usual...booted into twrp and deleted a couple of unneeded keyboards to make space.
[Nexus 6  General] Face_Plant:
Either one will work. They are exactly the same except for the radio. The MMB images contain an older radio that carriers have approved and the MOB images contain a newer radio that hasn't been approved by carriers yet. You could try the MOB image and if the radio performance isn't up to par you could extract the one from the MMB image. I've always used the MOB images and haven't had any radio issues, but I'm not on Project Fi...
[Nexus 6  General] jcsww:
Nope, but I always delete useless preinstalled junk to make space.
[Nexus 6  General] thetransit123:
how is the battery life on this update?
[Nexus 6  General] TonikJDK:
Seems to be the same as before.
[Nexus 6  General] buschris:
because, you know... Android is so prone to viruses and such. *smirk* Spend less time on the phone, and more time living life.
[Nexus 6  General] ryancell:
Once nougat ota comes out will it matter if your on M0B30W, MMB30W or MOB31E if you want to side load nougat?
[Nexus 6  General] Candy[MAN]:
Won't matter.
[Nexus 6  General] Deckard_9732:
Anyone seen a link to "noforce_encrypt_shamu_mob31e.img"??? The boot.img size changed on the September Security Update and I wanted to make sure that I stay unencrypted. Thanks
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RockyPete:
Hey,

I'd like to root my S6 (normal phone, no branding or so) without using a PC to make it easier. What is the best method to root the S6 that is known yet?

I want to delete some apps which can not deleted without root. So what app or method should I use?

I hope I still can get updates from Samsung after that?

I heard there should be some way..

Thank you so much for your help
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr.Pepper:
only with PC

root=no OTA updates
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kuoi:
I've just installed stock firmware, twrp , tyrannus kernel (in that order !) by using Odin 3.11.2 (but i suggest you use the latest version of Odin)

After that i flashed "superuser" zip file in twrp ,and the phone is rooted.

I installed Titanium backup and did freeze some samsung bloat and other unused apps or services.

I must say the phone works like a charm and very fast !

BTW : I did had some security message , but it dissapeared after i froze "securitylogagent" service.

I don't know if i can give the link for the firmware because it seems "sammobile" is very popular here , but maybe you can search for the developer "Wicky" on androidfilehost ;)

Goood luck , Kuoi
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thermaltake868:
Is there any way to unlock network on my z1 compact fore free ? I got X beside Nework in service info. and number 3.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thermaltake868:
anyone please ?
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] optimumpro:
The only one who can do it for free is the carrier to which the phone is locked.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thermaltake868:
That cannot be done, because this phone was brought to me as gift from outside of my country. So no help then :(
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] amygdalo:
Hi guys,

I have been reading for a long time and i have recently become a member. I have managed to solve all my previous problems here but this time i haven't been so lucky. My xda min s is not connecting to my wireless at home. Under network cards my home wireless network is available when i switch on wifi but it gets stuck under connecting... endlessly with out success.

Hope somebody can help
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] waleed786:
this happened with a router that I had too, with my t-mobile mda. Try turning off ur security if you have one, then try. If it still doesn't work, try connecting to another router. The problem may be with the router.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] amygdalo:
Weli i have tried that and it still does not work. I still get the connecting... endlessly. The funny thing is that smae phone and router communicated succesfully about a year ago perfectly for six months!!!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] waleed786:
are you running a custom ROM? If not, try soft resetting it. If it still doesn't work, unplug the power to you router, and plug it in again. It may help
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] amygdalo:
still nothing... does anyone have link/thread where i could double check my

wifi settings. i have an o2 xda mini s and my internet provider is be. my wireless router is the standard bebox supplied by be which i believe is a thompson machine
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] H@des:
Been using DU from a very very long time. Please suggest a new ROM guys:):):)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chixxx:
Screwd rom
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LibertyMonger:
Yes, I unlocked and rooted my buddy's Nexus 5 and need advice for a great ROM/kernel combo for him. He has never had a rooted phone so I would like to flash a great first ROM to impress him. I have an HTC 10 so I am not familiar with all the greatness here, very hard to choose one with little time. I only have one shot to get it right without bugs cause I do not think he will update it lol. Maybe he will after he sees the possibilities. Thanks for any advice.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] instagib1:
I have version 20a and it says I have latest version. But there are later versions...

I have just installed this ROM.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DEVELOPER!:
Helloo..hi guys..

Im Zaighi Chohan From Pak. I built my own custom roms and their mods...

I recently bought an S6 s6 edge and s6 edge plus.....

Preety cool phones . . . But many users reported overheating and other lagging or something like issues..

So 'im here to solve all your problems with these galaxy devices..may work with other devices too..

Ok so lets start...

1)download a correst csc rom for your device from sammobile.com.

2) flash it through latest odin...odin 3.07 wont work use odin 3.10.6 or 3.10.7?

3) next insert the downloaded rom to the AP section on odin..

4) make sure u have checked the ( Nand Erase All ) from options button.?..pit file is not required skip it..

5) when the phone boots up ..setup it ....on setting up uncheck all the dialog boxes...remeber to do this....

6) after all setup .... go to playstore and update all apps including system apps bcauz newly updated apps comes with more stabilities and improvements...

7) i know your phone is overheating at that moment .it is fine.do not plug phone on charger when apps are being updated.

8)once u have done updating all the apps.reboot the device.

9)go to settings and more connection setting ..turn off nearby devices option there to save battery..also the printing service is must be disabled to save more juice.

10) give your phone a 1-2 hours rest after doing all these things...dont plug your charger..u must have to charge it before start reading my thread..

11) after some days ..u will see no more lags..home power button fast wake locks..

12)apply a black colour wallpaper on your homescreen..i prefer to search on google (the iphone 6 flower wallpaper )

Set it on homescreen..and save more juice of battery...

NO ROOT REQUIRED HAHAHA..JUST MANAGED THE DEVICES CAREFULLY IS THE BIGGEST THING!

DO WHATEVER U WANT TO DO WITH YOUR PHONE ...

THNXX .BY

Im pretty sure that this thread will help u....!

For questions.= write down
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ilie321:
I've tried all port files on internet with lg launcher and nova all of them give errors that cant find some custom layouts called by remoteviews. It looks amazing maybe someone can do it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] gerardolan64:
Try xwidget:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xwidgetsoft.xwidget

Search for LG widget... :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ilie321:
It is said that remoteviews for widget dont accept custom views how lg did it then to access custom views from appwidget?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ilie321:
Is only static no animation ty
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] onexperia:
Hello, since a lot of you have had experience with the pro 5 i wanna make you the question: is a good idea to buy it now? would be my first meizu and it costs 417 bucks for the 4gb ram 64gb rom on ibuygou.com i found it trustful and they assure me they will ship it with original rom in factory sealed box without being opened for any reason.

Based on your experience, did you regret buying it for some reason? (for example, i have read about some problems with home button)

My other options are:

xiaomi mi max 4gb ram, 128 gb rom

xiaomi redmi pro 4GB ram, 128 rom and helio X25.

I'm not interested in unlock the bootloader or flash roms so that's not an issue for me. the battery life, memory expansion, good camera, fast chipset and big screen are important to me and that's why i didn't consider other options like OP3 or MI5.

I would like to buy it because it practically doesn't have any weakness on paper, but first i will listen to your suggestions.
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] luisfigueira:
Hello,

Yes I think the Meizu PRO 5 continues to be a very good choice. Its assembly is perfect, mTouch is very fast, camera delivers very good shots (manly when light's good), software is very smooth, and it's beautiful...

I tried a Samsung Galaxy S7 (normal) for 4 days, and I come back to the PRO 5 (better battery life, better audio, bigger screen).
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] onexperia:
Thank you for your response. do you have any issues with software? i have been told about numerous bugs and software issues people had with the pro 5 :confused:
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] luisfigueira:
No I don't.

When you start (first use or clean install) you'll probably notice that notifications come with a delay. This is because software is made to get the best battery life. But you can "repair" it easly (it's only a parameter to change).

Otherwise the software is very accurate. Incredible smooth (thanks to the Exynos and Full HD screen). Initially I installed a third launcher (Google Launcher) but actually (some months ago to be honest) I run on Flyme OS launcher (no applications drawer). But if you prefer a drawer, you can always install a launcher.

Regarding to the MEIZU apps (clock, calendar, notes, calculator, etc.) I prefer use Google Apps (you can find all of them on Play Store). So I can't evaluate Meizu apps.

I use bluetooth (in my car) and there's nothing to say about. Works nice.

What I'm waiting is a firmware on Android Marshmallow (maybe Nougat...).

Here's my experience, the PRO5 is my 2nd meizu phone (the first was the M2 Note), I'm very happy with it.
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] onexperia:
Thank you for answering, i hope they release marshmallow or nougat frimware!! this is still a recent phone.
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] DarginMahkum:
For those willing to unlock it:

I would avoid any Meizu product! There are so many other alternatives out there. Although it has a good hardware, they are really dicks when it comes to software. If you choose to update you ROM with an alternative one and it fails, or if in any other way your recovery fails on you... Your phone is bricked! And forget any kind of support from Meizu.

There are many other alternatives out there where the company allows you to unlock the bootloader and do whatever you want. And in case something fails, there is a way to fix things yourself. But not with Meizu.

Stay away from Meizu products!
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] luisfigueira:
I'm not agree.

I unlocked my bootloader, I made many mistakes (lost recovery, for example) and every time I managed to get it back, without problems !

Your chances of bricking a Meizu are the same that for another brand (Samsung, Xiaomi, etc.).
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] DarginMahkum:
Then you can help the people that have lost their recovery and left with a locked bootloader - I am also one of them. And yet there is no way to unlock the bootloader again over fastboot or anything. For many other brands, you have Odin, for example, or unlocking the bootloader is much easier, like with Sony, also now with ZTE. At least, these are the ones I am aware of.
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] SirYar:
Great phone, can recommend

I have a Pro 5 which I've owned for around 9 months now. The phone is really good. Too notch hardware, great build quallity, an all purpose hardware button with a decent fingerprint scanner and excellent battery life (Can play Pokemon GO for around 3-3.5 hours on a charge). I've had surprisingly good experience with Flyme 5, it's very stable and performed well through out all of my time with it (Unlike some Samsung and LG phones that chug after a month). The stock apps and launcher seem to work very well for me, the only one I replaced was the Keyboard. Can't comment too much about the camera, since I barely use it, but from what I saw it takes reasonable shots. The only big downsides are that the fingerprint scanner isn't always reliable (has times where it can't recognize my finger at all) and that the phone gets very hot while charging or playing heavy games (especially when I do both, and the phone throttles, making the experience unplayable) - maybe it's just what you get with a 30+C summer and an aluminium body. I also had a wierd issue with the button, where it got "stuck" a bit.
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] markos365:
Maybe it's too late and you already bought it.

I DON'T recomend this device for everyone.

The software (Flyme) is a good piece of crap. They say it will never be a Marsmallow update, they'll jump right to Nougat (in 1 or 2 years probably), and I quite sure that Pro 5 will never get this update.

Flyme has a lot a bugs, some of them quite annoying (RIL appear to be unstable, you lose 3G connectivity lots of times, I have used LTE successfully a couple of times...). It doesn't support Viper4Android.

The chinese version of OS it really restrictive. So I had lots of problem receiving notifications. Global version works taking proper measures.

When you are doing not buggy things it is very fluid, though.

Getting a custom recovery is a pain in the neck.

Currently there are no good alternatives to Flyme. I'm waiting for CM13 Resurrection Remix to be daily usable.

I don't know if it is better on Ubuntu. But I don't think that Ubuntu is good for everyday use.

The hardware is amazing.

The combination of DAC and Amp is really good. Thought I miss V4A.

The camera is good, I say can't say more cause I don't know much about photography.

The processor is more powerful than I need.

3 GB of RAM are more than enough for me.

I love the 5,7" AMOLED screen.

The battery duration is acceptable. You have a full day of use in normal conditions.

The fast charge is very good. But it's incompatible with other brands fast charge. So forget about fast charging in your car.

I think it's all.

I'm quite happy with my phone. But I'm audiophile, I use it mainly for playing music.

So, given that, I think you can decide if it's worth paying that much for this thing or not.

I hope this may help you.

Also, I'm starting to hate Meizu. They do awful things with Flyme.

English is not my mother tongue, clearly, so, sorry.
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] DarginMahkum:
No more Meizu phones for me. Fortunately LG has just released the V20 to make us the audiophiles happy. Though I quite liked the SQ of Pro5, the stupid apple-wanna-be mentality of Meizu (including the bootloader lock) makes this phone a piece of crap. My bank account was locked because of the s@!ty FlyMeOS, as I was not receiving my online banking codes via SMS - they were lost in space! A phone SW that cannot receive SMSs in year 2016 is simply not acceptable.

I will grab a V20 and stick with LG from now on (yes, I dislike Samsung very much).

Cheers
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] markos365:
I agree.

Samsung sucks.

Meizu sucks.

And, in my opinion, the fact that you have to buy high end phone just to have a good (or very good) audio quality also sucks.

I don't need 3 cameras on my phone. I don't need more than 2 Gb of RAM. I don't need super powerful CPU and GPU. I just want a device to receive messages, watch some YouTube every now and then, surf the internet and listen to lots of lossless music.

Fortunately with each passing year phones have better and better audio hardware.
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] DarginMahkum:
I know I am going a bit off-topic but the guitar amp company (!) .Marshall has such a phone:

https://www.marshallheadphones.com/mh_de_en/phones/london-phone
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] markos365:
Completely off-topic now.

I seen it before. It's really expensive. And when the say LOUD many times as a pro, you know that's not for audiophiles...
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] Mollic:
im currently using the RR rom as my daily one and tbh everything works good...the only problem is the fingerprint sensor...but aside that RR is 10x better than flyme...
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] markos365:
Mmm... The fingerprint sensor is a feature that I really like.

I read also that RIL is unstable, but that also happens on Flyme, so I'll give a try.

How's the battery life?
[Meizu Pro 5 Questions & Answers] Mollic:
same as flyme, maybe a little bit better