yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] applehater00:
Just got my Mate 9, and I chose it for a number of reasons over the competition (Samsung S8+) and one of those reasons was the camera.

Yes of course the S8+ will have a better camera in many ways but the one thing no smartphone can do properly in moving targets like children (the reason I wanted it) is bokeh.

So of course the first thing I tried when I got it was wide aperture mode to see how good it actually is - is it a gimmick? a novelty? not that good? is the rest of the camera so awful that it negates this?

The answer is it is ABSOLUTELY BLOODY BRILLIANT. I have an expensive DSLR with an expensive lens to get those nice wide aperture shots but oh my God this thing is in a different league! We went down to the lake yesterday with our daughter and I was snapping away in wide aperture mode. Got back home and spent an hour or so with my wife going through all the shots altering the bokeh effect RETROSPECTIVELY. The results are purely STUNNING - like my DLSR if not better. But the real clincher is the fact that you can alter the bokeh effect as you wish, chaneg the amount, change what is in focus... print out two photos of the same scene but with different bokeh focus.... all of this done RETROSPECTIVELY, something I can never do with the DSLR.

I jsut don't see the need to take my big ehavy DSLR out anymore now I have this. AMAZING!

Yes the low light performance of the smallish aperture is not amazing, but then no smartphone I've come across is good enough in this regard anyway for me... and it's a small price to pay really for this amazing effect.

It really should be marketed more!

I'll do a proper review at some point I guess, but it's also worth mentioning that whilst colour reproduction isn't brilliant, the screen is phenomenally crisp and bright and looks sharper and clearer than my quad HD.

And the fingerprint sensor - OH MY GOD this is the quickest most amazing sensor EVER. I soppted usign the sensor on my old phone as too unreliable but this is like some sort of voodoo magic. AMAZING!

The feel - the most premium phone I have EVER had the pleasure of holding. EVER. Beats any Samsung or iPhone hands down. It's like the Bentley of phones in your hand.

Battery - I've not charged it in two days despite having everything on and taking photos and editing them loads. Does it run on magic?

Huawei in my mind have blown the competition out of the water with this phone. NOTHING can come close. I just look forward to the next gen which will hopefully have larger aperture cameras for the low light performance then it will pretty much be the perfect phone (if they sort out the sports GPS issue).

Welcome to the big league Huawei!!!
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] FootSlave:
Thank you for sharing!

Maybe you should make a "the Huawei mate 9 camera and how to use it" tutorial or ebook (ebook if you want to earn some money)

I am not the pro, so a tutorial would be helpful (better a video) how to use the camera up to 100%!

On my Note 3 I have installed 20-25 camera apps and picture apps, here on my new Mate 9 I don't know if any other app works?

I have the feeling that any other app for the camera is just 10 steps backwards!

Again thank you for sharing this story!

Gesendet von meinem MHA-L29 mit Tapatalk
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] applehater00:
Thanks FS and you're very welcome.

I'm the most novice of users when it comes to cameras so I'm in no position to do any tutorials but that raises a good point because if someone as novice as me can use it so well it just further goes to show how incredible this thing is!

Press the aperture button and then all shots you take can be bokeh'd afterwards. So elegant it's unbelievable. Good old German engineering! :good:
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] FootSlave:
Yeah, I'm from Germany and KNOW Leica :)

Even found a Article (in german) named something like: "Huawei Mate 9: So you get everything out of the Camera"

Link: http://www.giga.de/smartphones/huaw...te-9-so-holst-du-alles-aus-der-kamera-heraus/

I think there should also be a really good one in english to follow it!
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] novastar1:
https://youtu.be/93_2TbuM6Ew

You may like this OP

Very very comprehensive
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kolembo:
It's an excellent phone.

Very heavy in the hand though... like you said... Bentley
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tommy281:
hanks.... and google translates the article to english :)...
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NikiFue:
Interesting... I bought the mate 9 because of the camera but i am totally disappointed. Horrible photo quality, totally oversharpened and things which are wide away or in the corner of the pic completely blurred.

Before the 700€ mate 9 i had a 350€ allview x2 xtreme (blu pure xl) which had a much much better camera. So for photos i use my old phone again because i just HATE the look of the mate 9 photos, they hurt in my eyes.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] FootSlave:
Good to hear other viewpoints about that!

In my case I just can say that no other camera impressed me like this one!

Maybe it help you if you also read that article (translated) or search for a tutorial on how to get everything out of that Camera?

Or maybe the "Standard" Settings aren't that good as they say, and you (we) should start to use the PRO Modus?
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ginda10:
Hi, looks like you're a professional. Is it possible if you share some of your shots using the Mate 9? I'd like to see the photos from someone who understands photography: D
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] itsjustmeagain:
The camera hw and sw on the Mate 9 is really amazing. It gives perfect control about the exposure, focus and shutter release are fast. Additionally there are some nice filters to choose from. Pictures get sharp and have good dynamic range for a smartphone camera. Bear in mind that this is a 12 MP sensor, I think it has pretty good low light performance but lacks some resolution. I see it as advantage.

If the results are really disappointing, you can try to delete data and cache of the camera app to reset the settings - or contact service.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NikiFue:
The overall look of the photos ist good, but if you zoom in, the photos from my mate 9 are just total ****, like from a normal cheap chinese 200€ phone camera. Really dissapointing.

And i DO understand something about photography. I also set focus manually before every shot because if i just press the camera button the photos are completely trash. But as you see, even with manual focus, it's not very good.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] itsjustmeagain:
I have attached some shots I made on a walk on Poel Island, Timmendorf harbour.

Edit: As I see now, the images seem to get compressed massively during / after upload so attaching them here results in a hefty loss of quality.

Edit2: I decided not to leave them here, shrinked to 256kb each, as they do no justice to the Mate 9. Sorry.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] applehater00:
I guess it depends on your expectations. I researched a lot too and realised its low light limitations and how the s7 or s8 would be better in that regard and technically some other cams on phones may take better photos. However I felt the difference in quality between different phones was minimal compared to phones and a real camera. Bit sharper here, better colour there, low light slightly better etc etc. Im not fussed.

But the thing that set this camera apart head and shoulders above any phone camera without any argument is the INCREDIBLE bokeh effect. Unlike other pathetic attempts by other phones this uses its two lenses elegantly and ingeniously. Everyone ive showed picture to has been mesmerised by the quality saying stuff like "this looks professional" "this is like a poster" etc without knowing why. Then i explain bokeh. And the fact that you can adjust bokeh AFTER the shot has been taken, well that's just a dream. Its exactly what i bought this thing for and it's delivered beautifully. To me it doesn't just blast phone competition out the water it beats my DSLR too because of this retrospective editing.

If i was expecting a good standard camera sure i might be a little disappointed but i knew what i wanted this for. The standard cam is id say above average. But the bokeh is simply genius. I've never had soooo many professional phenomenal photos of my baby daughter and ive only haf it 3 days! My wife even said last night "its a shame we didn't have this from when she was born." :)
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NikiFue:
You're right, macro shots and the bokeh effect are great but they are irrelevant for me, i don't use it. I only use my phone camera for normal photos from landscapes, cities, buildings, streets... If i had known that the mate 9 camera is only good for bokeh effect photos and normal photos are only average, i wouldn't have bought that phone and this annoys me now. So much waste of money for a camera which is only specialised on features i do not use anyway.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] applehater00:
Yeah that makes sense mate.

According to pro reviewers you really need to use pro mode to get the most out of the cam and then you get pretty good results, regardless of bokeh. But I'm not interested in that (yet) :)
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JesseMT4G:
The wide aperture lens pics I get with this phone are unreal. People have also asked me if I am a professional photographer and I laugh. Just as novice as the next guy.

Also in the right lighting it takes outstanding pics on normal settings. Way better than my s7edge.

Now in low light or certain lighting, it's not that good. My s7edge auto adjusts and focuses way faster and produces a better image. Even my note 5 is better. I tend not to take photos during those moments if I can.

Also any camera phone will lose qaility when you zoom way in. Invest in a Dslr if you are worried about that.

Camera is outstanding overall and I was skeptical at 1st, but when in the right lighting.... Just Wow!
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChrisFrenzel:
Just bought mine and fell in love instantly with it. Altough I think Moto X-Force has the best camera EVER, Mate 9 isn't far behind.

Went to a rock concert a few days ago and took excelent photos from the stage (10x zoom) and some videos as well.

Still haven´t tried landscapes or nature, but so far, so good!
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] le grande magnetto:
what about sound in video recordings?
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChrisFrenzel:
Excellent as well...

I had just bought the phone and didnt know the possibilities.´ - there is an 'enhance audio' option, very useful!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] iykeDROID™:
Introduction

You probably know already that starting from Android 5.x (Lollipop) compiled roms (aosp,cm,stock) are not compressed anymore the way they used to be on previous android versions. On previous versions all content inside /system folder that has to be extracted within our device was either uncompressed (simple /system folder inside our flashable zip) or compressed in a system.img file, which it is a ext4 compressed file; both of these, anyway, were readable and we could see all system files (app,framework, etc).

The problem comes in >=5.0 versions, this method is not used anymore. Why? Because roms started to be always larger, so it is necessary to compress them even more.

Note

: Introduction was taken from here : https://xdaforums.com/android/software-hacking/how-to-conver-lollipop-dat-files-to-t2978952 by [MENTION=5132229]xpirt[/MENTION] so thanks to him

So in order to save myself and others who most port Custom & Stock Roms, i decided to use some part of my time to write this script for easy work done.

What this script does :

It basically Unpack and Repack system.new.dat alongside with file_context.bin convertion which is seen in android 7.0/7.1

ITS USAGE:

NOTE

First Clone the repo.

Make sure that Android_System_Extraction_and_Repack_Tool is located at Desktop

Run "Xtrakt" from it's location in terminal

Copy "file_contexts.bin" from your Rom to "file_context_zone" folder

Use "f" from menu to convert "file_contexts.bin" to text readable "file_contexts"

Copy : system.new.dat, system.transfer.list & file_contexts to "convert-dat" folder.

Use "i" from menu to unpack, which the output will be name as "rom_system" for modifications of apks & files.

Use "y" from menu to repack, which the complete new "system.new.dat", "system.patch.dat" & "system.transfer.list" will be located at "Finish-new.dat" folder

Done !

EXAMPLE:

Again , Make sure that Android_System_Extraction_and_Repack_Tool is located at Desktop

In your terminal, type the following to start the script:

git clone https://github.com/iykequame/Android_System_Extraction_and_Repack_Tool.git

mv android_system_extraction_and_repack_tool ~/Desktop/

cd ~/Desktop/android_system_extraction_and_repack_tool/

./Xtrakt

OR

Double-click the Xtrakt file and choose "Run in Terminal" if your OS supports it.

##ALERT!!!##

sudo is requested in the script.

How To Get It {Tool]

Clone from one of the below ;

From GITHUB :

git clone https://github.com/iykequame/Android_System_Extractrion_and_Repack_Tool.git

From BITBUCKET :

git clone https://zac6ix@bitbucket.org/zac6ix/android_system_extraction_and_repack_tool.git

Or

Download zip

AFH

GIT-RELEASE

Sources :

Android_System_Extraction_and_Repack_Tool

GITHUB

BITBUCKET

Threads :

sdat2img 1.0 - img2sdat 1.2

For file_context.bin conversion by: Pom Kritsada @ MTK THAI Developers.

Credit to :

[MENTION=5132229]xpirt[/MENTION]

[MENTION=5787964]SuperR.[/MENTION]

-all xda threads which helped

-Android Matrix Development - here

-Nana Yaa for her time.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Blackball:
hi, your tool sounds good but it seems it doesnt work.

i press f and nothing happen ..

Use "f" from menu to convert **"file_contexts.bin"** to text readable **"file_contexts"**
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] iykeDROID™:
Sorry for the Late reply !

Directories linking has been fix .

You can go ahead and try again
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nclwz:
Thanks for sharing!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ArEvoun:
Don't work

When i press i ..Don't work.say file missing.but i already put all file..Please help meView attachment 4249470
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] olokos:
Doesn't do anything with file_context.bin, doesn't even check if file is there.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Black_J:
oreo supported???
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Black_J:
I am getting this error on repacking:-

WARNING! WARNING!! WARNING!!!
Please Check & Trace Where Errors.
There Is NO rom_system found

file_contexts -->> Missing !

Android SDK -->> not detected !

Please help.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Yogesh1969:
I see that this thread is not supported.

Anyways, I observed that the tool works for file_contexts.bin but not for other options.

So , I followed the other link in the thread for individual commands and was successful.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] KradKJ:
Works perfectly on Android Pie! Have to do some tweaks, PM me if anyone wants to make this work for Android Pie.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Vocalist2017:
Hello everyone. Is there a way to upgrade the firmware on LG H990DS with a full wipe of the partitions, including /system and so on?
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aledm612345:
Hello I have a samsung galaxy note 4 (SM-N910F) is there a way to get nougat 7 through odin and without rooting?

Cheers
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] Khoir99:
Hello, is there who can help me relock the bootloader Asus Zenfone 3 ze520kl. Sorry for my bad english. Thx :D:D
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] mecoromeo:
Currently there is no way to do so
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] pat28:
Hello,

I have a ZTE Axon 7 A2017G with the latest Android version (V7.1.1, build 1.2.0B02) and I can not use home screen live wallpapers : they are not offered by MiFavor (only static home screen wallpapers) and if using Nova Launcher it is also not possible to install these live wallpapers, such as those displaying a dynamic image of the weather. Nova Launcher allows you to select a live wallpaper, but there is an error message (application not installed or wallpaper picker not found).

Are live wallpapers incompatible with this Android version on Axon 7?

Should I do to install a wallpaper picker and where to find it?

Or even, if I need to reinstall an old Android version (it seems to me that under Lollipop it worked), how do I do it (the update.zip file on the SD card does not allow to reinstall a version older than the current version)?

Thanks.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] guttenberger:
Settings, Energy Settings, App Energy Settings, <your life wallpaper app>, set the switches to off.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Guesar:
Don't work, always return to the default wallpaper (starry sky) after a while.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] JLLE:
Hello, I've got an Axon 7 G with the stock Rom B09 Nougat.

I haven't any problem with live wallpapers.

For example, with Rainpaper nothing is deactivate in the economy settings and it works continuously.

The wallpaper I have used for the test.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.oftn.rainpaper

So my question is ; have you made a reset after your upgrade to nougat ?

Sometimes it helps to solve some problems which often happens after an update.

Envoyé de mon ZTE A2017G en utilisant Tapatalk
[General Questions and Answers] saintsmoke:
Hello I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus SM-G928F.

Bought it on the web brand new last year it just randomly sim locked. Went to a mobile service they took 20 USD unlocked it somehow had problems with WIFI since it would not remember the password and it would take 20-30 second to boot up the WIFI function and I could not update the firmware. Nice!

Joined xda started searching on how to root. Rooted my phone with Odin + twin + Beta superSU.

Everything went smooth now the phone worked as intended.

Had an idea that it would be cool to install a custom rom, KHONGLOI-NOUGAT-V4.

Followed the instructions did not work. Would stay blocked on the SAMSUNG boot screen.

Decided to wipe the whole thing.

Wiped.

Sim Locked.

Was fun.

Now the question is how do I unlock the sim without paying because I am not in my prime financially.

Now I understand that those guys who robbed me of 20USD installed most likely something on my phone that would unlock my sim.

I have been looking around and I can only find old articles old forum posts for S3, S2.

I don't know the lingo I don't know what I'm looking for.

Can anyone help with this?

You will actually save me because this is my only phone I have and.... you know people call me on it... I need to call people from it.

Thank you

__________

After a few hours of searching I found out about Miracle Box.

https://xdaforums.com/general/general/tool-ultimate-read-write-flash-mtk-spd-t3502912

When I select Network Unlock I get: Error Phone NO ACK

People say that drivers need to be installed.

I've installed all the drivers I could find on xda and I even installed Kies and New PC Studio.

Still no fix.
[General Questions and Answers] celltronic01:
here comes help

1. Connect the phone to miracle box

2. wait and watch the screen for a message or two for allowing usb debug (permission). if there pops two, than grant permission to both popups.

3. on the miracle box, go to the Samsung tab and click on the scan button. should be on the topish right. This will find two ports. One will be USB Port and the second one will be Serial USB Port. Select the later.

4. Select the Network Unlock & Start

Bingo!!!
[General Questions and Answers] eurozulu:
Error Phone NO ACK

Getting same issue, as "saintsmoke" "Error Phone NO ACK" phone has root and i'm sure drivers are up to date. any help much appreciated.

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If there's an alternative software out there I'll try that.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sohamsen:
I have a cm11 rom for my device.It has a setup wizard.I deleted wizard's apk from flashable zip to avoid it.I flashed it setup wizard skipped but statusbar not working please help but if i put the wizard's apk then again flash rom then statusbar working

how to fix it
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ninjasinabag:
The APK is needed at first boot on some devices. Keep setup wizard until the ROM is flashed and then configured fully, once that's done. Use titanium backup to remove the setup wizard.

If your device faces issues after uninstalling at that point, setup wizard is a required app for you.
[Xiaomi Redmi 1S] RaviChandra619:
searching for stable marshmallow rom .......

leave your suggestions pls :)
[Xiaomi Redmi 1S] slst:
slim
[Xiaomi Redmi 1S] hecatonchiras:
In my opinion is Turbo rom https://xdaforums.com/redmi-1s/development/rom-turbo-rom-layers-t3346630

with phantom kernel v7 https://xdaforums.com/redmi-1s/development/lp-mm-phantom-kernel-r1-t3254158 .

Tried various combinations , finally reverted back .
[Xiaomi Redmi 1S] RaviChandra619:
Which kernel is best for slim.

thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] QuantumPro:
Will u buy the controller ? And also do the Gear VR this time has a touch pad? I haven't bought a VR so I don't know anything about it. please tell. Thanks! [emoji14]
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] xile6:
by buying the phone samsung is giving the vr and controller free. (at lest in the us)

Ive gotten a few vr gears from other samsung phones. I simply dont use them so there not worth money to me. Resell value is so low.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] QuantumPro:
Lol I got nothing
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] brostar2017:
Can someone please make a QR code so we can use Google cardboard on the S8 like they have done for the S7 and S6.
[General Topics] drjekyll:
After adding a few programs to the Tilt, this white-background day / date / time message appears, seemingly at random. :confused:

Which program controls this? What do I do to change to prevent this?

TIA,
[General Topics] surur:
Looks a bit like aebuttonplus. You may have mapped a button to date.

Surur
[General Topics] hotdog53:
Never saw this date/time layout b4. Is this from software installed?
[General Topics] hotdog53:
What are the programs you added prior to this? Look in your windows/startup folder, delete if file is there. Or tap menu > show all files> scroll page till file is found, delete when found. Or look in windows/app mgr. Or windows/start menu/programs. Delete file when and/or where found.
[General Topics] drjekyll:
Hmmm, Windows Startup has:

AEBPlus

Bandswitch

btdwake

ISFastSyncServer

poutlook

sddaemon

WatchEDB

I scanned the assignments in AEBPlus. I don't see a button or key assigned to date. The list of buttons ends with Right arrow.
[General Topics] hotdog53:
Remove the program btdwake and see if that was causing the problem. Save this file before removing in case it was not the culprit.
[General Topics] hotdog53:
Do this procedure on all your installed programs that created files in your windows/startup folder. Don't mess with factory files in startup.

not familiar with AEbuttonplus. Has your problem been solved yet?
[General Topics] drjekyll:
Starting testing now

Away for a while....

I've moved btdwake and will test the system for a while and circle back....

_________________

Update 1

No effect. Additional symptom info: the message appears whenever I press the power button to wake the system after the timeout took it to low-power state.