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[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] t-wolf:
I apologize beforehand if the question is stupid, but how to downgrade Oreo to Marshmallow (MM) on an XZ1c device (G8441). I ask this because I can not find any MM firmware for this device (which was already released with a version of Android 8.0).
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] mhaha:
You've already answered yourself. This phone shipped with Oreo - there is no MM firmware, which is at least two generations old. You won't find any Nougat firmware either, with the sole exception of building your own AOSP, for which Sony did release Nougat binary. But I'd advise against doing that, it's not meant for normal users.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] divinemyth99:
it seems there's a typo in the op, then. He accidentally said

When he meant to say that "you cannot backup the TA.img on these devices."
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] mhaha:
No, it wasn't a typo. Actually, it was more that the OP copy/pasted/compiled information from older Xperia devices on the assumption that all Xperias are similar. (They're not really)

It's even stated in the first sentence that it was written as a general reference based on his older reference guide, which is by smartphone standards simply ancient.

In fact, this thread was posted before the XZ1 Compact was even released. There was no way anyone could have already had rooting/debranding/modding guides for an unreleased phone.

It was clear from the beginning that it was not a model specific guide, and soon after the XZ1 Compact was actually released, it quickly became apparent that most of the information in this post is outdated and no longer valid for our phone.

I'm sure the OP had good intentions in posting this back then, but without advanced knowledge of what the actual retail unit is like, it was a pretty big risk, and unfortunately the reality is that one would instead be largely misinformed by this guide rather than obtain helpful guidance.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] jayarmstrong:
Damn, I've been hunting for a MM ROM for a while. This post should be flagged as outdated / inaccurate.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glitchdweller:
im attempting to "upgrade" my Samsung galaxy express 3 J120A with cyanogen mod (i forgot the new name) buti cant get the twrp bootloader on becuase of some security issue, and i cant find any way to disable it. i've looked at other forums with no luck, and the express 3 is harder to find because no one develops for it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mechanicguy30:
Samsung SM-J120A AT&T

Well I was able to obtain root with this phone with the firmware J120AUCS3AQE1 using the Kingroot and SuperSUME PRO APKS. Although that is as far as you can go with this phone, the bootloader from what I have gathered is locked as well as signed by AT&T making it unlockable. So flashing a custom recovery and custom ROMS on at least the AT&T version is no good. I couldn't find this firmware anywhere online for free so here is the link to the google drive that you can now download and use at your leisure. Good Luck for what could have been a nice phone for custom ROMS it's officially a dud.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By-h87or9MXeZTVGR1JYM3lnWVk
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fullspool:
is there an app that will let you hijack the usb port to alow you to use the phone as a card reader so i dont have to take my adapter everywear with me. kind like whn you put a psp into usb mode, it just becomes a card reader ad thats it. thanks.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] zetajunkie:
you can spend some money on card export, or try wm5torage.

there are your hints. links can be found via google. :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] itcrackerjack:
Card Export

I've tried wm5torage and it would constantly lock up my at&t tilt. So I'm now using the trial of Card Export and it works flawlessly.

Be warned, it is a slow card reader for me (I know it's not the microSD card).
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] GSLEON3:
Yep, Card Export2 v3.06 works great for me. By the way WM5Storage will work, but it needs a driver from card export to do it. You don't have to buy or use CE2, but you do have to install it to get WM5Storage to work.

I'm not that cheap so I bought one instead of installing two.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] grizzley:
http://www.soti.net/default.asp?Cmd=Products&SubCmd=PCPro
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] GSLEON3:
Yeah I have the newer Soti PCP V6. I still think my CE2 is much faster. Granted Soti does some really cool stuff. When I forget my Kaiser in the truck I can still use it & see the screen over 3G on my PC!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evolution5k:
Hey Guys & Girls,

I was recently trying to follow along with this pretty rag-tag guide that I came across to avoid rooting my phone:

https://spoofaholics.wordpress.com/converting-a-joystick-to-a-system-app-without-root/

I am using an HTC 10 that I had unlocked the Bootloader to right before attempting to follow the guide. It may be worth mentioning I did not use the link he provided to a full SDK download, I only installed Fastboot and ADB like I had done when I unlocked the Bootloader because it seemed to be all that was needed. I am using TWRP version 3.1.1-0-pme.img.

Time to get to the actual problem. The folders are all in the right places and instead of rebooting my phone in Bootloader mode completely manually I use the command "adb reboot download" (then go to bl mode) just to try and make sure everything is connected and working.

At this point I should be able to use the command " fastboot boot twrpgm.img" (renamed it) to have TWRP open on my phone, right? Unfortunately when I put the command in this occurs:

JohnDoes-MBP:~ JohnDoe$ cd Desktop/platform-tools

JohnDoes-MBP:platform-tools Brian$ ./adb reboot download

adb server version (31) doesn't match this client (39); killing...

* daemon started successfully *

JohnDoes-MBP:platform-tools JohnDoe$ ./fastboot boot twrpgm.img

downloading 'boot.img'...

OKAY [ 1.213s]

booting...

FAILED (remote: unlock device to use this command)

finished. total time: 1.263s

JohnDoes-MBP:platform-tools JohnDoe$ ​

Why am I getting this error even though my Bootloader is unlocked? Could it be referring to something else?

FAILED (remote:unlock device to use this command)

And yep, those are Mac terminal commands I'm using. Even though it's a Windows guide I've tried it on both Windows and Mac, but my Mac is always with me. I get the exact same failed message on both OS.

Misc Info

My HTC 10 is running Nougat 7.0

I've rooted, and unrooted the phone after trying this so TWRP is definetely working.

All help is appreciated. :)
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] ManoharNani:
Dear developers ... plz develop os on oreo
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] leonardohenrique10:
Don't ask for ETA

If you want Android O ROM, download source code and build it yourself.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] amul@1432:
Ya bro as like a pixel Oreo with VoLte
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] sameer12dhi:
There are Oreo roms but in Alfa state use them if you could bear the bugs otherwise stay on nougat and don't ask for ETA and definately don't ask for volte in Oreo rom
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jesseb342:
I would like to port a KK rom for my device that is currently running 4.1.2 JB to upgrade it. I've looked and there aren't any roms already out there that have KK core for my phone (ZTE Force).

I'm already rooted and have CWM recovery with a full backup on my SD card, so i'm not too worried about trying out a few ports. My question is this, What exactly do I need to have in the PORT rom? I've looked at dozens of porting guides and am a bit confused. Some say the Base rom and the PORT rom need to be from the same company, in my case ZTE, some don't. Some say the kernels need to match, some don't. Same with Android base version, screen resolution, chipset, etc.

So can anyone tell me definitively what the BASE and PORT roms need to have in common?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] LucasCba15:
I need a tutorial to root my clock and to update android
[Sony Smartwatch 3] lilloscar:
It's posible to install Android Wear 2 on this watch?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] romcio47:
No need to root in order to update the watch. For root there are tutorials available. Look for them in "SMARTWATCH 3 ANDROID DEVELOPMENT"

Possible - yes, but no method is available for now.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] RUPESHBW:
Just want to understand does china roms have more features than the global rom as in china no copyright issue so they can freely copy other roms features. Which one is better guys?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] jbanti:
u can't decide untill u try em first.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Hollow6:
Chinese ROM better but you'll miss Google features (although You can install Gapps)

Global ROM definitely more stable than Chinese one
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] YuutaW:
Chinese version no gapps. And lots of ads..
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] RUPESHBW:
Just flashed chinese miui 9 rom on my redmi note 4 have to say it more smooth than global rom and also few more feattures in it. installesd all gapps. But in Global rom the google environment is good which we will lack in china roms. You will get app store which is very annoying in china rom. It's smooth rom but it's only for Chinese people(lot of Chinese words in it). Finally I would say I prefer global rom over Chinese miui roms because of google app and language.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] BubuXP:
Try the Xiaomi.eu ROMs, they're global but build starting from the Chinese MIUI (Google apps, no Chinese bloatware, etc.).

Try also mi-globe.com ROMs, they're customizable versions of xiaomi.eu ROMs .
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] RUPESHBW:
Will be trying both rom today.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paprykarz:
Hey fellas!

I've been using my opx since it came out and I would never pick a different phone, but recently my front glass cracked after falling. The display is fine, but every service I went to tells me they only replace both. Is there a way to replace just the broken glass? Also where could I get a spare one? Is Aliexpress good enough?

TIA
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aryan.arora180:
Same thing here mate. You can buy just the screen, but replacing just the screen is very hard. I haven't bought the screen myself so I can't help you with that.

The process will be pretty similar to this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhSAmai8OKk .

I wouldn't recommend trying to repair it yourself.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] letalvoj:
Hi,

I have the Z5C with the latest stock firmware.

I wanted to do a little change to the /system/etc/hosts file. I tried to be smart (and failed). I did not want to flash anything so I only booted into TWRP, changed the file in terminal and rebooted.

Unfortunately after doing so I can neither boot to recovery or to the system itself. Fastboot works fine though. If I messed up the /etc/hosts then the recovery would still work fine - this rules out this option.

So after that I tried

rebooting

fastboot boot recovery.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

...

If I unplug the cable in fastboot the phone just dies. If I turn it on it gets stuck on the Sony logo.

I did not expect that just booting to a recovery without actually flashing it could break anything :( Any idea please?
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nlra:
To even boot TWRP you have to have an unlocked bootloader. You may have presumed that by unlocking the bootloader that the integrity of the other partitions are no longer checked; however, the /system partition is in fact still protected by the Android "dm-verity" feature (https://source.android.com/security/verifiedboot/) even when bootloader is unlocked. So by mounting /system as read/write on TWRP and modifying the hosts file, you have changed the checksum of the /system partition.

You have two options:

Flash a modified kernel to the boot partition that disables dm-verity. Then you should be able to get the phone to boot with your modified /system partition. (I recommend this utility: https://xdaforums.com/xperia-z5/development/root-automatic-repack-stock-kernel-dm-t3301605 -- use this even if you don't want to root the phone: it will ask you individually what changes you want it to make to the kernel, and you can choose to *just* disable dm-verity if that's the only change you want to have made.)

Download the FTF for your firmware, and re-flash *just* the system partition with Flashtool in order to undo the change you made (Flashtool will allow you to selectively flash only certain partitions from a given firmware).

-- Nathan
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] letalvoj:
Awesome! Makes sense! Thanks a lot.

After your reply it somehow (I do not know why) allowed me to boot to recovery. Therefore I reverted the change. I should have thought that it is going to checksum to verify the system integrity.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nlra:
You mean you simply edited the 'hosts' file and put the contents back to the way that they were? Honestly, if so, I'm surprised that worked...as I understand it, dm-verity happens on a block-level basis, not a file-level one, so even restoring the contents of particular files would not cause the checksum to go back to matching what the system is expecting (file contents now stored at different blocks/LBAs, file timestamps changed, etc.), which is why I thought flashing the original stock contents of the system partition would be necessary. In any case, glad to hear you are back in business.

-- Nathan
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] TheParallelOne:
Hello. I have BLN-AL30 running BLN-AL30C00B130 EMUI 5.0 Nougat and i want to unlock bootloader. I used the official way to get my unlock code but when i reboot to bootloader and type fastboot oem unlock <code> it simply says wrong password. I've tried both IMEIs and MEID but the site keeps giving the same code. I triple checked for typos and i'm 100% sure it's typed well. How do i proceed? Thanks in advance.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] PalakMi:
Since you are pretty sure, ask them again while explaining what happened (include screenshots to them)
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] adriansticoid:
Are you sure you ticked the OEM Unlock in Developer Options?
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] TheParallelOne:
I don't have that in dev options. Is it on EMUI 4.1 only?
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] TheParallelOne:
Will try. Thanks
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] adriansticoid:
It should be present in EMUI 4 and 5.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] PalakMi:
No problem
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] TheParallelOne:
Well it's not present on EMUI 5
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] RedSkull23:
I wrote directly to Huawei customer care and after a mail exchange and something like a week i obtained my unlock code from them. Try that to have a 100% working code
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] PalakMi:
That's the weirdest thing I've seen (NO OEM UNLOCK)
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] shashank1320:
Its not there in EMUI 5 on any model.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] TheParallelOne:
Would downgrade do the trick?
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] shashank1320:
Only if you have the correct rollback package.

Whats the issue on Nougat?
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] RedSkull23:
That's a thing that I've already seen on at least another thread between various help threads, if i don't remember bad the option could disappear if OEM unlock is leaved active before doing something else through adb/fastboot or meanwhile updating the software... But i can't confirm that my memories are correct. [MENTION=7824497]Rommco05[/MENTION], if i remember well you was in that thread too; you remember the case where OEM unlock disappeared from developer options menu??
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] shashank1320:
It wont be there since beginning on EMUI 5 buddy. Its visible only on emui 4
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] RedSkull23:
Absolutely not, pal. Check these screenshots. I'm on EMUI 5 and the OEM unlock option never disappeared on my phone. It's Italian language, but I'm sure that you remember the position of the option, is the 2nd one activated.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] shashank1320:
Mine :(

Haven't seen this option my 3 emui 5 devices. Haven't made any changes to h5c but still not seen this option
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] shashank1320:
No FRP on bootloader screen only phone locked/unlocked
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] shashank1320:
Mine some more scroll down
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] RedSkull23:
Yeah, if you leave that option deactivated and your phone gets hard-bricked, you can't factory reset the phone due to Factory Reset Protection. A tricky option indeed.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] sniperlife:D:
Just noticed. Yeah the option is only available in EMUI 4.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] shashank1320:
As mentioned by [MENTION=8242346]RedSkull23[/MENTION] it is there in emui 5 but depends on the way when we unlock bootloader
[LG V10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sylaw:
hey guys. ive been trying to install V4A on my H900 since yesterday. when i try to install the drivers it says i either got a broken busy box or haven't installed busy box properly. ( System bin /systembinx both updated properly tho) + ( also i have disabled name space on SuperSU as well as i have changed the SELinuxModeChanger to permissive ). i acquired root by flashing the KDZ . oh and i forgot to mention that im still on Lolipop 5.1.1 :/

a good help will be appreciated ! thank you :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MHN.1515:
I installed a malicious software but did not give it access

The software did not work on the touch of the handset, I pressed the power button repeatedly

After a few minutes the software was closed, and there was no problem

But I noticed that the power button has been disabled

I turned off the phone with Bixby

I could not turn on

The power button looks healthy, but without any work

I had to go to warranty

They say the board has been replaced

My question here is: a simple software has caused my phone to crash? :confused:

I really like to know what caused the phone to fail

I've put the software link here

(Note: the software does not erase any files and does not access)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B53NK9l7_n7gMkJTZ0tJMXlYWjQ/view?usp=sharing
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] soulframe:
Basicly, on my MDA vario 3 whenever I press the "internet/WnW" button nothing happens, when I press "start/windows" button or I press the main front "ok" button, it takes me to "file explorer". Anyone else have similar problems, if so, whats the solution?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] duke911:
Go to Start> Settings> Buttons

Then reassign these buttons to their defaults or whatever you wish

Cheers
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] soulframe:
I tried that but the "ok", "windows" and "WnW" are not showing up in there.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tsolignani:
I own a s3 tablet with spen and wonder whether handwritten notes would sync between the Note 8 and the tablet via Samsung sync. Any idea? Thank you. :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] BlueFox721:
Notes have synced before with other devices and if they don't, opening your saved notes should import in the updated apps
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jah:
From settings for Accounts ensure you have a Samsung Cloud account sync and set Notes to sync. Alternatively look at settings in Samsung Notes and select Samsung Cloud sync. When you get your Note8 do the same and Notes will sync between devices. I use this with my Note GE and Tab S3.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] BlueFox721:
Some older notes do not sync...my Note 3 notes would not sync to the Note 7 because I didn't update the SNote app on my Note III..I had to import them. The notes that were made with the updated app synced fine...Always manually sync all accounts before swapping devices though...If you use the switch app, they should all transfer easily...
[Samsung Gear S3] jgrob:
The antenna is the top part of the case. A conducting band (strap) will alter the characteristics of the antenna and also the RF performance of the radios. It could either improve or reduce the reception and communication.

Does anyone know of any tests or statements from Samsung about this? Their stock bands are non-conducting. I would like to see a clear statement from Samsung.

I did a crude test with my AT&T S3 and it seemed that it had more bars with metal band attached than when I removed it. But another test (before Samsung replace the PBA) showed that GPS would not work until I removed the metal band. So I can't conclude anything from these informal tests.
[Samsung Gear S3] vndnguyen:
Shortly, I can say No.

I have read about this warning before purchasing the metal band.

But it seems it OK with it, at least for the Bluetooth.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Anony58:
Hello guys

I have the LG G6 (UK-Unlocked-H870) with Android 7.0 July security patch. It froze on me about 3-5 times now. Once, it happened out of the blue and took me like 30 minutes until i could force it to restart. I had to press vol up/down and power button for a good 40 seconds-2 minutes.

Second time it was when i had the camera open and i tried capturing a team photo via my LG Watch Style. It took about 20 minutes until i could force restart it. (the screen was on and stuck on my homescreen)

The other time i couldn't restart the phone for about 1,5 hours and it looked like it was bricked. It seemed like it was turned off and it wasn't responsive to anything (the screen went pitch black/turned off). Tried putting in on a charger, tried different button combinations and everything, i could force it to boot up with no issues somehow (using similar button combinations as said above). Nothing could have cause it to freeze as nothing was open, nothing was running in the background except Nova Launcher and a few minor important services.

Yesterday, it froze again after taking a picture via my LG watch. It took another 15-20 minutes after i could finally force it to restart. Strange i have to say. Anyone else experienced this before? I only have some occasional slow downs from time-to-time when i have a lot of apps open in the background, but it's weird to see that a phone like this can free on such levels.

I'll try doing a hard reset in a couple days and see if it solves my problem, if it doesn't i'll probably try my best to return it and get a replacement. I just would like to find out if anyone else has had this issue, if so, how did you solve it?
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] simo14:
I never had freezing issue on my H870, just some lag (3-5 sec) when i get much notification s. Try formatting your phone

Inviato dal mio LG-H870 utilizzando Tapatalk
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] raddy:
I have H870DS and I am not facing such issue either.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Jostian:
Sounds like a rogue app, have my H870 for 3 months and hasn't frozen once.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Anony58:
It might be, since no one is having any issues. I'll try and do a hard reset this weekend and hope that it solves the issue.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Jostian:
If you do a hard reset use the button method its more comprehensive :)
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] matthew33:
Mine been regularly freezing on Android pie.

Matt
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] 3m1r:
I had the same issue, phone freezes and then restarts. Once the phone restarts it overheats and it's stuck in a boot-loop. Looks like the phone goes crazy once it connects to a wifi... Hard reset my phone, I'll see if the issue persists.

UPDATE: Phone freezes immediately after connecting to wifi, any suggestions ? LG G6 H870 stock rooted.