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[Android] mwarner:
As a fan of Stock Android, I thought I would create a Pixel style custom ROM using SuperR's kitchen - adding in all the Google services and apps and removing any unwanted or duplicate CM functionality - and document the process as I go on my Blog.

The tutorial provides a step by step guide to creating the ROM, on a base of Ubuntu 16.04. In my case I was producing a ROM for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro, but the process will be the same for any phone with a CM14.1 build. Indeed, with only minor alternations is is suitable for any modern version of Cyanogenmod.

Feel free to look over it and perhaps give it a try. All feedback welcomed!

Building a Google Pixel style ROM for Kenzo using SuperR's Kitchen
[Android] CZ Eddie:
I was looking for a guide on how to build a custom ROM for my Pixel and found this.

Sad that it's just a guide to build a non-Pixel ROM to look like a Pixel.

But wanted to give you a bump and say thanks for sharing your work with the community. :good:
[Android] gopinaidu77:
Well !! instead of extracting whole system using this kitchen, u can flash Gapps aroma on the current ROM and remove un necessary apps directly during the installation .

I was saying this because I used the tool to build pixel based ROM but what we did is the exact replica as above . it was like decompile system.ext4.dat file .. Adding Gapps to system and a little debloat .later repack everything to zip and flash .

But , this tool is really wonderful , great work . u can extract any ROM . even u can make flashable zip of stock ROM using this tool if u have some knowledge in decompiling .img files .cheers .and thanks to the dev
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azayaka:
Today I made the switch to ART on my week-old LG G3, but when it rebooted the phone became stuck on the optimizing apps screen somewhere on 58 out of 200. I was able to reboot the phone multiple times by removing the battery until I got to 1 of 1, which I'm currently stuck on. I can factory reset but would rather not, of course. Don't have a back up, unfortunately.

I've tried these solutions so far:

Recovery mode (was intending to clear the cache, but it turns out LG stock recovery only allows you to factory reset)

Download mode. Does not seem to work; I held down the volume up button and plugged in a USB but it just shows me how much battery is in the phone.

Safe mode; does not seem to work. I pressed the power on button and then held down only the volume down button at the splash screen, but that just takes me back to the optimizing screen.

Any more solutions? Was I doing something wrong with download or safe mode? Thanks for the help guys!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rybshik:
Does it exist and still possible to buy?

1) Budget Android, ideally under $100;

2) Very Long battery life;

3) Rootable;

4) Must: Quad-band GSM (850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, 1900MHz);

5) Must: UMTS 850 and 1900 MHz;

6) Desirable: UMTS 900, 2100 and 1800 MHz

7) Desirable: detachable battery, or easy to replace
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milkyway3:
Just spend 10$ more and buy lenovo vibe p1m

Its the best budget mobile phone out there with huge battery life of 4000 mah

Just the battery is not removable but is really a nice device

And yes,it is rootable

It also has quad core and has 4g LTE

Regards milkyway3
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doulc:
Moto G4 3000mAh, Octa-core 1.5GHz, around $149 on Amazon, there might be better price by now
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] yvg107x:
Hi,

Has anyone who use Whatsapp experience getting the messages notifications only when he opens the app? If so, Has any of you found a fix for it?
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] faz712:
adjust the app's power savings settings in the system settings
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] nuserame:
I'm having the same problem, and this didn't fix it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Sakeh:
Same problem..Whatsapp, spotify and i think other apps too even with every power manager setting turned off keep being killed by the power manager itself. A reboot fix the problem but it comes again few hours later. No solution for now. I tried every possible thing to fix it. The last thing i did was disable these apps packages from the doze list via ADB. Still not sure if it works.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] thequinox:
I too am having the same issue. It comes and goes, but is overall unreliable. I have turned off all power saving features for Whatsapp but sometimes it still happens.

Thread on the ZTE site.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] icenight89:
Did any of you restore whatsapp from titanium backup? If so, that's your issue
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] krishelnino:
I am also having this issue. Disabled all the power saving settings. I have to un-install and re-install Whatsapp every few days to resolve this issue.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] aarrodri:
same problem..

no fix yet.. restart sometimes work sometimes it does not.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] raystef66:
Perhaps convert the app to a system app when rooted f.e. with link2sd. Set power savings if possible again to a minimum,reboot and test. Might help.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] rmyc:
Anyone ever resolve this issue?, I need to stay on marshmallow
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Choose an username...:
This is not a stock rom issue. It happened on literally every rom that I used. To fix it you have to reinstall the whole system.

It happened on certain installs of ROMs on my old Moto G2. AICP, CM13, CM14.1, AOKP, you name it. As you may guess none of them had some failed power management system.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] rmyc:
so, i'm supposed to keep reinstalling the system until it works?
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Choose an username...:
once should be fine, but yeah
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] strifej:
Having this problem on B25 (B32 just came out so I'll try that soon), but I did restore from Titanium. Never a problem on the LOS based ROMs. I'll try backing up chats, then uninstall, reinstall through google play, restore.. see if that works.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] icenight89:
Guarantee it will
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChanceGPM:
I've been having a problem on CM-based roms with my sim card. It often loses signal, disconnects and reconnects back again after a few seconds. I got the latest modem and bootloader. I also have the recommended APN-settings for my carrier. Does anyone know how I can fix this issue or maybe what causes it?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nightmare-Rex420:
ok i had used the desktop version of kingroot to root the device, and despite my adb drives still refusing to work on windows it worked for both the tablets. but now when i plug it into ubuntu to start removeing kingroot and adding supersu i don;t get the aurthorizeation notafication and i have tried revoking all and disabling and re-enableing adb and restarting computer and tablets but now it just wont authorize. all these simple tutorials have turned out to be complete nightmares for me. i have never had such a difficult time hacking a single device in my life and that includes wiis psps other kindles eta.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Don't know what to say...securing adb access/authorization has not been a high hurdle for most visitors to these pages including many with little/no technical background. Possible you have a finicky USB cable?

Once rooted the SuperTool is only needed to gracefully remove Kinguser. You could pop open the batch file and issue the relevant commands manually as needed. Blocking OTA involves renaming a single file. After that FlashFire can be sideloaded from APKMirror.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nightmare-Rex420:
yea problem is that super tool is not working on linux it says it is working and success but dose nothing, i can't use the super tool on windows becasue adb drivers not installing despite folowing tutorials closly how to install i just run into problem with no what if that problem not solved. it really sucks howcome is this 5.1.2 so ****ing hard to hack root on. i would rather have to hack 30 wiis blind and 30 psps blind than this. it is just for some reason i keep running into errors. where normaly i run into no errors or common errors that a google search can fix. :/
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
- sorry for your troubles

- not hard for most; many with no technical background have made it

- perhaps find a friend with a different host
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] raptor734:
i just got done rooting my samsung galaxy s4 i 545 verizon but im looking to install custom roms? does anyone know if its possible to unlock the bootloader on a i545 verizon?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jalh:
Well, MDK is the only one that could install a custom recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 19lmyers:
What's the specific reason behind this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jalh:
There is a bootloader exploit that allows that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] wesleyel:
Whats MDK and where can u find it or install it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Matthew M.:
You can't anymore unless you buy a device with MDK preinstalled
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ibuprophen:
The only Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 (SCH-I545), aka jfltevzw, that has an unlockable bootloader is the one that has the baseband version "I545VRUAMDK".
[Miscellaneous Android Development] PeterJ74:
This is great
[Miscellaneous Android Development] cmegmhi:
drivers for blackphone 2

I recently purchased a blackphone2. IT had TWRP recovery installed and some version of lollypop and the phone was not rooted. I tried to install the stock rom which the silent circle supplied. But while flashing through TWRP it always generated error 6 or 7. I even tried OS 1 and 2 all gave the same error. Then I saw the info from your thread. I flashed the stock recovery and was successful in flashing it however the stock rom installation always get stuck at "patching system image unconditionally". One more thing my blackphone is not recognized by any PC. May be I do not have the drivers. I think I had to flash the boot.image file also which I missed . Now stuck in the stock recovery how can I flash the boot image file, whereas I dont have the usb drivers also. Please help.

mansoor
[Miscellaneous Android Development] polartux:
A "patching system image unconditionally" step may take some time because it's extracting a big image.

Can you try flashing one of .zip's from the google folder I published in this thread using a stock recovery?

Also, make sure you do "wipe data/factory reset" and "wipe cache partition" before flashing the .zip

Also, you can use a 'reboot to bootloader' option and boot or flash any image using fastboot

In order to get your phone recognized via USB, you need adb and fastboot installed on your computer and the appropriate drivers, search this forum to get HOW-TO's on that, there are many.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] cmegmhi:
I have flashed the boot image as well as the recovery image from the above mentioned links. However from the recovery as I said earlier system flashing using the zip file does not complete and stuck for ever. I can boot to bootloader through recovery but how to flash the image file of rom as I have the zip file. How can I convert the zip file to image file. Any idea

A bundle of thanks for the help
[Miscellaneous Android Development] cmegmhi:
The ROM posted above occupies more than 1.7 GB in the system partition, whereas the system partition I got on my phone is around 1.48 GB. Could this be the reason for the phone to get stuck during the rom installation "patching the system image unconditionally". If so the way out could be the resizing of the system partition. Based on this idea I have been looking around on the internet for a system resizing app for blackphone 2 without any success. Please guide me in this matter

Thanks in advance
[Miscellaneous Android Development] FaizanChauhaan:
How to Verifty Which One is letters "RW" Or 'NA' and 'AM'
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tecno321:
I have unlocked bootloader and phone in bootloop no way to rescue it?:( bootloader and recovery works)

I have twrp and unlocked bootloader

how I do this? "sdat2img tool to convert lollipop's system.new.dat format to system.img"
[Miscellaneous Android Development] LoneWolfSK:
How to root this phone and remove google apps? Many thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] LazarusM:
You probably should just flash a new rom and start over?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] akikoo:
Silent OS 3.0.8 update disables cellular network in Blackphone 2 (unlicensed device)

Blackphone 2 not bought from Silent Circle or an approved vendor of Silent Circle will become an unlicensed device

after installation of Silent OS 3.0.8.

I bought my phone from coolicool.com. Cellular network connections didn't work after the update.

I contacted Silent Circle's support but they didn't want to help me because the phone was bought from

a non-approved vendor.

This Android 5.1.1 ROM re-enabled the cellular connectivity in my phone. Thank you!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Raspucio:
Silent Circle will become an unlicensed device

I'm in the same case as you. At least I have a phone again, although the version of android is older.

Thanks!!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] afirdaus.ab:
Yeah me too, bought from an online store in Malaysia. Not only they disabled the SIM module, also ALL GOOGLE SERVICES as well..

This sucks so bad....
[Miscellaneous Android Development] akikoo:
Silent Circle support's reply

Here's the reply I got from Silent Circle's support. I sent them the serial number and IMEI of the phone.

Like the online shop would be able to do anything for the f*cking OTA update...

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Hello,

Upon review of the IMEI number (XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX) you provided, it has been determined this device

is not a genuine Silent Circle Blackphone2. This device was not sold by Silent Circle or

an approved vendor of Silent Circle and therefore we are unable to provide any further assistance.

We recommend you contact the original vendor directly for further assistance.

To purchase a Silent Circle genuine device please visit the following URL:

Sincerely,

Silent Circle Technical Support

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[Miscellaneous Android Development] bastard81:
Hello, I bought this phone from myefox and I'm waiting. So if I followed the upgrade I lose all network functionality ?. Or the phone can still work?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] afirdaus.ab:
When I first received the phone, OTA upgraded the phone to Silent OS 3.0.7, everything works fine.

Just don't go to 3.0.8

---------- Post added at 01:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:27 PM ----------

It's kinda sad and frustrating that this kind of attitude exist, I mean, c'mon.. How can you say it's not genuine???

It's obviously GENUINE SILENT CIRCLE BLACK PHONE 2! It's just that it someone else got their hands on the stock and sell it!

PLUS, I bet Silent Circle themself leaked out the so-called "unlicensed" devices to test the market.

That explains why there weren't any "license checking" prior to version 3.0.8!!

Good thing there's the stock ROM, and I bought the phone cheap around USD 130.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Donkey5:
Any idiot would know! how can an original blackphone listed on their SC's website at $600 still, be sold at $130? furthermore, this is through chinese website, sending you from china.

---------- Post added at 04:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:49 PM ----------

Btw, coolicool and efox. they are the same owner from china!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kovikee:
That's what i went so... I bought my phone from antelife.com.

How to install this ROM? Someone please describe step by step! :) Thanks!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] akikoo:
How to install the Android 5.1 update rom from this thread

Copy the zip file BP2-OTA-2.0.8-RC4-candidate-ROW-1460729363.zip from the first post to your sd card. I renamed it to update.zip.

Power off your phone.

Put the sd card into the sd card/sim card tray.

Press volume up and power button until your phone turns on. Keep the volume up button pressed down until you land in the recovery menu. From there you can select the menu entry that says something like apply update from sd card.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] aux62:
Hi,

where is this? the 3.0.9 update from 10Mb ?

Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] scytalemk:
Go to Settings-About phone and check for System Updates. If is 10 mb update proceed with downloading and installing. If is 808, I do not recomend updating. Suppose it will brick the device.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] testadura2:
thanks, it works also for me
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Vuche:
From which version did you update to the small 3.0.9 ota? From 3.0.7 or small 3.0.8? Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] testadura2:
from 3.0.7, I didn't updated to 3.0.8 than it didn't brick
[Miscellaneous Android Development] scytalemk:
From 3.0.7 to 3.0.9
[Miscellaneous Android Development] aux62:
Ok, thank you.

But when I try to update he proposed to me just 3.0.9 from 808 mb!!

There are other possibilities for 309 from 10Mb??

Thank's in advance
[Miscellaneous Android Development] scytalemk:
Not sure. Try to delete data from Updater app and then try again.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] aux62:
May you suggest the procedure to delete the data from the updater app?

I apologize but I do not have very detailed knowledge.

I take this opportunity to thank all, the news here is really useful and important.

Thank's
[Miscellaneous Android Development] scytalemk:
Go to Settings, then to Apps. From the menu (3 dots in upper right corner) choose "Show system" then find "Updater", click on it, choose "Storage" and then "Clear Data". That's it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] aux62:
Many many thank's.....

ok I did. Now I try to look for the update......let's hope

Thank's again
[Miscellaneous Android Development] vendoelpiso:
No way. Same procedure applied to any SC app in the list, but updater keep offering 808 Mb update.

Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mcgiver59:
bonjour,

pour avoir la mise à jour de 10mb, c'est simple.

Il faut revenir à la version 3.1 de OTA Updater BP2.

Voici comment faire :

Applications -> cliquer en haut à droite sur la petite roue à coté des 3 points -> cliquer sur "modifier paramêtres systême" -> cliquer sur les trois points en haut à droite "afficher les processus systême" -> cliquer sur "outil de mise à jour" -> cliquer sur le point (i) -> cliquer sur les trois points en haut à droite et cliquer sur "désinstaller les mises à jour".

Vous voilà avec la version 3.1 et vous en allant dans mise à jour systême vous aurez l'OTA 10mb.

Traduction google

Hello,

To have the 10mb update, it's simple.

We need to go back to version 3.1 of OTA Updater BP2.

Here's how:

Applications -> click on the small wheel next to the 3 points -> click on "modify system parameters" -> click on the three points at the top right "to display the process system" -> click on "tool Update "-> click on the point (i) -> click on the three points at the top right and click on" uninstall the updates ".

Here you are with version 3.1 and you go in update system you will have the OTA 10mb.

Google translation
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kenfalco_14:
I found it but I can't back to 3.1. I have 3.2...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mcgiver59:
With version 3.2, you have the OTA 10 mb update proposed?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kenfalco_14:
No, only 808 MB.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mcgiver59:
What is your version of Silent OS?

I have Silent OS 3.0.7 installed after bricking the BP2 with Silent OS 3.0.8p
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mcgiver59:
I confirm that version 3.0.9 (10mb) does not block the smartphone:D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Pacocazzo:
It works. Thanks. Now I have the 10mb update. But I had read that the new update 3.0.9 have this:

Non-Security Improvements, Changes, Fixes:

Fixed an issue that may cause apps malfunction when installing them under Deny All setting

OTA Updater 3.3.0 preloaded.

This may do that we have problems in the future?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Vuche:
OK, thanks for all the help. I could activate the 10MB update. But the fact that Updater 3.3 is included might be one more trap...

I really don't understand this kind of "revenge" acts. How can we be held for responsible for the selling of their phones for too cheap?

Yota is actively doing the same thing to get rid of their stocks of unsold YP2, I honestly thought that Silent Circle was doing the same thing with the BP2.

Hopefully they are present on the forum and they change the way they treat us. It sure could only help them to keep some customers for the future!

Thanks for the help here anyway.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] icke88:
Thanks! Ist Works.

Uninstall the Updates From the app "updater" /Reset the updater to 3.1.

Now it will offer the 10mb update
[Miscellaneous Android Development] testadura2:
Since yesterday I am in 3.0.9, the phone stopped because no battery.

After charge and power on the phone today, I have an announcement for the 3.0.9 808mb update.

[IMG="Silent os version 3.0.9"]https://servimg.com/view/18763779/14[/IMG]

[IMG="version actual"]https://i58.servimg.com/u/f58/18/76/37/79/screen10.png[/IMG]

[IMG="3.0.9 update request"]https://servimg.com/view/18763779/13[/IMG]

[IMG="version offered"]https://i58.servimg.com/u/f58/18/76/37/79/screen10.jpg[/IMG]
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kenfalco_14:
My version is 3.0.8. I didn't care about updater version, but I thought that after 3.0.7 I updated to 3.0.8 with 3.1 version of updater. I can't remember it. Of course before I installed 3..0.7 after bricking with 808 mb 3.0.8..
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kenfalco_14:
I am experiencing a very fast drain of battery :(( Have someone the same problem? Some idea about this problem? Thank you.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] icke88:
The 10mb 3.0.9 Update includes the 3.3 updater App. How can i return to the 3.1?

Uninstall Updates From the app isn't possible in silent OS 3.0.9
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mcgiver59:
Who tested this ROOT method ?

http://desktopsolution.org/guida-co...-twrp-recovery-su-silent-circle-blackphone-2/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Bluepulse:
I've tried but it didn't work, superSU says there's no binary installed, just like in:

https://xdaforums.com/android/help/root-blackphone-2-bp2-sudo-su-t3551506

EDIT: I'm trying something to obtain root, as silent phone's security saying there's root access is very suspicious, if everything goes alright I would have rooted version 2.0.8.

Can someone upload again the version 3.0.7. rom? I have lost it and the previous links don't work anymore.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] akikoo:
I can re-upload them now.

Edit: Updated the links in post #51.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=70757561&postcount=51
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Bluepulse:
Many thanks, I will be testing now :)

If anyone is curious, I've edited a line in init.rc that suposedly prevents supersu from loading on boot.

EDIT: The root is installed, but still says no binary, that is the su daemon not working. However, silent phone still says there's root access, and I can access to root with "adb root"
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kovikee:
Cool! :) It works 3.0.9 with 3.1 updater ;)

Do you think will android 7.x ?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Bambinoo:
:good: Nice, is it possible to run app as root ? How do you process ?

Thank you