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[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] lorderater:
Hi, I'm choosing new phone and I'm deciding between Lenovo P2 and Xiaomi RN4. I like better battery in Lenovo, can you please post PCMark battery life score? I'd like to know if battery is really good and durable and if it is not very wakening after average using.

On the other hand, it looks that development on Lenovo is worse, do you think there will be some active roms after 2 - 3 years?

If I try stock firmware, is there an option e. g. to use volume button for music switching? It looks that xposed for Nougat still isn't in the game.

And last question is where to buy phone. On tinydeal it is much cheaper than in shops in my country, isn't there any problem with buying phone from China?

Thank you.
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] Powerzan:
Try search the battery testing in gsmarena.com. Lenovo is the best but Xiaomi RN4 not far behind. I'm using lenovo P2. Personally, I think the battery performance is the best. Can be used up to 2 days for light usage.
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] azeemzuhair:
PCMark is not as impressive as RN4...

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[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] Treboeth:
This phone lasts a lot longer than 2 says on light useage :)

12-14 hours SOT over 3 days takes me down to about 20% from a full charge.
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] balugudidiot:
Which ROM bro? I am in N 7.0,Getting around 12hr only...
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] Treboeth:
Stock 7.0 on 244 update but always been the same for me.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] dev_freak:
Hello,

As you all know in Europe, and thus The Netherlands, bootloader unlocking doesn't void warranty due to laws. Nonetheless Lenovo's moto G5 Plus support page says that it does void warranty, but doesn't specify Europe specific rules.

So yesterday I was poking around in the warranty documents on my new moto G5 Plus, and I found some interesting things. The most interesting part is this here:

[IMG="warranty docs moto G5 Plus"]https://i.fl0.co/pblpat.png[/IMG]

As you can see it contains a warning against bootloader unlocking on the International model XT1685. In the warning it states that if you unlock the bootloader, any damage caused by unlocking isn't covered. This led me into thinking that warranty for hardware defects of the phone isn't voided by the unlocking of the bootloader. I think it does mean that due to the law, and because it specifies only bootloader unlocking/rooting defects do void the warranty. What do you all think of this? Is this seen before by others? Does this only apply in the EU? Does this only apply to XT1685? Please discuss it down below. I'll keep this post updated with the latest info from Lenovo

I also posted this as a question on Lenovo's support forums (in a similar post, but differently worded etc.), because I want to hear from Lenovo themselves too, if this is posted in the wrong subforums please let a mod move this.

EDIT: Title is misleading I had a question mark in it, but it doesn't show up, if a mod can edit the title to "Bootloader unlocking possibly doesn't void warranty EU" I would be grateful.

Kind regards,

dev_freak (I rather have the name Procyon here)
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] dev_freak:
Update: apparently it doesn't void warranty directly, it only will void warranty if there's a defect directly caused by unlocking. This is what a Motorola/Lenovo employee told me.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] marco_:
You are right: unlocking the bootloader should NOT void your warranty unless Moto/Lenovo can prove the damage to the device is related to the unlocking of the bootloader (or rooting etc).

That's the theory. A few years back I owned a Moto X, on which the WiFi broke. This less to massive battery drain and a unusable device.

I contacted the webshop I bought it from, and received details on how to return it to Motorola. A few weeks later I received it back from Motorola Repair, along with a standard form and a box checked stating the bootloader was unlocked, and therefore warranty was voided.

This led to numerous phonecalls to the seller and Motorola helpdesk, neger leasing to any result.

This ended in buying a Xiaomi, since I felt it was useless paying for a phone with European warranty when I was going to unlock and root it anyway.

My personal recommendation: if you intend to unlock the bootloader, be prepared to lose your warranty.
[Moto G5 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] dev_freak:
I know this, that's why I won't root.
[HTC Wings] madferret:
I have a UK production S730. It can send and receive MMS ok, except that sound and video freezes if I try to play them from the MMS app.

If I save the sound as an .amr file in My Documents then clicking the file opens Windows Media Player and plays the sound ok.

I have installed TCPMP - could this be intercepting the MMS playback commands and screwing them up?
[HTC Wings] floristen:
I have the same problem.

does anyone have a solution to this problen?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] chenery:
Two days ago,I posted a new way to unlock bl.First, Its my mistake that I posted it ambiguous.

But the way really existed.I didnt lied.Beause I am not good at English.I just hope someone can hack it but I didnt express my idea exactly.My firend unlocked his bl by a specilist that controling remotely his computer. Maybe he used a tool like a Hard solution tool of HTC excetpt these adb cmd shared by me. He may shared his tool to my firend PC by Usbover(not sure).He would not publish his way.So my firend payed him money.But my firend took photos secretively when he was controling his computer.He firstly rewrited CID then downgraded to 7.1.1 from 7.1.2 by adb cmd (Maybe he used the special tool among the period.Then he flashed the ROM pacaged in a new way. he made it specially .Finally he unlocked bl. And all these steps was disussed by a group people not myself.We just dont have that tool. I have the address of the special ROM .[emoji40] Hoping someone can make it

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[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TonikJDK:
Those screenshots dont make sense on a Pixel. The CID commands do not work on a Pixel.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] npjohnson:
Okay, responding to this, there are a few problems, and some interesting things.

The initial tool you mentioned must play a hell of an important role here.

By default, no Pixel has cid/mid read/write oem commands, and I don't know of a Pixel bootloader that does. This makes it odd. He then also uses htc_fastboot to flash "zip" which is a way to flashed signed RUU's on HTC phones. It is also worth noting he flashes NDE63H which was the first 7.1 build that shipped on the Pixel (vulnerable to DePixel8 at that point).

Our current bootloader doesn't support flashing "zip" either. It does oddly have a remnant oem rebootRUU command that does absolutely nothing, but we can't flash an RUU.

It is possible that there is some leaked signed HTC internal stuff being used here, which would explain the added HTC commands, and ability to flash an RUU. The only thing this wouldn't explain is why the rollback protection didn't block this (maybe their RUU doesn't include the older bootloader).

I don't know, additional information would be necessary to conclude anything about this.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jackzhu:
I know this,my Verizon xl has been unlocked by the method.but the skill I don't have.days ago I buy the service from a merchant.the main method is downgrade the Android to 7.1.maybe someone can hack it.

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But in fact.i cannot get the img and he must have some documents to crack the cid to 111111.than it will go to htc download mode.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Milly7:
Where did you buy the service from?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] y2grae:
I'm still very dubious about this.

If there was a way, I've a feeling our developers would be aware of it here.

also, why is everything labelled HTC ?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jackzhu:
Taobao
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] SquaredDev:
I agree.. and HTC is the phone's manufacturer.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] lucky_strike33:
[MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] any ideas as this may be a good way for those to unlock the bootloader?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jackzhu:
Remember The name g-2pimg_m1_whl_n70_htc_generic_nde63h_user_release_r adio_not_specify_release_485606_2_4.zip exclusive
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] chenery:
I would try

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[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] PWn3R:
It looks like the file in question can be found here: http://www.easy-firmware.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=16647

My GoogleFU is strong.

I am at work and cannot download to find out what is in it, as anything else I try to do on the site is blocked. I do not think this firmware is for the Pixel, but if someone with an idea how our phone works can download the file, we can see what's inside and if it looks applicable. I find the entire thing VERY dubious, but if there's a way we can write the CID on our Verizon models, believe me, I WILL change mine.

Edit: I found the file on two other websites. All of them had it behind a paywall, but I found a different file with the same naming convention on another site that wasn't paywalled. I downloaded that file just now and will see if it is even software for our phones. I suspect this might be fore the HTC One Mini, but I'll see what's in this zip.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jackzhu:
It's one of the process,I cannot remember all the steps
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] petiolarissean:
Could you please put up link to service that unlocks bootloader
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] PWn3R:
So the other file that I downloaded with a similar name: G-2PIMG_M1_WHL_N70_HTC_Generic_NMF26U_user_release_Radio_Not_Specify_release_493363_2 contains a _VERY_ weird set of zip files inside. Inside atleast one of the zip files is a signed bootloader. There's an Android file that has model descriptor numbers that match the Pixel XL per what I found here: https://www.techwalls.com/google-pixel-pixel-xl-model-number-differences/

Inside the file that has the signed BL image is a file that contains what looks like a list of steps that tell it to wipe every partition on the device. I have no idea what program would be used to flash this firmware in the format it's in (the system image is chopped up into small chunks, and there are other oddities). I am posting the file in question on my Google Drive. Can [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] look at this or someone who's got more knowledge than I do about how these phones work?

File can be downloaded here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6BaDxaggle2YndJU2Ywd3BHRkk

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS GOOD, DO NOT FLASH ANYTHING FROM THIS ZIP UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. IF YOU BRICK YOUR DEVICE, I WILL DIE LAUGHING
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] fatapia:
i tried flashing the file you uploaded* and now my phone won't turn on.. do you know why or can you fix it for me? :p;) lmao

jokes aside, thanks for looking so far into this, especially when it could have been a malicious file.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] lucky_strike33:
can you go into bootloader mode? If so, try running some htc commands
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] fatapia:
I havent tried flashing it, I need my phone for day-to-day purposes at work so I can't risk bricking it. only made a joke because of the necessary disclaimer
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] lucky_strike33:
Missed that joke! Lol
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] PWn3R:
After looking at this a bit, I don't have a good way to figure out if this bootloader is valid, and I'm not sure I want to buy a new phone if I brick my Pixel. If this actually does work, here's what I suspect was done. The file in question (possibly the specific version this guy used, maybe even the one I downloaded) is a version of the bootloader for our phone that supports additional commands. The guy installed the other version of the bootloader, changed the CID and other information then unlocked the bootloader. If I had a pixel laying around that had a broken screen or something, I would be willing to try to do what I think needs to be done to test this. That said someone else with more expertise may know of a way to check if the bootloader image is signed or check other things. I support the Beanstalk ROM on the Nexus 6 still but have not tried to make a build for the Pixel yet. While I am capable of making that happen, I am a retard compared to [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] and others when it comes to this stuff.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] SquaredDev:
I have an extra verizon pixel 32gb that I am not currently using with a locked bootloader. I am 100% noob, but I am 100% willing to try this on my spare pixel. I wont attempt it on my daily driver, though.. so if someone wants to write up a guide for me to try on the spare one, I am willing to give it a go :D Just have to remember that I am a noob and need step by step instruction. If it bricks my pixel, no biggie, no harm, no foul. So, anyone who knows what they are doing wanna guide me?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] petiolarissean:
Stupid question but would this help,
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dpalmer76:
Have you tried it?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Alcolawl:
Not a stupid question, but no, it doesn't help :( That command isn't recognized by our Pixels. I figured it wouldn't, that'd be way too damn easy haha.

Source: Just tried it.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] petiolarissean:
Unfortunately doesn't work
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
It may be that it turn the Pixel XL into an actual HTC device that it's based off. We did that with the original LG Pro and turned it into a Nexus 4 with an SDCard functioning fully. That line you mentioned before about it wiping all the partitions could be for repartitioning the device. Never heard of files doing that on Android though. That's normally something done with adb or fastboot commands.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Kisakuku:
The structure of this archive is that of an HTC RUU (radio update utility) zip. All the broken up partitions can be reassembled using the Universal HTC RUU Decryption and Extraction Tool. RUUs zips are normally flashed either with htc_fastboot or ARUWizard. The contents of android-info.txt are also typical of an HTC RUU, including all the eraseonflash lines.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] evorouge:
So with a 7.1 NDE63H signed HTC Hboot and HTC firmware image we could essentially do this? I've been out the game for a while but paid out to download the firmware files from site.

This would make sense since someone else posted that their device turned into a HTC_Android with a HTC bootloader/recovery when connected to the PC for his downgrade, and with HTC commands through ADB. HTC_Android is also the what the firmwares are classified under on the firmware site.

Would the signed NDE63H Hboot loader be flashable/wipe/replace a stock bootloader for example then able to install a RUU?

I have a complete(?) set of files for HTC_Android M1 WHL NDE63H (Pixel XL 7.1)

• Signed NDE63H Hboot

• HTC NDE63H image

• HTC NDE63H partial (no idea what this actually this but same file size as Hboot)

I've been out this game for a LONG time haha. Last time I was doing all this was back in the HTC Desire HD days (2010), I'm extremely rusty on this and probably don't have the understanding to pull this off anymore.

Excuse this being my first post here, I've been around here since the original Motorola Droid (Milestone I think it was called in the US?) but never actually posted before I don't think. Or I had another account, I can't remember.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Alcolawl:
This is intriguing. Another thread here documented the process almost step by step but was deleted / locked. I wish I could remember what was done, and the Wayback Machine is no help. It's been a while since I've messed around with an HTC phone, so I won't be much help, unfortunately.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] evorouge:
That was [MENTION=7498096]DrBubblewrap[/MENTION] that removed his post. I think someone was being an ass on his thread so he chose to remove it, which is fair enough.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] alobear:
If he could post the steps again and maybe someone could walk [MENTION=8451188]SquaredDev[/MENTION] through the steps maybe we could come across some luck.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] evorouge:
This is what I have in the signed Hboot zip file. Might make more sense to other people than me.

But from the shots of what the OP posted this seems to match up so far with some of the text documents in side.

android-info.txt

android-info2.txt

backup_android-info.txt

boot_signed.img

bootloader.img

radio.img

userdata.img

vendor.img
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Alcolawl:
This looks promising. The files you have may be the correct ones to turn this phone back into an "HTC" phone, but we need to find a way to actually flash these files. That's the missing piece to the puzzle. Once we figure out how to do that, we'll be golden.

EDIT: Silly question. Couldn't we try to sideload the hboot.zip?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bobby janow:
On the contrary. The op was an ass by linking to a paid service against XDA regs. The mods locked the thread.

You can't sideload anything but an ota image with a locked bootloader. You can't even flash a full image, you can only factory reset. As far as I know anyway.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] canibuz:
https://xdaforums.com/pixel-xl/how-to/pixel-fastboot-secret-commands-t3599375

Fastboot oem rebootRUU looks promising... If someone could 'acquire' the sailfish variant I could test the rebootRUU tomorrow

Eh just read rebootruu doesn't actually do anything le sigh
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] brofar:
Hey.

In addition to [MENTION=8451188]SquaredDev[/MENTION], I have an already-bricked 128gb XL with a locked bootloader that I'm completely willing to experiment on as well. The only real caveat is that I can't access recovery mode (bootloop), so I'm limited to only fastboot. Can't sideload anything.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Torres9lvp:
hi,I am willing to say something I know.

all the step is:

1.reboot into bootloader and connect to PC,maybe there are something special driver was been installed but I have no idea with it,anyway my PC show the phone name is: HTC Android..

2.the unlock-man do something like SOFF or something else.make the phone enable the hidden mode(download mode).

3.reboot into download mode.and the PC show the phone changed to:google AOSP on msm8996,and then he use HTC_fastboot to flash the zip..

4.flash finished.the phone turn on with Android 7.1

5.use depixel8 to unlock it..

this is all I know..hope help..
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] y2grae:
if the bootloader is locked, how can you boot into it?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mikaole:
You can boot into an unlocked bootloader without any problem. You need to to unlock it on all devices. Just the special drivers for download mode and the zip to flash are missing.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Torres9lvp:
so the question is how to make it enable download mode..(maybe the key is the driver?)

I think we need someone who good at flashing HTC's phone..

hope the man show up early...
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] krazah:
I have a pixel XL from Verizon if I brick it not a big deal I'll play around with this and see what I can find.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] vysea:
This post https://bbs.ixmoe.com/thread-2187-2-1.html in Chinese has the full tutorial of unlocking Verizon Pixel with factory S-OFF gold card or java card.

Actually java card is kind of sdcard, but store extra information outside of the explorable FAT partitions. Some say this 2nd generation java code has credits inside some microprocessor, not sure about that.

People got this card from manufacturer accidentally, https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62334315&postcount=13

You can see from the screenshots, it's the diag mode loaded from the diag file in the java card.

Within diag mode, secureflag is 0 meaning S-OFF, and then, cid can be modified as Play Store Pixel version as 11111111, so it can flash the firmware NDE63H from Play Store Pixel but NDE63P from Verizon.

Last step, htc_fastboot flash the RUU version image but factory image from Google.

Now 2 problems:

1, java card, the cost to buy a java card is much higher than buy a unlock service, maybe the leaked sdcard image has some additional clue.

2, NDE63H or any other low version RUU image.

BTW, the driver is not a secret, but it's only for remote USB on network.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] underground9:
How do i check the current CSC of my s8, i bought it as VZW, but installed the firmware to G950U1?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] t12icky0:
Dial this *#1234#
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] underground9:
It just tells me the AP, CP and CSC versions, but not in format e. g. XAC, TMB, VZW etc
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] t12icky0:
Gotcha, go to about phone then almost at the end it will say service provider software. Something like that. Its SERVICE PROVIDER SOFTWARE. It'll then say xaa/xaa/att or whatever you have.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] underground9:
In about phone there is not an option saying service provider, weird
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] t12icky0:
This is what I have in about phone
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] callumbr1:
AIO is your csc, which is, AIO -United States of America (Anritsu)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] t12icky0:
Yea I know, I was posting to show the other guy what the setting looks like
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] callumbr1:
Ahhh yes now I see sorry :good:

[MENTION=2631801]underground9[/MENTION] download phone info Samsung from play store. Tells you there.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] underground9:
Figured out, thanks, i wonder why i dont have the service provider menu in about phone...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] lancemoreland:
I don't have the service provider menu either. Where did you find it?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] callumbr1:
I dont have it also.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Yaculls:
thanks for this. Downloaded phone info app from playstore and all was revealed.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] dv8ed:
How did you get CSC info? Verizon firmware had it, I flashed to Samsung unbranded firmware it's not in About any more.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] TheNamesBogsy:
It says invalid code
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] ajnanyc:
bump!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] kazzarok:
Download mode shows your original Country code, no matter what CSC you flash

Turn off your phone, then press Volume Down + Bixby Button + Power button once for 4 seconds.

A blue screen will appear saying that do not flash non original firmware, press Volume Up.

A screen will come up saying at the top "ODIN MODE".

In this screen, you have some information about your device, but the one that we are intrested is a red line "CARRIER_ID: XXX"

That ID is your CSC code, no matter what firmware you install it on. Mine is PAN - the original - even though i currently have DBT installed.

and just press Volume Down + Power key for 7 seconds to restart to normal mode.