yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] DawgY:
From what I understand, the Snapdragon S8+'s bootloader is still locked, other than for the Chinese and Hong Kong variants, so there is no chance of a custom recovery currently. This said, I am trying to find a decent backup solution for my Sprint S8+.

I am trying to create a backup using "adb backup -apk -shared -all -system -f test.ab". I can get the backup to run, but it only creates a 40-80mb file. When I restore the backup, nothing changes on my phone.

Can someone please clarify what is going on here? If you guys need more information to help, please let me know. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] gschroer:
Works for my S8 snapdragon. My backup files are in the 1.6 GB size. Make sure you are running cmd.exe as administrator and wait until it finishes. It may take 15 to 20 minutes to complete.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] DawgY:
Even if I use an elevated (Administrator) command prompt, the backup takes about one minute to complete. I have added a few apps to my phone, since I last posted. The size is up to 174mb now, but there is no way it takes 15+ minutes.

I am connected via USB 3.0. Are you using wifi? Do you have any idea the size of a backup on a newly reset phone? I still think something is off here.

With -apk aren't copies of the APKs supposed to be saved with the backup? Are they saved as separate files? I do not see any with mine.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] gschroer:
I'm using an usb 2.0 connection. The 1.5 GB size is for an unlocked, no bloat, phone with about 10 added user apps. Your backup should be at least 1.0 GB.

Yes the -apk switch should backup your apps. The app files can be extracted, the backup file is a compressed TAR file using a Java Deflater. You can search on-line on how to extract from the .ab file..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] DawgY:
I have looked in to all of that, because I wanted to verify the contents of my backups to make sure they are completing properly. However, this still does not provide a solution to the small size. I have a stock Sprint S8+ and am using an up-to-date version of "platform-tools" downloaded via sdkmanager.

I'm not sure what else to try at this point. Can you think of anything that would lead to a smaller size? I can see the toast messages on my phone, so I can tell when the backup begins and ends. I'm honestly out of options.

By the way, what do you mean by "unlocked"? I am accustomed to that term being used for an unlocked bootloader, although I did not think that was currently possible with the S8+. I am not rooted, so from what I understand, "adb backup" cannot access system files. If you are rooted, I guess this could account for the size difference. Again, I'm grasping at straws here...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] gschroer:
"Unlocked" being carrier unlocked, so no carrier bloatware to make the backup larger. After running the ADB backup command my phone gives me an option to encrypt the backup, which I' not providing a password to encrypt. On the phone screen it starts showing the apk's one at a time that it is backing up. It only shows about five apk's before the screen blanks out. Guess it could be the sprint firmware preventing the backup. Maybe post on the sprint forum to see if anybody is using ADB to backup their phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] DawgY:
Yes. I have heard that different ROMs can mess with this process. I will follow your suggestion. Thank you for the help, gschroer! :D
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Vivekakon111:
I have flashed pure Nexus ROM to my Redmi note 3 ... Everything seems to be good but when boot up is completely it asked for enter your android password...... Plz guys help me out to this situation plz fix it m in trouble now

Thank you
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Sachin:
See >
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Op_Flashpoint:
You didn't flash LazyFlasher, did you?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Sachin:
Nah, that was encryption. You should format your data to get rid of it.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Op_Flashpoint:
Encryption can be bypassed using LazyFlasher though.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] ramprasath01:
(Mha-l29c185b172),data works fine.but only JIO VOLTE not working
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Dogs1985:
I always hold the phone and I found out the screen easily turn on. Anyway I can disable this features in my device (RS988)? :confused:
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] jabsjabsjabs:
Here you go. Google is your friend!

androidexplained.com/lg-g5-disable-double-tap-to-wake-sleep/
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] medwatt:
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[SIZE=+2]Helpful Information[/SIZE]
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[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] medwatt:
Basic Device Information

Released in November 2016, the Lenovo Vibe P2 is a 5.5" smartphone with mid-range specifications and a budget-friendly price. It is the successor to the Lenovo Vibe P1, offering an even higher battery capacity fitted inside a thinner and lighter body.

There are two variants of the Lenovo P2; the international (or global variant) and the Chinese variant. Therefore, it is very important to know which one you have or which one you should buy. If you bought your device from retailers in India/UK/Europe, it is very likely that you bought the international version. The international version has the code name P2a42, whereas the Chinese version is labelled P2c72. The easiest way to distinguish between the two is to check the storage size. Only the Chinese variant (P2c72) of the P2 comes with a 64GB storage. Hence, if your P2 has only 32GB of internal storage, your P2 is the international variant (P2a42).

Aside from differences in storage, the two P2 variants differ in the bands they support. Courtesy of user [MENTION=5048731]911-Future_Maker[/MENTION], the differences are highlighted in red.

P2a42

GSM: GSM850/ GSM900/ GSM1800/ GSM1900

3G: UMTS2100 (B1)/ UMTS1900 (B2)/ UMTS850 (B5)/ UMTS900 (B8)

4G: LTE2100 (B1)/ LTE1800 (B3)/ LTE1700/2100 (B4)/ LTE850 (B5)/ LTE2600 (B7)/ LTE900 (B8)/ LTE800 (B20)/ LTE700 (B28)/ TD-LTE2600 (B38)/ TD-LTE2300 (B40)

P2c72

GSM: GSM850/ GSM900/ GSM1800/ GSM1900

3G: UMTS2100 (B1)/ UMTS900 (B8)/ CDMA800 (BC0)/ TD-SCDMA2000/ TD-SCDMA1900

4G: LTE2100 (B1)/ LTE1800 (B3)/ TD-LTE2600 (B38)/ TD-LTE1900 (B39)/ TD-LTE2300 (B40)/ TD-LTE2500 (B41)

Despite the differences in the internal storage and radio bands, both variants share common partitions, aside from the data partition, of course. As a result, many global Chinese shops, such as bangggod and gearbest, sell the P2c72 preflashed with the P2a42 firmware; the reason being that the P2a42 firmware supports more languages, whereas the P2c72 firmware supports only English and Chinese, among other reasons. Even though the P2c72 can run the P2a42 firmware, the bands that it supports remain those of the P2c72.

NOTE : Do not flash your device with files that are intended for the other variant. You will very likely end up with either a bricked phone or a phone that does not recognize the sim or your carrier's network. You have been warned!
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] medwatt:
Official Stock Firmware

You should only flash the full firmware when it is the method of last resort. The choice of which firmware version to use should be based on the variant you own and the version of Android installed. It has been reported that if you flash the full firmware intended for Android 6 on the P2 that is already on Android 7, then you will have modem issues. Be warned.

P2a42 Firmware

Downloads (Thanks to [MENTION=7957595]abhayruparel[/MENTION]. Password: lenovo-forums.ru)

P2a42_S048_161111_ROW_fastboot.7z

P2a42_S062_170117_ROW_fastboot.7z

P2a42_S232_170320_ROW_fastboot.7z

P2a42_S233_170404_ROW_fastboot.7z

P2a42_S244_170725_ROW_fastboot.7z

P2c72 Firmware

Downloads (The files below are hosted on baidu servers; download speed is very slow.)

联想VIBE P2 P2c72_USR_ST1637_官方原厂固件ROM线刷包下载 首发

联想P2 P2c72_VIBEUI_V3.5_1652_5.1342.1官方固件ROM线刷包下载

联想P2c72官方线刷固件VIBEUI_V3.5_1706_5.1599.1_ST安卓7.0首发
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] medwatt:
Official Stock Updates

Upon receiving the P2, it will most likely still have Android 6 installed. You can either update your device automatically to Android 7.0 via OTA updates or manually by downloading the files below and flashing them one after the other. Please note that these files are intended only for owners of the P2a42 or the P2c72 with the P2a42 firmware.

Downloads

From S048 to S062 (Android 6 minor update)

From S062 to S232 (Android 6 to Android 7.0 update)

From S232 to S233 (Android 7.0 minor update)

From S233 to S244 (Android 7.0 minor update)

In order to manually upgrade, you must have a sdcard. The upgrading process has to be done in the numerical order in which the files are listed above. For example, you download the first file, move it to the root of your sdcard, rename it to update.zip, reboot into recovery, upgrade, restart the phone, and repeat the same process for the second file and so on.

To manually install updates:

Shut down the phone.

Hold Vol Up + Vol Down + Power Button to boot into the recovery menu. Release the buttons when the screen turns on.

In the recovery menu, Select Install Update Package > Yes.

After the last upgrade is installed, it is advisable to do a factory reset. Enter the recovery menu. Choose Wipe User Data. First do Fuse Wipe Data, then Fuse Format Data, and finally Wipe Cache, all the while selecting Yes when asked.
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] medwatt:
Reserved
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] medwatt:
MODS, GUIDES, and Misc

Decryption the internal storage

The only reason I could think of why someone would want to decrypt the internal storage is to be able to multiboot as one of the requirements of DualBootPatcher is for the internal storage, or more specifically the data partition, to be unencrypted. It's important that you understand that decrypting the internal storage makes it very easy for anyone with access to your phone to access all your data. You're warned: your phone is the most personal and most portable device you have, don't be reckless with your data.

It is very likely your P2 is already encrypted. You can easily verify that by going to settings > security. If you see "Encrypted" under "Encryption", the internal storage is encrypted. If you had not set the phone to require a pin/password to boot, the phone would be encrypted using the default password. If TWRP doesn't prompt you for authentication, it may be because it tries the default password at first and succeeds with that. So, getting access to your internal storage in TWRP does not necessary mean the internal storage is not encrypted.

You need to format data (under TWRP) to remove the encryption. This obviously deletes everything on your phone; so, backup your important stuff first. Reboot the phone back into recovery after formatting data. If TWRP doesn't detect the the partitions of your internal storage, boot/flash the stock recovery. The stock recovery will properly format the partitions. Boot/Flash TWRP one more time and you will see all the partitions again. At this point, you should change the format of the data partition to ext4 and install Magisk. Installing Magisk will modify the boot partition and will prevent the phone will automatically re-encryp itself.

Getting back to Stock Firmware

In the event you can no longer boot into the phone, or your phone is bricked, you may want to reinstall the stock firmware. After downloading and extracting the zip file, you will find a file called flashall.bat inside the SW folder. All what is required then is putting the phone in fastboot mode and executing this file. However, if you've already unlocked your bootloader, running flashall.bat will fail. What you need to do is to flash the partitions manually.

In the extracted zip file, you will find files labelled systemchunkx.img (probably around 15 of them), boot.img, and recovery.img. Put your phone in fastboot mode, open Minimal ADB Fastboot and do the following:

Flash the boot image: fastboot flash boot boot.img

Flash the recovery image: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Flash the system chunks one after the other, starting with the first one until the last one. For example, to flash the first system chunk: fastboot flash system systemchunk1.img
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Siva Mk:
P2c72 * in firmware
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rammanokar:
Add blankflash tool also to recover from hardbrick
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] huntk1:
Add advice as to how to safely flash TWRP and root a P2c72 hardware device running P2a42 firmware.
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dr.M.Shaltout:
Add twrp installation and root method on nougat
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] sunny277:
Im a new owner of P2, recently i upgraded my firmware to the latest(S244) and doing so upgrade ended up with something wrong i mean process/recovery didn't gave any error and even phone booted up normal but process wasn't 100% phone rebooted from like 88%, so after bootup from recovery i wiped all data and did a factory reset and used it like normal, everything was working perfect but after a week i facing random issues like battery drain, signal not sticking to 4g network, low wifi reception etc, i tried factory resetting again from recovery but that didnt solved my problem so i want flash factory firmware(android 7 S244) given above.my device is P2a42, locked bootloader, so can anyone tell me how should i flash those images, because i dont want to end up messing with modem files
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aleanymous:
I am at this step. When press "Next" nothing happen. What do I do? Latest update, pa42 version

Found, I needed internet access.
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] abhayruparel:
Nice work! Helpful for new users!

Also include QCN backup method.
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] melchiar:
Hi [MENTION=5509156]medwatt[/MENTION],

Is there an official link to those official OTA updates please?
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] melchiar:
Bump
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] big_b0sss:
I rooted with super su I want to unroot and try magisk

How do I unroot?
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mathurin239:
Hello I have a P2 p2c72 with rom p2a42 bought at gearbest.

I just want to root it to use titanium backup (root access), should I use twrp recovery or can I stay with the original recovery and flash magisk after unlock bootloader ?

I don't want custom rom.

Thank you.

[EDIT] Thanks for the guide, it's good for me, twrp ok and root with magisk !
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] celoxocis:
Just want to say great work on this thread!

The information for the P2 has become convoluted in the past 12 months and a summarization and write up such as this is helpful for everyone to benefit from!
[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] j.jeedz:
Big Thanks.
[HTC Excalibur] jaymeezee:
i have set up my dash so that i can connect to the internet and use internet explorer and check my email through the $5.99 T-Zones plan from info retrieved from http://dashapps.googlepages.com/ i would like to know how i would be able to make im clients such as webmessenger and octrotalk work on this connection made from that site without always using wi-fi. i downloaded google maps and it works off of my connection that i made from http://dashapps.googlepages.com/ juss fine and i did not even have to change anything in the google maps application.it worked off the made connection without any direction. i would like to kno how to do the following because i wanna use these applications even when i dont have wi-fi
[HTC Excalibur] santitos2001:
it depends if the program you want to use can be set to the proxy created by the tweak you made, most likely yeah, give it a try, it wont hurt.
[Galaxy Note5 Themes and Apps] gavsi:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/sam...s-device-development/note8-apps-port-t3662555

:p
[Galaxy Note5 Themes and Apps] Deleted member 4529355:
1.4 vas buggy as hell, how is 1.5?
[Galaxy Note5 Themes and Apps] Bulbulz:
Support for Note 5 N9208?
[Galaxy Note5 Themes and Apps] gavsi:
1.5 fine ı use flash it :o
[Galaxy Note5 Themes and Apps] Ijaz Farooq:
lags like hell

unable to use them

reverting back
[Galaxy Note5 Themes and Apps] t-dominique:
Hello Dev!..

I would like to ask if this will work on Dr.Ketan's ROM N10 (android version 7.0)..

Please do try to help me out..
[Galaxy Note5 Themes and Apps] davicito13:
I loose notes with screen off.... ;(

---------- Post added at 03:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:03 PM ----------

here solution this note5 .apk https://xdaforums.com/note5/themes-apps/samsung-apps-s8-note8-verified-note5-t3672916

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note5 Themes and Apps] p40403:
any one has the wallpaper problem

the s8 and note 8 is 18:9 and note 5 is 16:9

here is my original wallpaper is 1440*2560

and then set the wallpaper,more longer

now my wonder woman look little short and fat
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] Darklordevo:
SGH-I467 COMPLETE UNBRICK (Soft Brick only)

First, Go to this MEGA link here and click Download as ZIP. Then, Download ODIN 3.09 and then Extract the zip. open the 4.4.2 folder and then extract the other 4 rar files. then, open ODIN, Put your tablet in Download mode by Vol - and Power, and just flash the files normally! How to flash the files normally:

1. Click BL

2. Locate where you extracted the 4 other RAR files.

3. Click the file that has "BL" in the name.

Do the same thing except for replace BL with AP, CP, and CSC.

Now you have a perfectly working tablet!

Enjoy! :D

Sincerely, DarkLordEvo!
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] saad8140:
thanks you are an usnsung hero. i was aable to update my tablet using your help. thanks again
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] xxjosh90xx:
Hello @Darklordevo,

Would you happen to have all the files needed? There appears to only be one file in the link.

Thanks in advance.
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] jho956:
Help sir how to flash cwm recovery by a flashify or rasrh
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] jho956:
:(:(:( help please
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] User Sid:
I suggest u to flash TWRP rather then CWM coz TWRP is more helpful...the link for latest TWRP is given below.

TWRP Link-- https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634796101

Method to Flash TWRP ---- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Kk-lET9ABE
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] jho956:
Flash without pc

How to flash twrp without pc
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] User Sid:
Bro If u have a rooted A7000 then u can flash twrp without PC......But i think ur phone is not rooted, and in that case u r not able to flash TWRP/CWM without PC....
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] diijhae:
Hi sir . Do i need pc to install twrp on may lenovo a7000?

---------- Post added at 05:45 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:39 AM ----------

My lenovo is rooted .
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Z0M8EE:
Since your phone is rooted.you can easily flash the twrp image using FLASHIFY..
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] diijhae:
FLASHIFY ?? Is it the app that can be downloaded on the playstore ?? And is it safe method ?? Im sorry sir for asking lot of questions . Im a newbie :)
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] Z0M8EE:
Yeah...it can be downloaded from play store..and it is safe ,I think so .use flashify to flash the recovery I would prefer TWRP RECOVERY after thet flash everything via TWRP
[Lenovo A7000 Questions & Answers] User Sid:
Also make ur current recovery's backup before flashing TWRP...:)
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mg712702:
Guys I am on Los 15 and I can't able to sing in on my Google accounts...it's always saying Google play is not responding...I try too many gapps... anyone facing this problem????? Someone please help me:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lazynestor:
Los 15 is in early builds , don't flash gapps yet wait for it to become stable
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] andrekerplunk:
good evening,

I have a huawei p9 EVA-L19C605B135 and I had a problem (for some bull**** I did while I was drowsy).

In an attempt to upgrade to nougat I joined this site (http://www.pregunteleamauro.com/cambiar-el-cust-del-p9-eva-l09/) to modify the CUST and only then realized that it was for L09. Sad, ridiculous but it's reality.

I did the process and now it shows to be a L09C605B135. I tried to install another rom by huawei updater, by dload folder and I can not fly to what it was before.

Can someone help me reverse the process? If you can give me the steps for this, I thank you. :o
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] vinfrix:
debrand your phone or if its booting up

*#*#2846579#*#* find your country build

or vendor

then if you found 605 or C something

find your stock firmware that is

compatible with your vendor and

flash it via key combo

if dload key combo doesn't work

search for DC Phoenix

it might resurrect your device

goodluck

some questions

is your phone booting up to system?

are you able to enter recovery at least?

do you already unlocked your bootloader?

and last post the device detailed status..
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mindsasone:
My question, although silly/uninformed as it might be, is...have the rooting apps/roms/kernels etc. actually been verified to be free of malicious code? I.e., what's to stop someone from loading a rooting tool that contains hidden code (keyloggers, tracking software, etc.) on here for unsuspecting users to inadvertently install on their devices?

Thanks all...
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
The community here is self policing. If the apps you mentioned had malicious code, it would eventually (albeit probably not immediately) be found, and that person would be banned, lose their reputation, etc. You will find most of the tools, mods, etc. posted to XDA are by recognized developers, with excellent reputations. Yes, there is some risk. But honestly, I'd be much more worried about random apps on the Play store, than I would be a ROM, mod, etc. from XDA.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Craz Basics:
Looking for something like HTC blinkfeed on my s7... Something with all my apps like Facebook and instagram.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] plisskenn:
I have a bad 6p that Google is replacing with a Pixel XL. Can I root this and keep it rooted on Verizon? Is there any problem with this? I saw that there are verizon root bounties and wanted to double check. Are there any steps I should take?

Thanks for your help.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] 0hfrankieboy:
You will not have any issues so long as you get your phone directly from Google. Bootloader is unlockable on Google play version of the phone. The bounty is for the Verizon version of the pixel as it comes with a locked down bootloader.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] street_samurai:
I got my 5 about a week ago and so far I'm loving it. It replaced my old Samsung Galaxy S5.

I had my S5 for more than 3 years and never used a screen protector and ended up with no scratches on the screen.

The 5 came with a screen protector that I hate (attracts dust and is already coming away from the screen). But I've been too scared to take it off.

My question is: do I need a screen protector? My assumption was that the screen would be at least as scratch resistant as my old S5 but wanted to see what you guys think? I'm pretty careful with my phone and do have a case.

Thanks!

Sent from my OnePlus5, OOS 4.5.10, Flash Kernel