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[Miscellaneous Android Development] marcdw:
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Ooh, that would be nice. I've been setting up a few ROMs that are/would be Google and microG-free, just using UnifiedNlp. Working out just fine on older Android but on Oreo it's a no go. The corresponding Xposed module didn't help either. I'm thinking it's the same issue, maybe.

Essential PH-1, /e/ 0.6-n ROM, microG (NoGapps), XDA Legacy
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kurtn:
Hi [MENTION=7126506]Shadow53[/MENTION],

Since a few months now I have problems with updating unofficial lineageOS 16.0 ROMs. I tried it with S4 mini and A3 2016. Only ZIPs i've installed are addonsu and UnifiedNLP. If I dirty flash updates, my phones stuck in LineageOS bootanimation. Eventually reboot into TWRP. If I wipe /system, the update boots just fine. So I suppose, there is something wrong with UnifiedNLP's addon.d / pie compatibility. Can you help me to investigate into this?

Kurt
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Shadow53:
In another thread, Setialpha mentioned something about priv-app whitelisting, which seems to be new in Pie. I'm not sure yet how it works, but I have run into the same issue as you.

Depending on how involved setting up priv-app whitelisting is, I may not have a fix anytime soon. My zip-builder code has a lot of spaghetti in it and I've been meaning to rewrite it from scratch. I haven't yet because I intend on writing it in a different (better-suited) programming language that I am still learning. I do intend to do this rewrite, I just can't say when it will happen.

For the time being, people wanting to install MicroG or UnifiedNlp should probably use NanoDroid. It stays more up to date and works on Pie. I will update this thread when I've started the rewrite; otherwise, I've let things fall enough behind that I feel I should encourage people to use something else.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] sberla365:
Bootloop after Play Store install

Hi, thanks for your wonderful job!

I have installed lineage microg v16 on a Samsung s5 and everything works. However, when I try to install your patched playstore I get into a bootloop and the only way to get out is to restore my backup (restoring only system does it). I tried uninstalling every fake-aurora-etc-stores and still get the same bootloop. I remembered your patch used to work well with version 15 (only towards the final releases I got bootloops).

Can you help me with this please? Is there something I could try?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kurtn:
You could try to install nanodroid or minmicrog.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] sberla365:
Even with a working microg already installed? Lineageos.microg works perfect on my s5, I just get the loops after installing the patched playstore. Won't I mess up my install if I go with nanodroid? (I am not an expert here)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kurtn:
You can define, what to install with nanodroid by aroma zip or config file. That's what [MENTION=7126506]Shadow53[/MENTION] does aswell
[Miscellaneous Android Development] sberla365:
Thanks for clarifying! I know it might not be the appropriate place to ask this but tried to install it and defined nanodroid_play=30 to have Aurora and Play installed. I removed my previously installed fake-store and flashed. Already in the install I read "with Aurora" but no mention of play store. When I reboot, in fact, play is not there. Also, my config is different than I set it up giving 20 instead of 30. Any idea about what is going wrong?

[Edit]

I managed to install it in the end. I just did a second install with instance 10 for only app store.

Thanks once again!
[About XDA developers] lurker525:
Not sure if this is the right place to ask but it seemed related to the site so.

I was wondering if anybody knew off hand what device is pictured in the banner ad at the top of the page for the xda store.

The one I'm wondering about is the blue device with the screen saver half on it.

I don't think I've run across this one before and it caught my eye cause the only phone I've seen in that shade of blue so far is the Wing.

Anyone have any info on it?
[About XDA developers] duprade:
looks like a blue herald
[About XDA developers] Flar:
Hi,

The customer care representative of our store also says it a herald :)

Please note: the pictures in the banner are only as a reference for phones, does not necessarily mean it is available for purchase.

Best regards,

Flar
[Huawei P8 Questions & Answers] ToxicCosmos:
Hi. I'm hoping someone could help me in getting my stock music player's playlist files so I can (hopefully) import them into another player. When I first got my P8, I used the stock music player out of pure laziness (something I completely regret now). The only thing stopping me from changing music players now is that I can't seem to import the playlists I've created in the stock player. Is there a way to do this? I've tried a variety of recommended apps and have tried looking for them myself to no avail. I suspect the issue may be that my device isn't rooted. Is this a must? I don't like the idea of having to root my device (am afraid I'll mess it up somehow :), but trying would certainly be preferable to having to rebuild my playlists from scratch, I suppose... :)

Thanks in advance for any advice.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flaburgan:
Hi everyone,

I have a Sony Z3 compact I just received, model D5803 running Android 6.0.1 with Firmware 23.5.A.0.575.

I really dislike Google and want to run a phone with the minimum of proprietary software (I guess blobs to communicate with the hardware are mandatory). I guess AOSP (any version, but a recent one would be better ;)) with F-Droid is a good solution.

Unfortunately when checking the sony website but it tells my the bootloader is not unlockable. What should I do? I'm running Ubuntu and have adb and fastboot installed.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flaburgan:
I found [this topic](https://xdaforums.com/z3-compact/general/recovery-root-mm-575-lb-t3418714) which tells it roots the phone (and has a GNU/Linux script) but how does that help me to install a Rom, for example the AOSP provided by Sony at /open-devices/list-of-devices-and-resources/ if the bootloader is still locked? What are TWRP and busybox, is that supposed to help?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PantsDownJedi:
TWRP is a custom recovery that allows you to flash a ROM and other files, that are stored on the normal internal or external storage.

Busybox is a binary that gives you command line tools that are often included in a Linux install and some of which aren't included on normal Android. These are commands that other things may make use of, or that you can make use of at a terminal app or run from Tasker or similar app.

You want to look at backing up your TA partition, which stores your DRM keys, before unlocking the bootloader to install a custom ROM because some functionality, camera quality and anti-distortion, sound quality, and some other stuff which I don't remember, won't work if you go back to the stock ROM unless you have these keys backed up and then restored later. You need to unlock the bootloader in order to flash a custom ROM and doing this erases, permanently, these DRM keys, so they need to be backed up and then put back later if you relock the bootloader and flash a stock ROM.

If you look in the Original Development section, Jaguar Aries ROM has no Google Apps, had the latest patches up to Febuary, and had the best battery life of any custom ROM I've seen for this phone, right on par with stock. There are some builds of Lineage OS that are probably closer to being up to date as well and may have a better camera than Jaguar. The developer of Jaguar has moved on to another phone. That said, if you aren't experienced and don't know what TWRP is, then installing it is an extra step from other ROMs as well since it requires you to setup a firewall app to permit connections on data or wifi before you can use the wifi or data at all. I doubt Lineage OS has this, but presume that battery life would not be good.

Also, if you install microg apps, you can still use things such as cell and wifi based location, google push services, and ... I don't remember what else, however it hasn't been updated recently and many apps will complain and refuse to run saying that you need to update google play services, especially annoying for anything that uses push especially. Microg essentially sits in the place of where some functionality of Google Apps would and fills in some blanks.

When you don't have Google Apps installed, many paid apps will refuse to run as well, specifically the ones you paid for, because they can't verify the purchase with Google servers. There should be a **** list for any developers that don't cooperate when this is a problem for a user. I've only had one app developer help me on this, ever.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flaburgan:
Thanks for your detailed answer!

Does that mean that I can't use the DRM keys with another ROM? So I will never have the full quality of my hardware? Would using the AOSP rom provided by Sony solve that problem?

On which version of Android Jaguar Aries ROM is based? I searched for a lineageOS image but didn't find any for the Z3 Compact.

I had another z3c which died and was running Firefox OS, I'm fine with not having access to the Google Play store, I plan to install F-Droid and use only FOSS apps. In fact I would even prefer to go back to Firefox OS even if it is not maintained anymore, its UX is so much better than Android... That said, thanks for telling me about Microg, I didn't know it and that's true that many apps use Play services especially for push. Even Signal had that as a dependency (fortunately not anymore). Still, I would avoid any data coming out from my phone to by sent to Google servers, so I will probably avoid it.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GadgetAvi:
May I ask why are you going FOSS only? if that's because privacy concerns, then FF OS is not the best solution... Because any Cloud-based OS is a little bit creepy, doesn't matter if it's ChromeOS from Google, or FirefoxOS from Mozilla.

There are plenty of Linux distros dedicated to run on Android phones, but it's not the best UX.

And yes, you can enjoy clean AOSP install (LOS is fine) without flashing G-Apps. But you won't have Google play at all! F-Droid is fine but you won't find there Gmail alternatives, you can't find Gmail even on Amazon AppStore... Sadly if you install Gmail then you'll find out that it installed bunch of google apps and hidden services behind the scenes... So only option is to use Gmail web app.

But then again, F-Droid is fine, there are many FOSS alternatives to youtube and other apps.

And if privacy (and security) is your concern, use LOS privacy guard / Android's builtin Permission Manager, and on Rooted ROMs you can use AFwall firewall which is the best.

Good luck :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flaburgan:
Firefox OS is not a Cloud-based OS at all. It runs perfectly without internet connection.

Be sure that if I don't want Google on my phone, my e-mails are already **not** on GMail...
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GadgetAvi:
Ok, if so, then you'll be fine with any AOSP clean rom. LOS is great, and F-Droid as well. Cheers!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flaburgan:
I ran the commands and the phone is now booted on TWRP from the /data partition. I did a backup with TWRP of all proposed options (Boot, TrimArea, Recovery, System, Cache and Data). Is that "TrimArea" enough to have a backup of the DRM keys? The other topic talks about Backup-TA but looking at their github https://github.com/DevShaft/Backup-TA/releases it looks very old and unmaintained.

The current TWRP I'm running is 3.1.0-0.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flaburgan:
Also, it looks like I'm not root (at least, su is not available). Do I have to install SuperSu by giving this zip https://download.chainfire.eu/696/supersu/ to TWRP?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PantsDownJedi:
I don't know. I haven't looked at a TWRP backup to see what format it is. Back when Clockwork Mod was all that was available, it merely made a tar.gz of partitions. Ideally you want a bit for bit image of the TA partitions to make sure it was exactly what it was when you restore it. I don't know if that's necisarry, or if TWRP does this anyway, but using the dd command is still prudent.

You want to either use a terminal emulator app or run 'adb shell' at a linux terminal (much easier), run 'su' once in the phone environment, allow it at the phone supersu app popup, and then do it like this.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61307511&postcount=6

And store a copy of the image file where it won't get lost.

Edit: Sorry, I didn't see the other post. Yes, you need to flash that supersu zip file. When you try to access root from an app or the command line, it will have a popup on the phone screen asking you if you want to allow access or not, so when you run it from a terminal, 'adb shell' to get into the phone OS, there will be a popup for allowing that often times. Then 'su' there's a popup from the supersu app you just flashed. Then 'cd' to the sdcard or external sd. Then the 'dd' command. The dd command in what I linked to is inevitbaly what all those .bat files in the Windows TA Backup thing does after it does a bit of looking around to find the TA partition for a particular phone model.

The md5sum part of what I linked to compares the partitionn itself to the image file you just wrote, you just look at it to see that there are two of them (that it didn't fail) and that they are the same.

The last part pulls the image file to the hard drive, but there are other ways to accomplish this obviously. If you have a cloud storage you can upload it there, or send it as an email attahment, put it on the external sd, etc etc.

Also, in many cases, once you unlock the bootloader to flash something else, you'lle need to install TWRP again from the command line, pushing it straight to a phone partition. You'lle need help with this if you haven't done it before.
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] polykiwi316:
Hi! I have been playing around with bootanimations and they suddenly don't work anymore. I think it has something to do with the /system/bin/bootanimation file but I've replaced it and it still doesn't work. I've tried tons of resolutions, mp4 and png, nothing happens. I could clean flash LOS again but not atm. If you can help me, that'll be great! Thank you in advance
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] ____Mdd:
In /system/bin, bootanimation is not correct thing for replacement. You need a zip file of 1080p and place it in /system/media.
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] polykiwi316:
i've clean-flashed los again, the original boot animation works but just that. any of the modifications nor re-compressing the file work. I know /system/media is the path, that's where I throw the bootanimation.zip.
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] ____Mdd:
But in 1st post you said, you are putting zip in /system/bin.

Anyway, try flashable zip, many available on XDA. Find and try flashing. Also see what permissions should be set if you put manually.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Usuario503:
I want to put a rom Wich give me more SoT. But if I want to go back to stock can I do it? Wich Ron do you recommend? Can I flash the stock recoveey if I want? Thanks

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[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acejavelin:
Without significant tweaking of the kernel and use of Greenify, there is no ROM out there that will give you more SOT than stock... and even after significant tweaking you will still gain very little, possibly so insignificant a change you won't even notice.

The issue with this device is two-fold, one is the screen is a battery hog, it is beautiful and arguable one of the best displays any smartphone has ever had, but it sucks battery like fruit in a juicer, and no ROM can change that. The second is that the battery is probably showing it's age, Lithium Ion based batteries have a definitive life cycle, and with using the Turbo charger (which can cause significant heating) the life span of the battery is reduced much quicker than "normal" so after about 18 months of use this device really shows it's age in the battery life department quickly.

So, which ROM will give you more SoT than stock out of the box, none.

If you want to go back to stock can you do it? Sure, either by flashing factory images or restoring a TWRP backup

Which ROM do I recommend? Dirty Unicorns

Can you flash stock recovery if you want? Sure, if you have a copy of it. It is often easier to NOT replace the stock recovery with TWRP, but just boot TWRP when needed.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Usuario503:
Ok i installed AICP but now i want dirty uncorns. Wich gapps work for du? How to root du? Thanks

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[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acejavelin:
https://dirtyunicorns.com/
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Usuario503:
Wich gapps? Bean?

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[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acejavelin:
The approved Gapps are listed on the website.

Personally, I just use OpenGapps for everything and have never had a problem.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Usuario503:
Ok so, OpenGapps. And i have to download the clark vercion?

Also, can i root DU?

Thanks

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[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acejavelin:
Use your Gapps of choice, because I use(d) OpenGapps doesn't mean you should, I have used them for years so I never changed and I have enough knowledge and experience to correct most issues without any assistance... there are clearly recommended gapps, but it's your choice.

Of course you can root it if you need to, I would recommend Magisk, but you can use SuperSU if you wish especially now that suhide is working properly. Personally, I have found no reason to root many custom ROMs anymore, or even stock for that matter.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Usuario503:
Ok, so i will use the same gapps (OpenGapps nano) i used with AICP.

But, is the clarck versión the one for moto x puré?

Just flash it from twrp, right?

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[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spencervb256:
Yes Clark is correct. Flash rom through twrp, then don't reboot, flash the gapps, and then magisk or su whichever one and then reboot into system https://www.download.dirtyunicorns.com/clark
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Usuario503:
And how can i root with dirt unicorns?? i still dont understand... thanks
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Usuario503:
Running DU Clarik RN, thanks for the help, but can you help me root?

I need root acces for changing the android ID easily. Thanks

(supersu)
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spencervb256:
Okay I'm sorry. Magisk and SuperSU are the rooting options. Personally I'd recommend magisk. 1) So, boot into twrp -> wipe -> advanced wipe -> check system, internal storage, and data.

2) tap install -> dirty unicorns v11.7 (or whatever zip you download) and then let it install.

3) now install -> gapps

4) now install -> magisk 14.0 (this is the root, you can flash it over whatever rom you wish, in this case it is DU)

Then I recommend wiping cache and then boot into system.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Usuario503:
Ok thanks, may i ask, why do you recomend magisk?? its first time i lisent to that name.. what happened to supersu?

Thanks i will flash the zip asap
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spencervb256:
Magisk is an alternative somewhat newer way of rooting. It hides root and also does not break safety net, so you can use apps like Android pay, Pokemon go, etc...superSU is still around, but I haven't used it recently as it was unable to hide root last time I used it, and I needed root, and working Android pay. I hope that is clearer!
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Usuario503:
ok thanks im stalling whatsapp, snapchat.. etc and i will flash the zip. Thanks bro
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spencervb256:
No problem! Glad the installation of DU went okay
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MY13FXT:
Hello when trying to flash any 11.x version of DU im unable to receive mobile data. I tried many different ways of flashing and no luck. I did research and the only solution I found was *#*#4636#*#* messing around with the options and only able to open get 3g icon. Even doing this was unstable. Sorry for hijacking this thread but I saw the discussion about DU
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spencervb256:
Have you tried messing around / resetting apn settings? You can find these from your carrier's website maybe?

In case you don't know where this is it is in settings : more : cellular networks : access point names
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MY13FXT:
I have not while using DU. I only found a solution by using the dial number. I use straight talk, while having a Verizon number and data service. I'll give that a shot thank you for telling me! :good:
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spencervb256:
No problem! Let me know how it goes if it works or if it doesn't, feel free to send a pm too!
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Usuario503:
Same here, just add a new APN in settings and it will work.

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[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MY13FXT:
When trying to add a new APN all my settings are blacked out. I found what I need to enter but I don't have the ability to create a new APN. I'm only able to edit the name of my current one. Even after resetting multiple times, and Rebooting. :crying:
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Usuario503:
When adding a VPN, you have press the + simbol in the corner. If not working call your phone company so they sent you a configuration file that adds the APN without doing nothing.

See the photo.

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[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MY13FXT:
I believe that im looking at the correct options for APN since it's a rather limited setting

This is what I have on my phone. I'm assuming that I will need to contact Straight Talk
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Usuario503:
Wich ROM is that? Are you verizon?

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[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MY13FXT:
Current daily driver is RR with Handbag

I use straight talk with a verizon/sprint SIM and having a verizon number
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] rdmack:
Hello all

This week I enabled the permission that allows Better Battery Stats to check for wakelocks etc without requiring root.

Resrarted phone, let it do its magic and then checked results.

Ohio_wake_lock was the big culprit and phone would not enter deep sleep.

On googling I came across next to no answers and some vague mention to disable HTC Push Client.

I disabled the app from the settings and the wakelock has since disappeared and my device now enters deep sleep which it didn't before.

Hopefully this helps others out there. If anyone has extra information on this wakelock it'd be great.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Harrygsr:
Hi,

I appear to have the same wakelock issue as you did. Im running lineageos and cant find any traces of htc push client in app drawer, system apps or through titanium backup.

Where did you actually find it?

Thanks in advance.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Aftab_khatri:
I got this problem. How to get rid of this.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] andybones:
Must be a different app or issue causing the same wake lock. He's on the HTC rom. Lineage is stock Android.

Here is that app, it should open the playstore and you see that it isn't installed.

HTC PNS

I found this with a quick Google search, you may find more info, I didn't look long. An edit may be needed like this, wgich you could share and ask fagyi

https://review.lineageos.org/c/Line.../1/drivers/usb/anx7418/anx_ohio_driver.c#2399