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[Xiaomi Mi 5s Questions & Answers] quarvin:
Hi,

I'm pretty sure my Mi 5s doesn't support EDL mode. I tried to get into EDL mode in every way I found online.

When I try to enter EDL mode, my phone simply restarts back to the OS.

My bootloader is unlocked, this is what I've already tried:

Enabling developer mode + usb debugging, and use command "adb reboot edl"

Using this special script in fastboot mode: https://xdaforums.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/guide-reboot-to-edl-mode-fastboot-test-t3398718

Combo buttons while phone is turned

on

: Volume up + Volume down + Power button, and leave power button after few seconds

Combo buttons while phone is turned

off

: Volume up + Volume down + Power button, and leave power button after few seconds

Reboot windows with "disabled driver signature enforcement" feature

Re-installing the drivers in MiFlash, including the qualcomm driver

In my understanding I am supposed to see a black screen, or a flashing red led, but non of these happen for me, simply restart back to the OS.

The reason I need to enter EDL is because I must flash persist partition again. When I tried to fix my fingerprint sensor I tried multiple things in order to flash the persist partition, but without success. Eventually I accidentally deleted all the persist partition content. So then I re-installed the latest MIUI china dev and hoped the persist will be fine, but now my fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor, and adaptive brightness doesn't work, perhaps other things that I didn't find out yet.

I tried following this thread: http://en.miui.com/thread-478922-1-1.html , thanks to david_korku help.

When I try Part I, and use "fastboot erase persist", I get "FAILED (remote: partition write protected)" error.

When I try Part II, I can't finish it because I can't enter EDL mode (because of the reasons I wrote above).

Please help, can someone help me figure out how to flash the presist image? and maybe even enter EDL mode? (if it exist on my phone)

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UPDATE:

I finally managed to get into EDL mode and got everything fixed!!

This thread can be deleted.

I updated the rest in my other thread: https://xdaforums.com/mi-5s/help/firmware-to-fix-fingerprint-sensor-t3653847
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Questions & Answers] maxdaniels77:
Link is not workint, can you explain please!
[Networking] nobodysgotthisname:
Apologies if this has already been covered, but I wondered if there was a solution available for getting a portable disk accessible over bluetooth (PAN I guess) to my T-Mobile Compact 3. I am aware of ways to do this with Wifi but the device only has bluetooth so I am stuffed for that option :(

Any ideas very much appreciated!
[Networking] Rudegar:
well the NAS have to support bluetooth i would say

unless you sync with a pc and as such have access to it's network

but that would not really be using PAN
[Networking] 246810:
By disk, you mean portable storage, correct?

If the portable storage allows a slot for USB adaptors (which are quite cheap) or Bluetooth enabled (like some modern laptops and PC’s are) then it may just work.

When it comes to enabling Bluetooth with an adaptor, you may have to install drivers from a CD that comes with the adaptor.

I have a Bluetooth keyboard for my Kaiser. For it to work, I had to install a CD on my laptop prior to connecting my device to the Bluetooth keyboard.

You may have to do similar, by initially connecting your pc/laptop by Bluetooth to your portable disk and installing any necessary software, and then using the Bluetooth adaptor to connect your pocket pc to the portable disk after your Bluetooth and discoverability is switched on. When connecting my keyboard to my Kaiser via bluetooth, I simply switch on my keyboard and search for any bluetooth devices and connect- but remember, the bluetooth keyboard is bluetooth enabled already, so no bluetooth adaptor is required. Once the CD had been installed on my laptop, the laptop is no longer required to connect my keyboard to my Kaiser. You shouldn't need to either
[Networking] nobodysgotthisname:
Correct, yes - I am talking about portable storage. Possibly employing a 2.5" drive within a USB enclosure.

My main reason for wanting to do this is to put my entire music collection in the car and play tracks from the collection using the PDA. Because I just want to use this source for music, the limited bandwidth that bt offers will not pose an issue. I don't have any specific technologies in mind to do this, but being based in the car, there will be no laptop involved.

I am pretty sure there are no bluetooth access points on the market that can do the job. Some do appear to have USB ports although being a they are aimed at wireless printing, I'd doubt with there is USB storage class support.

I am just seeing what opinion is out there really because I have come to the conclusion that I am trying to achieve the impossible.
[Networking] 246810:
Browsing quickly online, I came across some portable storage devices that had USB 2.0 slots. Surely with a portable storage device like this, you can connect a bluetooth adapter to, therefore bluetooth enabling it.

http://www.mymemory.co.uk/memory/Vosonic/80GB/VP6230i/Portable/Storage/Device

And here are some USB adaptor to plug in:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bluetooth-Dongle-Mobile-phones-PDAs/dp/B000UCBDN6/ref=pd_sbs_ce_title_4

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-Class-Bluetooth-Adapter-Version/dp/B000CI2QLQ/ref=pd_sbs_ce_title_1

And here are some specific 2.5" portable storage devices with USB. It specifically says "Complete with USB 2.0 cable, quick connect guide and utilities CD": Here is the link:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Portable-USB2-0-External-5400RPM/dp/B000ES4YBY

Even though no bluetooth compliance is mentioned, it does specifically mention a USB 2.o cable, which may possibly be connected to your Pocket PC device slot. For example, I can connect my Kaiser to my Laptop easily with a USB cable. You just need to make sure you get the right cable that can fit into both your device and your portable storage. Here in the UK, stores like Maplin to cater for all types of devices
[Networking] 246810:
And here is a specific 2.5" portable storage devices with USB. It specifically says "Complete with USB 2.0 cable, quick connect guide and utilities CD": Here is the link:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Portable-USB2-0-External-5400RPM/dp/B000ES4YBY

Even though no bluetooth compliance is mentioned, it does specifically mention a USB 2.o cable, which may possibly be connected to your Pocket PC device slot. For example, I can connect my Kaiser to my Laptop easily with a USB cable. You just need to make sure you get the right cable that can fit into both your device and your portable storage. Here in the UK, stores like Maplin to cater for all types of devices
[Networking] nobodysgotthisname:
Thanks for the input, although those kind of solutions won't work as it's not simply a matter of plugging a bluetooth dongle into a usb drive caddy.
[Networking] 246810:
Okay. I suppose it is you with the portable device so you're more likely to know what ought to work.

Have you possibly considered just transferring you're large music collection onto an 8GB memory card, or possibly waiting for the 32GB memory card which is due in April? I have the 8GB and I have placed stacks of music, videos, and a movie onto it along with word documents, yet I still have over 5GB of storage space left.
[Networking] nobodysgotthisname:
Good point, I have considered this - my entire music collection is less than 20gb so it may be viable.

A lot of bluetooth APs though have USB ports for attaching printers. Does anyone know if any of these support USB storage devices? (Bit of a long-shot!)
[Honor 4x Questions & Answers] reddy.parameshwar:
hey honor 4x che1_L04 users i know you have been having storage troubles with your phone and you've been so frustated that you want to dump it anytime to buy a new phone . lets give this a try

1. buy a CLASS 10 memory card ( samsung preferred ) .

2. for android 6 ( marshmallow ) and 7 ( nougat ) you have a direct option under settings=>storage=>memorycard=>use

memorycard as internal storage .. to merge internal and external storages .

3. this will merge your sd card space to internal storage and now you can install as many apps as you want .

CAUTION :- donot remove the memory card unless it is formatted as portable media this make the card useless .

4. now reboot the device once thats it :) ......

ADDITIONAL TIPS :-

while installing custom roms try to use only

1. PICO GAPPS( least size in open gapps).

2. use only inbuilt browser

3. try to use FB only in browser dont install the app.

4. use messenger lite and fb lite apps

5. if you use more than one email service (like yahoo , outlook , hotmail ) you donot need to install all the seprate apps you can add all those accounts to GMAIL app

thank you . hope this helps :) HIT THANKS .
[Honor 4x Questions & Answers] shashank1320:
Thanks for the tips. Will be helpful for my phone and other users as well.
[Honor 4x Questions & Answers] hassanjavaid8181:
Thanks for that guide.helps alot
[LG G6 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Astrako:
Hi mates!

I have ported G6 to G4, but still waiting for G4 international KDZ to have a working modem file. I would like to check Always On and Reader mode, but I need some files that are generated by kernel. Since G4 kernel is not compatible with those functions I want to give a try anyway ;)

I would thank if somebody can send me all files located in this folders (you will be need root):

- /sys/class/graphics/fb0

- /sys/devices/virtual/ext_watch

Thanks in advance! :good:
[LG G6 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Astrako:
Anybody can help me?
[LG G6 Themes, Apps, and Mods] TecknoFreak:
Wow no one? I wish I have one to help you bro but I don't.
[LG G6 Themes, Apps, and Mods] SPIDER-7:
Hey . I wish I could root my G6 to do it for ya but it's impossible (for now). you may need to ask about it in some of those root tutorials for rootable G6s.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mahdiw.grb:
Hi guys, does anyone have mi lanting font which is MIUI china roms default font. I have the font itself but it doesn't display fancy text or some unicode characters when applied. So if someone​ is on china rom I'd really appreciate sharing the full fonts folder from the system directory. Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Geoffxx:
OK the title is self explanatory but lets go a bit further

I have two apps on my phone that I want to stop but primarily Facebook, I don't want them starting when the phone boots and I don't want them restarting on their own when I kill the process or stop the apps, I believe they have processes running that don't readily identify themselves as being associated with the apps so even if I kill/force stop the apps a short time later they just start up again.

I still want to be able to use the apps I choose so I don't want to uninstall or freeze them

The apps (for starters) are Facebook and ES file Explorer, I don't think ES FE is that bad and just stopping it from running on boot would be good enough but Facebook is an entirely different matter, it is extremely annoying.

Sometimes my phone heats up like it is doing a lot of work on something and when I kill facebook it all settles down

Xperia Z1 5.1.1. rooted
[General Questions and Answers] Freewander10:
Greenify should do the trick.

There's also Boot manager (if you're rooted+xposed)
[General Questions and Answers] Geoffxx:
Greenfly does not achieve what I am trying to do, and boot manager does not stop facebook from loading, it is still there in my apps and running no matter what I do and if I force stop it and stop the process it is back there again later without rebooting

I suspect that facebook uses and app or process that is not readily identifiable as facebook by name and then this app or process then manages the actual facebook apps that you see running as facebook, to actually stop facebook you would need to identify this app or process to totally shut it down, so if I am right - does anyone know what this app or process is so that I can stop it and take control of facebook, I rarely use it and don't see why it needs to be running 24/7 spying on me

I am pretty sure someone on these forums know the answer
[General Questions and Answers] Freewander10:
Any app that runs so forceably even when you try to stop it should not be on your phone.

It can be awoken by listening and reacting to any of the numerous intents on android. For example; the app could've been coded to wake up each time you open the camera/dialer/attempt to dial a number/connect to the internet and so on. Google Play Services operates in the same way.

Cutting off wake up paths in greenify should fix that. Or download 3C System Tuner and disable some of the triggering intents for the app.
[General Questions and Answers] Geoffxx:
ok I am going to assume you hae android and facebook app installed............if not then never mind because you have nothing to contribute

if you have the facebook app installed then go ahead and look at apps and processes and try to stop it from invading your phone............good luck with that ...please report back

I have since uninstalled facebook app and will access it through my browser if and when I need to

I worked in IT all my life and I don't like facebook, in fact I don't like seeing people with their faces buried in their phones 10 hours a day, there is something very wrong going on - I love and support technology but as some experts are now saying, it is now a serious health problem and I believe them............so what does facebook have to do with this..................well by far the biggest offender, so much so that it is scary

my advice to anyone with a mobile smartphone is to uninstall the facebook app and just access it through a browser, people need to realize that while you have all these devices and various accounts apps and cookies etc etc, everything you do on every device, everything you access - everywhere you go, everything you do is being monitored and recorded.................everything and I mean EVERYTHING

you think your life is private lol

anyway I couldn't find a way to shut the facebook app down..........so I uninstalled it, not sure that will even make a difference but it is gone, no more updates every 2 days - no more overheating as FB tries to upload stuff to some cloud somewhere without my permission................it is gone

sorry for the rant
[General Questions and Answers] -Hope-:
Startup Manager would come in handy but it only works for 1 boot and you need to repeat each time you want to reboot

Out of curiousty isn't freezing it better than deleting it?

And yeah the browser version is better
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I have a suggestion, but you might not get notifications when you have activity on Facebook. You won't know about any Facebook activity until you actually go and check it yourself.

Here is a workaround that doesn't even involve having Facebook or Facebook Messenger installed.

Use your favorite mobile browser(I recommend Puffin Browser or Firefox, Firefox requires some setup though, explained and linked below), go to Facebook in browser, login, have it save your login info in browser.

Then, open your browser settings and find the option to add the page to your homescreen as a shortcut. Open your Facebook settings in browser, find notification settings, set it to notify you of activity via text or via email, if you choose to notify via email, use the email that you are logged into your device with. Then, open your email app, go to its settings and set it to notify you when you get an email. This setup will save battery, save space because Facebook won't be installed, have less demand on CPU and mobile data. It will also allow you to still receive your Facebook notifications without having the app installed.

A workaround for managing your Facebook messages without having Messenger installed is as follows.

When you open the Facebook shortcut that you added to homescreen, open your browser menu, tap "request desktop site", when the page reloads you can then check your messages by tapping the messenger icon at the top of the Facebook page. If you try to check messages without requesting desktop site first, it will redirect you to install messenger. An alternative to this is to use Puffin Browser or Firefox(use this to set up Firefox in automatic desktop view) or use another browser that saves login info and automatically opens pages in desktop view, this will do everything for you without having to request desktop every time you open the page, just make sure that you create the homescreen shortcut using Puffin(or whatever other browser you use that has automatic desktop site) instead of your usual browser.

All of this requires no extra apps or disabling/hibernating/greenifying any apps.

This is the setup I use for the exact same reason that you're wanting to avoid.

Does this get you anywhere close to what you're looking for?

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[General Questions and Answers] Geoffxx:
Yes that is what I have done, now facebook doesn't take over my device anymore lol not that I used it much in the first place

In terms of privacy google isn't much better but then they own the OS so not much can be done with that one
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
It's possible to not have Google on a device and use alternative apps with similar function. There are many members here that take their privacy very serious and uts,what they do with their devicesm

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[General Questions and Answers] Geoffxx:
just a little more feedback on this for those that area interested

After removing facebook (uninstalling the app) the difference in quite extraordinary, yes I have an xperia Z1 which is a couple of years old but it still does everything I need it too, removing the facebook app has made my phone lightening quick, I also no longer have the every other day massive updates and I can still access facebook through my browser when I feel like it, looks just the same responds just the same but without the massive overhead

seriously - do yourself a favour and dump that facebook app................it turned into a monster and there is a very easy solution
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I wish I could thank this post a dozen times. I tell people to get rid of facebook all the time. People come to this forum wondering why their battery usage is outrageous and why their device is so sluggish. Then you find out that they have Facebook and messenger installed along with Snapchat, Whatsapp, etc..

People just don't realize how much demand these social media apps put on the hardware.

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[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] itzsarath:
When I was trying to upload a image from gallery to Instagram story this happens (attachment), no thumbnail just as blank but i can slide across but no images and can't upload any one of my gallery picx. No other apps have this issue everything working perfect.Tried everything such as reinstall insta app clear data and catch, factory reset

Device Info

Redmi Note 3 SD 2GB 16GB

Miui 8 7.7.20

Twrp 3.0.2.X
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] deepjyoti30:
Are you sure you have enough free RAM. That might be the reason.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] itzsarath:
Yes there is enough RAM. Double checked
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] deepjyoti30:
Maybe just ditch MIUI. Xiaomi is so slow and ignoring that i think its more probable that android o comes earlier to us then miui9.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] itzsarath:
Moved to RR 5.8.4 problem solved :good:

But Xposed framework is not working properly mainly XInsta and XinternalSD that's my current issue:crying:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] deepjyoti30:
Xposed has been ported for nougat.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] itzsarath:
Yes I know but module like XinternalSD XInstais not working properly. They have no write permission in SD card (in logs permission denied)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] deepjyoti30:
I don't know how manually sd card permission is allowed. Maybe you can google alternatives.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] itzsarath:
Currently alternative methods is working properly on marshmallow, officially there is no stable one for nougat
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] AlmostIdiot:
I have the same problem on miui 8 :( if anyone finds a solution please tell me

Enviado desde mi Nexus 7 mediante Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] itzsarath:
Did you delete thumbnail catch ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] AlmostIdiot:
You mean cache? Yes I did

I think xinsta is breaking the app
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] itzsarath:
Oops sorry cache .....

Device info pls ROM version?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] LaughAtYou:
i got a a problem when im record video instagram story, video result is so laggy (record using normal and hands on feature) but using rewind is so normal, not lag in review video. anyone facing this problem?
[Moto G4 Questions & Answers] TudorBrown:
Moto G4 not charging properly, I have Lineage OS on it. Recently I switched from SuperSU to magisk and that's when this problem started. Even when I revert to previous backups, the problem is still there. Should I just flash back to stock rom. Will that fix the problem?

I think the phone is stuck in USB charging mode because when I connect it to a computer, it isn't recognised by the computer even when I change to MTP in developer options.

<Mod Edit>

Thread closed by OP request.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elementzero23:
My friend had his i9195 bricked. I don't know how he did it, he was on stock rom and didn't have anything to do with custom roms so far. However, when connecting to a computer (PC or Mac, doens't matter) the device is shown as QHSUSB_DLOAD.

He has ordered a new phone (because he wanted a new one anyway) so he doesn't mind the phone not working anymore but is there a way to recover data from the internal storage?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IronRoo:
I think it's possibly by taking it to a shop with a jtag they can do it, even probe the memory direct if they don't fix the brick.