yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
TBH you made the mistake many beginners make... Going ahead too fast with insufficient knowledge. But never too late to learn that lesson ;)

Since you are getting more and more confused and your phone seems acting strange I recommend starting from scratch an be analytic about it. This will take just a few minutes more but you can be sure where a problem comes from.

First of all: Take 30 minutes to get acquainted with the basics and read through the first thread in my signature (just do it...)

If you can still get in download mode, get your latest stock rom e.g. from sammobile.com and flash it via ODIN. Run stock for a few minutes to see if everything works correctly (test camera, outgoing/incoming calls, mobile data, wifi, gps etc.). If something does not work STOP HERE and report back.

If all is fine go back to ODIN and install latest TWRP (cwm is seriously outdated, can cause lots of errors). Then boot into TWRP and flash whatever custom rom you like. If you install e.g. LOS 14.1 or RR 7.1.1 make sure you install gapps direcly after you flash the rom (do not reboot in between).

Any questions pop up: Shoot. I'm happy to help.

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Since he already wiped system and data there is no point in a backup of those partitions. Only thing worth saving would be the efs partition.

And you don't need to root stock rom to go further...

If you are unrooted you have to REMOVE the "auto-reboot" checkmark in odin options and then - after the flash of twrp - reboot to recovery (TWRP) manually via holding Power+Home+VolUp for a few seconds.

If you do not uncheck that "auto-reboot" box, an thus allow the unrooted system (stock samsung system) to boot, it will overwrite the new twrp recovery you flashed 2 seconds before...

This is the point where I believe many confusion comes from. If you root first, any recovery you flash will not be overwritten. That is - I think - why many tutorials/tips say you must root stock first before installing a custom rom, which is simply not true.

But you are right that it would help to flash TWRP fist as outlined above, boot into it and make a backup to a microSD card... but of the efs partition (!) as the very first step. Then keep that backup safe and go from there with stock rom, testing for any problems.

So to reiterate the steps I would go:

1) Flash TWRP via odin and boot directly into it

2) Backup efs partition to a microSD card

3) Flash stock rom via ODIN and test

4) Go from there / report baback
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirius8:
Thank you so much for the replies guys, I'm glad there's still hope for my trusty SIII. :D

Are there any alternatives for sammobile.com though, since it requires premium account for the firmware I need. I've found another mirror on the site mrcrab.net/stockrom/2444.html (mirror 1 leads to sammobile.com, while mirror 2 leads directly to rapidgator), but can I trust it not to mess my phone up further?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
Try updato.com for the firmware.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirius8:
I've manage to flash stock ROM via Odin, however, as soon as the phone booted up it gave me the "low battery" message, even though I think there was plenty of battery left. But I figured the flashing process must have drained it. As I've tried to tap the OK button, the screen just froze and remained frozen for over 5 minutes. I took battery out and reinserted it, since nothing else worked, and got stuck in bootloop again, just as before flashing stock firmware. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] McXred:
Try to charge phone without turning it on, when it says its fully charged try to flash it again.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
Good idea. I would also keep it on the charger while booting.

This could be a symptom of a defective battery. So these steps might help.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirius8:
Looks like you were right guys. I've recharged the battery and tried to flash the stock firmware again, but for some odd reason (it seems like I can't do the same thing twice with this phone :D) Odin was giving me grief and couldn't establish proper connection with my phone, even though it recognized it at the beginning of the process. I've tried changing cables and ports, but with no avail.

After I gave that up, I tried booting the phone up anyway, but keeping it plugged in the charger this time. It booted right up, but I expected it to crash and reboot at any moment. So I sped up through the settings a and login processes, but it still worked like a charm. I've checked the camera and everything worked perfectly. So I kept it on charger for a couple of hours, to check if I would have any random crashes, but nothing happened. After I was sure it was stable, I unplugged the charger, and within the second I did that the phone crashed and got stuck in the bootloop again.

I've plugged the charger back in and it booted up just fine. The battery level was 89%, and I left it on charger the whole night (12+ hours). It had 90% when I woke up, it's back at 89% right now.

So, everything points to a faulty battery, but it seems strange to me this happened just as I was flashing another ROM, even though I never had any problems with it before. And even though it wouldn't let me boot, I could use recovery and download mode for as long as I liked, and once I did boot with the charger plugged in, the battery wasn't drained but it was around 90%.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirius8:
Still on charger, still 90 percent. :D
[General Questions and Answers] TaZeR369:
So I recently upgraded my Android device and unfortunately it's not currently rootable like my old one was and I got used to a certain ad free lifestyle and now I have ads in every single app all over the place popping up left, right and center and its annoying the heck out of me, I can't live this way!

Does anyone have any methods or ideas for getting rid of these in-app ads without being rooted? My device is the ZTE Grand X4 (Z957). Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
[General Questions and Answers] Palm Trees:
Try Adguard. https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/adguard-ad-blocker-doesnt-require-root-t2958895
[General Questions and Answers] smaug117:
install an adsblocker app
[General Questions and Answers] jcmestor:
Adblock or Adguard

I learned to live with them but I tried Adblock. Arguard works well too.
[General Questions and Answers] TaZeR369:
Thanks this is the kind of thing I was searching for, it doesn't block everything like some of the root based tools on my old phone but it will have to do. The premium licence is kind of expensive though coming in at $25 CAD for 1 device.
[General Questions and Answers] LilAnt530:
Literally found this like 10 or so threads down from yours, maybe you wanna look into it?

https://xdaforums.com/android/general/zte-grand-x-4-rooting-progress-t3546373
[General Questions and Answers] TaZeR369:
Yep I've posted there seems nobody has been able to come up with a working root method as of yet, but I remain hopeful some android gurus will find a way someday.
[General Questions and Answers] -Hope-:
Hello, use malwarebytes and a antispyware from google play and let them scan your phone for any malware or any antispyware using blockers won't help because the ad domain must be blacklisted to work
[General Questions and Answers] LilAnt530:
ZTE devices are incredibly hard to root unfortunately :/. I'm currently on a ZTE Majesty Pro running MarshMallow & it's pretty much fool proof....
[General Questions and Answers] TaZeR369:
That's what I was afraid of. Good thing I got this phone as a free carrier upgrade and can change to something better later.
[General Questions and Answers] -Hope-:
Please install malwarebytes and an antispyware app to scan the device, it more like a virus. please check this method it worked with many devices
[General Questions and Answers] TaZeR369:
I'm not sure what you mean by that or what anti virus protection has to do with what I said. I just mean I got the phone at no cost to me from my wireless provider.
[General Questions and Answers] -Hope-:
here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.malwarebytes.antimalware

download this to your phone and perform a scan

your phone is infected with an adware do a scan and delete if found
[General Questions and Answers] TaZeR369:
What is the reason you believe I have this adware?
[General Questions and Answers] -Hope-:
Installing non trusted apps

Allowing unknown sources

When phone starts to pop up ads everywhere its more like a adware
[General Questions and Answers] TaZeR369:
Well I Havnt really installed anything unsafe, what I'm talking about is regular behaviour of apps in android displaying banner and pop up ads.
[General Questions and Answers] -Hope-:
Ohhh what you said is that ads pop up everywhere in every app indicating an adware behaviour

Just disconnect wifi and it will disappear :)
[General Questions and Answers] TaZeR369:
That's what it feels like since most apps I use are very ad heavy. I will always need either wifi or lte on so that's not really a solution.
[General Questions and Answers] -Hope-:
List of useful rooted and non rooted apps here

Don't forget to give Ace a thanks

https://xdaforums.com/android/general/guide-ad-blocking-t3218167/post63142440
[General Questions and Answers] LilAnt530:
That's a great model for a free placeholder device! Lol, are you on Verizon or any US carrier?
[General Questions and Answers] TaZeR369:
Im on freedom mobile in Canada formerly known as wind Mobile. It was a recent promotion.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Drane:
Aloha,

Can someone please tell me the main difference(s) between the standard Kaiser OS and the DualTouch OS?

Thanks and greets!

EDIT: Is the DualTouch OS easier to use as a phone (with 1 hand) than the standard OS which need a lot of stylus use?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Drane:
Anyone?

Pretty please with sugar on top? :-)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] DaveShaw:
By DualTouch, do you mean Dutty's DualTouch ROMs?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Drane:
Well...those or the one's on the HTC Touch Dual but I guess they should be more or less the same if I get it right.

Thx!!

Ps: How did you get access to the beta rom? :-) Is it a bit stable?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] DaveShaw:
Dutty's Dual Touch ROM's are for the Kaiser but have features from the Touch Dual, such as the Dialer and Contacts. They are a little more finger friendly.

I would suggest that you flash one and have see how you like it. If not try another one. There are lots of apps you can use to get more Finger Friendly. i.e. FFF, PocketCm, etc.

Dutty selects his private beta testers. And yes, so far it's stable.
[Samsung Galaxy Note FE Questions & Answers] Virgilu:
does anybody knows if DeX dock for S8 is working with NOTE FE?
[Samsung Galaxy Note FE Questions & Answers] malaccio:
it doesnt work with stock rom
[Windows 10 Mobile] barc0d3:
I don't post questions often but any help would be appreciated. I've searched up and down the web to no avail. This line of questioning is in regards to my Lumia 435. I've abandoned Lumias in favor of my 2nd favorite brand, Motorola. But, I have an undying love for Windows phones. I'm a night guard so I walk around with a Moto G5 Plus, a Moto E4 and a Lumia 435. I am fond of the compact size and the screen's reflectivity isn't a problem since I only use it at night on my graveyard shift. It's sitting pretty in a case with an oleophobic glass screen protector and a 1 GB Paging File, thanks to interop.

I'm running W10M and it runs great because I disable ALL background apps, except for the Store or Podcasts. However, either the one I picked up from eBay has broken lights on it's 3 capacitive buttons or they just don't light up by design. My phone is Interop unlocked. I checked HKLM / Software / Microsoft / Shell / NavigationBar to see if I might be able to enable the on screen soft buttons and/or disable the 3 capactive buttons on the bezel. No joy. It seems that maybe this would be possible with Denim but the NavigationBar key has a list of all the different resolutions, each with 6 different settings.

Long story short, has anyone figured out how to enable/disable the soft buttons? And does anyone have a list of known working W10M registry tweaks? I've looked at WPTweaker but the XAP doesn't seem to install on my device (figured it was WP8 only). Would it be possible to trick this device into thinking it is a Lumia 640 so that the aspect ratio stays the same, and the soft buttons would swipe up from the bottom of the screen? I can't find any other WP that runs W10M that has a resolution of 800x480.

Thanks everyone for even just checking out this question. I'll appreciate any responses.
[Windows 10 Mobile] dxdy:
you can install WPTweaker XAP without problem deploying xap from computer to phone. if you have problem, try this Interop Tools, and enable "All XAP's are SL 8.1 XAPs" in Tweaks
[Windows 10 Mobile] marianodelfino:
The keys you need are:

Type: Integer DWORD

Key name: SoftwareModeEnabled

Value: 1

Type: Integer DWORD

Key name: IsSwipeUpToHideEnabled

Value: 1

Type: Integer DWORD

Key name: IsDoubleTapOffEnabled

Value: 1

Type: Integer DWORD

Key name: IsAutoHideEnabled

Value: 1

Type: Integer DWORD

Key name: IsHintEnabled

Value: 1

Type: Integer DWORD

Key name: IsUserManaged

Value: 1

:laugh:

I wouldn't force the device... the resolution 800x480 works perfect since you can cast/screen mirror and doesn't force the cpu. Lumia 550 has 1280x720 and the same cpu, when you screen mirror to smart tvs or screens, the video and all, except photos is very laggy and that doesn't happen with 800x480 resolution. The only way to hide the bar is increasing the resolution, that can be done with registry but i don't recommend it because you have to change several keys(for X and Y) that has the same name, the device will look horrible because it has the .dll graphics for 800x480(for example UIXMobileAssets480x800.dll) so if you increase the resolution it will look like **** and also, you will be forcing the cpu. The only way to achieve it is changing the registry keys of the resolution and replacing the .dll graphics file with the correct .dll graphics file(meaning you need a .dll from the desired resolution). Maybe there's another way, i remember that some videoplayback apps did hide the bar when playing so maybe there's another way... a key missing or some value to change...
[Windows 10 Mobile] barc0d3:
Yeah there doesn't seem to be any way to add those keys to the registry on W10M. I'll just have to deal with the capacitive hardware buttons from now.

PS. The Lumia 435 is surprisingly capable so long as you disable background apps. The first thing I did was bump the page file to 1GB and by not allowing any apps to run in the background it performs just as well as my Lumia 640 did. I like keeping the little Lumia handy as a spare phone in my duty pouch and it doesn't take up much space. Thanks for trying to help anyway.
[Windows 10 Mobile] marianodelfino:
You need interop tools to add the keys
[HTC Desire 630 Questions & Answers] vaibhav1:
Any one pls give link or recovery how to root device
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] nmd87:
Good morning all,

I'm trying to update my P9 (EVA-L09 model) to a new software version using the Firmware Finder app.

My phone's current software version is EVA-L09C440B138.

The Firmware Finder app finds several newer software versions for C440; this includes B140, B142, B370 and B380. However, when I check installation availability with IMEI, the app says not available for installation - for any of the software.

Is there any known reason why updating to a new version with the same CUST (C440) is not working?

Thanks in advance

Nick
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] nmd87:
Anyone?
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] rhodondendron:
You can debrand you phone to C432.
[ZTE Nubia Z17 Mini Guides, News, & Discussion] GokulNC:
Note:

This is not bootanimation, this is the splash screen (the boot logo which is displayed when device is switched ON)

This is for ZTE Nubia Z17 Mini Only..

For ZTE Nubia Z17 (Not Mini), click here

(For other devices, please send me your splash.img so that I can create a tool for you too.)

Requirements:

1. Rooted ZTE Nubia Z17 Mini (any ROM)

2. Terminal Emulator app or custom recovery or fastboot

STEPS to create & flash splash.img:

Same procedure as in here:

[GUIDE][ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini] How to Change Boot Logo (Splash Screen)

Hit the Thanks :good: button if it worked for you :)

Thanks to [MENTION=6022515]jordandroid64[/MENTION] who provided the stock splash.img of ZTE Nubia Z17 Mini.

You're welcome to post the splash images that you created..
[ZTE Nubia Z17 Mini Guides, News, & Discussion] jordandroid64:
Hey thank you very much
[ZTE Nubia Z17 Mini Guides, News, & Discussion] TwilightFWR:
thank you sir
[ZTE Nubia Z17 Mini Guides, News, & Discussion] Fedroid:
Thanks a lot for your amazing work!

I want to share my flashable C3PO Splash Screen made with your tool

https://mega.nz/#!HtBiECCB!lBjZL9GCwzTjR5zKyDugRUeZSyQiF2vzMKkhA7Em96w

See you
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] wasemhaleem:
S8 plus Sm-G955FD is stuck in security patch march 1 2017 i didnt get the may update , july update either august i cannot use bixby even it says me to update the firmware i dont get the ota update also and this devixe was purchased in dubai and am living in asia can you guys help me please with this issue smart switch also doent show any update for the device
[Galaxy S6 General] xCopyrightPvP:
1. INTRODUCTION

First off, this ain't gonna be easy for anyone, so you better be prepared for this awesome adventure!

2. PREREQUISITES

[CENTER]- A Galaxy S6 / edge
- A Computer / VM with Linux
- At least 2 cores / 4 threads
- At least 8 GB of RAM
- At least 128 GB of free space
- A fast & stable internet connection (30 - 50 Mb/s or more)
- A lot of patience[/CENTER]

3. LINUX SETUP

1. Check for old versions of Java

sudo apt-get remove openjdk-* icedtea-*

2. Install the software

sudo apt-get install git ccache automake lzop bison gperf build-essential zip curl zlib1g-dev zlib1g-dev:i386 g++-multilib python-networkx libxml2-utils bzip2 libbz2-dev libbz2-1.0 libghc-bzlib-dev squashfs-tools pngcrush schedtool dpkg-dev liblz4-tool make optipng maven

3. Get repo

mkdir ~/bin && curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo && chmod a+x ~/bin/repo

4. Edit bashrc

nano ~/.bashrc

Then paste this at the bottom

export PATH=~/bin:$PATH
export USE_CCACHE=1

Save it by pressing the following:

CTRL + O
ENTER
CTRL + X

5. Restart the shell

source ~/.bashrc

6. Make the work directory and get into it

mkdir ~/android
cd ~/android

4. GET THE SOURCE​

1. Initialize the repository

repo init -u git://github.com/LineageOS/android.git -b cm-14.1

2. Sync

repo sync --force-sync --no-tags --no-clone-bundle
[COLOR="Red"]WARNING:[/COLOR] This will take a lot of time (You can calculate how much it takes to download 40 - 60 GB)

5. GET LOCAL_MANIFESTS​

1. Create directory

cd .repo && mkdir local_manifests

2. Download files

Download the zip from: https://github.com/TeamNexus/local_manifests/tree/nx-7.1

3. Move files over

Extract the zip and copy teamnexus.xml and zero.xml (it can be found in devices/samsung/ inside the zip)
Then paste them in the local_manifests folder which is in android/.repo/local_manifests/

4. Sync again

cd .. && repo sync --force-sync

6. SETUP THE BUILD ENVIRONMENT​

1. envsetup.sh

source build/envsetup.sh

2. lunch

lunch lineage_zerofltexx-userdebug

7. INITIALIZE THE BUILD PROCESS​

1. Do it

make bacon -jXX
[COLOR="Orange"]NOTE:[/COLOR] XX is the amount of RAM you have in GB
[Galaxy S6 General] DeblaGaming:
Does this work on any Samsung Device
[Galaxy S6 General] nsherbina1999:
How I can build AOSP's or other FW on another devices? I have HTC Sensation & broken Xiaomi Redmi 1S, and want to do some firmwares, like learn code from sources and do a better Android with something new.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] combat goofwing:
Is there any update when we will be able to get this phone in the UK please
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Azdian:
Use a mail forwarding service, that what I did.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] combat goofwing:
So does it work on all bands etc over here
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Large Hadron:
The bands are listed in the specs on their site. Look fine to me.

If you are prepared to risk the lack of warranty on an import you could just order from Amazon: they'll deliver to the UK even if Essential won't.

Otherwise, no solid news on when it will be released here (though reports that they've been talking to possible distributors are at least hopeful).
[Huawei Y6 Guides, News, & Discussion] AenimaEx:
Hello! I had the problem that the only settings to prefer LTE was CDMA + LTE/EvDo on my Huawei Y6 L-21.

Everytime i chose it, my provider connection was lost and the IMEI deleted. Only after flashing the stock ROM i got my IMEI (and the connection) back. I searched on the internet and found this little workaround / fix:

Using the Dialer USSD code Exploit

This is another easy method for setting 3G/4G only mode on Android devices. It is as easy as dialing some set of USSD codes on your phone dialer.

To force LTE/TDSCDMA/WCDMA only mode on android devices via the USSD code exploit, you’ll need complete the following steps.

Step1: Dial *#*#4636#*#*, on your phone dialer and follow after the pop-up window’s options.

Step2: Click on Phone information1 ==> set preferred network type to complete the LTE/TDSCDMA/WCDMA only mode settings.

Thats it!

Source: https://www.3ptechies.com/force-wcdma-mode-android.html

Greetings,

AenimaEx

PS: I wanted to create this thread in the development forum, but i haven't enough posts.
[Xposed General] eXtremeDevil:
I've been reading several threads here and in other forums as well, and I still not sure if this is possible at all, or it depends on the Xposed modules, etc.

I'm planning to do a clean install of the RR ROM, 6.0.1, try to remove all traces of root, then flash magisk and see if I can pass SafetyNet.

Does a custom kernel interfieres with that?

And if I pass it... any possibility to use Xposed (being active) and pass SafetyNet? Or at least hide it for problematic apps, like Netflix, or Mario Run?

Thanks in advance.
[Xposed General] Immortalis:
No, Xposed and SafetyNet is a no-go for now.

If you have a device, which ROM has security patches older than November 2016, you may try to use suhide along with Magisk and its MagiskHide, but no guarantees.
[Xposed General] eXtremeDevil:
The ROM I plan to use is from september, you mean with suhide maybe SafetyNet could pass with Xposed enabled?

Thanks!
[Xposed General] arianat:
With Xposed Safetynet gone.

But you can use no device check module to pass ctsProfile True. But you can't anything about basicintegrity.

the ctsProfile in important. This mean you can play super Mario run or use Netflix in your device. But because of the basicintegrity you can't download or update this app from play store. You can download from apkmirror site.

Netflix and super Mario run in my phone.
[Xposed General] eXtremeDevil:
Let's see if I understood it correctly. Can I have custom ROM + Magisk + SuperSU + custom kernel + Xposed active and with this module I can use that kind of apps?

Thanks!
[Xposed General] arianat:
Yes. I have custom kernel on ViperU 1.7 custom Rom in HTC U11

but I think you can't use superSu with magisk. You must use one of them. Why you want superSu? Magisk has superuser

Just install Xposed and install no device check module in Xposed installer
[Xposed General] eXtremeDevil:
I use an older Magisk that supports SuperSU. If I need newer Magisk for this to work, or if the module doesn't work with SuperSU, please let me know.

Thanks!
[Xposed General] kekistaneerefugee:
Best way really is root switch, requires reboot and disables xposed bit gets the job done.