yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] njgheewala:
Hi Guys,

I searched and searched and still cannot find a ROM that will allow multiple My Favorite People. I love the fact that you can put My favorite people on the HTC home and just call them from the home screen.

It would be nice to have My Favorite People 1, My Favorite People 2 and so on...so you can add more people on the front screen and avoid going in the contacts for people you call most often.

I would really appreciate if you can point me in the right direction on how to get more then one My favorite People...or can someone make a ROM with it?

Thanks in advance.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] ph03n1x:
look for the boring tmobile rom from the wing do a search for it its in there
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] just.befa:
Hi guys,

I have a OPO bricked in a very weird way... It's booting straight to TWRP (v3.0.2-0) and nothing else. It is impossible to boot into bootloader (Vol. Up + Power), it still goes to TWRP. And when it is plugged on a computer, it's also booting straight to TWRP...

First a little recap :

- The OPO has (had) an unlocked bootloader and was updated from COS13 to Oxygen OS a while ago.

- The screen was smashed, touch screen not working anymore, and I had it replaced

- Then this problem occured (before screen change, it was booting to Android without a problem)

What I tried :

- Tried to reboot into bootloader, from TWRP via the reboot menu, nope.

- Tried to reboot into bootloader, from TWRP with "adb reboot bootloader", nope.

- Hard Reset from TWRP, nothing.

- Flash latest COS from TWRP (cm-13.1.2-ZNH2KAS3P0-bacon-signed.zip) found here, nothing.

- I wanted to try this last chance unbrick "OnePlus Recovery Tool", but for that the OPO has to be OFF while plugged on a computer, and mine automatically boots on TWRP when plugged :mad:, so it's not bricked enough to use it, f***!

Since I can't access the bootlader, I can't do a proper clean/flash :(

I'm really out of ideas here. I'm starting to think that the problem isn't software but hardware...

Has anyone ever encountered such a brick, or has another idea?

Thanks in advance for your help.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iPusak Gaoq™:
fully shutdown your device and then press the volume up while connecting your phone to pc and see if it can boot into fastboot or not...
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Ak:
Open the back panel of your device and clean it properly with isopropyl alcohol and microfiber cloth.Also clean the power and volume buttons strips.

Reattach it correctly and then try booting into system or fastboot.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] just.befa:
Thank you guys for your help.

So, what happened is that the volume buttons connector was dead, and that the volume down signal was "permanent", that is why the device was systematically booting in recovery mode, no matter what I tried.

Replacing it worked just fine :)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Totonno90:
Hi folks! How I can extract featured apps from Android TV Sony?

I can not see these apps in Es File Manager in User Apps or System Apps or Installed in sdcard.

Any suggestion? Thanks

PS : I want Premium Online, Italian app.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Suhas_v:
Try solid explorer ( need keyboard to navigate properly)
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] The Collector:
Check if you can get the clarovideo apk pls ??
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] gabrielomana:
Please, we need the claravideo apk, urgent, please ??
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] LDBAKE:
Apkpure dot com has it.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] heywheelie:
I have the same problem but the app I'm looking for is 9Now which comes installed on my Sony TV and doesn't need a mouse to control. I want to copy the apk so I can install it on my shield.

I tried Solid explorer but 9Now doesn't show up on it even tho it is on my Home screen and works.

Any suggestions?
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] bubbablacksmith:
It's probably a system app and by default the file manager you're using is not showing system apps. See if there's an option to enable it.

I use X-Plore file manager and it has an "app manager" that lists all installed apps. By default though system apps are turned off, so I have to bring up the context menu and click on "show system apps".

After which I can find any app installed and back up the APK by creating a copy of it.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] heywheelie:
Solid Explorer shows system apps but it isn't listed amongst them. Will give X-Plore a try.

cheers

UPDATE: Tried X-Plore, Same thing neither 9Now nor ABC iView appear yet both are displayed on the Recommended apps list and work when clicked on. Odd thing is they never work first time, only second time. It's as if both are just shortcuts for a temporary app that it downloads and installs but no sign of either on the TV.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] Daltonxx:
Try installing Shareit
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] ksuhiyp:
What is the kernel build dependencies I ha be to install before build pixel XL kernel for Oreo an later
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Nick80835:
+1
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] airmaxx23:
This is in the wrong section.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yanshof:
looking for simple app that will show me the time left until some date that i will set as input.

I want to see the time left in "NASA style" - that mean ...

Days::Hours::Minutes::Seconds::Milliseconds
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yanshof:
found ...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.project.timeleftcounter
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Dark Jedi:
I was wondering if I should take the update from att for my unlocked note 8? I am planning on installing my Verizon SIM in the phone next year. Or are there special updates that comes from sammy?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Sass86:
Unlocked means it will work on all the networks. It provisions to the SIM to better utilize the hardware in your phone. When you switch to Verizon, it will switch to their network bands.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
Hi everybody. Recently I bought a J7 pro for several reasons, one of which was Always on Display, a.k.a AOD. However from the first night I used it as a night clock I could apparently see that the background of the clock and notifications is not black and has a faint light. The funny part is that the preview of AOD is fine with all the black pixels off, but when you actually use it, all the pixels are on. I asked several J730F owners and they had the same problem, however my device is J730G. Please test and report. Just remember the environment must be completely dark.

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UPDATES:

Fixed Custom Rom (with battery drain):

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76737172&postcount=210

Partial Fix (Needs changing the Kernel):

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76076708&postcount=186

Fixed Firmwares:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75513596&postcount=103

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75868032&postcount=114

Tested other versions of AOD app:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74429656&postcount=24

Link to the thread I started on Samsung official forum:

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Other-Mobile-Devices/J7-pro-AOD-problem/td-p/168875

Update on Oreo and Pie

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79764566&postcount=229
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] wer wo was:
Hey

I have the same problem

I have a j730f/D's

It's really frustrating and I guess it drains the battery a lot

I also noticed the that the preview of the aod is perfect on all brightness levels

Maybe thats because the display panel uses different settings when real aod is on ( like udervoltage and lower refresh rate things like this but I am not an expert )

Also visible on 3rd party apps from the PlayStore

I guess Samsung is using some hardware tweaks there to optimise battery life

What I also noticed is when the real aod is set to full brightness because of the sunlight the screen really gets black ( you can try this with a flashlight or so )

But on the lowest brightness the screen gets grey .

Would love to know if this is just software related or hardware

Because if it is hardware I give it a try and send it back
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
I have no problem on 3rd party apps, yet battery drain is not acceptable.

That's exactly my situation as well. On low brightness the screen is unbearably gray, otherwise it seems to be completely black. I guess you can try sending it back, unfortunately I don't have that option.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] wer wo was:
3rd party apps sucks because they can't use this special display mode Samsung uses

Maybe I will send it back

But I am not sure about that I wanted to wait until an update is coming, maybe it's software related so they can fix it .

I also send an email to Samsung but I saw your post on the Samsung forum so I don't expect too much :D

With how many ppl did you talk about that problem that have the j730f ? I mean it doesn't make sense to send it back and get a new one if it is a problem for every device
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] game.tikboy:
I got the same issue on my J730G/DS. When on low brightness aod, i can notice the whole screen lighting up a little bit. But on high brightness it is completely black. I think all j7 pro have this issue. At least we could try to send it back to samsung and see if they will fix or even do something about this issue.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
I found 2 users with the same problem.

Unfortunately we don't have a robust Samsung representative here and I believe we cannot convince them about this issue. I believe you guys should go for the guarantee. This way at least you raise the issue to their awareness in practice.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] JasonS.:
I have the same issue too.

I've chatted with samsung and ask them to try this but they keep saying "All of our units are fine".
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
In fact, as I check the problem with several users of the 16 and 32 GB variants of both Chinese and Philippines models, it seems ALL their units are faulty. :(
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] JasonS.:
I think we can just hope that Samsung want to release an update for our J7 Pro AOD :(

Has anybody send the J7 Pro back to samsung store?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
I found several threads out there talking about this problem. Generally the problem was with S7 and other Samsung flagship devices. In all the circumstances there, the problem only was fixed by changing the AMOLED panel. However here in J7 pro it seems that when the screen is well lit, the black is truly black and when the ambient sensor reduces the light the problem shows its ugly face. This problem was not mentioned anywhere in those threads I mentioned.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] JasonS.:
I don't wanna waste any more money on my phone. So yeah let see what will Samsung do. It's impossible that this is the AMOLED panel fault. Looks like the version of our AOD is a bit old. Try compare it with the A 2017 Nougat AOD.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] sharmah296@gmail.com:
i tried atleast 3 different third party aod apps and all worked fine but only fault was battery consumption. so maybe it is not hardware problem. its just software related. we can only hope that samsung fixes it soon by update
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
Although I hope so and believe that j7 problem is different from previous problems seen on other faulty aods, but the way aod works is different from the way other aod apps work.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] JasonS.:
Hey guys

I've borrowed my friend's J7 Pro to see if she had this AOD problem. After I bring it to a very dark place, the AOD works like it should (No grayish AOD background). Guess it's a hardware problem. I will try to send it back to Samsung if I have time.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
Have u tried it when the screen light adjusts to the dark environment? If so please do send it back to make sure what the source of the problem is.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] JasonS.:
The AOD uses the ambient light sensor to decide what brightness should be used ( I think AOD only recognize Dark and Bright situation, just like most of the proximity sensors )

So because it's dark, the screen also adjust itself to dark situation. No grayish background is seen. I compare mine with her side by side and I can see the difference.

Another thing to proof that this is a hardware problem is that when you put your finger on the fingerprint sensor and it unlocks, between the unlocking process, you can see the screen flicker before it unlocks the phone. Same as when you boot up the phone. Right after when you press the power button and it vibrate, you can see a flicker before "Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro" is shown.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
Please do us all a huge favor and take some time and send the device to Samsung (I would if my phone was under warranty) so we can make sure what the root of the problem is and don't raise our hopes. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] JasonS.:
I will find some time to send it back to Samsung. The distance from My home to the nearest Samsung Service Center is very far, took me about half an hour with usual traffic. But they are usually traffic jammed, so I predict an hour trip to the SSC. Not an easy job though I'm very busy all day.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
Latest response from one of Samsung forum moderators

Latest response from one of Samsung forum moderators:

:(
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] palik_x:
I have this issue ever since I bough the phone in early August. Not 1 but 2 unit, model SM-J730G/DS. Both show the same symptom. Do Samsung selling phone with defect amoled panel or poor software implementation? What the hell!

If you all notice, the official samsung's AOD app for our J7 pro is not available anymore in Play Store. Why they remove support for our device? Why? From the feedback there, a lot of j7 pro owner report about this aod problem...
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] JasonS.:
The problem is still there
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
Refined Kernel

Has anyone tested Refined Kernel? It changes AOD brightness on other roms (too dim). Maybe it can do something about this problem.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
There's a new build out with security patch of 01 03 2018. Interesting is that the rom is only for Tobago and Trinidad. Check the link

https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-j7-pro/SM-J730G/
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Adityagiann:
Maybe its just a late update
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
The change list number is different.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
Refined Kernel Test

I just tested the latest firmware with Refined Kernel and can confirm it

FIX

es the problem. However, the AOD is too much dim and battery drain is the same or even more. I think that's because this kernel lacks necessary AOD drivers.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
Tested the latest G firmware with change list 13203669 and it did NOT fix the problem.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
Workarounds

Well, now that finding a way to fix AOD seems to be elusive and we have to live with it anyway, I'm going to introduce two apps which I use and found them useful with less need for AOD. :cowboy:

The first one is WaveUp. Basically it lets you wave over your proximity sensor to get a glimpse of what's happening on your phone. Get it from here.

The second one is Glimpse Notifications. This app turns on the screen each time you have a notification and have lots of other options for recurring notifications. Get it from here.

BTW, don't forget to add both of these apps to the unmonitored apps section, under battery in settings.

About Pseudo AOD apps, I have tested majority of them and I can tell from experience that none of them are worth the battery drian they cause.

If you have any other suggestions, please share. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
New Test

Just to be safe and also because I get flicker problem in 13203669 because I installed Refined Kernel, I tested two other builds: 13118008 for New Zealand and 12901179 for Ecuador. Of course there was no change whatsoever.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] vqsk:
Hi guys,

few days ago i received update in Poland - J730FXXU2ARB1 - and in this update problem is fixed. It has also security package since Feb 1 2018 (version J7 2017, not PRO)
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
Good to know. Can you please check the battery drain overnight?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Adityagiann:
J7 has AOD too?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] khaisttj92:
j7 doesnt have aod but j7 2017 and j7 pro have aod.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Adityagiann:
But when Im about to buy phone i look on to j7 and it doesnt have aod?. So confusing. Or maybe the one i see is j7 2016?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] khaisttj92:
j7 2015, j7 2016, j7 prime, j7 2017, j7 pro, j7 + and now the latest j7 duo 2018. Only j7 2017, j7 pro, j7+ have official aod in stock rom other than that just custom aod while j7 duo 2018 not sure have aod or not.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Adityagiann:
Ohhh okok thx for the explanation bro ?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] vqsk:
During night it takes cca 5-8% battery, so IMHO not too much.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Adityagiann:
Did anyone notice that when your phone covered in something/you put in your pocket or bag, the aod turned off and when you pick it up it turns on? I mean, that happen on my friends phone(a7 and c9) but not on my j7pro.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] khaisttj92:
yup i notice that to. My brother have c9 pro when he covered the light sensor then the aod turn off.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] dibik:
So, I tried refined kernel V 2.8 and it fixes the problem but I got a battery drain about 15% during an 8 hours night which is too much for me.

Yesterday I flashed the version shown below with Odin, and yes, it fixes the problem.

however, when the room is completely dark I mean like 100% dark i still get some very light grey background, but it is okay it is not so noticeable.

so, stock kernel V 3.18.14-12784722 does fix the problem.

(the problem of flickering when turning on screen is fixed also)
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] daophilac:
"Not so noticeable". So how about battery drain?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
The problem with grey AOD is both aesthetic and battery related. If there's even a little light, then both are compromised :( As you see AOD is power hungry by itself, imagine what a grey backlight can do to add to that.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] dibik:
it is truly not noticeable, you will notice it just if it's very dark, and compared to how it was before, it is acceptable.

the battery drains 4~5% during night (2 sim and wifi on)

battery consumption is good 4~5% during night with wifi on and 2 sim activated.

for the grey backlight, as I said it is quite better than the previous one.

and you can give a try if you want.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] daophilac:
My phone is J7 Pro, and that ROM is for J7 2017. Will I be able to install it?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] dibik:
it is the same j7 2017 or j7 pro, just make sure of the model (F, G, GM...)
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] daophilac:
Yeah, it sucks. Mine is G, the ROM is F
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] carloandreaguilar:
Anyone?

My j7 pro AOD won't turn off in pocket or when flipped. Anyone else have this issue? Or is it meant to be like that on this phone?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] PatrickPa_1:
it`s no bug... it`s only dimming
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] carloandreaguilar:
Yeah mine only dims. So weird the j7 pros are like this. Seems like all other Samsung phones do turn off.

Maybe they did it this way because of the massive battery this phone has. But I wonder it it will cause burn in because it's on forever

I saw a time-lapse of how aod moves around and it only moves a few pixels up and then back down. Then after an hour it changes position. But I wonder it that's enough to prevent burn in
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
I can confirm that this rom has totally black AOD, however I tested and the battery drain on airplane mode with AOD is 2.5 percent per hour.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] dibik:
refined kernel fixes the grey problem but battery drain is too much. also it is always dim even in daylight.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
AOD in this rom responds to ambient light changes and for this very reason I mentioned it.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] dibik:
so it is fixed in the last update :good: hope the battery problem will be fixed too.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Akire17:
I'm having a hard time to back read. But did you experience amoled burn with your J7 Pro? After playing messenger games for an hour, I rested for almost 2 hours. Then when I use my phone, there's already violet color in the screen (thumb size) in power button side.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
I just noticed a bunch of firmware updates for J730G. Has anyone tested one for a possible AOD fix?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
Well, I guess if I want something done, I should do it myself. Anyway, I tested the Philippine build (GLB) and the problem is still there. :(
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] daophilac:
You are right, you should do it yourself. But don't waste your time on Vietnam build, OK ::fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
We need that specific build. Can you guys go over to the Samsung forum thread and say something? :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] daophilac:
I think it's hopeless, even if they've already known about the issue. That's the essence of technology brands. They have numerous device series and no one is 100% perfect, everyone would have some minor errors. Samsung, Sony, XiaoMi, Huawei, Dell, HP, ASUS,... they are all have the same problems.

You'll be super lucky if you have a device that work 100% perfectly as expected. Otherwise, these minor errors that aren't so noticeable will most likely never be fixed. Because they have no time dealing with all these things, and well as you may guess, they don't receive anything from doing so. Usually they will pay attention more on flagship devices.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] vqsk:
Hey

I noticed that on old version AOD app (I have now 2.7.29.6) there is no problem with background backlight. There is preety black screen. Of course i have availble update but after factory reset i saw that screen seems to be well black and tried to do not update AOD in Play Store. And it works. Any update of this app change nothing much and it's only worse, than better. I hope that update to Oreo in September will fix that bug but at the moment i use old version of this app, availble after factory reset. Also I disabled automatic updates and I'm updating apps what I want to be updated on my own.

Cheers!
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] Greight:
Although I was pretty sure this is irrelevant to the problem (It should be kernel related), I tested and saw no change whatsoever.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] JasonS.:
So the Android 8.1.0 for J7 Pro has been released. Does it fix the problem?