yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ListlessSpectre:
No, no...that was intended for a previous poster. What comes on the phone is stock...the foundation for the phone. Firmware updates are OTA. You can flash it, but then it's not necessarily stock anymore...it's just a stock image of new software. Ya dig? ;)

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https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-j7-pop/SM-J727P/BST/download/J727PVPU3ARC2/215248/

You can find instruction to flash w/ Odin anywhere, so I won't get too in depth. Hope this helps!!! :D

Edit: Went to the link myself....how the hell ae you supposed to get it? Paid sub?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
Sammobile requires a membership. Free gives you very slow download speeds. Paid takes minutes. This is the best compromise I have for you. They're not always %100 up to date, but I think they have the firmware you're after. Fast speeds too, but you will have to navigate around the ads a bit. Hope it helps. https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=SM-J727P&rpp=15&order=region&dir=asc&exact=1
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ListlessSpectre:
Yeah, it was weird. I couldn't get the damn thing to download at all. I'd go through this 30 second wait period and then it would let me access firmware, but wouldn't let me download. I created an account and obtained the free membership. I even shut down my adblocks and extensions and apparently that worked (just including this so anyone having trouble can try it). Anyway, I think their server was down briefly as well.

Tried it again a few minutes ago and got the firmware started....at just under 300kb a second. Meaning: it'll take 2 hours to download this f*cker even if you have a 300MB/sec DL speed. Nature of the beast I guess....but it IS obtainable.

For the record, this will be my last Sammy. I love the phone and all that. but being at the mercy of a giant corporation that provides terrible software, loads a metric butt-ton of bloatware without an option to remove it that Google already has optimized apps to do the job of and Sammy's most heinous of crimes to date....the Bixby button. I'm not paying iPhone prices for a phone I have very little user end control of. I'll probably go back to LG.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
I feel the same way. I'm going for an LG or Moto when I need a new phone. I've had very good experiences with the Moto G series. LG too, so long as root was available. Samsung is NOT very developer friendly in my opinion.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] juntjoo:
I just did the latest update for this phone. Apparently you have to otherwise it won't work, at least for the phone. The internet worked but couldn't make a call till I installed the update. Anyway, since then pulling down the notification window disables the blue light filter I use, killing my eyes. So anyone know of a solution? Or where to go to get help with this. I'm guessing Samsung is the last place for help with issues dealing with 3rd party apps. Thanks

Oh, tried other apps. Doesn't matter
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] White Rock:
Are there any working custom kernels for this phone?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pabloelio:
j727P

will this work for sm-j727 perx J727PVPU4BRH5 oreo 8.1 stock rom?

thanks..
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cordova30:
Trying to get TWRP to work on SM J727P

Hello,

I've been trying to get a Oreo 8.1.0 on my boost phone. I was able to root the device prior to attempting to change the ROM and recovery. However once I press vol up, home, power the phone says 'recovery booting...' on top and flashes. If I let go the phone doesn't go into the recovery it just boots normally. If I keep the buttons pressed the phone goes into an endless loop but won't go into recovery. I made sure I was using the most updated TWRP(3.3.1.0) and also the correct build for my phone. I also tried flashing the recovery via the TWRP phone app and it didn't work(even though it says it went through). I haven't tried the dd install on this device(don't know if knox will be tripped).

Please help!! Thanks!

I am using Odin v3.13
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] peter couniaz:
Twrp recovery

press an hold all three until you boot recovery !

AN did you factory reset before installing twrp if not you need flash stock firmware threw odin an start from the beginning ! you can download the latest 8.1.0 firmware from sammobile web site then download the latest twrp 3.3-1-1 an Root using MAGISK 19.2 an mod your own 8.1.0 rom as you see fit !
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cordova30:
Trying to get TWRP to work on SM J727P

Yes I do press all three buttons and it says 'recovery booting....' but it does a blue flash and doesn't boot the recovery it just restarts the phone.

I don't think I did a factory reset however. How do I know if I have stock firmware? currently software version is J727PVPS3ARA1, hardware J727P.02, android 7.0, 01/01/18 security patch, kernel version 3.18.31-10706873. Do I factory reset to get back to stock rom?

When I rooted the phone and connected to my WiFi a bunch of boost apps and bloatware got installed then I tried TWRP recovery.

The device also gives me a notice from SecurityLogAgent quote "Unauthorized actions have been detected. restart your phone to undo changes" could these be a cause?

P.S. Where can I get stock firmware for my particular device? SamMobile website?

Thanks again!
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] peter couniaz:
Stock firmware

You can find all the firmware files on sammobile yes !
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tigerevo:
Try using older version of odin to flash twrp .
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cordova30:
Update to 8.1.0 on j727p via ODIN

After trying to install TWRP on the device and failing, I tried to factory reset but the phone entered into an endless bootloop. I then tried to update the device to Boost 8.1.0 update from 06/01/2019 via ODIN(got the files from sammobile) and I finally got it to work again.

The device is unrooted and untampered with(as far as I know), I did a factory reset since the update didn't remove my info. I now have android 8.1.0, kernel 3.18.71-14631142, baseband J727PVPU6BSF2.

I am being a little hesitant since the last time I tried I wasn't successful.

My dilemma is the boost and Samsung bloatware, how can I remove it? Do I now root and flash a custom rom? Would this be possible on the new Boost update?

Any direction would be greatly appreciated. I used ODIN 3.13.1 to update.

Any tried and true roms, custom recovery and superuser to use in 8.1.0?

THANKS for reading

sorry for the long winded message
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tigerevo:
I like magisk

To root android 8.1. Use twrp 3.3.1.1 and magisk 19.2. When using odin uncheck autoreboot. Put magisk on sd card . Flash twrp, pull battery , unplug then boot into recovery .

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Oh and with that rom did your internal memory look low ? Mine was like 5 out of 8 gig. Thats why I use diff rom back up .

Oh and to Peter , if I uploaded a twrp backup would others on j727p be able to use ?

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Oh and use twrp to flash magisk
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cordova30:
8.1.0 update file size

Tigerevo

"Oh and with that rom did your internal memory look low ? Mine was like 5 out of 8 gig. Thats why I use diff rom back up ".

Checking the phone it says 7 GBs. of system/user data out of 16 GBs total storage. That's the system stuff only, not additional personal information along with additional apps and bloatware stuff. Ram memory is 1 GB of system and apps with 400MBs or so available also says 200MBs reserved memory.

Thanks for the mini root/supersu guide for the phone! Greatly appreciated!
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] peter couniaz:
i wouldn't

if you upload your backup your personal data will be on it !
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] fathermocker:
Has anybody tried to flash Magisk v20? Does it work with Oreo?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ct760ster:
Stay away from any Magisk bigger than 19.2

Unless you are ready to restore to stock ROM and redo all the debloating from the beginning, I would not poke the latest Magisk even with a 20 feet pole. I has been quite broken for the SM-J727P after version 19.2
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cordova30:
Unable to use magisk 19.2 or 19.1

I have my J727P with Oreo 8.1.0 and I followed all the steps on this thread to root with magisk 19.2. I am having many issues however. Before I began I made sure I factory reset the phone and had developer options with USB Debugging on. Then I flashed TWRP 3.3.1-1 via ODIN v3.13.1. So far so good and everything seems to work just fine, I remove the battery and go into custom recovery. I have Magisk 19.2 on an sd card and install with TWRP.

(Note: When it gives me the option to Wipe Dalvik/Cache it gives me an error)

As far as I am concerned Magisk 19.2 was installed successfully. When I try to reboot into the system that's when things go wrong. The Samsung logo and boost logo come up, but then it gives me an error saying 'Verification Failed' Unable to restart your device. The integrity verification has failed. You need to reset your device to factory default settings. This will erase all your data.

I had to reinstall Android 8.1.0 and it worked again. So, I tried doing the same thing except use Magisk 19.1 not 19.2. ODIN and TWRP versions were the same. The results were exactly the same.

What exactly am I doing wrong should I use another ODIN, TWRP, Android version?

(Install of TWRP works fine, reinstalling 8.1.0 works also). I know Tigerevo advised me to use a different ODIN version for an earlier problem I had

I know I ask for a lot of help from you guys and I truly appreciate it. Thanks!!
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion] peter couniaz:
Root with Magisk

Rooting 8.1.0 on J727P

#1 factory reset in stock recovery

#2 In odin flash twrp with auto reboot uncecked

#3 pull an replace battery an boot twrp

#4 format data press format data an tipe yes press the check mark

#5 flash Magisk 19.2 then repeat #4 an reboot your phone done !
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] LanceGoss47:
Hi I have root but I can't keep all cores on or keep the CPU running max speed it keeps resetting any ideas also is there not a customer kernel I'm using Los 13 at the moment.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] LanceGoss47:
No one know why I can't turn all on and keep clock speeds to the max :(
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Wulfie217:
At a guess if say you need to write a new custom kernel that allows you to enable all cores permanently and flash that (while making sure it still works with LOS). Root alone doesn't always help of the options aren't there, I used to have a phone that used a cyanogenmod port which had control over cores integrated but it never worked properly because (those who knew about these things said) it wasn't properly implemented in the kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] LanceGoss47:
Is there a way to decompile the kernel myself? Or modify with root manually?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Wulfie217:
It should be possible, d@nijel put instructions on the J320FN Lineage OS thread on how to change the boot.img (including tools for doing so) and you can work on the kernel using dsixda's android kitchen thread linked below may go some way to getting you started, obviously if you're using Linux you can use other guides to get much better functionality.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1698582
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] LanceGoss47:
Thanks could you link me to d@nijel instructions please
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spikelix:
Very stupid question I asked.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blowingoff:
lol no
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] haydeezz:
every time i take my phone out from my pocket my finger activate the home button and the unlock screen apear and finger is exactly on that hugee button "emergency call" and it automaticaly activate it! {as my finger is on it}.. and the screen with emergency call activate in a second..! and everyting happen in no time. the moment i grab the phone till i take it out form the poket.. ! is there any method do disable that "emergecy call button? from the unlock screen ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] JoeFCaputo113:
Whether it be free or paid, material theme or black theme... etc. What's your personal favorite, or top 3?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ggrant3876:
sd_black from the Samsung Theme Store and Swift Black from the Play Store. Combining the best of both of them.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fit333:
Material dark http://www.samsung.com/global/themestore/index.html?appId=com.cambunch.MaterialDarkN&SITE_CODE=us by far my favorite, and it free, only con is the teal in recent apps headers.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MiMtnBiker:
Substratum - Swift for Samsung
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 ROM Development] digiteltlc:
Hi all

After phone shutdown from comm manager, there is no way to turn it ON same way (semms like wifi problem issue)

Nothing other a softreset

Is this a known issue ???

Thank you !!

(QTEK9090 + HELMI_BA_WM6_R0)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 ROM Development] johh:
Yes this is known isue. This is not the same problem like wifi.

WIFI - at startup BA not load drivers. You must from wrlsmgr load drivers(option turn on wifi) and everything working OK

Phone - commanager can't correctly switch off phone module. Workaround - turn off phone from utility flightmode publicated on this forum.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] ahmedvip2008:
Guys if i want to buy a new phone

And think about redmi note 4 but when i compare it to redmi note 3 i found redmi note 3 has higher specification ( so how is that) and also in comparsion there is nokia 5

So what i should buy and if there is other choices
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] cidxtc:
I purchased the 4x international version. I had a Samsung Galaxy Note5 before this. I don't care what specs say this phone is really nice. I say take the chance and get it. I doubt you will be disappointed.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Adrian.Chandra:
Pros:

Great Battery Life 24 hour of medium to heavy use with 8-10h LTE only consume 50% battery

Screen is nice

Android 7 (many custom rom if you dont like MIUI)

Looks expensive and feel expensive

PRICE

Cons:

Camera is what you pay for

Snapdragon 625 with Adreno 506 is below average for heavy gamer, great for normal usage

No quick charge, took around 2.45h to charge from 5% to 100%

Hard to get a good screen protector with the 2.5d screen
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] ahmedvip2008:
If you will choose between:

Redmi note 4

Nokia 5

Motorola moto g5

Sony Xperia l1

What you will choose?!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] khairin14:
Don't forget Lenovo P2
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] mohammad.nomaan:
After weeks of waiting and reviewing, reading and thinking, i finally put my money on Redmi Note 4.

Got the Black 64GB 4GB ram version

My reasons:

More than enough memory - Ram & Internal

Great build quality

Almost best Hardware to cost - value for money

Stable Rom build

****load of development in terms of ROM's & Kernels

2 yrs warranty from the supplier here - including screen and water damage

Im not a heavy gamer or a photo geek so dont really care for Gaming or low light photos. My Note 5 still takes gr8 images

Hence thats my Vote
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Adrian.Chandra:
Still Redmi Note 4X, just bought it 2-3 weeks ago the best choice i make this year XD

btw just browse gsmarena and see the review there is your best bet
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] cidxtc:
I got this screen protector and it fits nice and looks good.

https://gearbest.app.link/fcggmR1xSF
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] ahmedvip2008:
Thanks to all of you guys

I really appreciated
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] RootNightmareX:
Is redmi note 3 pro better for gaming than rn4?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] k3lcior:
It will give slightly more fps, but much worse battery life.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] chan1628:
Sorry to jump in here, but i am also shopping for a new phone

I'm currently using huawei honor 5x, it was a great phone at a cheap price with plenty of XDA support

however, the honor 5x is starting to boggle down a bit on Nougat and i want to expand pass the 2gb RAM

The OnePlus 3T is what I really desire, but I can't pull the trigger with that price tag

I've been going back and forth between the Nexus 5x and Redmi Note 4X

the specs seem very respectable on the 4gb 64gb version and i'm having a hard time finding a better phone at this price point

with plenty of XDA support for this device, i'm starting to really lean towards this RN4x
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] k3lcior:
They are both good phones, thing is you wont get new Nexus 5x only used or refurbished which often comes with poor exhausted batteries.

Also im not big fan of Snapdragon 808/810.. they heat up like crazy, which also results in poor battery life and thermal throttling.

I remember LG G Flex 2 i had back in the day with Snap 810, after gaming session i could probably use it as iron press. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xMrTROLLIPOPx:
My school recently blocked all android phones from connecting to the wifi network. Our personal logins (which are entered on the wifi connection screen in settings) only work on iPads, iPhones and windows laptops. All our android devices get stuck on the "connecting..." or "obtaining IP Address" message. Is there anyway to bypass this? Resetting our phones didn't work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azenix:
Why did they do this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stephin95:
Root your phone and try a mac spoofer app and change the mac address to a pc mac address
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Snow Cat123:
I left my phone on charge over night like I have done for the last year+ and woke up to a pink line down the screen just left to the battery sign. I've googled it and everyone says it's s common fault and needs a new lcd. Seeming as I press down on the front camera the line either gets pinker or disappears depending how hard I press. Theirs no physical damage to the screen not even a slightest scratch, the back on the other hand is a complete mess lol.

Is it a fault with the LCD or can I rip it apart and just reconnect the LCD? I've had the pink line for over a month.

If anyone else has this issue, has anyone else noticed the battery life is a lot less with the pink line...?

Thankyou
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] nopick:
My phone has the same problem. It is a known issue. I am on Verizon and they are willing to CLNR replace it out of warranty. It must be affecting a lot of phones. The problem is, they a being very sketchy about the water indicator in the sim card slot. I am hesitant to send it in for fear it will incur a damaged device fee.

Edit: I am also having greatly reduced battery life...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Snow Cat123:
Oh, thank got I'm not the only one with battery drain... what colour is the water indicator meant to be? I've jumped in swimming pools, ran it under water to clean it, spent like 10 mins in the sea then realized it was in my shorts along with my tobacco products and wallet. None of that never effected the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] nopick:
The water indicator is supposed to be pink x on white background. After 5 or 6 phone calls, one trip to a Verizon store and one trip to the Samsung desk at Best Buy, It was determined my water indicator was not damaged and the pink line screen defect is covered under the $9/month Verizon insurance with no deductible. The new phone will be here today. Hopefully the battery issue is also resolved with the new phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] nopick:
After much hassle, my phone was replaced under insurance with no deductible since it was a defect and not due to damage. The pink line is gone and battery life is much improved.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Pet1981:
No wonder...

In Austria Samsung Service Center has the order that they have to replace the battery when they replace a display.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] 9vs:
Try the flashing colour solutions

Try some pressure at Samsung logo

Try to get warranty fix by Samsung if your phone isn't damaged

Here is a video on how I permanently fixed mine

youtube.com/watch?v=dacCTRU6snY
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Balkish:
I tried the *#0*# thing and the line gradually disappears from the left moving to the right

It has now changed position to the battery indicator
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feel free to message me at kshark.apps@gmail.com for any queries, cheers!
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[Android Apps and Games] w0lv:
sir promo code please. thank you???
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