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[General Topics] the_scotsman:
Look, yes we all know puppy accounts aren't allowed. And no, this isn't a "friend of a mod" :rolleyes:

But in this instance, it wasn't created to bypass a ban, or farm thanks to himself. It was used to remain anonymous while making a statement. Which was wrong on two counts. The puppy account, and not being up front and honest using his real account.

I have no idea why he didn't use his real account. He's just provided feedback that we want. Nothing wrong with it.

So in this case, I see no issue with letting that one post slide.

But from here on, the puppy accounts and posts stop. If you want to post, use your regular account. Don't be scared and hide behind a fake one.
[General Topics] BeansTown106:
what did i do to you for me to have a huge "EGO" and be "crying" seriously, because i said post under your real account so people take you seriously? this thread is about how to improve xda, not how to ***** out people you dont like. you obviously have an alterior motive here
[General Topics] BeansTown106:
i can tell by that emoji that is a lie
[General Topics] the_scotsman:
Please heed your own message.
[General Topics] woodman:
^^^ It didn't last long unfortunately. Drama again, but I hope it will calm down soon.

The topics of this thread are touchy and that's why it can be a difficult time to get through... For a brighter future :angel:

The good news is that it's an exciting discussion. And at least guys are not insensitive to XDA.
[General Topics] Char_G:
I had to go get more popcorn :D
[General Topics] egzthunder1:
Good morning/evening everyone,

It is good to see that the thread is somewhat back on track. Before this thing goes any further, I would like to set a few ground rules, which we thought would be common sense. So, without further to do, here are the do's and don't s:

* People will NOT be banned for their comments in this thread. However, we do expect that all those who participate​ will adhere to the simple principle of respect.

* Posts will not be deleted. I know some were deleted but were later restored.

* Posts will not be censored. However, we would like to ask that you guys keep the cursing to a minimum. We are all capable of communicating without insults I believe.

* Please post your thoughts with YOUR account. Pups of any kind will be treated as normal, regardless of your opinion/status/etc. Creating duplicate accounts is still very much against our rules.

* No personal attacks. Need to tell someone to go take a long walk on a short pier? Do it via pm. This thread isn't the place for that.

That should do it. If you look carefully, a lot of the rules are conditions that will keep both moderators and non moderators in check. Let us all have a good discussion to see if we can turn this ship around :)

(Yes, this should have been something like Post 2, but considering how things have gone so far... This is as good of a place as any :p)
[General Topics] :
After reading the different arguments and suggestions regarding developers moderating their own threads, I must admit I'm starting to see the pros of that idea. If it did happen, I think a system where the dev can hide a post with a legitimate reason(which rule was breached) could work. Maybe hiding the problem post could also send an automatic "report" to the mods where a mod could decide whether or not to take any more action, such as infraction/warning/delete post. I know this would not reduce the workload on the mods, but could offset the chance of a dev going too hard. I believe it could also give the devs more incentive to clean up the "annoying user" problem as it is more direct. As it stands right now, I think there is a reluctance to report these sorts of issues, especially the more minor rule breaches.....If there is a clear breach of a XDA rule no matter how small, then the moderator would at least have to stand behind the dev and keep the post "hidden" in most cases. This could address the perception that mods are not doing enough.

Hypothetically, if the RD's are given some more power, then I think not only should they be given extra training/information so they are informed about what they can censor or not, but I think they should be held to the code of conduct as well, meaning if they themselves ignore rules, they have consequences like losing RD status or moderating powers.
[General Topics] mazwoz:
I appreciate what you are saying, but I think you are not quite understanding the phrase "device bring up". It means to as whatever is necessary to make a ROM work on a device that is not currently supported. This is exactly what you are describing. Device bring up is a common term used by developers that simply means to make that ROM work with a specific device.

That is not a repo sync warrior. A repo sync warrior is not adding a new device or new features, but is simply syncing the source, compiling it for already supported devices and posting it for thanks and donations. These are vastly different and most ROM teams really appreciate people doing device bring ups.
[General Topics] egzthunder1:
I would like to share a little something with those of you who believe that mods do little to nothing to take care of the issues that you guys report.

The following is the acted on RP (reported posts) count for the last 4 months:

2017

March: 2042

February: 1968

January: 2042

2016

December: 2094

November: 1978

Ok, I gave you 5 months... Sue me :p

It is an average of 2000 reported posts that our team takes care of on a monthly basis. These are numbers pulled from the server directly, not made up figures. 2000 trolls, thread moves, post deletions that are reported AND taken care of. That doesn't account for the fact that mods may spot something and take care of it without it being reported (ie move a question from development areas to q&a), or full thread cleanings that may arise from a single RP, or the time that mods may need to spend on more complex cases like kangs and disputes. And this number was lingering closer to the 3000 about a year ago.

Moderators have no affiliation to teams and usually, if a moderator is close to a certain issue, the moderator usually steps aside and let's someone external take over. This is how we operate. We don't play favorites, but in any dispute, whoever ends up losing will feel wronged for the outcome, no matter how clear the evidence may be. After having been an active member of this site for over 12 years non stop, I can tell you that this is a 100% accurate statement. With this I don't mean that we are always correct. Hell, as Mike said in the op, we are far from perfect and we all make mistakes. But so does everyone else in this world.

I simply wanted to add this here to show that our team is constantly trying our best to keep the site running (and you guys happy), but it isn't always a simple thing to do.

I will touch upon the rest of the issues in a separate post :)
[General Topics] adinkwok:
I agree with most of what you said, except I feel as if it's more of a grey area than a black and white view as I interpreted from your post (correct me if I'm wrong). ROM teams really support device bring ups, that is true, but sometimes it will also hurt the ROM community as well. I've had/seen discussions from "developers" who try to bring up as many ROMs as possible just to gain popularity and/or donations. Most bring ups usually follow the same routine:

1. A true developer with their knowledge (and skill?) brings up LOS/CM or an unofficial plain AOSP+CAF ROM - referring this as the original device tree

2. Other "developers" take the trees and just change a couple makefile configs to make it build

3. They post to XDA with minimal to no credit towards the original device tree maintainer(s), gaining all the popularity and receiving all the donations from users who are oblivious to the simplicity of most device tree bring ups.

This is different if it is an official rom build however, as donations can go directly to ROM teams. This is more about the unofficial builds.

I'll be honest, I was like this before I actually understood what real development was, and before I understood how much of a jerk I was to be doing something like this.

Unfortunately, i feel as this has been overlooked. It's closing in on 1 am and I'm also typing this on my phone so I don't really feel like going on about this :silly: right at this moment. This is adding another variable into the topic of donations/thanks, which might complicate things further, but is a rather necessary change if the end goal is to make things right.

Gonna crawl back into my abyss now...
[General Topics] _that:
Yes, as I said, hiding posts must only be allowed for rule violations, and a reason must be given. Members must be accountable for flagging/hiding posts and it should be public.

People will complain to mods if they think that their post was flagged without reason, so I think that no automatic action is necessary. However mods could be auto-alerted of users who have a disproportionally high number of flagged posts. I could also imagine another checkbox in the "flag post" form to auto-report the post if the RC/RD thinks that moderator action is required in addition to hiding the post immediately.

Right, I don't want to report all rule violations - it takes a lot of my time and a lot of some moderator's time and I don't want to bother them too much. I've always seen the "report" button as an escalation mechanism. Moderators always say they can't read all new posts, but I think that the much higher number of RCs read most of them anyway and could flag the rule violating posts with little additional effort, cleaning up the forum for everyone.

I thought that would be common sense. :)

But as I said earlier, this should really be extended to RCs and RTs as they read the majority of posts.

Especially the RCs are explicitly here to support the community and the developers, and honestly I trust most RCs more than some RDs to do the right thing with this limited moderation power.
[General Topics] _that:
Thanks for the statistics.

Sorry for the otherwise pointless post, but I'm out of thanks - XDA doesn't allow me to read more than 15 good posts per day.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] StructureBD:
Hi AlI, hope I posted this question in the correct area. I am new to the whole flashing /rooting . I've watched several videos and read tutorials but I'm confused about the order of how to go about doing what I want to do. ..??

I purchased an Unlocked AT&T Galaxy 4 mini from eBay.

I want to flash it to a stock T-Mobile ROM -Kit Kat 4.4.2.

Do I need to root the phone first before attempting to flash it?

Or can I do the Flash T-Mobile ROM without rooting.

I don't want to turn my phone into a brick!!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Excited to learn how to start doing this, thanks again, Dan.:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] audit13:
This forum is for the T-Mobile s4, not the s4 mini.

You cannot cross-flash stock ROMs from one Samsung phone to another Samsung phone using Odin; however, you may be able to flash ports from other Samsung phones using a custom recovery.
[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mithu.creative:
Did you try reverting to stock ?

Try getting files from here..

https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-2/general/rom-mirrors-official-oxygen-os-roms-ota-t3209863
[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sam Nakamura:
I would consider it as bricked, after all attempts failed and go with the unbrick guide here on xda or oneplus forums, maybe this way it can be ressurected.

You probably have already backed up your data..

Damn, that hurts.. :eek:
[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M03:
sorry for this late reply but yes i have tried flashing every ROM from stock to Custom ones even i flashed EVERY SINGLE RECOVERY IMAGE OUR PHONE SUPPORTS XD and non worked... first aid.. qualcomm toolkit... non...
[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahfaishal:
hello bro, i updated a magisk module v4android and when i reboot, it boots up in twrp. and since then it keeps booting into twrp. So, i used fastboot continue and when it boot int the home i deleted that module.

but fastboot continue only works once. After that if i switch-off and switch-on the phone, it goes into twrp. it needs fastboot continue everytime.

please provide me a permanent solution. few other users are facing this too. plz reply i'm waiting.
[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SGCMarkus:
Hey,

with the help of some others in a Discord server (thanks [MENTION=1044046]thesan[/MENTION]jayp#6251 on discord) i managed to find the issue. Appearantly there was a change in /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/misc for some reason. There was a similar problem on the old LG Optimus G Pro which i owned, so i remembered this.

As I'm not sure if we can just wipe the partition or not, i got a working misc.img attached.

In any terminal (adb shell, twrp terminal or an terminal app in a rom) make sure you have su rights, and then execute the following command:

dd if=/path/to/misc.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/misc

Make sure to adapt the path to the misc.img though to the location you saved it to.

The misc.img I used is attached to this post.

PS: Im not responsible for any broken phones if this didnt work for you.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] vipivj:
I have a rooted mate 9. I am having some apps like Lastpass, Tasker etc which always run and thus show as a persistent notification. I don't have any issue them showing on the status bar as icons but hate them on the notification drop-down. Is there anyway I can hide those without stop them from running always ? Or atleast show them after all my regular notifications?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Paz9:
its in settings > notification and management > click on the app you want and uncheck "banners" if thats what you mean.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] vipivj:
I didn't mean that notifications.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Paz9:
you mean the icon on the top left?

can you post a pic of what your tlaking about
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] vipivj:
See below please.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] eddmecha:
have u tried to swipe a little to the left until u see the gear icon?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] vipivj:
But if I turn off 'show notification on status bar' will the app stop running in the background or it won't?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Paz9:
it shouldnt
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] vipivj:
Thanks guys, seems like those apps are active after removing notifications.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akaronald:
please I have a Whatsapp database which i stored long ago, I am not in possession of the phone or number which i used in creating the whatsapp account and I really need to decrypt the database to get the content of the mesage. Its a crypto 12 file, Please can anyone out there safe my life, I am dying to have this information. I dont have the crypto key, I have only just the backup database
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] komawoyo:
start over...
[Android Head-Units] Hewer_:
I have just installed this unit to my VW. Everything is working well so far, the only problem I have is that when I switch the ignition off, a message pops up "shutting down," and the screen switches off but the unit does not fully power down, it goes into a sleep mode. When I turn on the ignition, the unit immediately 'wakes up', there is no start up. This would be fine, but I think it is draining the battery staying in this sleep mode.

I've read that you can change the shutdown timer settings in the factory settings menu but I have no option to do it. The only option regarding power I have is the power status option which can either be ON, OFF or LAST MEMORY. This seems to do nothing.

Does anybody have a fix or can tell me where to find the right settings?
[Android Head-Units] wolfymozart:
Hi!

I'm considering to buy this model for my VW POLO 64 (2009)

Did you find the way to solve the power off problem?

Thank you!
[Android Head-Units] Toa84:
I bought a Erisin head unit for my VW transporter and I had the same problem. I found with playing with the little dip switches at the back of the unit worked. I had 4 to play with : 1.Nc

2.Nc

3.ACC

4 REVERSE CAM
[Android Head-Units] wolfymozart:
What kind of power off problem do you refer to?
[Android Head-Units] GuestK00122:
Hi everybody, can someone with this unit es6405v to send me the backup from factory settings config file "mcu.cfg" ? Please! Big thanks.
[Android Head-Units] GuestK00122:
Thank you [MENTION=2733740]wolfymozart[/MENTION] for the dmcu.cfg file backup, i wake up my headunit from deep sleep, you saved me.
[Android Head-Units] wolfymozart:
Here's the file. Just in case you need it.
[Android Head-Units] makes2068@gmail.com:
What kind of mcu is this?

Got the same problem with my erisin 3015.

Always on (auto sleep) if i set "none" to can bus in factory settings.

Always off (always boot up) if i set can bus to 01 VW

Use LM 2.52 mcu
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Quentin-:
Since I just happened to get around to this finally but my latest ROM probably won't be seen for a couple days I figured I'd share the info now for any other chefs that like the 6 button Comm Manager.

As many may have figured out, the version 1.8.3.0 Comm Manager sucks (both Off/On buttons appear blue, as well as a couple other problems). This made me stick with 1.7.2.0. That unfortunately would normally leave the following annoying bug:

If you run the Comm Manager and then Minimize it (i.e. X button without some task manager or hit the Exit soft key button in the Comm Manager) then open another application and perform a portrait/landscape change then close that application, Comm Manager will appear (annoying, albeit somewhat rare).

Anyway, turns out this is pretty easy to fix. Thanks to 1.8.3.0 it made my task even faster. After deciding that SetWindowPos() must be the culprit I noticed that in 1.8.3.0 the uFlags parameter is set to 0x04 whereas in 1.7.2.0 it is not. Two binary changes later 1.7.2.0 is working perfectly with regard to this bug.

For those interested change offsets 0x6358 and 0x6428 from 0x00 to 0x04. One offset is for entering Portrait mode, the other for entering Landscape mode. A binary version of CommManager.exe 1.7.2.0 with this fix will be available in Q-Mobile 1.2 when it is released.

Finally, in Comm Manager 1.7.2.0 the Status_Off_Disable.png and Status_On_Disable.png are useless and may be deleted, but I recommend deleting the Status_On_Disable.png and RENAMING Status_Off_Disable.png to Status_Unselected_Disable.png as this is a file that was never previously included but will provide the icons for disabled mode (think flight mode makes 3G disabled and the buttons shouldn't be missing, only disabled).

Hope this helps! Cheers,
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] johnnyrichter:
Broke my bootloader unlocked/rooted/CM Verizon S5 last night and looking to replace it after work today.

Apparently the S6 and S6 Edge are not bootloader unlockable so I guess I'm just sticking to S5 but the only one I've found so far is an ATT and I'm not finding much info about it. Are there any working unlock/root methods, and if so, do they require certain version/firmwares?

Thanks,
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] pinheaD420:
No there is not ....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Refer to https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=71576912&postcount=1491

In the future please look up your question with XDA SEARCH PLUS before posting, thanks!
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam00561:
We owners of mot x force have been waiting way too long for the Nougat update and since droid turbo 2 owners have already received this long awaited update i was wondering iff their was any way to download the verizon version of Nougat and install it on moto x force minus the locked bootloader.
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjones73:
We Droid 2 Turbo owners who did get the update are waiting for the bug fixes for it... The update was halted, not everyone got it.
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam00561:
I didn't realize that maybe I'm better off on lineage.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] LoliSmith:
I have a Verizon Pixel on 7.1 NDE63N, Android Security Patch = Oct. 5, 2016. I have never taken any updates, this is how the phone came new.

On https://developers.google.com/android/images I don't see my build. I only see these:

7.1.0 (NDE63H, Oct 2016)

7.1.0 (NDE63L, Oct 2016)

7.1.0 (NDE63P, Oct 2016)

7.1.0 (Europe, NDE63U, Nov 2016)

7.1.0 (NDE63V, Nov 2016)

7.1.0 (Verizon, NDE63X, Nov 2016)

If these are named in alphabetical order, then my build NDE63N is between NDE63L and NDE63P.

My bootloader is unlocked using depixel8. Does anyone know what would happen if I tried to downgrade to either NDE63H or NDE63L including downgrading to the earlier bootloader? What I would like to do is see what would happen to the OEM unlocking option if I flashed an earlier version of the firmware than the one the phone came with.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answer] ultimatim:
On my previous phones, I have been able to keep 4g off for battery purposes and it auto toggles on and off when receiving or sending mms, but now I can not seem to get it to work since getting this one. Not sure if a T-Mobile issue or a nougat issue.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] FTWDiesel:
Hello, i would like to root my HTC 10 and also maybe get some custom ROM. I watched many guides on the internet but every method is different a bit. So i would like to ask here because im bit lost in these guids.

1. Can i root without loosing all my data? If not, what should i use as my backup app or method?

2. Can i somehow backup my apps, so they will install automatically after the root? I mean without 50x clicking on "yes i accept" or something like that.

3. Which roms would u recommend to me and why?

4. What is the best way to root it right now? (all these guids are from year 2016 so it can be outdated i guess)

5. Thanks alot.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Tarima:
1 & 2. If you want to root your phone for free you'll need to unlock your bootloader first, which will wipe your phone anyway. Your apps should automatically be restored from your google account afterwards, if you have automatic backups enabled. You should still backup all of your pictures/music/files manually to your sd card or computer. Also I like to backup my texts and call log using Call Log Backup and Restore. Same for whatsapp, or any other folder you want to restore afterwards.

3. I use stock. Leedroid and Viper are probably the most popular ones. Close enough to stock with many customization options.

4. Best way to root is through Magisk. Doesn't modify your system and you can hide root for apps that don't allow it. If you go straight to a custom rom after unlocking your bootloader, you won't need to root separately.

5. You're welcome.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] FTWDiesel:
Thanks alot for your answer. How did u mean that apps will install automaticaly? I dont know how to enable automatic backups. How can i do that?
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Tarima:
Settings, Backup and Reset.

Not sure if enabling it will immediately back everything up.

After your phone is wiped, it asks you for your Google account and then which apps you want to restore. Not sure if app data is backed up/restored as well.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] FTWDiesel:
Okay, thanks alot again.
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] negena:
Hello everybody, :)

I didnt see a SOT-topic for the a3 2017, so thats why I made one!

Could you please tell what your SOT is. Maybe you could also elaborate on your usage: do you use wifi or 3g/4g, do you browse a lot or watch videos, do you play games, use whatsapp?

Thanks! :good:

:cowboy:
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] kevinlevrone:
I am in the process of measuring the SOT and stand-by, but I easily got 4.5h SOT on 3g/4g-only and AOD enabled.