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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] standard101:
http://samsungpromotions.com/infinitelyimmersive.html#register

either register at the link above or download the Shop Samsung app on your phone and register there. Either way you will need a copy of your receipt that you can upload. Plus it will ask for your phone's IMEI number and WiFi Mac ID. Ships in 6-8 weeks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] natefish:
Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] mastaofdacat:
I didn't get my VR headset, was I supposed to get that today? Ordered online and picked up in store.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] droidrev71:
I pre ordered the S8+ on 3/30 on BB site. While my phone was in the cart a glitch happened and my price changed. So I am paying $700 for mine. I even called them up because I didn't want my order to get cancelled. They honored the price. I had mine set for delivery and their site was way behind. Even had my delivery date pushed back. Yesterday morning my doorbell rang and it was ups with the phone. I never received a shipping email and my order still was showing they were preparing. Well, I have pink at the top of my phone and called for a replacement. The replacement phone already shipped and I received an email like they are suppose to do. Fingers crossed this one has a good screen.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] natefish:
I realize why this thread has gone dead, but I had another question about the pre-orders. Does anyone remember the details on the $100 off? I can't remember if it's built into the lease option or we get a $100 certificate. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] LightningGA:
It's taken off of the monthly lease.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] A|ex:
amazon orders starting to flow about time
[General Questions and Answers] pec@98:
Hi I encountered a problem with my n910f . When i turn it on i can feel it vibrate and i can hear boot sound. When i take out pen i can hear the sound. LED works but no screen when i boot to download mode black screen again. When i plug it in the PC it recognise it. If anyone has some advice please help.
[General Questions and Answers] pr1jker:
Hardware failure, the screen?

Sent from this galaxy
[General Questions and Answers] pec@98:
Maybe but could it be like software issue or something?
[General Questions and Answers] MigoMujahid:
no, it's a hardware issue appearently, the screen maybe, you should give it to the technician, he will know the exact problem.
[Sony Xperia XA Ultra Questions & Answers] Mercuryus:
Hello!

Thanks for reading this thread, there's a lot that I'm about to say based on what has happened for the past 8 hours of troubleshooting.

I hope you'll be able to help me regarding my issue.

Everything was going well as I on my way to unlock my bootloader (done) and root my device.

After rooting via TWRP, I'm stuck on the white XPERIA logo screen.

Proceeded to wipe my phone, and thanks to my stupidity, loss of OS.

Downloaded an GLOBAL OS online, tried to flash into my device with FlashTool.

Error came to me as I needed flash script.

Search online, to no avail, I went to my final option

I saw a tutorial of creating a pre-rooted ROM : https://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/tool-prfcreator-easily-create-pre-t2859904

I attached my OS I previously downloaded which i tried to flash with FlashTool, attached SuperSu into the application and a flashablezip (as instructed).

Flashed this pre-rooted ROM into my device using TWRP, rebooted.

New problem: Stuck at white Sony logo, couldn't enter TWRP.

Flashed in via cmd.exe a working boot.img & recovery.img.

TWRP now works, but I'm back to square one : stuck at the white XPERIA logo screen.

If you've read all of that, I thank you so much for doing so.

I hope that you'll be able to help me after these gruesome 8-hours of researching, trial & error session.

It's about time I requested help from professionals.

Thank you!

Edit : I can boot up my phone now, however that's achievable by removing SuperSu via TWRP.

This is no longer an urgent need for help, but it will be nice if I could get an idea why would I be stuck at the XPERIA logo screen when SuperSu is installed.
[Sony Xperia XA Ultra Questions & Answers] rrvuhpg:
Hi, without any logcat it will be very hard to help you :)
[Security Discussion] ThirdEchelonSam:
I would like to setup my phone to be able to browse/use apps as anonymously as possible. I realize that will require Tor/VPNs, and I am working on getting that information elsewhere. Here I am focusing on the phone itself.

It will be a new Samsung on Verizon. I would like to anonymize and secure it as much as possible. For example, I know that Verizon and Google are shipping new phones with spyware and other tagging features. I am not very tech saavy (I cant code), but I am a fast learner.

I will be trying to avoid using Google products at all costs (No Play Store, GMail, etc) - except for Android system updates (I assume this is a necessity?). I am willing to do anything, *except*: Replace the OS - it has to be regular Android (Unless someone can show me an add-on/alternative that wont require constant maintenance/detailed knowledge of how a phone OS works), or compromise the basic software so that it become unstable or wont work with basic apps.

I assume rooting is a must - but I will need some direction as to how this can be done safely, and what I will then need to do to keep the phone updated and stable.

Specifically I am looking for:

- How to remove all native spyware/malware/unnecessary apps (without accidentally deleting something critical).

- Remove any features that could ID my device over the internet

- What kind of software/app I need to set up to protect against future malicious software (some kind of anti-virus/malware scanner?).

- How to most securely encrypt the phone and any data on it (so that if someone was able to get control of it, accessing it's contents without the pass key would be as difficult as possible).

- If necessary, before I web connect it, I could download any apps/programs on another device and trasfer via MicroSD

- Any general tips that might help with this.

Thank you.

EDIT: I was originally planning on getting an S8, but I have read that it might have some issues, so I can get an LG G6 or even Galaxy S7 if it is still preferred for privacy/security.
[Security Discussion] iwanttoknow:
If you didn't read it, it could be a good start in your search.

https://xdaforums.com/general/security/tuto-how-to-secure-phone-t2960077
[Security Discussion] whirlpool95:
VPN!!!!
[Security Discussion] kurtn:
I think, regular updates with security patches is a must. But if you don't trust your original OS, how can you trust it's updates? I use mokee OS for this reason. And no gapps.
[Security Discussion] IronRoo:
Assuming you are just talking about general privacy and security, then you are in with a chance to minimise data available to Google etc and be largely secure. If you are trying to prevent the likes of the NSA then you have no chance. At the very least your cell provider will know somethings about you (you have to show id in the US don't you?)

Without going to extremes as in the first link below and ending up pretty much with a dumb phone your best bet is to follow something more like this

https://privacytoolsio.github.io/privacytools.io/

As for security you can "harden" your system, there are some good threads etc on this. Or you could just buy a phone that is already hardened see Copperhead OS.

You are your phones best security, but I would say EVERYONE is fallible and could be tricked into opening a malicious email etc under the right circumstances so you should run a good antivirus, it may just save you one day. However they are not even 100% against all known malware let alone future ones or other exploits, it's just another layer of defence. Keeping your phone up dated with monthly security patches is probably your 2nd best defence after you! At some point you are trusting whoever provides your OS, network and any apps installed. Then of course this level of security must extend to all your devices that may link to your phone, no good running a router which doesn't get regular firmware updates, just this week all Linksys ones were found to be vulnerable, before that some Netgear ones, before that ....

Even using TOR does not guarantee anonymity as the NSA, GCHQ etc have been able to identify users in several ways, and no doubt still can, but it is the best way, though can be slow

Use your phones built in encryption, though this only works on a looked phone, anyone can see your data if they lack it up unlocked, or if using remote admin. Using an app to encrypt folders/files can prevent a local person viewing saved files though.

Rooting & removing bloatware would certainly help reduce data "leaks", but it has it's own risks and will void your warranty (though not up to date on S8 & tripping knox etc or on unlocking bootloaders on Verizon phones as I'm not in the US.) If it was me I'd buy an older model that has great support on xda & that you know you can unlock bootloader/root which has a good choice of roms from reputable devs that release monthly security updates quickly & then get a limited set of apps from fdroiod or similar.
[Security Discussion] IronRoo:
But be choosy!

https://blog.csiro.au/tinker-torrentor-streamer-spy-vpn-privacy-alert/

(some vpn's are named in the full report, link at bottom of page)
[Security Discussion] LilAnt530:
Yea just don't use the internet on your phone, that's my advice ;).
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] isaali:
I'd like to hear your thoughts on the switch. I'm particularly interested in the difference in battery life, heating up of the device, size and feel and the Wi-Fi/cellular performance.

I already know that the Pixel is way ahead of every other Android device performance wise and in terms of support which are two big reasons tempting me to switch, in addition to the criteria I mentioned above.

Any feedback would be much appreciated :).
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] troy`:
I came from a 5X, but my GF has a HTC 10 and I love the phone. It was a hard choice to make Pixel vs 10. If I already had a HTC 10 I'm not sure I would have made the jump... On top of that, she gets frequent updates for security patches. Nougat came in a timely fashion too... Only thing I would worry about, is if it gets Android O or not.

I guess to sum it up. If I had a HTC 10, I would wait for Pixel 2. Any other phone, I would go for Pixel
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I've said this elsewhere, but if I could have the Pixel software (exactly as it is) in the HTC 10 body, that would be near ideal. I have both phones. I intended to keep the Pixel just as a spare because I got a stupid great deal on it, and to play with new Android versions as they come out. I keep switching back from the 10 to the Pixel, however, and am using the Pixel now. I just like how the software behaves on it better than on the 10. I don't know if part of it is that the 10 is on 7.0, not 7.1.x. I still root and use PureNexus ROM, and of course, there are still more features I'd like if I were a developer doing it myself, but overall I like the Pixel the best and really appreciate the development that has been made available for both phones. The Pixel spoils me in the software area. I've even gotten used to the back fingerprint reader in most cases, although I'd rather have either both front and back or just front.

Personally, I regret getting the 10 at all, considering I paid more than twice for the 10s than I did for the Pixel - I bought two in November for my wife and I at the best price direct from HTC they have had so far, but the very next day became aware of the crazy great price on the Pixel.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] Charkatak:
I bought Pixel and didn't want to keep my HTC 10 and just decided to sell it. There are few differences:

1) WiFi - if connected to 2.4 GHz performs better on Pixel than on HTC 10, but on 5.0 GHz networks didn't see any difference.

2) Bluetooth on Pixel goes way farther than it did on 3 HTC 10 phones that I have tested/used.

3) Battery life for me was fine on both devices.

4) No heating issues except a little when using Quick Charge 2 or 3 adapter to charge the phone.

5) The best for me is the in-hand feel of the device and HTC 10 was sitting much better in my hand as I felt that the curved back on it touches my palm and I could easily use it without the case. Pixel's back is straight/flat - I don't like that.

6) The size is good HTC 10 5.2 inch vs Pixel's 5 inch, not much difference and not really noticeable.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] max553:
I came from a HTC10 and I prefer the Pixel. Mainly because I love stock Android and the regular updates.

Here's a quick list:

Bigger battery life ; At the end of the day, i have 20-40% battery left on my Pixel whereas my HTC10 would be at 10%...

Less heating on the Pixel than the HTC10

Didn't notice any difference regarding connectivity. Both devices are very good at handling 4G and Wifi N.

Both phones have a very similar size.

:)
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Bumpredd:
My G6 took a couple of short tumbles. Only a couple of feet from unpadded airline carpet but it's in a good case. Anybody hear of things like this degrading camera image quality or is it pretty much all or nothing where you can easily tell the camera module is damaged?
[Galaxy Note5 General] TheRocketPunch:
tmobile is testing nougat update now

Check in tmo updates page
[Galaxy Note5 General] cahiatt:
I Twitter bombed them a day or two ago asking if I needed to go to Sprint for my Nougat update. Sprint seemed happy to chime in. Maybe a few more folks can chime in on Twitter or Facebook to help keep them aware of our wants.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Porcupineomg:
Its been in testing for months
[Galaxy Note5 General] TheRocketPunch:
1st step manufacter development and now 2nd step tmo test
[Galaxy Note5 General] advocate2:
TMO has been posting that its all their special apps, like gogo in flight, that is causing the delay. Those apps, however, are all found on other Samsung TMO devices. What's so special about the Note5 that makes it harder to upgrade?
[Galaxy Note5 General] cahiatt:
Supposedly Nougat update for 920t (TMO) coming out today or tomorrow. Keep refreshing that software update check.
[Galaxy Note5 General] momulah:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120726328 Here is the link. Official flash with Odin!
[Galaxy Note5 General] cahiatt:
View attachment 4125851

Finally....
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamulia91:
How To Make Viper Work on Soundcloud?

thankz before... :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dragonkiri:
Hello folks. I'm doing a bit of crossposting because I'm not entirely convinced this issue is being caused by my device.

A little context; A little while back a friend sold me a Pixel running 7.1, he wiped it and I set up my google account on it, move sims, etc. He sold it because he was having issues with the GPS (ill detail more in a bit) and had already moved to another phone for work. I figured factory resetting the phone would fix it. After not needing GPS for a while, I found out the problem was still occurring. I decided to take the time while my old phone wasn't using the sim to try and put 7.1 on it without being without a phone if I buggered it up. Everything worked fine, but heres the kicker; the exact same issue is now happening on my original phone, which had never experienced any GPS issues before this.

Device Specifics:

HTC ONE M8 (device model m8whl)

Running LineageOS 14.1-20170330-NIGHTLY-m8

Carrier SPRINT

I have TWMS as my recovery.

Problem Specifics:

I did some searching on the forum but couldn't find a topic with this problem. It seems common for people to have problems with getting no GPS signal but mine is different. I found other people with Pixels with this issue but the support always blamed hardware. I'm not convinced that's the case. When I am just using GPS for getting my location it works as well as you would expect. Basic GPS works fine, when I hit the button on Google Maps it can pinpoint me to my room in my house, the compass has my correct heading, and my weather apps can pull my location when I move around town. But when I try to navigate is when GPS breaks completely. While the dot representing my location starts out accurate, once I start driving and the GPS updates itself it is always a block or more away from where I actually am. Then it will never update my position from this initial incorrect spot.

I'm not really sure where to start troubleshooting this, any ideas?
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Exiled Eye:
I've installed Nougat on my p9 lite and everytime i try to reboot or shutdown it, it goes in bootloop.I've installed the elite kernel for root with revolution recovery.If i don't shutdown it i can use it 100% working.....
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Potato997:
You should test if with stock boot.img it still happens.. If it does not happen you should report it in the elite kernel thread, then use another method to root the phone.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Exiled Eye:
Yeah, i tried to root it with another kernel, (don't know the name, but on xda) and i couldn't open settings app.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Exiled Eye:
Where i can find the stock boot.img?
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Exiled Eye:
i want to add that if restore the boot and system partion from a backup done after install the kernel (v3.1), it restarts normally.It's strange...
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Potato997:
Extract if from the update.app
[Android Apps and Games] royhid:
Description

This app is a simple TV Guide for all football on UK TV. It's my second attempt, with one in the store that i'm removing.

This one is a simple clean up-to-date guide.

Currently it's a bit bare bones, but i'll be adding more as feedback comes through, such as tables, reminders, all fixtures, etc.

Thanks!

Note -

This app is still in beta stage, hence, you might face some bugs, lack of features. This is just the start, if you could provide your feedback so that I can improve it i'd be most appreciative.

Download - Google Play
[Honor 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WFree:
I'm still searching a valid way to record the calls, currently I have the H7 PLK-L01 B380.

First of all, i've tried to enable the stock call recorder of H7 (in EU is disabled due to the privacy policy), i've followed various thread on XDA on how to enable this feature, i've done all steps, but when i try to start a recording, this immediatly stop and giving me an "Unknown Error" message.

Then i've tested the following apps:

- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appstar.callrecorder

- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nll.acr

- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.toh.callrecord

- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boldbeast.recorder (recommended for Huawei devices)

- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geekslab.crpro

- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skvalex.callrecorder (paid app)

But all of these at maximum record only by internal device MIC (all other recording methods not working), then my voice is clear and loud, but the voice of others have a very very low volume, because that is recorded by MIC that come from ear's speaker.

So, someone know a valid way to record the calls in Both direction (Caller and Called)?
[Honor 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WFree:
Mmmh but what are the pro and cons of removing EU version and installing CH version?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ustamizhan:
My Galaxy S6 keeps connecting and disconnecting from my PC(Win 10) within a second. Its quicker than Dhoni's stumping ! :mad:

I have tried to use different cables, a brand new one, a fast charging cable and also an old school regular microUSB cable. Nothing worked!

I have disabled "USB selective suspend setting" on both battery and while charged. Still it doesnt work ! I am frustated. Please help!
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AZZABAK:
i have the same problem :(
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sofir786:
My s6 connects fine on my windows 10 pc and laptop. Have you tried connecting your phone to another pc/laptop? If it works on another machine then the issue is with your pc. Make sure you have latest Samsung mobile drivers installed and see if that makes a difference
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] OscarJDSM:
Hello, please, Is there a ROM (not MIUI) with the setting "Schedule power on" or similar, like power on the device with an alarm, or a way to add it to an installed ROM for Kenzo like a Kernel or Firmware? Hardware is compatible. This is for set a turn off time the device when we go to sleep and turn on time when we wake up, not reboot. Thanks ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] balazs312:
+1 for me :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Denis:):
Why do you guys do that?

Reboot itself drains more battery then device itself in deep sleep in 12h
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] Queentus:
finally, thx for this guide! will give it a try and feedback. BTW, can I share this guide with my native language? source url and your ID will be declaimed, of course.
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] y2grae:
can it be done on a locked BL?

like EE (uk) or Verizon?
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] bobby janow:
Nope, nor would you want to.
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] eqbirvin:
As long as credit is given, by all means!!!
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] awakenedwithin:
Why is that? Just curious.
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] eqbirvin:
Yes I too am curious
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] bobby janow:
Because with a locked bootloader there are no means to recover if you screw something up. I mean none other than return the device and plead for mercy. If you want to play around, and I certainly do with my 5x, then make sure the bl is unlocked or that you can fastboot and unlock it if needed. The EE and Verizon models cannot be unlocked. I have one.
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] eqbirvin:
Oh I miss understood what you were trying to say.

Right. I should probably put unlocked bt as a requirement
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] bobby janow:
You can, sure. But hopefully your walk through is read before attempting to do this and it clearly states to boot into TWRP. That's impossible with a locked bootloader.
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] awakenedwithin:
Thank you for the reply!
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] rachanta:
Thanks for this. I just got a sailfish this evening. I should be trying this out tomorrow. :good:
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] mikeprius:
sheesh.....becoming harder and harder to root now.....yikes
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] eqbirvin:
Dev previews are always a bear at first, I do hope this doesn't become the norm though. Pixel doesn't make it any easier haha
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] rachanta:
Thanks

[MENTION=4582030]eqbirvin[/MENTION]

I successfully rooted my new sailfish with o preview following your instructions. :highfive:

One place I got stuck was not knowing that there is no recovery partition in Pixel. I tried

fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-sailfish.img and obviously failed.

A little bit of searching led me to the right command

fastboot flash boot twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-sailfish.img

Thank you for decoding the rather cryptic post https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=71865004&postcount=1266 from [MENTION=5452293]Sachi315[/MENTION] and creating a step-by-step process that works. :good::good::good:
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] bobby janow:
Is that fastboot boot twrp or fastboot flash boot twrp?
[Google Pixel Guides, News, & Discussion] eqbirvin:
Boot TWRP.img, flash doesn't work on pixels