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[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmphone:
Hi all!

Sadly i forgot the pattern lock, i am on 6.0.1 (latest) with locked bootloader. Through Google it tells me that the screen "is already locked, so you don't need..." and so on.

Of course i don't want to loose any data, otherwise the solution were easy of course.

My question is: Is it possible to flash a minimal amount of packets of an older Android (i.e. the 4.4.4) to unlock through the account in the lock screen? The older locking app can do this...

Of course i need it only to disable locking feature, then i would flash back the right version of each one.

Any help really appreciated,

GM

P.S. I found also a procedure on a Z1 that unlocks the bootloader without wiping data... In that way i can flash a system partition without screenlocking app. Otherwise of course i have sign problems... But no similar procedure are available on z3 Compact, right?
[Huawei P8 Questions & Answers] ITzAndry:
Try to reflash twrp and reroot your phone.
[Huawei P8 Questions & Answers] Paloik:
Hey, let me know if I'm wrong but as i understood it right u have to decide between the Magisk OR the SuperSU method to root the P8. Not both together. So, SuperSU should be enough. Isn't it? (my P8 is still unrooted ?)

And by the way: a more meaningful heading like "error xy while rooting" or something like that could help you and other people too, . . .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jere-m:
So I am really new at this and have problems even getting through reading a sentence without having to google terms and read for pages... :eek: I am not getting far reading old posts on this specific phone because its from 2013 or there abouts. I keep reading about someone having luck with x rooting tool but with some older andriod version or whatever. I have watched a few videos on youtube as well but don't know which to trust or still even apply.

I am getting sick of the phone being a battery hog, lagging more that another older phone a nexus 5 with lower specs, and all the annoying sprint bloatware that may or may not be causing other issues. I am using hangouts and freedompop for my phone service anyhow. I just want a simple phone webbrowser, camera... I dont need to cloud print,keep track of my heartrate, have two screens open, tv remote, fm radio.... or to have sprint constantly be unclosable in the background. Just some of my motivations for attempting this.

I have tried kingroot (pc on a pos netbook, as the soon to be exwife took the good pc). I have also tried towel root. Kingroot tried for a while and gave up I was #95 with the same problem. Towel root just said something about a rare phone and that it didn't work. I will try whatever again to get a more proper error message but thats the best I remember at the moment :silly:

What current method should I be looking at to root this LG G3 phone? Is it a difficult phone to root or am I just making it difficult? Should all of the rooting methods that did work 2-3 years ago still work or no?

Let me know if I need any more info from this thing.

andriod version 5.0.1

kernal ver 3.4.0

build # LRXZ1Y

software version LS9902VG

model # LGLS990
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] undeadking:
OK so honestly with or without root the G3 was a major battery hog(that display is very power hungry and when I had my Verizon G3 I always had to carry a portable battery with me just so I could get through my work day... That being said-with root and a decent AOSP ROM and kernel you can kinda make it more tolerable- being that you're on Lollipop(5.0.1) means towelroot won't ever work, kingroot should work but without unlocking the bootloader with either "Loki" or "Bump" you'd just have root and no custom recovery to flash ROMs and the things you need. I know for a fact there is a few different threads in the LG G3 general and in the Sprint G3 threads to get you rooted and get TWRP flashed on there with no problems-- I'll post some links here shortly for you that will hopefully get you rooted and booted

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@jere-m check these out https://xdaforums.com/sprint-lg-g3/help/rooting-ls990zvg-problems-t3528679

Last Post says it all with a link- run the batch file and manually reboot into download mode, let the .bat file run and do it's thing and use Flashify to flash a Bumped TWRP recovery image... Hope this helps you out and if you have any issues or questions PM me or post here and I'll answer ASAP... (oh and please if you get any error messages please post exactly what they said and what was done to make the error come up) And make sure you have a copy of the ToT or KDZ file for the same model/version you are currently using so you can restore to 100% stock and try again.
[Elephone S7 Questions & Answers] ZaForD:
Hi Guys,

The last few days I've been getting 'Ads' on the home screen every time I login. Figured I (or the kids) had installed something stupid =/

Today I did a full factory reset, only to get an 'Ad' on the home screen with in minutes of resetting. And before I'd installed any apps or apk's

Anyone else having this problem? Or have a solution to it?

Just coming back to android and still a little lost.

Thanks Guys.
[Elephone S7 Questions & Answers] nickzeptepi:
It might be your mobile carrier. Try booting with airplane mode on. Then just WiFi.

I have root and adblocker and nothing in the way of ads
[Elephone S7 Questions & Answers] ZaForD:
Thanks for the reply nickzeptepi,

It looks like its something in the stock rom, people are complaining on the Elephone forums, and not just about the S7 Mini.

http://bbs.elephone.hk/thread-13381-1-1.html

Have to try and find another rom.
[Elephone S7 Questions & Answers] nickzeptepi:
Just read a few comments and that's bad to put ads in the firmware.

Looks like root is your best option to delete and remove. But then no more updates.

I'm waiting for a custom ROM but it's slow progress as there's not many Devs.
[Elephone S7 Questions & Answers] Doge199:
If i only install TWRP without root, can i still get ota updates?
[Elephone S7 Questions & Answers] nickzeptepi:
As far as i know, No. The ota update needs stock boot image / loader to do its thing.

I haven't found a reliable guide on how to unpack the update and flash it manually via twrp, but i think its possible.

I've got some issue with my laptop which means it won't recognise the phone in flashtools & therefore can't fix it if it does mess up.
[Elephone S7 Questions & Answers] ZaForD:
Good News

Looks like Daniel-David has found a work round, post #47 on this page:

http://bbs.elephone.hk/thread-13381-5-1.html

Seems its the default launcher.

Quick run down:

1º- Install Nova Launcher (I tried with this one, maybe other ones also works)

2º- Set as default, keeping press the button, select always Nova.

3º- Go to settings - apps - show system apps

4º- Search for Launcher 3 and force stop

5º- In the same screen go to Permissions and disable all

6º- Go back and in Storage, clear data and clear cache

7º- Go to main screen of apps and tap in the gear

8º- Go to Modify system settings

9º- Up in the right corner tap the three points and show system

10º- Search Launcher 3 and disable "Allow modify system settings"

11º- Go back and go to "Draw over others apps"

12º- Up in the right corner tap the three points and show system

13º- Search Launcher 3 and disable "Permit drawing over other apps"

Worked for me.

[MENTION=6871652]nickzeptepi[/MENTION],

Is it possible to 'Root' the phone, un install the launcher, then un 'Root' in order to get OTA updates?

p.s. I could probably help fix your laptop, but your on your own with the ROM. =/
[Elephone S7 Questions & Answers] retora:
I had the same issue with the ads and uninstalled Elephone's Service-App which let the ads disappear (needs root).
[Elephone S7 Questions & Answers] helades:
anucios de inicio y desbloqueo

yo lo he solucionado cambiando el launcher de inicio y desinstalando el que trae de fabrica
[Elephone S7 Questions & Answers] radzi:
This thing is so annoying, just moved to android, cant believe this s*** happens.

has anyone found a solution without root?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] Kenny243:
Hi guys, so I got a Mi Max about 2 months ago, and I love the 6.44' display, it's gorgeous.

The only problem is the lack of band supports on T-mobile in the US.

This means I get horrible signals in most buildings and constant signal drop in subways.

I know Mi Mix support band 2 and 4, but it doesn't support band 12. I heard band 12 is one of the major band for indoor reception.

I am wondering how is the signal in buildings on Mi Mix?

Planning to get Mi Mix 2 if it supports at least 2 bands on T-mobile, hopefully, all 3 bands.
[Xiaomi Redmi Pro Questions & Answers] lolocaron:
Hi, I just bought a redmi pro and i can't receive messages. Sending messages, calling, receiving calls and 3g connection work fine. I tried to install the Redmi Pro Latest China Stable Version Fastboot ROM miui but I have the same problem everything work except receiving messages..

What should I do?
[Xiaomi Redmi Pro Questions & Answers] BruceSy:
I had this problem too - with the stock MUI / Xiaomi messaging app and with a messaging app downloaded from the playstore. What I discovered was if I had my phone network running LTE / 4G - then SMS replies were never received. I switched to 3G as my preferred network and SMS messages are received without problems.
[HTC Excalibur] systdow666:
haven't seen these tackled yet so has anyone found a set of working websettings for att on the wm6 rom also mms settings for that matter and the vibe on start up is there a fix for that i know back in the day the tmobile wm5 or ppc flash didnt have it but if you flashed you had it still looking for a way to get rid of this lol but yeah thnks to anyone for there help if posted yes i did search
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] raghav2511:
Hi Folks,

I am switching from an iPhone to S8 and noticed this annoyance. I spent 3+ hours setting up my S8 and proceeded to insert my SIM. After which, it totally erased my phone! I googled around and found out that this is apparently a "security feature".

I'm wondering if there's a way to disable this "feature"? I would want an option to pop-in the local sim when I am traveling abroad.

Thanks for your help!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] boomfunk:
I believe this only happens under initial setup or after a factory reset. When you insert a different sim from now on it will not reset everything.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] blaine07:
Link to info you found on Google? So need to stick sim on it before we boot up if we're switching from say iPhone to S8?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] boomfunk:
Yes, definitely insert your sim before you do anything.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] blaine07:
After initial setup are you allowed to swap sim as you see fit? Have a iPhone I'm going to share duties with.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] darkangeldc5:
Did you have the Canadian version? I saw this in S7 that was sold in Costco. Due to the unified rom, the first sim you put in will wipe the phone and configure it to that network.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Sevael:
This happens because when the SIM card is inserted, its carrier is detected and the phone switches from a generic CSC to the CSC of that carrier. Changing the CSC on a Samsung phone always results in a factory reset.

It is one of the reasons that carrier employees are supposed to insert the SIM card into the phone before giving it to the customer in the store. For those who receive their phone by mail, unfortunately there is no warning.

A good rule of thumb for Samsung phones (and probably a good idea for all Android phones in general) is to always insert the SIM card before doing any setup of any sort.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] raghav2511:
Yes, I have the Candian version and I'm with Koodo. As some of you pointed out, the restart indeed locked my phone. I can pop in another sim no problem now, but the phone prompts me for an unlock code.

A warning for mail orders would have been nice. But, such is life.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] kachunkachunk:
I also had this beautiful experience. I have not tried another SIM and have to admit I'm very hesitant to now, until I figure out a good backup process, now that I'm root-less. Did you try a SIM from a whole other carrier?

Edit: Sorry, misread and confused with my own experience. Unlock code = because you tried another carrier, right? I picked up elsewhere that the phones lock themselves to the first carrier they pick up, so you now need to get an unlock code from your carrier.

Geebus, I can't say I don't find this a bit annoying, I bought an unlocked device to avoid things like that. That's what you get for not researching, I suppose. :silly:

Edit 2: To impart a bit of what I found for other readers (since there aren't many threads about it, from what I can tell):

- Snapdragon phones since the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge come Region Locked, not just carrier-locked. A region lock is to combat grey market reselling, but it's not so bad; just place a five-minute phone call in the region the phone was intended for, and that constraint is gone.

- Next, carrier SIM lock codes are not new, but I guess I was surprised to find that my direct-from-Samsung device will lock itself to the first carrier it attaches to. You can get an unlock code from the carrier (especially if you are leaving/moving, or the contract is over, for example), or via third-party service for around $30 USD or less.

If anyone has evidence or experience of the contrary, by all means let me know!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Sevael:
This is correct. It is done this way so that only one set of firmware is needed for the entire country, despite us having almost a dozen different carriers. It would be too much work for Samsung to have to tweak each new firmware update for each individual Canadian carrier, so they put them all into a single package.

All SM-G955W units use the same firmware and said firmware contains the CSC settings and 'bloatware' of every Canadian carrier. The pre-installed firmware does not install any carrier bloatware; those apps just sit in waiting, hidden in the firmware. Once a SIM card is inserted for the first time, the phone detects said SIM card's carrier, reboots into recovery and 'updates' by locking itself to that carrier and installing that carrier's bloatware. That change is written permanently into the phone's internals; from this point on, any time you factory reset it will go back to this state, with that carrier's firmware installed, even if you have subsequently unlocked the phone and have a different carrier's SIM card inserted.

When you see firmware downloads for a Samsung phone and each one is listed from a different carrier, that is actually irrelevant. The resulting firmware is identical and the phone will take whatever settings, CSC, and apps from within the firmware and install according to which carrier it was originally locked to (even if it is now unlocked).
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] raduque:
How does this affect a device that was a carrier device but flashed to the U1 firmware? Or, alternate question: I flashed 950U1, so if I need to factory reset, will it revert to Verizon's branding?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Sevael:
It will factory reset to whatever the default is for the currently installed firmware.

Samsung phones from the US use a different firmware for each carrier. What was covered in this thread mostly applies to the Canadian firmware, which is just a singular firmware for all carriers throughout Canada.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] raduque:
Thanks for the reply. It's nice to know Verizon won't be coming back on factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] BarryH_GEG:
Maybe it's a carrier thing. I factory reset my devices when I first get them and don't put the SIM in until I get my Samsung and Google accounts set up the way I want them. For my Exynos S8+ I had it almost completely set up before I went to AT&T to get its SIM cut. Whenever you remove a SIM from a phone where its currently being used you'll always get a "SIM removed - restart required." But it's a normal restart not a reset.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] CASz:
If you purchased unlocked from Samsung Canada they included the unlock code and IMEI with the shipping notice email. The phone locks to the first carrier then you put in the next SIM and use the unlock code from the shipping order. It didn't reset anything when I used a Rogers SIM to unlock from Virgin.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] kachunkachunk:
Fantastic, thanks for letting me know! It'll help others too I'm sure.

I remember my phone arriving before I got a notice, so I may need to do some digging. Can't quite find it just yet. : /

Edit: Ah, look for Tech Data, not Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] howellinmad:
Is there any way to flash out the settings and apps from the original Sim/carrier?

I.e. im going from Rogers to Freedom mobile and have factory unlocked my phone with a code; can I now go from a rogers branded phone to a Freedom mobile branded phone or more preferably an unbranded version and still utilize all the functions of Freedom mobile such as Wi-Fi calling?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Sevael:
Sorry for the late reply. I didn't get an email notification about this post for some reason...

With root access, you would normally be able to remove these apps from the system partition of the phone, but on an unrooted Samsung device, the best you can do is to disable those apps. Once disabled, they are completely dormant and you can go about your business as if they aren't there. The bloatware from all Canadian carriers is baked into the firmware and on every one of our phones regardless, so it's not like you could truly get an "unbranded" Samsung phone in Canada. At best, these apps are hidden. They are not taking up space in the user partition, so it's not like deleting them would free up any usable space anyhow.

As for WiFi calling, my understanding is that carriers that support WiFi calling have to flag that IMEI to allow WiFi calling on their network. Furthermore, it seems that the carriers only initially flag their own phones (i.e. the ones you buy directly from that carrier) and refuse to add devices by customer request. I've read that some people have had luck calling their new carrier and asking for their ported phone to be enabled for WiFi calling, but it appears that the vast majority of people are denied. So I can't really say whether or not you will have any luck enabling WiFi calling after bringing a phone that was originally from a different carrier. If I had to wager, I would say that it wouldn't work as that seems to be the general consensus.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] DBestman:
My "unlocked" Canadian SM-G955W Galaxy S8 is currently set on the FIDO network, since it was the first SIM I inserted into it.

I didn't mind too much about the bloatware: they're easy enough to disable.

I was a little irritated that the FIDO firmware disabled the "data" and "wireless hotspot" quick tiles, but read of a way using adb to make them available; but that needs to be done again after every firmware update.

But now, I'm pissed to discover that the FIDO firmware removed the option to do Bluetooth tethering. What? That's what brought me to this thread, searching for a way to have a truly unlocked phone.

So there really is no way to do this without rooting? What would happen if I flashed a US firmware? or UK?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] peachpuff:
You can change the csc to the unlocked variant xac, Dial *#243203855# in the dialer. But this will wipe your device.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] DBestman:
Thanks very much for your reply.

I just did as you suggested. As you said, the process rebooted and erased my phone. When I got to the welcome screen, the phone rebooted a second time, erased everything, and showed the welcome screen. I suppose that it rebooted a second time as soon as it read my FIDO SIM, as I still have the FIDO bloatware, and still don't have Bluetooth tethering.

If I dial *#243203855#, I see I still have the FMC Sales Code, even though I had set it to XAC.

Ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] peachpuff:
Try removing the sim before you set it to xac.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] DBestman:
Just did that. When the phone rebooted, I dialed the special code and was still set to XAC. But I still did not see quick tiles for Data and WiFi Tethering. And still no option for the Bluetooth tethering.

I inserted a Telus SIM card (remember I was initially on Fido), and the phone rebooted immediately and erased everything. After the reboot the phone was set to TLS. I see a Telus account app, the Fido account app is not there anymore... but still no quick tiles or Bluetooth tethering.

Does someone in Canada have these options on their S8? If so, on which carrier? I know at least some American carriers allow Bluetooth tethering, I've seen screen captures...

Ideas?

I'm getting annoyed about all this. To top it off, my Samsung Cloud backup seems to be incomplete (only 200Mb) and my app settings aren't restored.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] peachpuff:
The quick tiles are nowhere to be found on canadian phones, i think its on the european phones, you have to add them through adb.

Looks like bluetooth tethering is found on sprint phones http://eguides.sprint.com/support/e...t/samsung_galaxy_s8_s8_plus_ug/tethering.html
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] DBestman:
I flashed the unlocked American firmware to my Canadian S8 following the steps here https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3597473 and it worked! I now have the features I was looking for.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] peachpuff:
Seems rogers/bell/telus disabled a lot of useful features, is fm radio working with the us firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] raghav2511:
Update: I unlocked my phone today by requesting the unlock code. And my phone DID NOT hard reset after the sim swap! I restarted the phone and tried everything.. my phone is exactly the way it was :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] sports11:
Just to piggy back on this thread... I currently have a S7 (SM-930W8) locked to Koodo in Canada. Locked to Koodo as in, I got this phone directly from Koodo. My phone factory reset on SIM insert.

Do you/anyone else know if my phone will factory reset when I enter an unlock code?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] dark_1ca:
I just unlocked mine. Once its locked after first sim entering another carrier sim did not cause reset, just asked for unlock code. I entered another carrier sim to enter my unlock code and went back to my own sim with no resets.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] kachunkachunk:
I think my only issue even following unlocking and changing SIMs, is that the first-SIM carrier bloatware still resides on the phone. Not sure what the best course of action is here - if you factory reset, will it just reset back to the first carrier's image, or what?

Edit: To also answer prior questions, I share the same experience - only Samsung's initial firmware will reset upon entering the first SIM. Anything after that will not result in a firmware reset, following unlocking or not.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] oblus:
Hi I have also facing this problem, but I had rooted phone with twrp wich I did backup before putting sim... I also had factory reset but I restored my data with twrp then I found SamKey program and with this tool I changed CSC code to XEO wich gives me no factory reset after I put sim to phone. All my settings and apps are not touched!