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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] Pedroc1999:
I've had the phone since the 20th April and we just surpassed the 1 month mark after official release. I have used a wet application plastic film screen protector since the first 5 minutes and now want to get the screen protected.

Has there been a viable full coverage screen protector released that doesn't cost stupid amounts?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] subyfan:
Whitestone Dome, if you are willing to take the time to install correctly, is the best TGSP on the market. It's not even close.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] dynospectrum:
https://www.amazon.com/Whitestone-Dome-Galaxy-screen-protector/dp/B06ZXWRGT1

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$45 is not that much money. You spent $800 on the phone ><
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] mstormer:
I also recommend Whitestone Dome. The clarity and feeling is superb. Keep it mind you need to test the case carefully because once it lifts the screen, bubbles will appear (and that drives me crazy). The price tag is high but, seriously, it's well worth it. Cheaper than replacing the screen
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] Pedroc1999:
I have insurance in my device that is about 65 USD (£50 GBP) hence my reluctance to spend on a screen protector when I could get a new device for little more, and then not able to keep the protector anyway
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] rayruiz123:
Whitestone Dome is junk.

I do not recommend Whitestone Dome after one week it was junk save your money.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] crzycrkr:
Junk in what way?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] rayruiz123:
Whitestone Dome is junk.

Glue does not hold well dust gets inside the glass looks bad.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] mstormer:
are you sure the screen is not lifted by the case (if you're using one?)? cause mine has been going on well for a few weeks. everything is still cool.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] rayruiz123:
Whitestone Dome is junk.

Yes I installed it right work for a week.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] goonygugle:
I installed the Whitestone dome glass over a week ago and it's still perfect, I have purchased a lot of screen protectors for curved glass and this is the only one that has been satisfactory
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] subyfan:
I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this one boss. I've had this thing for right at a month and no dust, lifting, bubbles or other issues at all. Sounds like you may have had a poor installation.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] goonygugle:
It sounds like he may not had enough adhesive, which I have read reviews where people's adhesive has leaked out during shipping or they didn't level the device and it didn't spread properly, mine is very secured and I have even pried on it lightly to see if it would lift
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] mstormer:
for one thing, before the installation, you can check the level of the surface using Bubble Level app to make sure when you drop the glue, it will stay in the center. Also notes that when lowering the glass, let it touch the liquid first and then quickly pull out the tab to reduce the possibility of it splashes (which makes bubbles later - i did this on my first installation and the liquid took a lot longer than it should to cover the whole thing).
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] tizler:
Check out the zagg sapphire shield. It has adhesive all over instead of just the edges.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badhon_raj:
Hi,

This may have been discussed before, but I couldn't find exactly what I'm looking for.

So I'm asking here.

I've read a long ago that unlocking the bootloader will cause degradation in image quality (due to removing DRM keys etc)

So I've been on stock firmware from the beginning.

But now that sony stopped giving updates, I want to move on to nougat.

So my question is, is there any way to preserve camera image quality while unlocking the bootloader and installing a custom rom such as ressurection N?

I'm on latest official firmware 23.5.A.1.291

rooted and nut's dual recovery installed.

Thanks for taking the time to read my question.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raminta:
There is no need of DRM key for aosp rom and the quality of pictures are same as stock
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Allek84:
Before flash any nonstock based rom and unlocking bootloader back up DRM keys and do restore when set up the phone.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Slothboy:
Hi all,

I recently formatted my HTC 10 to unencrypt the stock os install, then I unlocked the bootloader, flashed twrp, backed up my stock os, and flashed lineage and thankfully, everything works!

So I'm just wondering now. If I wanted to completely wipe my phone back to absolute stock (same firmware or newer than what was already on there previously to flashing lineage) would it be as simple as running an RUU exe from my PC? Or would I have to restore my backup and then flash stock recovery first?
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] JohnFawkes:
RUU
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Slothboy:
So just RUU from either the zip on the device or using the exe?
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Tarima:
Yes. ZIP on the sd card is better since you don't rely on a USB connection.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DLloyd:
Does anyone know of any Luck mod for Nexus 6p running the O Dev preview 2? Only thing I miss from 7.1.2! :)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syfo:
Not particularly a mod, but try changing your dp to 450 (settings > developer options > drawing > smallest width). After that, clear data of pixel launcher and reboot. It somehow enables night light and round icons.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steveo17:
doesn't seem to work for me. do you need to have anything on the phone besides doing this?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exodusche:
Pixel launcher and or pixel icons installed ? Most that I've read some system apk has to be decompiled and a line changed to activate all rounded icons. SimpleOS and Vanilla pixel ROM have rounded icons.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] lsxmma:
This is ridiculous at this point. It has been available in South Korea for a month now. Anyone else very frustrated with the wait?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] derrickmd18:
I am.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Outatime67:
I don't know. I mean, I'll try it out. But I've got too many assistants already with Alexa and Google.

Samsung makes great devices but I'd forgotten how ridiculous they've gotten with pushing their software. I wish I could root this and put plain Android on it. It's really the only negative I have with this phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] LightningGA:
Impatiently waiting. I honestly thought we would see it by now.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] bonerp:
damn bixby button. Sick of accidentally waking it just to have to exit it. Pointless button. Don't see where bixby fits into an already busy landscape. Worse thing about this phone other than the idiotic place to locate a fingerprint sensor!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] westentertainer:
like going to a car dealership buying a new car ,the salesman tells you that it does not come with brakes at the moment ,it will have brakes but we don't know when !!,,,come on Samsung pull your finger out!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Skander1998:
They already gave a time frame. Late spring.

That means from now until mid June.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] subyfan:
Honestly, I'm perfectly fine with them taking however long they need to make sure that their software is where they'd like it to be. HOWEVER, if you are going to put a dedicated hardware button on a device as expensive as this which does not currently have a function, then your customer should have the ability, natively, to remap it's function as they please. I take offense to having a dummy button on a phone I've paid this much for.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ggrant3876:
I really don't care, I use Google anyway and have Bixby disabled. Use the Bixby button to launch the flashlight, some use it to launch Google Now but all you have to do is say it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] RiverCity.45:
Just what the world didn't need: another voice assistant (that isn't even ready for prime time).

Sent telepathically
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Skander1998:
To be fair, if you watch the korean tests, it is leaps ahead of any other assistant in terms of functionality.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] JasonJoel:
Not really. It does a FEW things others don't, and can't do things that the existing ones can... It is just more of the same.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Skander1998:
Care to elaborate? There doesn't seem to be anything missing from what I've seen.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] JasonJoel:
Well it doesn't integrate with SmartThings or any other home automation system for one.

It will eventually but it doesn't today, and I use that functionality on Google Home literally a dozen times a day.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Natureboy72:
yes, just like that... only different.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] BereanPK:
I thought I read somewhere that Bixby Voice was catching S8/S8+ 's in S Korea on fire, so Samsung was thinking of rebranding it as a tool against Fattie Kim... S Koreans can speak a specific phrase into Voice then lob the phone over the DMZ. Who knows? May be useful as a more accurate missle warhead than what N Korea is littering up the China Sea with...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] JasonJoel:
Lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] dynospectrum:
Not the slightest. Bixby is frozen w/TB like the rest of the pointless samsung features that are completely unnecessary for a power user like myself.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ggrant3876:
Looks like it's going to be delayed yet again.

https://www.slashgear.com/is-bixby-...gs-siri-rival-reportedly-struggling-31487051/
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] flipq88:
That.... That is the worst analogy I've ever heard lol.
[LeEco Le 2 Questions & Answers] Himanhuphy:
[IMG="Screenshot from twrp"]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxGgEEsQFTpZS3hEWkczQlRNdjA/view?usp=sharing[/IMG]

Hey I am Trying to flash stock rom on my le 2 x526 from the past for days,but the twrp keeps patching the system image uncondticonally and it remains the same for hours.And the rom never flash ,plz help me guys running on lineage os 14.1 right now :(
[General Questions and Answers] Stoksie:
My phone has been misbehaving since it upgraded the OS to Marshmallow. It was primarily occurring with the Google Now app and it would take over the phone and flash up and off the screen and whilst this was going on, the phone is busy vibrating, the screen became unresponsive and generally I couldn't do anything with it during these episodes. I stopped it sending to the screen and then it was the Google app that kept flashing up, starting with a round circle coming from the app drawer icon. It has got worse over the last few days to the point that it might take me ten minutes before I could get access to the caller to make a call and even trying to shut down the device was near impossible because the confirmation box never stayed on the screen long enough to answer the question and then it didn't come back. Yesterday, after many tries to restart, it finally restarted in safe mode. If it was related to an app that I downloaded, it should have stopped then but it didn't. When I was able to get into settings, I then went to apps and then disabled google app as this was the one starting up and flashing the screen non stop. I was then asked if I wanted to replace it with a factory version which I did but I also left it disabled. The problem has continued but not as ferociously with the screen becoming unresponsive at times while the buzzing from the vibrate still occurring. I have looked up various forums but haven't found any that have similar problems described. I checked the screen overlay settings and they are enabled and that seems to be the main problem with marshmallow. I'm looking for some advice but realise that this might be too basic for this forum?:eek: Vodafone Smart ultra 6, Android version 6.0.1 Kernel version 3.10.49
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
When you updated to Nougat, what method did you use to update? Did you update via OTA? We're you rooted when you did it?

Have you tried booting to recovery and factory resetting and wiping cache then rebooting?
[General Questions and Answers] Stoksie:
It was an update that appeared on my notifications and I thought it was a small bug fix update and didn't realize that it would replace the entire OS. I just allowed the update and then realized what had happened. I think it is Marshmallow that it updated to but originally the app drawer was paginated and accessed by side swipes whereas the system now is a long page of apps moved up and down. I don't know if it was rooted and I assume that that means it wasn't.

I was trying to avoid a factory reset but I did wipe the cache and rebooting. When google apps is disabled, the interruptions are less often and not for as long but it still went into a complete meltdown of a screen appearing and disappearing at such a rate that nothing can be done with it. It won't show a video because of the interruptions.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Unfortunately, I think you're gonna have to factory reset in stock recovery because there's obviously a conflict with something you already had on the device and it isn't playing nice with something that was in the update.
[General Questions and Answers] Stoksie:
Thanks for taking the time to respond. I have resigned myself to that although it does not seem to be anything that I downloaded to the phone as it occurred in safe mode too. I was just hoping that there was a fix out there but obviously it is not a widespread occurrence.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
It could have been something in system that got changed during the update but the data from before the change is still there and conflicting with whatever changes were made. Some kind of saved system data that can only be wiped by factory reset or reflashing.
[General Questions and Answers] Stoksie:
I did a factory reset, lost a lot of photos that had started being saved on the phone and not the sdcard after the upgrade to Marshmallow. Have had to accept that but unfortunately the bizarre behavior did not stop and it continues on and off, sometimes so bad that I cannot dial a number on it and other times it happens but I can get in between the action and dial or send a text etc. I have gradually been stopping things like notifications from google apps and traffic reports from google maps (this may have had a good effect) and anything that might be doing constant checks. It seems to have quietened down over the last day or so and I even got to play a game on it :) but the next option is to send it away to an engineer. I just thought that I would let you know the outcome of the factory reset.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nogaff:
Solved: See this post.

After the recent SuperSU 2.81 update sent my Z3C into a boot-loop I came across a few comments on this XDA article saying that MagiskSU is the way to go these days.

Now, I gather from this thread that the best way to root is to just install stock Marshmallow and run the provided installer then flash a root binary via TWRP.

However, the FAQ in the official Magisk post states:

So, if the bootloader needs to be unlocked to install Magisk, does that mean you can't have the phone's DRM features active? Or is it possible to restore the DRM stuff after Magisk has been installed (assuming you've backed up the DRM keys)?

Also, does the fact that Magisk repacks the kernel mean SafetyNet will always fail on a Sony device, regardless of Magisk Hide being enabled?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chamelleon:
I'm on latest MM and no problems with new SuperSU. All latest updates installed and 2.81 and 2.82 are working well.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nogaff:
I guess you must be lucky then since Chainfire has advised Xperia users to stay on 2.79, as per the news article I linked.

Still, regardless of whether SuperSU works for some people or not, I'd still like to find out if MagiskSU is a viable alternative for Sony devices and what the correct procedure is to install it and retain all the phone's features.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chamelleon:
Did Your SuperSU app was converted to system app? Mine wasn't, maybe thats an answer.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nogaff:
Possibly; can't remember to be honest. Anyway, flashing back to 2.79 fixed the boot loop and I've disabled auto-update until Chainfire says otherwise.

I still want to learn about Magisk though; not keep discussing SuperSU ;)

I found a few bits of info on the subject:

RootKernel can apparently repack the stock kernel with a DRM fix so that all the DRM features can be restored with an unlocked bootloader.

BootBridge can install Magisk without repacking the ELF kernel in AOSP format, which the author says is preferable. However, BootBridge itself requires an unlocked bootloader so the DRM is still an issue I guess... <-- This is only meant for specific older devices; not the Z3C.

Magisk Patch claims Magisk won't work without disabling Sony RIC and provides a fix if you haven't used RootKernel already.

Trying to piece it all together is a little confusing so if anyone has actually done it, I'd be interested to hear from you.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petr232:
Do we even need the SuperSU updates? 2.79 works fine for me without any issues plus the new versions are maintained by the Chinese company (I'm using some different version compiled by Chainfire himself). The only problem is the update notification in Play Store tho....
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] espaciosalter20:
actually, i have my DRM partition and Magisk on my z3c UB. Here is what i did, first i did patch boot.img with magisk and then used ta-poc tool to restore my TA-backed up partition. oh! magisk hide works properly as well giving me full access to SafetyNet.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nogaff:
I finally got a chance to try this out and I'm not having much success to be honest.

I'm starting off with an unlocked bootloader and flashing stock MM 23.5.A.1.291, then flashing TWRP.

In TWRP, the current version of Magisk (v14.0) refuses to install; it just complains about Sony ELF32 format and instructs me to use BootBridge, which is only supposed to be required for older devices like the Z2.

Anyway, I tried installing Magisk via BootBridge and it claims to have installed successfully, but then Magisk Manager says Magisk is not installed when I boot into Android (yes, I've rebooted a couple of times as well).

Next, I started over from the beginning and tried Magisk v13.3 instead, which at least begins to install, but then fails to patch the boot image.

Does anyone have a working method they could describe here?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nogaff:
Solution

I figured it all out by myself in the end. For anyone else having trouble, here's what I did:

Made sure I had a backup of my DRM keys!!! I already had one from when I first rooted my phone on KitKat, but I decided to make another backup using Universal TA Backup v2, just in case anything was wrong with the original.

Obtained the official Marshmallow 23.5.A.1.291 firmware from XperiFirm, created a .ftf file with Flashtool, unlocked the bootloader on my device and flashed the .ftf file via Flashtool.

Flashed TWRP custom recovery via fastboot.

Extracted the stock kernel.elf boot image from the .ftf file using Flashtool.

Ran ta_poc on the kernel.elf file, answering "Y" when prompted to disable Sony RIC*. This produced a repacked boot.img with the DRM features added back in.

Copied the boot.img to my SD card.

Booted to Android and installed the Magisk Manager apk.

Used the "Install" button in Magisk Manager and selected the boot.img on my SD card.

Noted the location of the patched_boot.img that Magisk Manager created, then booted into TWRP and flashed patched_boot.img.

Booted back into Android and checked Magisk Manager status.

My device is now fully rooted, has all the DRM features intact and is passing all SafetyNet checks.

As an alternative to steps 7-9, you could simply flash the boot.img from step 6 via TWRP and then also flash the Magisk zip file via TWRP. You'd end up with exactly the same result at step 10.

I believe you could even complete the installation without TWRP or any custom recovery at all, by using Magisk Manager to create a patched_boot.img, then copying it to your PC and flashing it via fastboot.

* Disabling Sony RIC in my boot.img was what solved all my problems. This thread suggests you don't need to do that any more, but I couldn't get it to work without doing so.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ragnalamb01:
Hi, I recently installed magisk 14, I get it to work. However, somehow it broke my wifi and LTE functionality. DNS NOT FOUND. I have a m4 aqua with 6.0.1 ver.1.33. Do you have any idea what could be the cause of this problem?

Enviado desde mi E2306 mediante Tapatalk
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maeru_aska:
any know magisk for Z3 Compact Docomo MM 6.1 Bootloader Lock ?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klausstoertebeker:
Hi nogaff,

I tried your solution but there are two difficulties I can't resolve:

1) Where can I download a valid TWRP image for the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet? My search in the internet was without success, and TWRP doesn't seem to support this device.

2) I used the same procedure to patch the kernel:

TA_POC'd the kernel with disabling DM-verity and disabling Sony-RIC

copied this image to a SD-card

put the SD-card into my SGP771

patched this image with Magisk 22.1 (this version of Magisk supports officially my Android 7.1.1)

flashed this image using FlashTool (because I don't have a TWRP recovery for the SGP771) - flashing ended without error!

BUT​

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The SGP771 stucks in a boot loop!!!​

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Can you tell me if I forgot something?​

Regards

Ansgar
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hihallohelpme:
I have a O2 Xda Orbit 2 and it has a German OS (Rom- Version 1.24.207.2 GER) on it. I want to change it to english rom. What do I have to do ! Please help ! Thanks !
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Crackers:
Try the Polaris Upgrading forum :)

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=399
[Huawei P10 Plus Themes, Apps, and Mods] Blackball:
Hi there.

I wanna share the huawei callrecorder with you. Just flash with TWRP.

Testet with P10 and P10plus

P9 working too thx to diabolo24

https://mega.nz/#!TsRGQZCB!-l1uhnCNM09GSCZEKare1IYjzuftGs-4HTHSodluQyw

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[Huawei P10 Plus Themes, Apps, and Mods] M.KK:
thanks for your call record can port k setting?
[Huawei P10 Plus Themes, Apps, and Mods] Blackball:
I don't know. Didn't tried it yet
[Huawei P10 Plus Themes, Apps, and Mods] panzerscope:
Nice !
[Huawei P10 Plus Themes, Apps, and Mods] henryco11:
For the P9 can be please ;)
[Huawei P10 Plus Themes, Apps, and Mods] panzerscope:
Out of interest how do you get to the settings of the call recorder ?
[Huawei P10 Plus Themes, Apps, and Mods] Blackball:
That's in phone settings. The 3 dots in the dialer
[Huawei P10 Plus Themes, Apps, and Mods] MechanteMiette:
Great! Do you think it could work on a Mate 9?
[Huawei P10 Plus Themes, Apps, and Mods] Blackball:
Hi. Yes it could work. Just test it. You can't brick your device with this zip.

EDIT:

Try the Mate 9 Version but its untested.

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=961840155545569416
[Huawei P10 Plus Themes, Apps, and Mods] diabolo24:
Hello

Tested on custom P9 Rom BlueWei v2.0 - B388. Flash TWRP. it works.
[Huawei P10 Plus Themes, Apps, and Mods] Blackball:
Twrp or Callrecorder works?
[Huawei P10 Plus Themes, Apps, and Mods] diabolo24:
Flash with TWRP And CallRecorder runs on P9.
[Huawei P10 Plus Themes, Apps, and Mods] MechanteMiette:
Flashed with twrp, it works perfectly. Thank you!