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[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] P650SE:
Ah, well in that case i'll have another look into them. The only problem is, there doesn't seem to be any available here in the UK with the exception of the Skinomi ones on Amazon. But they're being sold at almost £10.00 per screen protector, which is absurd considering how easy it is to make a mistake whilst applying them. I also saw multiple reports saying that the wet-application screen protectors can start peeling easily, especially when using a TPU case like the Spigen 'Rugged Armour' one. (I have now placed an order for this case, BTW!)

If i'm able to find a decent wet-application protector for about half of that price then i'll give it a shot, but otherwise i'll perhaps just buy a pack of cheap plastic-film ones from eBay or something. I did find a good website in Germany called 'protectionfilms24.com' who offer a decent selection of cheap protectors for the Axon 7. Although, I wish these phone manufacturers didn't insist on using 2.5D glass in their new devices because it makes finding screen protectors much more difficult! :( (My ZUK Z2 had the same problem with the 'halo' effect!)

Have you guys had chance to try any of the custom kernels for the Axon 7 yet? I was trying to figure out the best one which offers KCAL support for adjusting screen saturation and colours. I find the colours on the Axon 7 to be too oversaturated and would like to reduce them to a more accurate level. I think i'll start by trying the new 'HellsGate V2' kernel since that appears to be the most recently updated, but really i'm just after something with the best balance between battery life and performance as possible. :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Aj-jss:
Hey guys , Since I upgraded to Nougat, my phone is pre-encrypted and why can't I decrypt it? Why is it like this?
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] P650SE:
Well that's a weird coincidence, I just returned to this thread to ask the exact same question! :confused: I've been trying a few of the different custom ROM's (LineageOS, DARK ROM) and for some reason the phone is always pre-encrypted on installation. I have tried pressing the option in your screenshot called 'Encryption' but it doesn't do anything, as you mentioned. Can anyone enlighten us on how to disable encryption on devices running Nougat?

Also, does anyone know how to encrypt a microSD card and will switching ROM's afterwards still allow access to the stored files?
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Aj-jss:
Actually in stock ROMs,the encryption should be unencrypted when you do a factory reset but it's not the case here as I've done a couple factory resets already but still pre-encrypted. I've read in an article that some phones are always encrypted for security reasons but I don't know if it's the case here or again just a weird bug from ZTE's software. Encryption makes the device a little slower and it's the reason I wanna unencrypt it.

For SD cards there is also an option in all my other phones to encrypt data on it but I don't know if AXON 7 has that option since I don't use SD cards on it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] P650SE:
Hmm, i'm not sure. The reason I wanted to disable encryption personally was for the reason you mentioned about marginally increased performance, but also because there's a mod on XDA which bypasses the bootloader unlocked screen on start-up, but it requires for encryption to be disabled beforehand. On the subject of the SD card encryption, i've had a good look around the settings on LineageOS but have been unable to find an option to enable it. It seems unusual how this option would not be included unless the phone simply doesn't support it. I might ask in the LOS thread since it's more active and see what people think about this problem.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Aj-jss:
I haven't ever encrypted my phone and I don't really know why it is encrypted. Have you tried a factory reset yourself? I mean it didn't work for me but it might work for you.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] P650SE:
Same here, I haven't encrypted my phone either and have no idea why it's like this unless it's just a default feature starting from Nougat. I haven't tried a factory reset as such, but I have flashed a few different stock ROM's with EDL mode and have also flashed the official ZTE downgrade package to Marshmallow from their website, with no success. :(
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] P650SE:
[MENTION=8060631]Aj-jss[/MENTION] [MENTION=7799420]Choose an username...[/MENTION] Do either of you know what's causing this problem? I have the 64GB Chinese A2017 but all the custom ROM's are showing the internal storage as 128GB, with 67GB being consumed by 'System'. I am not sure why this as happened because all i've done since unlocking my bootloader is flash the Universal Bootloader (A2017X) and A2017 modem, and have tried a few different ROM's like LineageOS and DARK ROM. Any ideas? :confused:
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Aj-jss:
Since I've never unlocked or flashed a custom ROM , I don't know about this issue and how to fix it. But check out the thread below. This guy has got the same issue

https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/help/flashed-rom-half-storage-t3666243
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] P650SE:
Ah, great. I was actually trying to find that thread because I remembered seeing it a few days ago; but despite searching XDA for a while I was unable to locate it. Thanks for finding it! :laugh: I think i'll try to revert back to MiFavor by flashing the stock recovery, and then see whether i'm able to fix the problem with forced encryption. Maybe it'll fix the problem with my 64GB of internal storage showing as 128GB as well.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Aj-jss:
Inform me if you could fix the forced encryption issue and keep me tuned.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] P650SE:
Is it possible to get the Chinese A2017 running on the latest A2017U B32 update at all? I have been searching a few threads on the matter but can't find any definite answers. There are some files in DrakenFX's thread here which can be flashed in TWRP to upgrade to B32, but i'm not certain on whether they can be used with the Chinese A2017 since they're primarily intended for use with the A2017U.

Assuming this would be okay, is it necessary to flash the A2017U V1.0.0B29 modified rollback ZIP beforehand if i'm on say, Chinese A2017 V1.1.0B17 beforehand?

Thanks! :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Choose an username...:
You need to flash zips made especially for the phone you are using. If not, you'll flash the U's NON-HLOS.bin and bad things will happen

And now that you have some experience, I'd tell you to experiment. If you flash the right zips the most you'll get is a soft brick.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] P650SE:
Thanks. I did clearly remember you saying before about not flashing firmware intended for other variants of the Axon 7 (Don't worry, you weren't just repeating yourself!) but it made me wonder whether the ZIP's in that thread would be different since it also mentioned the Chinese A2017 in the thread title and OP. I don't suppose this would work with the TWRP packages; but I did read somewhere that for firmwares being flashed via EDL mode it was possible to extract the HLOS.bin from the A2017 bootstack and switch it with the one from the A2017U EDL package. :p
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] km8j:
Curious.... What are people going to do if they get the phone on TMobile and it has no volte? Essential won't tell us so who knows
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] eakrish:
I thought this was already stated that it would work with all carriers including Tmobile
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] km8j:
Yes but that doesn't mean it will support volte, HD or evs
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] eakrish:
I’m pretty sure it was asked directly if the phone would work with those features and they said if the service supports it then it will work as intended. The only questionable thing was some sprint uses which I forget what it was.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] skw5115:
well, my Mi Note 2 supports VoLTE so I have no reason to think that this device will not work accordingly.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] km8j:
Essential has to certify the device with Tmobile.

On Tmobile USA?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] skw5115:
Yes on TMobile USA. Also, if I'm not mistaken, it's already certified on T-Mobile, just not Verizon.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] tech_head:
Only Verizon certification is not complete. At least from the information I have.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] KalenXI:
I have the phone on T-Mobile and it supports Wi-fi calling, HD Voice, and VoLTE out of the box.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] iswope:
Where are you able to confirm this on the phone?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] KalenXI:
For wi-fi calling I just went to an area with wi-fi but no cell signal and confirmed I was able to make a call with it turned on. For VoLTE I just checked that the data didn't drop to 3G or EDGE when I made a call. And for HD Voice I just called another T-Mobile phone and it'll say "HD" next to the call timer if it's an HD Voice call.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] ndonnine:
Wifi calling turned on today on my phone after not working the past 3 days.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Charkatak:
Any band 12 support?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] parusia:
I'm in Houston Texas, and depending the area where I am sometimes I'm in band 12, but the majority of the time I'm in band 4.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] skw5115:
Might have been that your APN updated. I had to manually edit the APN to reflect the proper settings and all features have worked since.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Charkatak:
So when your phone is in band 12, have you tried to make a call and stay on that band?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] parusia:
I will try next time when I get into band 12 area and let you know.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] shochman:
So, after all the latest updates, are there any issues with the Essential phone working on TMobile? I was hoping to by one.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] 3's&7's:
Same here...how is this phone running on T-Mobile Essential users? VoLTE? WiFi Calling working? :rolleyes:
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] VennligFiende:
They both work for me. In Dallas.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] mimin0:
Both work here in NYC and suburbs.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] mackentosh:
How do you know if WiFi calling and Volte is working on Tmobile? Cause I have indication showing on my status bar when I make a call
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] twcook:
Both are working for me near Austin Texas.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Charkatak:
Any difference in cell reception(quality and # of bars) if comparing to another phone on T-Mobile network?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] twcook:
I am coming from an Xperia Z5 and seem to get more bars on the PH-1 but that doesn't really mean anything. I can't tell any significant difference in call quality, both have been fine, even with low bars. I think the PH-1 may be a little better in fringe areas but I don't have any objective measure of that. T-Mobile is mostly band 4 and band 12 here (Georgetown area). T-Mo wifi calling on the PH-1 works great. Certainly the PH-1 is at least as good as the Z5 and might be a slight improvement.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Charkatak:
Does anyone remember which shipping method does Essential use when items are bought through them? It shows as free shipping, but I don't know which carrier and how fast is the delivery.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Mania626:
I have to say , compared to the oneplus5 here in NYC this phone signal is weaker and less reliable, I have both phones and the oneplus5 does better here , I even calls t-mobile to see if there was something they could do to make better and they said it all depends on the phone I'm using, now the question is, is that something that can fix via software or is it a hardware issue?

Even the new review over at android central points that out, you can go check it.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] digitalcandy:
I too get more bars with the PH-1 and even if I go to Settings > About > Status > SIM Status signal strength numbers are higher than my previous phone, but that might not be a good thing.

T-Mobile has several different frequency bands. Because the PH-1 apparently has terrible RF performance (or maybe my last two phones where exceptionally good?) it's switching from band 4 (2100mhz) to band 12 (700mhz). 700mhz will have better penetration into buildings but T-Mobile has a limited amount of 700mhz spectrum which means lower capacity and speeds. With a marginal band 4 signal I could get speed test results upward of 100mbps during off-peak hours with the average being around 50mbps download and 8mbps upload. Now on band 12 download speeds are a bit lower and more sporadic, and I don't care too much about that it's the upload speeds rarely exceeding 0.5mbps that are a problem.

You would need to use an app such as CellMapper to see what tower and frequency your phone connects to.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Ascertion:
I use an app called Signalcheck Pro to see LTE signal and which frequency I'm on. Network discovery is good too!
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] i killed tupac:
I've got an S8 and Essential on TMo, I'll run some speedtests tonight to see how they compare
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] itsmekeoni:
So how did those tests turn out?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] i killed tupac:
well, the first time the Essential connected to an entirely different tower than the S8

i just checked it now on cellular only, and the Essential was actually slightly faster than the s8, side by side.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Charkatak:
I have the phone since this Monday and use it on T-Mobile with latest stock firmware. APN settings were not altered in any way. The visual signal icon on the phone does show lower signal, then dB is also shows about -4 or 5 lower than other phones, but only on Band 4. Phone does like Band 2 for some reason at my home, but at work Band 4 signal is actually pretty good at about -81. Download speeds easily go above 80 MB/s down and 35 up. No dropped calls + Wi-Fi calling to cell transfer is reliable during a call.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] stereotada:
Anyone with a phone brought over from sprint? Did you flash the "other carriers" rom or do I not have to?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Ascertion:
I flashed Oreo beta and activated on T-Mobile.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Jmar72:
I live in an area that the essential phone picks up band 12 most of the time on tmobile. What I mean is band 12 preferred most of the time. The issue I have if the phone picks up band 4 the connection is weak but connect at around 10 to 20 MB. If it picks band 12, which is most of the time, it connects at 1to2 MB. I'm not sure why this 8s happening but I think the essential phone is fine. I think the TMO band 12 is the issue and not the essential phone as for wifi and volte, it works great.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] kbonnel:
Band 12 on t-mobile doesn't have as much bandwidth as Band 2 or 4, and that is generally why the speeds are slower. I believe T-Mobiles goal with Band 12 was to 1) reach more rural areas and 2) have better coverage inside buildings. It meets both of those, but because they don't have a lot of bandwidth, the preferences on the phones are to attempt to switch back to a band 2 or 4 even if the band 12 is better (signal wise)
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Jmar72:
Yes, I know the bandwidth or speed is not as strong for band 12 . Like I said, at least at my house, if I have band 4 I get a 10 to 20mb connection. Band 12 I get a 1, maybe 2mb connection. It fluctuates actually. In my basement, I get band 12 but .4mb connection.

My point is, the signal is extremely slow, at least at my house. I should get at least a min of 10mb connection since I am 10 min from Center City Philly. There some locations on either band where I can get 30 MB connection so that means the phone is fine. It's how they are aggregating their Network. Last year I never got band 12 unless I was in a building in Philly. Now it seems to be everywhere. Obviously, they are tinkering with their Network. I just want to know why, the band 12 is sooo bad and the band 4 is stronger at my house. Wouldn't logic suggest that since band 4 is stronger then it should stay at band 4? Then if band 4, becomes too weak in a given area it will bounce to band 12? Understanding that band 12 won't be blazing fast but at least stable??

So glad the merger fell a apart. The more competition, the less stuff like this will happen........I hope.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] rubenidas:
what APN setting are you using if i may ask. I'm in dallas too, with Tmobile, and my phone struggles to get LTE.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] inhumanebarrel:
hey, i have a problem on my phone(att tilt) that when im on m.youtube.com and i try to play a video it says file not supported. what can i do to fix this? it opens up realplayer and connects but says its not supported.:(

any help would be needed. thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] darkfire07:
Have you tried a soft reset? I'm assuming you're using PocketIE to surf...it's not giving me any problems....

DF7
[Asus ZenFone AR Accessories] dantegl36:
I just did an article on Medium of 3 different phone cases for this phone. Check it out.

https://medium.com/@dantegl36/asus-zenfone-ar-case-review-33684b8b82f

The cases reviewed are the default one provided by ASUS, The Tudia Merge, and LK's wallet case. The later two were purchased from Amazon.

Tudia Merge:

https://www.amazon.com/TUDIA-ZenFone-Slim-Fit-EXTREME-Protection/dp/B07194TJ4D/ref=sr_1_7?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1503865049&sr=1-7&keywords=asus%2Bzenfone%2Bar&th=1

LK PU Wallet Case:

https://www.amazon.com/Zenfone-LK-Luxury-Leather-Protective/dp/B01N5XSQ78/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1503862016&sr=1-1&keywords=asus+zenfone+ar+wallet+case
[Asus ZenFone AR Accessories] Oswald Boelcke:
THREAD CLOSED! If interested in the subject please follow in this already existing thread: https://xdaforums.com/zenfone-ar/accessories/cases-t3663616

This post has been copied to there.

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[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Enonoid:
Hello, and i did something wrong there.

So now the status of the S6 is it boots, only no network, phone, bluetooth, imei , baseband.

I spend this entire day figuring this thing out. And ive read as soons as the baseband is borked you have to flash a stock rom.

Now that does make sense to me, so i starte looking.

I have the interational version of the s6 "sm-g920F". looking for firmware with many bearing the same number as i need and then some.

Ive tried the ones that sound familliar, and closest. so i got some from UK Vodaphone/.

G920FXXU1AOCV_G920FPHN1AOCN_G920FXXU1AOCW_HOME.tar

G920FXXS3DPEO_G920FOLB3DPDG_G920FXXU3DPDA_HOME.tar

Usinh odin ( Odin-3.10.6-CP-BL-Enabled) to flash it fails everytime, withe a message on screen .

" sw rev. check fail. device: 5. Binary 1 "

My understanding those two numders should be the same, and that is the main reason it will not work.,

I see the problem, but i do not know how to fix this.

flashing

i installed recouvery twrp, adn it cant flash any rom no issues there.

odin , can flash twrp if needed, also no errors there,.

could someone shed some light on this issue.

google is your friend.. i do understand. but i got way to many solutions for one different problem. it seems everyone knows how to fix it. but it usually wont work..

\

thank you
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] williamkosasih19:
Restore efs backup via twrp
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kornelkahh:
Yeah your EFS partition got damaged somehow. If you're lucky and made a backup of EFS you can restore it, if not, well, you're basically screwed.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johannesdavidsen:
"If you have already back up your phone with TWRP"

I have the same problem but I got it solved by myself and you can do it too.

" sw rev. check fail. device: 5. Binary 1 " is because you can't go back to earlier versions of Android and it is not problem it a Samsung's way

You see it sboot.bin problem and you can just skip that and use TWRP

OR You can use latest 7.0 nougat with Odin 3.10

After you have wipe everything with 1. wipe option wipe data write YES

And 2 wipe option other wipe option wipe one by one all partitions

First you can try to flash stock rom like 5.0.1 or 5.1.1 or "6.0.1 maybe" without shoot.bin you can use 7z zip program and Tar Tool

To do that

Then try everything like nand erase all T flash if you have pit file in it you can use pit file and Re Partition but not " lock phone to flash it "

Then maybe "I did" you can see SYSTEM STATUS: Official

But that doesn't matter

To the end you will see Custom on DOWNLOAD MODE

You need your original EFS Folder If you have back up your phone

Did you?

---------- Post added at 05:37 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:17 AM ----------

I got another idea maybe you can try to find your phones Original Firmware like mine is from DBT Germany but I'm from Greenland

You can maybe track down your phones Original Firmware name somewhere in your phones files copy all your files with TWRP And research it

If find it you can try to Download Original stock Firmware

And try to restore EFS folder

First you have to copy all files just in case backup

Then delete efs folder maybe it can reset it

Then install stock Firmware maybe it can be fixed like that I don't know

I just have copy my EFS folder from TWRP BACKUP but it has password problem but I use 7z zip program to extract files

It is very tricky to copy files there are 2 type of files you have to copy the right file from EFS folder

---------- Post added at 05:39 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:37 AM ----------

I have deleted my EFS Folder before adding copy's from my EFS Folder
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prothean0011:
hello!

i have a micromax aq5000 mobile, and now it is stuck at super power mode.

first off, it has few problems like ads were pop up continuously then i tried to fix them.

i rooted my phone and used fix permissions. then i started to removing those apps were creating ads.

so i rebooted my phone then it stuck at super power mode. i didn't even activate it.

i tried to exit the super power mode but it didn't work.

so i assumed to hard reset but still it was on super power mode after having hard reset..

i'm trying to sort out the problem but nothing is helping me out.

please help me to fix it..

thank you very much!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prothean0011:
does anyone have the solution?

please help me to fix it.

im still working on it and nothing is getting good.
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] markfarnell:
I have a RedMi phablet with the model number "HM W1". Is there a LineageOS ROM that I can use with my HM W1?

On the LineageOS download site, there is a ROM for RedMi 1S.

Will this work on my RedMI "HM W1"? I really want to make sure as I don't want to brick my phone!

Thanks!
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] Ibuprophen:
So you have a Xiaomi Redmi HM Note 1W (aka Redmi Note 3G WCDMA)...

You can ask this question on the following thread that might be compatible for your device.

https://xdaforums.com/redmi-note/development/6-0-1-stable-linageos-xiaomi-redmi-note-t3613505

Good Luck!

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[LineageOS Questions & Answers] kwchan:
Which is the most stable baseband for 1W?

I need to restart the phone 3-5 times to get 3G connection
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] 00002972:
I don't think Redmi 1S rom is universal to Redmi HM 1W, because chipset for HM 1W and 1S are MT6589 and Snapdragon 400 respectively. I am using a Chinese version of HM 1W(Model number: HM 1W in Settings→About phone) as metronome. MIUI version is JHBMIBL31.0.