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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] tzbb:
Hello,

I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S8 plus at a nice price. I know that I can't use it as a phone as sim card won't work, but is it possible to reinstall the original android so I can use it as a tablet?

If it's possible, can you please link me to some guides or something?

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] N1NJATH3ORY:
Here try this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mAFiEfNrMA
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] tzbb:
Any idea if there is any chance for me to use it as a normal phone? I've read that some of them may have that antenna connector and SIM may work after you re-install the samsung stock android.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] nosympathy:
who would sell a demo unit already, you steal it :silly: lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] N1NJATH3ORY:
Just flash the dam thing odin + firmware instead heard, how, this, that.. Lol.. ;) if you know what your doing you got nothing to lose it's all win win win!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] tzbb:
The problem is that is first time when i do this and i posted here hoping that someone knows about these demo units
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] calinormy:
there is no way to make it a fully functional phone because you don't have IMEI allocated to your phone...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] bigmase01:
Try this
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] tzbb:
Gonna try it. I still wonder if the sim card will work, as ive read that most of the demo units dont have sim slots. Mine has sim slot and everything else is working inclusing fingerprint
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Vatsal:
Thread cleaned. Tampering of IMEI is strictly against the Forum Rules. Please don't bring that discussion here on XDA.

Regards

Vatsal,

Forum Moderator.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] shaggyskunk:
I'm trying to determine if a battery issue is a software or hardware issue and I've searched for the correct procedure to Odin to Stock Firmware.

Sammobile.com (as do other Search results) says to only Flash the AP using Odin 3.12.3 - Other sources say to Flash AP, BL, CP and CSC (Searching also provided two different recommendations for which CSC to Flash - CSC and Home_CSC. Home_CSC from Search results indicates that it Home_CSC will not wipe data?).

I'm currently running an AOSP / LOS based Rom.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] *Detection*:
Flash everything with ODIN 3.12.3 minimum, choose CSC or HOME_CSC,

CSC will wipe, which will likely be needed coming from custom

HOME_CSC won't wipe

Pretty sure, in fact completely sure all this info is posted here multiple times and easily found with a search ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] shaggyskunk:
Yes Thanks I did Google search and XDA search - The results from XDA include numerous other devices

View attachment 4153891

And Google search also didn't include only the S7 and most search results were pretty outdated.

I'm also on the latest Bootloader and Modem for my Carrier - Which is in part why I was wondering about Sammobile.com instructions to only Flash AP.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] MAX 404:
Hi mate

Not sure what you want to do? is like a factory reset with out doing a factory reset?

AP is your system and apps ( not DATA , where user apps , data and pictures are)

CP modem

BL bootloader

CSC enables carrier specific options (WIFI calling , VoLTE)

you could flash AP alone and should restore system as it was before BUT user apps will still be there and is not a 100% factory reset , this would be similar to what [MENTION=4369943]*Detection*[/MENTION] mention almost a factory reset

you are root and have TWRP right?

Make a nandroid and after that make a factory reset and see how it behaves....if is the same you can always restore your back up in a short time.

Another approach to battery problems , is to install an app like BBS

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1179809

Let it run for a few hours and check the logs to really see what is going on
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] shaggyskunk:
Hi MAX - Perfect Clarity as always!

I'm trying to rule out any hardware issues - ie: is the battery or anything related to charging on the device the reason for odd battery behavior - for example the phone was on the charger over night and showed 100% but when I unplugged it the battery drop down to 55% after a reboot it went up to 97%... I've been experiencing this on different AOSP / LineageOS based Roms. Although this behavior isn't consistent...

Yes I'm Rooted with TWRP (Thanks to you & [MENTION=4369943]*Detection*[/MENTION] for sorting me out with TWRP on the S7).

I've been using BBS & Wakelock Detector for a long time on my devices and I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary on the S7 from my apps - I've also tested in Safe Mode and checked the battery charging while in TWRP Recovery (occasionally the S7 doesn't seem to want to charge unless I reboot - but in Safe Mode & Recovery it does which somewhat rules out a hw issue).

Your answer to my question regarding Flashing Odin to Stock is exactly what I was looking for!

The Note Series was a little different and a little more straight forward ;)

Thanks Again!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] MAX 404:
Mate nothing is straight forward wit Samsung ...there is always a twist somewhere

Now i get what you are trying to , the AP solution is an option also what *Detection* suggested could work .

If the AP approach does not give you the expected results you can flash with Odin AP , CP , BL and home_csc but it has to be the same CSC as you have now in the phone ( check with phoneinfo app) , this will keep your User data but will replace everything else.

A more drastic option would be to use CSC ( not home_csc) and select re partition in Odin ( CSC contains the PIT) this will reformat all partition on the phone.

Let us know how it goes
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] shaggyskunk:
Well this is an update.... It's truly bizarre! I haven't Odin to Stock... AND for some inexplicable reason my battery issues have disappeared... I haven't changed anything on my S7 - Same Apps - Same Everything!

The phone charges normally - I don't have it flicker on and off when the battery percentage is at any level (it used to flicker on and off near 90% +-).

I don't have any explanation for this - But I'm very happy ?

Thanks again [MENTION=4830053]MAX 404[/MENTION]!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] MAX 404:
Thanks for letting us know...

But i must say.......odd

Oh well lets hope is gone for good , only time will tell

PS what did i tell about the "Samsung Twist"
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] shaggyskunk:
Yes it makes no sense at all... I could see if I Flashed a different Rom - Gapps or Kernel - But I didn't change anything - I probably rebooted the phone a few times but that shouldn't make any difference now since I've rebooted - Wiped Caches - Factory Reset etc previously.....

I just really wanted to avoid taking a device that doesn't turn on ;) in for warranty service / exchange ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] MAX 404:
I do not thing it will be that bad as you have to take it to service , to me seems as a software issue it does not "feel" like a hardware thing, feels like some orphan file misbehaving .

Last resource before thinking about hardware , flash with Odin , select CSC and select re partition......format all partitions and a totally clean installation.

Before that you can always try to format ( not wipe) your DATA partition......
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] shaggyskunk:
For the moment it's behaving properly - and it has been for a couple of days now. I almost always Factory Reset - Advanced in TWRP - Manually Wipe System - Data and Caches before I Flash a Rom - So the System has been Formatted countless times in the last few weeks.... But If it starts to misbehave again I'll follow your advice :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] mav0021:
Sorry if this has been asked before but I could not find it in any searches I did. I am pretty hesistent about doing this myself and the directions are know all that clear to me. Is there a video showing how to back up and flash a Rom? This is including the apps and/or cabs I need installed on pc or ppc. Any chance someone could do this if there isn't one? Thanks for anyone's help. :confused:
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] UnicornKaz:
That says it all ... doesn't it ??? :cool:

in the mean time ... READ ...READ ... & then READ more !!!

not until you feel comfortable should you attempt to flash & experiments... unless you want an expensive paperweight !! :D
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Martinhdk:
At least try to SEARCH !!!! before asking anything....:mad:
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] dwny:
Then don't do it .... no guts, no glory

There's tooooo many, "help is my device bricked" threads!

No one is going to hand the how-to to you on a silver platter.

READ & MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR FACTORY ROM ON HAND.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] we3zy:
Couldn't say it any better, directions and every thread on this board is clear as glass. If you scared to do it, then stick to the stock rom. Sorry, but I believe post like these really push members buttons, after seeing two or three pop up everyday.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] chief2842:
I have a Mid 2012 Macbook Pro and when I plug my phone into the USB to charge it charges really slow. Is anyone else experiencing this issue?
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] StonerSteve420:
Everyone is experiencing this issue because that's what happens when you charge your phone from a USB port on a laptop.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] chief2842:
Thanks for some reason my Nexus 6 seems to charge faster.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] skyfox99:
What's was the battery's size on the Nexus 6?
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] StonerSteve420:
3220
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] tittyballz:
Unless I'm mistaken fast charging can only be done by a 2 amp port, USB 2.0 puts out 0.5 amp, USB 3.0 does 0.9 amp so unless you have a dedicated charge port most phones will default to "slow charge".
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dark_knight_95:
Hey I have installed the latest beta version of Android o on my device and i am not able to install pixel launcher.It just says did not install. Please help me
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xdevillived666:
Install TWRP and install the flashable pixel launcher;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] gAracUh:
Everytime i delete init folder in system/etc. it cause my phone a bootloop. i want to use LSPEED that's why i'm deleting init folder. anybody here tried LSPEED and delete init folder without any folder?

Also i won't run universal init.d it closes the app automatically.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] NonXtreme:
init or init.d folder? These 2 are different.

Also I think lspeed only want you to delete the files inside init.d folder not the folder itself, though it might be the same I'm not sure.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] qwewqa:
Do not delete the /system/etc/init it contains files necessary for the phone to function. If there is no /system/etc/init.d, you should be fine.
[Huawei P10 Questions & Answers] sniper666:
hello

is it possible to passe the color of the settings from white to black ? A new theme ??
[Huawei P10 Questions & Answers] c411umuk:
It is. I am using a couple of dark themes that do this.
[Huawei P10 Questions & Answers] Shadow091995:
which ones do that? May I have the names?
[Huawei P10 Questions & Answers] colthekid:
Try the EMUI Themes Factory app by XDA member [MENTION=5966769]mr.mrcn[/MENTION] in the Play Store.

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

Some excellent themes, including dark ones... I'm using Dark Bloom.

Oh & there's a specific themes sub forum here... https://xdaforums.com/p10/themes
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
can someone please help me ,i did not not update my phone i got it back from RMA and it would not complete the setup process .

i entered my google account and it kept on freezing and would not set up

failed first 3 times then on the 4th try it it almost set up , i got the new device sign in notification on my other device

but google play store would not sign in or download apps it hung there for hours

when i rebooted the phone it said system update in progress ,the phone was already on 7.1.2

i think huawei puts their own versions on when you send it in,does not seem like a good idea to overwrite to the normal OTA version but nobody seems to know if it is safe or not but i would rather not do it if possible

i held down power and vol down and get to the boot menu but i have no idea what to do or if it is possible to stop the update
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v12xke:
First off, boot to recovery mode and do a factory reset. If you don't know how, there are plenty of YouTube videos out there. Secondly you MUST to be able to log into your Google account. You said "it would not log in". Not sure what that really means, but after the factory reset make sure you have SOLID and known working Wi-Fi connection and try the setup again. Once you have logged in to your Google account, it should offer to restore your apps/settings from the last time your old phone was working correctly. If this doesn't work then download the latest full image from Google and install with flash-all.bat using the instructions on the download page.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
i RMA'd my phone and had to factory data reset , i enabled all backup and sync options

i tried to sign in with my google account , the phone froze at installing apps but it only said 6 of 7 apps and froze,i got a new device sign in notification on another device so it signed in but it did not restore my apps

i rebooted the device , it performed a system update,(weird because it was already on 7.1.2)

still no apps ,just stock apps

i reboot still no apps i perform 2 factory date resets and select back up from cloud but now it still only will restore the stock app it will not restore any of my apps

last time i RMA the phone and factory data reset it automaticall reinstalled my apps ,now it won't install the apps it just install the stock apps

how do i get this to install my apps?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v12xke:
When you first boot to 7.1.2, it is normal get a popup screen that says it is finalizing updates or completing system updates (something like that) then the popup goes away. Huawei does not have, or install their "own version" of Android on devices. Your problem now seems limited to the Play Store not restoring your apps? Assuming you are logged into the same Google account, you should still be able to see your apps under the "Library" tab in PS. If they are listed there but not under the "Installed" tab then you have a sync problem with the PS. Try force closing the PS, and then clear data and reboot. You can also check the sync status under Settings>>Accounts>>Google>>App Data. If things look normal there (synced recently), then under the 3 dot menu, REMOVE your account and reboot the phone. Add the account back and re-sync.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
ok that is just what they told me the last time i RMA and they updated it to 7.1.1

but the phone does not auto restore my apps it only installs the stock apps and under installed it just shows stock apps

under library ti says not installed on this device and then it lists all the apps i have on all my devices logged into that account but they are not categorized by device they are just all lumped in together

instead of being under headings of the device names

i can force close the play store but i can no longer find the clear cache or clear data option anymore ,all it has now is uninstall updates

where my phone booted and froze during restore and then factory data reset was performed again do you think it overwrote the last cloud backup where it had all my apps with the phone status after the factory data reset

where it was blank except for the stock apps, and would there be a way to restore from an earlier backup
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v12xke:
They are all lumped together, because apps are by account, not by device.... so it appears they are still there. Under Settings>>Apps>>Google Play Store you will find "Force Stop" button and right below it "Storage". In Storage is where you Clear Data. No, you didn't overwrite or corrupt anything in the cloud. If it was there (your Apps and Settings) it is still there. You can see for yourself on your Drive Account. Log in, open the Backups folder and you will see a time stamp on your Apps and Settings as well as how many Apps are backed up. If these the ones you want and recent, then eventually your phone will sync and d/l them. If clearing PS data/reboot and removing your account/reboot/reinstate does not work you may need to do a fresh install. Especially since a factory reset did not work...... Not the factory reset in Android.... the wipe/factory reset in recovery mode. By fresh install I mean fully wipe the phone partitions and flash a full Google image using flash-all.bat. You have not mentioned Wi-Fi at all, so I'm assuming you have a bad ass Wi-Fi connection and it is working perfectly during the INITIAL SETUP and that is not a factor.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
i have no idea what you just said ,no idea how to do any of that ,this is a stock phone , there is no TWRP

how do you wipe and install and flash full google image

wifi is not an issue

yes i am aware apps are linked to the account but this is still retarded , it should put the apps under heading of which devices they were installed on when logged into that account ,now i got apps for 5 phones ago different carrier apps samsung app and all kinds of other **** ****ting up the list

if google had any god damn common sense they would at least include an option to list by device ,show you which apps you installed on which devices when you were signed into the account this is a really piss poor way of doing things , but then again so is everything google developers do

what makes it even worse is that there are apps in there that were not even installed by the account

but that were previously installed on other devices before you sign in like carrier apps and system apps and manufacturer apps all the preinstalled crapware so if you even sing in on a samsung device even for a minute it all gets sync to the list and there is not way to sort it, you can not filter by device
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
no it shows nothing when i go to drive this is bull****

google sucks

i see a list of my devices and it says 6p , and all it says is last backup has the date i got the phone back and do the factory data reset again ,when i click on it it say 16 apps , but stock apps alone are 32 apps

when i do a factory data reset on the phone i see my device and when i click on it it has the same backup date but

it says 32 apps, when i click it on the phone i see a list of the apps but they are just all the stock apps, when i click the backup in google drive it does not show me a list of apps it just says 16 apps which makes no god damn sense at all

the number of apps do not even match in dive and on the phone, one says 32 the other says 16

i can't even get a list what the 16 apps are in drive, on the phone i get a list but it is just stock apps none of the apps i downloaded on the phone from the play store show up

this is ridiculously piss poor there should be a way to list all the backups in chronological that i can select from , select which one i want to restore from , it only lists the last sync which was after a factory data reset so there are no apps why is google so god damn fuking retarded? looks like it just constantly overwrites your backups and only has the last one it made,so if it fails to backup and you do a factory date reset you are screwed because the last backup will be of a black factory reset device and there is no way to go back and select other backups
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v12xke:
In the time it took to write this long Google rant, you could have downloaded ALL the apps you had on the first phone and be half way through setting them up. I have to say Google backup and restore works pretty well for stock apps and data, and for the additional 20 odd non-market apps I use Titanium Backup. From a fully wiped phone anyone can install the OS and all their personal apps including all shortcuts and widgets in about 45 minutes, so I don't know what you are on about for two days now. If app data is that important to you, then invest in Titanium Backup or Flashfire and rely on yourself for backups.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdroid666:
i can't use titanium backup because this is a stock device with major battery issues that has already been sent for warranty 3 times and been given back to me in the same condition with the same issues,early shut down and ridiculous battery drain

i can't root the device because it will void my apparently utterly useless warranty and i'm not sure i want to even do anything to this device now because it has so many issues with boot loops and early shut downs which i am already having since i got it so why would i want to complicate things and take more risks with it by adding root or custom roms when the damn thing don't even work to begin with, nobody can give a definite answer as to why these issues happen so i would rather wait till someone gets to the bottom of it which will probably be never

backup and restore should be simple and straight forward and reliable

it should show you a list of apps in both drive and on the device that you can restore from

not just list one latest one , this is not rocket science it should be part of the most basic functionality of the OS

and it is a mess there is really no excuse for this at all

i bought this thinking i could root flash custom roms and xposed but now i am scared to even power it on

i been waiting for 10 months now to get a device i know is not already fukt and can get over 1.5 hours SOT ,so i could start from a device i know had no known issues ,during this time N gets released and all these issues crop up and huawei and google refuse to

do anything for 10 months except waste my time making me send my phone 3 times only to return it without doing anything to it

and every time i send it in ,3 times now i have this issue and now they send me another label to send it back but will not guarantee i will be sent a replacement i do not have time to be setting up the hone every single week again and again every time i RMA it

this whole thing is ridiculous this post was least of the wasting of my time i can assure you of that

yeah i could have tried to do it manually but i do not remember what every app and setting had was from a phone i have not used in 2 weeks