yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[XDA Assist] sawdoctor:
Greetings and welcome to assist. I can see you have already asked your question in the OP3 forums here

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=70443463#post70443463

so I'll close this one up

Good Luck

Sawdoctor
[Off-topic] nelnel002:
What do you say about that?

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN14Q13Y
[Off-topic] Oki:
Not a big deal. That happens constantly to all the companies. One month they are adjusting the employee number in one area but a month later they are expanding in another area. For instance Samsung laid off last November about 6.000 employees while they are preparing for the launch of the latest S and A families. ZTE is a rising company with a solid financial base. The error of doing business with Iran after the US ban is something that will end with a reconsideration by ZTE, doing business with US is far more interesting than Iran.
[Off-topic] nelnel002:
Maybe you right, I want to stay with zte and axon series, I think he has the potential to recreate something like the Nexus line, I didn't like what Google made whit the pixel line they are so expensive and I think that's too much. so I'm trying to chose the best one to replace my old Nexus line.

The zte must work hard whit software updates, stay whit the quality of materials and stay whit that range price.
[XDA Assist] :
Hi! I kind of like to know how to change the device model no and manufacturer name of a Android device without editing it through build.prop if there is any kind of apk i can use to change the device id and manufacturer name??????????
[XDA Assist] :
Greetings and welcome to assist. There are several platstore apps that will do this for you

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scheffsblend.devicespoof

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devicefaker.free

Regards

Sawdoctor
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] MeggaMortY:
Hello everyone,

As of OOS 4.0.0, the Tasker shell method for making an automated night mode switcher no longer works. I have tried both the "settings put global night_mode_enable/d 1" as well as the "settings put secure twilight_mode 1", with or without root access, with or without "su" in front of the command.

There is a method discussed here whereby night mode can be triggered via AutoTools for Tasker, but once you pull the notification panel the setting reverts.

I have also run LogCat for when you activate night mode via the Quick Settings panel, and once when you disable it. I see the services responsible but lack the knowledge to go forth. If somebody has an idea on how to get access to night mode via tasker from the provided logs (or any other means you can suggest for me to test), please feel free to post your suggestions/solutions. :)

Logs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bwu1tuojwUVbUVAzQ2xKeHNGU0U?usp=sharing

PressON is capture when switching nightmode on and vice versa.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] Andromendous:
I have a question, dont really know where to ask. I have the tmobile j700t, and I've tried restoring with odin, (with the j700t firmware of course) and im not sure if its doing everything. Everything seems to go fine in odin, flashes boot, modem, system etc. reboots, rebuilds cache, then it just goes to my original lock screen with my custom wallpaper and all my apps still on. I can do a factory reset after, but it doesnt seem to do anything but clear the cache. Am I missing something? I enables OEM UNLOCK and USB debugging before hand.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] gsmDabbler:
The inability to make write changes sounds like a bad NAND issue, you could try flashing with a .pit file but the phones internal memory could be physically damaged.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] Metabolic12:
Try clicking the Nand erase all box and unclicking auto reboot. Flash the factory ROM and when it completes hold volume down, home and power buttons until the screen goes black. This is important, as soon as the download screen is gone you need to hold the recovery buttons (volume up, home and power) so the phone can erase all system data and update itself the way it's designed to after flashing a factory update. If the device reboots before you enter recovery you have to start over. Hit thanks if this helps bro.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] Andromendous:
well that seems to have fixed it, weird though, when I rebooted into recovery like you said, it did an update, there was a progress bar, then it rebooted, and rebooted AGAIN, did an "update" and then rebooted. Weird, I usually see it say "updating" but then it will stop and you can bring up the recovery menu. Never seen a progress bar and then it just reboot twice. Well anyway it seems to have worked so thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] Metabolic12:
Whenever you flash back to stock or update a stock firmware through official means, it automatically boots into recovery and erases the system you have in place, very similar to TWRP. If you try to flash a stock firmware without erasing everything you will always run into some kind of incompatible memory error. The screen you're thinking of is just the stock recovery checking your system and OTA's for an official upgrade. Glad I could help man.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] vincent.lorentz:
Hello everybody,

2 days ago, my Google Pixel XL received the January patch and downloaded it. It installed the first step flawlessly, but the second phase took a lot of time (the progress bar was staying around 50% for at least 60 minutes). Since I was not watching my phone during the rest of the process, I cannot say precisely what happened, but as I wanted to look how far the progress bar is, the phone did not respond anymore.

here is a summary of the situation:

- it is the pixel XL with 128GB of memory directly bought on the Google store

- the battery was fully charged before the update began, an it was approximately around 85% as I looked at the progress bar for the last time

- the phone was not hot during or after the update

- the screen is now black and does not display anything (I have tried everything I thought about: it is definitely black and nothing happens anymore, even when plugged for charging, or when connected to a PC (the USB communication with the PC is not building up anymore))

- the phone react only when the power button is maintained pressed for several seconds: it vibrates briefly, but nothing more happens

- the phone was never rooted, there was no "unknown sources" app installed (I had Cerberus installed but have uninstalled it 2 days before the Android patch was installed), and the USB debugging is not activated

- I called the Google support and they immediately proposed to ship a replacement device (they did not ask me to do some tries)

I have tried to discharge the battery by maintaining the power-on button pressed during hours: the red led then turns on when the charger is plugged in, but the screen stays black.

If somebody has an idea of a test I could make, I would appreciate the held.

Thanks a lot in advance for your suggestions.

Best regards

Vincent
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] xocomaox:
Have you held power and volume down for 14 seconds?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] rhino666:
How long have you had it plugged in? It sounds like the battery is empty.

Try to leave it on the charger for a couple of hours.

If it does not boot by pressing the power button, you can try to boot bootloader by pressing volume down and power at the same time.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] vincent.lorentz:
The battery has been fully charged, so I am pretty sure that it is not the battery (the phone has been plugged in for more than 12 hours to recharge it).

I have also tried every button combination that I know and that I found on the web: there is nothing else than a short vibration when the power button is pressed, but no reboot and nothing is displayed.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Golf c:
I would try pressing and holding the power and volume down buttons until you get the short vibration. Hopefully after vibration you will be in bootloader. Then connect to a PC and try and flash-all the factory image.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] vincent.lorentz:
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately, after the vibrations, I do not get anything on the screen. In my previous phones, I was used to flash ROMs and so on. I never bricked a phone. But with the Google Pixel XL, I must admit that I do not have anymore ideas how to rescue it. I have tried the following:

- holding only the power button for several seconds --> short vibrations after several seconds, but nothing else

- holding the power button and the volume down button for several seconds --> short vibrations after several seconds, but nothing else

- holding the power button and the volume up button for several seconds --> short vibrations after several seconds, but nothing else

- holding the power button and the volume down + up buttons for several seconds --> short vibrations after several seconds, but nothing else

I have made these tries with the charger plugged in, plugged out, and removed at different instants. Nothing more than just the short vibrations.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Golf c:
Your screen may be black, but there is a small chance your still in the bootloader. I have read that other people have recovered from a black screen. I still think its worth a try to connect to a PC and see if the factory image flashes after holding power and volume down and after vibration. Those vibrations have meaning.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] vincent.lorentz:
Thank you, I gave it a try: the PC does not even ask to install a driver, when the phone is connected. I made several tests, exactly as it is required to flash it, but there is no communication with the PC. :crying:
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Golf c:
I thought there might be a small chance. At least you will get a new phone. Best of luck.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] BakedTator:
I hate to tell you this but I had the same issue with a 32 GB 5 inch pixel...It was dead...Everything you have said is what happened with mine.

What happened was the slot the phone was trying to boot into had no bootloader or it was a bad flash...Either way, the slot didn't have a bootloader on it when it tried to boot and that black screen is the result...Google sent me a new one and all was well and they will do the same for you.

This is why I don't trust OTA updates...I manually flash everything and I'm sure to flash the bootloader to both slots anytime I update my phone...Good way to keep this from happening again....Best of luck man
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] xocomaox:
You keep saying several seconds. You gotta hold the power and volume down for a pretty long while. Just saying.

Probably a bad boot partition though..
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] vincent.lorentz:
Thank you very much for your kind support, guys.

Your explanations is very interesting. This means that the strategy implemented for the bootloader itself is not very safe. I would be interested in knowing how such a faulty flash can happen and what are the possible reasons behind. Is there a procedure that can increase the chances for a successful flash by doing some things before the OTA update is allowed to be installed? :confused:
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] vincent.lorentz:
Believe me, I pressed the button for a very long while also (hours) by blocking the button in such a was that the phone boots up until the battery is discharged. So also such an extreme tray was made. The only consequence was the red light flashing.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] droidan:
Iam having similar(exactly) situation as stated by OP. Phone dead, only short vibration, no boot loader, no dshub qualcomm either detected while plugging USB to pc. Charging still ok.

update: now phone can be detected as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 in Device Manager.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] 5.1:
Phone is in Qualcomm Emergency Download mode. What happened? Also a bad OTA flash?

You only have two options:

Press power button for ~ 30 seconds to get out of EDL. If it's completly bricked then RMA. You're under warranty yeah?! :(
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] droidan:
Yes. Bad OTA Flash.

Hold 30secs still nothing.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] 5.1:
RMA is your only option so :(
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] johnjtaylor:
My universal has had a tough life. I bought it on EBay with a cracked screen and a twisted neck. I have put a new screen and LCD cable into it and it works fine as a pda, but when you switch on the phone you get between 0 and 10 minutes of service before:

"The SIM card is missing"

pops up and all connectivity to the world (except wifi) drops out.

I have done a whole lot of googling and think I have one of two possible issues: 1. A hardware fault in the mainboard

or

2. A flashing issue.

In my attempts to solve this, I have flashed the radio ROM at least 10 times with many different versions. I have also reinstalled Buzz's 0.00 version and re-run the unlocker but still the problem persists.

If it is a hardware issue, the only solution I can think of is to bake the motherboard at ~190degrees to try and reset any weakened solder joints but this is obviously a bit drastic! Can anyone suggest any other software/firmware issues that I might try? I thought that perhaps something in the unlocking process had corrupted one of the deep down registers since although the device shows as SUPERCID, I cannot execute the d2s commands and get an error saying "not allow" from the bootloader.

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks,

John
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] johnjtaylor:
Fixed!

I followed the advice here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1757576

and it now works great. Time for some serious hacking!

John
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demonizer84:
ok so i have been given 2 tablets to work on and i have 2 issues but both are going to need the same treatment , firstly both of the tablets are ex display models, one i have access to and can use all the options etc but im having no luck in achieving what i need to do, the second is also in retail mode, but some idiot has put a lock on the front screen and i cannot remove it or bypass it so

how do i totally remove retail mode, i have managed to log in and try and do a factory reset but it just re installs retail mode

the tablet that i can make most use of is a galaxy tab A model number sm-t550x

android version 5.0.2

build number lrx22.g t550xxxu1a0e9_llk

if that means anything or is indeed needed, im guessing i need to install some stock firmware but i am a total noob at all this and have no idea where even to start

the second tablet is a smt560 but i cant give much more information than that as there is a pin on it that someone has put on and even a factory reset by holding volume up and the home button etc does not help.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nihilistza:
Hello,

I'm a long time Android user, (HTC Desire S, Galaxy S2, Note 2, Note 4, Nexus 7) don't want to switch but I'm in a horrible situtation right now. I *need* to theme my device with white on black colours in order to see it properly as I have severe vision loss (20/200 vision in both eyes, macular atrophy, and many other issues that I was born with relating to my vision). All my devices get themed this way, my Windows, Linux PCs and I've been running CM/SlimRom on all my droids.

Without white on black themes on everything I cannot use my devices for anything more than taking calls. For Android the best thing I've found is being able to use white on black colour themes thanks to CMTE/RRO Layers and being able to flash Team Black Out's modified APKs.

So after being screwed over by Samsung - they wouldn't repair my rooted Note 4 even after I lodged a complaint and sent them medical documents about my disability, I'm now in a horrible situtation:

Do I gamble money on being screwed over by OEMs again who won't honor a warranty just because I've rooted?

Do I siwtch to some other platform? :( (I'm open to the idea but I know iOS has no dark theme and I don't know much about Windows Phone - I do know it has a high contrast mode built in but from what I've been able to find out, not all apps support it.

I'd appreciate some help from everyone:

Are there OEMs that allow you to root and keep your hardware warranty? The only one that I know of off hand is the One Plus range but unfortunately they're not available where I live (South Africa) on contract and buyone an import is horribly expensive.

Unfortunately South Africa doesn't have an analogue to the EU/US laws that state an OEM has to prove your alteration is the cause of a fault. Unless I'm wrong but thus far I can find nothing.

In the meantime I'm seeking legal counsel for my issue with Samsung and info on Consumer / Disability Rights and looking at other options. It's incredibly frustrating being legally blind and the methods I use to make my phone accessible are not welcome by manufacturers.

I'd really appreciate any help from anyone willing to give me suggestions.

Thank you.
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
Ive tried king root and other android rooting apps but haven't worked can you suggest or sendma link to root this phone
[XDA Assist] sawdoctor:
Greetings and welcome to assist. Unfortunately I can not find anything for your exact model but this might work

https://xdaforums.com/android/development/root-lg-k7-install-supersu-kingroot-t3413941

Good Luck

Sawdoctor
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] jccspeed:
i pressed step 3 and all the command windows closed and my v20 rebooted. However it is stuck on the verizon loading logo. Any one know how to fix?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] me2151:
You didn't read the guide.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] jccspeed:
I don't get what I did wrong. And when I said the command windows closed I meant step3 ran through and when it finished it closed out all of the existing command prompts including the runmefirst prompt and then the V20 got stuck into the Verizon logo.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] bond32:
I actually just browsed the guide so I could point him towards the part where you discuss flashing "boot2.img" and I didnt see it. Did you remove it?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] me2151:
See below.

Wasn't removed :)
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] bond32:
I swear I looked at that like 20 times. I'm getting too freaking old, sorry!
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] jccspeed:
Well ive seen that but where would i type in this command. I also wasn't at the point where i flash supersu because it wouldnt boot to twrp
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] me2151:
that command is from fastboot(bootloader)
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] jccspeed:
and yes im sorta a noob (only rooted a g3 before) but what is and where would my "active adb directory be
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] jccspeed:
sorry if i sound like an idiot but how do i type that into the bootloader
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] jccspeed:
i did this after trying root the second time. It said could not load boot2 and when i rebooted it it is still not booting up
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] d73jester:
Did you get it working? I asked the same thing.. Pm if do so you. Can walk my butt through it..please
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] jccspeed:
well i learned where the active adb directory is (C:\adb) and i moved everything there but my phone bootlooped on the same part. For some reason the people who know how to do this are being irritating and giving very vague answers. If you find out how to fix then pm me cuz im probably going to stop trying until a new method is released by a nicer dev
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] viper_1315:
I got stuck on the 3rd step too man. I left it overnight hoping it would finally start up only to wake up and find it still vibrating. What I ended up doing was flashing the NRD 90M Modded not so stock ROM and was finally able to get my phone to boot up after 5min and it has been working great since. Heres the link. https://xdaforums.com/v20/development/vs995-vzw-nrd90m-modded-notsostock-rom-t3525864
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] jccspeed:
how did you manage to flash it if it was stuck on the verizon logo?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] me2151:
I wasn't really being vague. I told you exactly what you needed to do. Another method isn't coming out any time soon. And the reason why I may not seem "Nice" is because people don't know how to read a thread through where stuff like this IS ALREADY ANSWERED MULTIPLE TIMES. If you don't even know how to input commands through fastboot(bootloader) you really should NOT have tried this. Thats why I stopped posting replies to you. Im sorry but just read the thread...
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] jccspeed:
yea i know how to input bootloader commands now sorry about that i was being a little slow. I just wanna know if i could flash boot2 cuz on the op it only says to do that after it goes into twrp and i flash supersu then if it gets stuck in boot. Mine got stuck when it was rebooting before i could put the adb reboot recovery thing. So i just want to know if i can do the boot2 command before flashing supersu or if i can just reboot to recovery and flash a rom? Sorry for being rude I was just irritated in failing to root.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] me2151:
At this point you can just install roms. The boot2.img is mainly for first boot situations after the bootloader flashing.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] viper_1315:
What I did is went back to step 3, the step on how to install TWRP, put the rom on an sd card and then flash from there.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] aretzios:
In CES 2017, Samsung introduced two new Chromebooks that appear to be direct replacements of their Android Note series: The Chromebook Plus (ARM) and Pro (Intel). Both of these run not only Chrome but Android as well and incorporate a pen. In fact, they are the first Chromebooks to run Android directly

http://www.theverge.com/ces/2017/1/4/14167978/samsung-chromebook-plus-pro-google-stylus-ces-2017

The Chromebook Plus will be available in February; it is pricey at $449, but at this price it would be cheaper than the Note 10.1. It is fully convertible as well. If performance is adequate, I think that this line may herald the end of the Note tablet series.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] anirudhks:
bu they dont have button on the S pen , and not as pressure senstive as the note series , so its just a pen not a an actual S spen
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] Stevethegreat:
Also being more than twice as heavy makes them not very ideal for keeping notes and/or reading for extended times.

It's mostly a laptop with tablet features, like most 2in1s , not a tablet that you could easily take anywhere (like you would an A5 sized book, etc)

For better or worse Samsung gave up on tablets with pens, ours is the last one, and whatever else you may buy it would be considerably worse in key aspects of usability

IPad pro 9.7 is the closest to come in usability, but it still has minor problems, like no character recognition, no pen holder, no use of the pen as a pointer. It's also better in other things, like the much more accurate pen recognition, so it is a wash.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] aretzios:
Although the IPad Pro 9.7 is OK, there are also detachable Windows 10 tablets that incorporate pen functionality very well (better than the iPad). The Asus Transformer series is about 10''. Not very powerful, but usable.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] aretzios:
If a product line is not too successful, then, of course, it will be discontinued. We cannot fault Samsung for showing good commercial sense. As things are, this tablet is still highly usable; I have added a new battery, and it is doing great. The problem is that it is stuck at Android 5. If Samsung updates it to Android 6 (at least), it will give be great but I do not think that this would happen.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] Stevethegreat:
There is a point for creating niche products though. Of course you price them accordingly (i.e. incredibly expensive by comparison). There are companies actually making money merely by addressing niches. Of course (obviously) Samsung is not and couldn't be one of them.