yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] sketch.droid:
i just tried this, seems to work so far. Thanks for sharing! ?

i extracted to: sdcard/android/data/com.spotify.music

then installed base.apk to update.

there is an annoyance tho...fullscreen "Update Available" screen everytime i go to currently playing page.

can i update and keep the unlimited skips?

or can i stop it looking for updates?
[Android Apps and Games] KyleBryant:
I'm not sure honestly, I've never updated lol I've just been ignoring it.
[Android Apps and Games] sketch.droid:
any idea what those files are?!

and what exactly is base.apk?

its it just the app renamed? ...i want to try and update, but if these files are some patches, then my guess is they should be re-added after the update.

same goes for base.apk, if its the whole app then we cant install it again after update... but if its a patch, then we must install after every update.

do you have any info on these files?!
[Android Apps and Games] saverio_22:
said that contains viruses
[Android Apps and Games] sketch.droid:
hey dude, just a heads up!

this morning i got an email from spotify telling me my app has been disabled.

said i should uninstall any unauthorised modifications, and doenload the app from the playstore again.

i guess they found out somehow about this patch. ?

i think its time to look for a new one.

i'll make sure to let you know if i find a good one that works.
[Android Apps and Games] 954wrecker:
Still works great for me everyday including today
[Android Apps and Games] chelsea_fc:
It said virus, can't download, please re upload...
[Android Apps and Games] sketch.droid:
really?

i wonder how they found mine out?! i didnt update at all, its not even listed in the playstore as "installed"...

i might try to install it again, see if they will actually delete my account.
[Android Apps and Games] KyleBryant:
It's not a virus lol might be some type of security scan for modified apps a lot of modded apps come up as a virus for no reason.
[Android Apps and Games] KyleBryant:
That's very weird, it still works for me too.
[Android Apps and Games] KyleBryant:
Currently trying to work the patch into the most recent Spotify update, will post back with results soon.
[Android Apps and Games] KyleBryant:
Updated OP to version 8.4.43.632 March 1st update.

Only tested on armv7 device, not guaranteed to work on all devices.

This gets installed the same way as the original, replace the folder and install base.apk
[Android Apps and Games] sketch.droid:
thanks man, retrying now.

they've blocked my account i think, because now i cant login anymore...they let me reset my password but not login.

--UPDATE--

i installed from play store and applied the patch. my account worked this time. im logged in, playlists are still there.

gonna try it today and see how it goes.

Thanks man, legend!! ??
[Android Apps and Games] KyleBryant:
No prob man, hopefully they don't cease and desist me like they have others.
[Android Apps and Games] sketch.droid:
im pretty sure they will...dmca is always prowling these forums!

need a better way to distribute i think...and not put xda at any risk.
[Android Apps and Games] drup88:
Hrmmm...

Extracted zip to data folder. Opened folder and installed base.apk, still can't select any song I want. Only shuffle.

Still confirmed working?
[Android Apps and Games] KyleBryant:
Still works for me, did you replace the whole data folder with the new one?
[Android Apps and Games] drup88:
Replace? I just pasted the zip folder into data I didn't replace anything. I uninstaller any existing Spotify.

I'll try replacing then.

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Update::

I noticed after pasting the zip data/app and launching spotify. I have a new data/app folder called 'com.spotify.music-2'
[Android Apps and Games] KyleBryant:
Yeah you have to replace your existing Spotify folder, or just delete it all together and use the new one included in my update.
[Android Apps and Games] KyleBryant:
Here's how mine looks
[Android Apps and Games] sketch.droid:
yeah this doesnt work for me either... the adds are still there and I can only skip 7 songs. so its basically just the free version from the store.

can you be more specific about the location of com.spotify folder that we have to replace?

because there is one in Internal Storage partition, (android/data)

and there is another 2 in:

root/data/data

root/data/app

probably more, but this is all i've found. i copied and replaced the files in root/data/app, but it didnt work, still adds and no more skips left.

im confused which one to copy your files to.

im using MiXplorer, with root priveleges.
[Android Apps and Games] KyleBryant:
I replace the system (root) /data/app folder I only tested it on an armv7 device all other types are untested
[Android Apps and Games] LJAM96:
Tested on a OnePlus 3 which is armv8 I think. Didn't expect alot because since the crack down nothing has work.

To my surprise it works, It blocks ads and allows me to play any song. sadly it doesnt allow me to skip. It comes up saying

"You discovered a Premium feature! Upgrading to Spotify Premium will unlock it"

The file structure was a little different but works. Great work[MENTION=4117181]KyleBryant[/MENTION]

EDIT: on my OnePlus 3 the folder location was Root/Data/App/com.spotify.music-*random characters*
[Android Apps and Games] Projjwal Dhar:
Playing songs from search works. But skip ahead, play on repeat or extreme quality and other features don't work. Since the crackdown nothing works so I can't stress how much grateful I am to you. Thanks, Sir.
[Android Apps and Games] sketch.droid:
here's what i managed to try, with no luck.

OnePlus 5 - arm64-v8

install spotify from play store, overwrite files with OP

/internal storage/android/data/

root/data/app/

root/data/data/

uninstall spotify from play store, copy OP files to

/internal storage/android/data/

root/data/app/

root/data/data/

everytime i get same result, plain free version of spotify, 7 skips and ads.

after installing the default folder com.spotify.music is created, and the folder from OP is not being used: com.spotify.music-1

in root/data/app/com.spotify.music-(random characters)

this seems to only get created when installed from play store.

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happy to do some more testing for you, to help get this to work on more devices.
[Android Apps and Games] KyleBryant:
I'm off work tomorrow so I'm gonna try a few more things and see if it works.
[Android Apps and Games] akaMePs:
Yep, as others already stated, I confirm that the search function works great, choosing any songs from the library also and no ads, but skip doesn't work as well as other premium features. But with all that's going on right now, enabling the search function as well as no ads are amazing perks. Thanks for this, really appreciated! Thumbs up!
[Android Apps and Games] KyleBryant:
Sorry to say guys but this is as good as it's gonna get, it works for some, and it doesn't for some. I unfortunately can't make it work anymore than it already is lol.
[Android Apps and Games] Juergen1337:
Since Spotify Dogfood is down i tried this one here on my OP5 and its working :).

Had to copy the files to /data/app/com.spotify.music

Thank you so much!
[Android Apps and Games] peitos:
For my it's workink ok in Xiaomi Mi A1, replaced in /data/app/com.spotify.music-uQyK1aPQnTUvu4jPEYTKUQ==

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] gaja22:
Can I flash this on TWRP ?
[Android Apps and Games] Stymax:
Patch works on arm64!!!

Uninstalled previous Spotify and installed new version from PlayStore. Applied patch with Root explorer /data/apps. Open app normally from launcher. Skips are limited but you can choose the song you want to hear and no ads so far. So this is perfect. Thanx. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] sketch.droid:
im on OP5 also, and couldnt get it to work.

would you mind explaining your exact situation with the phone/OS and steps you took to get it working?

did you have spotify from play store installed already? latest version?

if not, how did you still have com.spofity.music folder in your root/data/app/ ??

what OOS version are you on? im assuming you are rooted to be able to write files to your /system partition?

superSU? or magisk?

i tried a few combinations in a few locations but none seemed to work. it's interesting to see that you have it working.

i'm thinking it's not a CPU issue, but an OS issue? maybe root method?

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] sandeep101:
Skips not working but still can play from the list.. ?

Lenovo on Marshmallow
[Android Apps and Games] sandeep101:
Seekbar is disabled .. ?
[Android Apps and Games] tcm1998:
I think the trick to get the song selection working is NOT to install the base.apk. Just make sure everything is gone from \data\app and \data\data. Then install the playstore version. In data\data\com.spotify.music there should be a link to \data\app\com.spotify.music-1.

Then copy the files over in \data\app\com.spotify.music-1 and you're done. Don't run the base.apk installer. As been said, 7 skips, but any song can be chosen. And yes, the trackbar is also disabled.
[Android Apps and Games] sketch.droid:
what do you mean "there should be a link" ??
[Android Apps and Games] tcm1998:
In /data/data/com.spotify.music there's the following link:

lib -> /data/app/com.spotify.music-1/lib/arm

I'm using total commander with root rights.

Also after some using. When playing from a playlist, keep the view on the playlist. If you switch to album view then after the current song it'll start suggesting songs instead of keeping to the playlist. Once spotify advances a song it does seem safe to switch to album view. However this needs more investigation.
[Android Apps and Games] Juergen1337:
I just deinstalled my old spotify version, then i installed the downloaded base apk and moved the files to /data/app/spotify.

Im on xXx 9.8 (OOS 5.0.4) rooted with magisk
[Android Apps and Games] nankutremo:
Hi Sketch,

It happens something similar to me. See if these instructions works for you

Uninstall Spotify app and remove any com.spotify.music* folder from root/data/app you have included

Install Spotify from the base.apk that comes from the ZIP you have downloaded. Just click the file and keep pressing next until installation is done, don't open the app yet.

Go back to root/data/app, you will find now a recently created com.spotify.music-1. Remove it or replace with the download com.spotify.music folder

Launch the app from home and try

Work from me on my OnePlus One

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] sketch.droid:
i just tried again, exactly the steps you said, but still no luck.

I cant play songs from my playlist.

ads are still on.

I can only skip 7 songs

also my playlist only works when i use "shuffle"

...this is strange.. why it doesnt work for some.
[Android Apps and Games] system@32:
This is very strange. For a moment it worked for me and after that it stopped working. In fact when it worked it had the same interface as the dogfood version and now I am unable to make it work again. I am wandering if it could be also a ROM problem (I have a One Plus 2 with LineageOS 14), any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] IchRocke:
Hi, I believe it's not a ROM problem, I read an article yesterday about Spotify enforcing new measures to counter piracy, they even included dogfood reference and GitHub.

Users that had their email or login in the app have received a mail about their app being not legit , and now the app forced me to reconnect and didn't want to work ...

This is just a guess...
[Android Apps and Games] system@32:
I know about that, I am one of the people who received the email. I want to say if the way the app from this thread is installed it could be affected by the ROM, like doing some strange cache or who knows.
[Android Apps and Games] Kristiteli:
It restores back to original when I reboot the phone.. Any idea whats wrong?
[Android Apps and Games] dmgdgds:
fiddled around with it and got it to work, don't really know how lol

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it does revert after a reboot, but I don't reboot often
[Android Apps and Games] BlazingKahn35:
To get back in your account use this app: https://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/xprivacylua6-0-android-privacy-manager-t3730663 and check spotify in the app then you'll be able to log back in :good:
[Android Apps and Games] Frytek2k:
It really works! Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] mtawolf:
Guys, i have received a e-mail and my spotify account is suspended due to using premium functions ( no ads) the mail states that if you login to original application( i did that) it works again.

i don't know if you get caught multiple times if they delete your account or ban IP so be warned :)
[Android Apps and Games] dtcruz77:
Thanks

Thanks Great App
[Android Apps and Games] adyapermana:
Working on z1compact lollipop5.1.1 just can't choose music quality (said unlock premium features)
[Android Apps and Games] KyleBryant:
Can I have a mod please lock this thread? Sorry guys, it was fun while it lasted. :)
[Android Apps and Games] theheartbenvn:
Ah dang, it seems like i missed the train.
[Nexus 6P Accessories] thegios:
Upgraded to N2G47W and from status bar the adaptive brightness checkbox has disappeared.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Questions & Answers] woodirk:
Hey there, hope you can help.

First some backround info.

I did my own research in trying to get windows running on the android version (yb1-x90f), because there was long time no interest in this.

Everything went fine, till i got a windows boot error (acpi_bios_error).

Before i got this, i

-unlocked bootloader

-booted into twrp

-made a backup

-changed filename in backup from bootloader into bootloader1 and opposite

-restored backup and went into bios

-there i disabled uefi secure boot, silent boot and fast boot and also changed usb settings to hostmode...

-booted into twrp again, wiped everything, reboot in twrp again and restored the original backup with original filenames.

-this allowed me with a fully running android to boot into bios whenever i want only by pressing F7 with ext keyboard while booting.

-i realised that everytime android has booted, the secure boot option has to be disabled again for any testing purpose.

-i made a bootable win 10 usb stick with fat32 by rufus2.2

-i plugged it in and it booted up the win logo. But i got acpi_bios_error.

AND NOW HERE IS WHERE I NEED HELP.

I played around in bios settings and stupidly i

ENABLED this "ELLENSBURG" option in boot settings.

I HIGHLY RECOMMENT YOU TO

NEVER

ENABLE THIS OPTION

Now my device is like dead.

It doesn't show anything on screen, i can't reach it by adb, i can't boot into dmx mode, no reaction on keyboard input while 'boot' and wether intel phone flash tool or even my computer at all doesn't react on plugging in the device...

The only thing i get is a little vibration and the glowing led when plug it into charger. Where i left it to load up over night. But no difference at all.

Any ideas what i can do? Please help
[Lenovo Yoga Book Questions & Answers] joesnose:
Can you get into dnx mode?
[Lenovo Yoga Book Questions & Answers] woodirk:
No unfortunately not.

Any other ideas?

Does anyone kniw what this ELLENSBURG option do?
[Lenovo Yoga Book Questions & Answers] joesnose:
Just to clarify. i dont have the yoga book but the yoga tab3 pro. To get into dnx i power on device with both volume buttons pressed.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Questions & Answers] woodirk:
I know how to boot into dnx mode and NO it doesn't.

In any case, it isn't displayed in adb or phone flash tool. Or even without tools, in dnx mode it should be recognised from computer.

But if it would, what should this help? Is there a possibility to flash or reset bios settings via dnx?
[Lenovo Yoga Book Questions & Answers] joesnose:
i have an osloader.efi that was used in the original loading of twrp on the yogatab3pro. May hzve helped hou to get twrp back up and boot to bios, slim chance all the same.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Questions & Answers] woodirk:
Sorry, without dnx or anything, i don't knoe how i should boot into your file...

What about this mysterious 'ELLENSBURG' option? Searched the whole inet up and down but didn't found anything useful.

How is the option called to give picture out of micro hdmi?
[Lenovo Yoga Book Questions & Answers] joesnose:
Sorry cant help there i searched.before about ellensburg and sakura.options.but.never found anything.

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PM sent.
[Lenovo Yoga Book Questions & Answers] Deleted member 7257971:
Can you boot to kernelflinger?
[Lenovo Yoga Book Questions & Answers] woodirk:
I have a new one now. So can't test.

But what is "kernelflinger"
[Lenovo Yoga Book Questions & Answers] Deleted member 7257971:
through it you will have the ability to reinstall the system
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] williamvito:
I am about a week or so away from receiving my V20, was curious if there is anything a Sprint user would miss after unlocking the bootloader and using a custom ROM.

Do you miss the AM/FM radio?

Is the development community slower than usual when a firmware update hits and the custom ROMs don't update their side as quick?

Besides disabling the AM/FM radio are data speeds or any other radios (blueooth/wifi/LTE bands) performing better/worse/differently?

And lastly, since it is impossible to go back to a stock phone after rooting, do you regret rooting and wish you could go back to stock?

If those out there could answer any or all of those questions I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you!
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] me2151:
FM radio works. AM never existed. I am fairly quick on patching the stock roms but for custom(or stock custom) roms thats on other devs. I have noticed no issues with my connections compared to before rooting. I was the 3rd LS997 rooted if I remember right(This was before root was released). I can go back to stock at anytime if I want. Its not possible via a KDZ but I have already figured it out manually. Im not going to make the method public though because it is VERY involved and if someone messes up doing it, it WILL brick your phone. Then I would be blamed. So I have no plans to release it unless i get an easier way to do it. Just know that the hard part of figuring out if its possible is done...

Do keep in mind if you receive the ls997 on zv6 or zv7 you cannot root.

If you haven't noticed who I am look at the poster of the LS997 root method :)
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] williamvito:
The good news, I received the phone on ZV5(!). The bad news? I followed your excellent tutorial until the very end when my over confidence didn't do a full wipe and now I have the secure start-up issue.

The unfortunate reality was me reading AFTER THE FACT your very clear warning:

So now I'm stuck, I've tried booting back into TWRP via hardware buttons and without having the password I can't even go back in to re enable USB debugging.

Am I completely out of options here?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] me2151:
No you arnt. You need to reinstall twrp through fastboot and then pull battery to turn off phone. Insert battery the use Hw Keys method by holding vol- and power til you the Lg the only let go of power then holding both again until you see factory reset. Do yes twice.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] williamvito:
You're the man, thanks for the quick reply! I will give this another go tomorrow.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] williamvito:
One last thing before I attempt this because I don't want to create another problem for myself, I'm lost as to how i'm supposed to reinstall TWRP from fastboot on my PC if I can't get the phone into fastboot mode. Is there a hardware method I need to do to get the phone into fastboot mode?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] me2151:
Once youve started the dirtysanta method it installs a new bootloader. you can access bootloader(fastboot) by holding VOL- and plugging iin the phone when powered off
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr0idGh0sT:
Hello

I have Nexus 7 3G variant. USB port is broken and i can't flash stock image via Fastboot. Is there any way downgrade tablet without USB?
[Huawei P9 Plus Questions & Answers] bialabs:
Hi all, how can I manually update my p9 plus VIE-L09C900 without unlocking bootloader?

I read about the *#*#2846578#*#* menu, it will work? Which firmware I have to download?

Thank you
[Huawei P9 Plus Questions & Answers] masze:
use firmware finder
[Huawei P9 Plus Questions & Answers] bialabs:
I tried with firmware finder but i cannot find a firmware for VIE-L09C900
[Huawei P9 Plus Questions & Answers] masze:
When i search VIE-L09C652 this came up: "C652 (Custom software for demonstration)"

Where did you get this phone?

One thing you can do, is to debrand to for exemple C432

You find guides here on XDA.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davox2:
I have a nexus 5x which is now outside the warranty. On my holidays it died completely.

Tried freezer nothing. So tried with an heat gun, but I guess the temperature was a bit too high so some small chips displaced on the board mostly capacitors [the really small ones]. Can also be that some chips are fried then.

So now the phone it totally unresponsive [no charging lights and no boot]. I would like to retrieve the data that I have on the phone, but the only possible way to me is the hardware way:

Can the emmc chip swapped to another working phone mainboard of a good nexus 5x [it is a 32GB version]?
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdadevelopersrocks:
Did you find a way to recover your data?
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davox2:
Oh.. very late response...

Phone is still in a drawer. I guess I will contact a recovery company at some stage and ask if they can do anything with it.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3 Questions & Answers] revi kyoto:
I can't turn on wlan and hotspot. My Mac address unavailabe, what should I gonna do? I try another Rom but still can't turn it on.. help please..
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Nikom69:
Hi everbody,

I've my device since 2 days and i'm looking for a solution to my problem : when i take a photo with the stock app, it shows me a green screen after the shutter :/

Of course i tasted all i can before this post : restore my device, Emme (not possible when bootloader unlock), ... Maybe if someone send me the original apk, i can install it and resolve my pb.

Hope someone can do it :)

Thx
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] jms.flynn:
Pretty sure this is the one you need.

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/sony-mobile-communications/sony-camera/camera-sony-mobile-communications-2-0-0-release/sony-camera-2-0-0-4-android-apk-download/

It's the same version as I have.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Nikom69:
Thanks for your reply ! Unfortunately, it's "corrupted" (i'm french, sorry for my english) :o

I made a test with other apps and it works... But not Sony camera :(
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Nikom69:
Today, Emma detects my device and software is downloading new version (1309 vs 1306). Crosse my fingers to resolve my pb with this !
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Sebi673:
Probably won't but fingers crossed - This looks like something that happens when you unlock bootloader. Some functions might get disabled (it's usually only the advanced camera functions such as noise cancelling, but on my X camera was only showing green). Try the Emma dev version - should work (should give you at least some functionality), or wait for a kernel to be developed.

As a cautionary tale, it's way too early for BL unlock where there is No dev support. This release is just too recent. Personally, I'll wait for tested root methods and hopefully a TA backup solution.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Nikom69:
Do you know where I can find Emma dev version ?

Coz you're right : it didn't work...