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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] domsch1988:
Scratches are normal. Gorilla Glass 5 traded some surface hardness for more resistance to shattering. Basically, the harder the display the easier it brakes but doesn't scratch so much.

So gg4 was more scratch resistant than gg5. But I'd take a scratches but not broken screen over the other way round...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Duskfall89:
Thanks for the info :) To be honest, I really don't know what is worse, having a naked display with some barely visible scratches or "ruin" such a great display with a screen protector. :laugh: I hate screen protective films, these displays are just too awesome and should be enjoyed naked without having the fear of scratching them... I ordered a screen protective film but I don't know yet if I will go through the hassle of putting it on, it just doesn't feel right for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] kofman13:
i just got my s8 and now ur making me worried, how bad are the scratches really? like bothersome ones you can see when using the device easily? or little scuff/rub marks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Duskfall89:
I first noticed them in a shop which had very bright and glaring room light. I was looking at my phone while the light was shining directly on the display. It was a coincidence more or less, who knows how long they have been there without me noticing them. In everyday use they are barely to not noticeable at all. Depending on the angle you only notice them with direct sunlight or halogen lamps pointing on the screen while the screen is off. Still, for this price the glass is a disappointment.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] SpiritualWarrior:
I Installed Skype But It Doesn T Work And I Tried A Lot Of Version But When It Start The Screen Of Skype Desappear Suddelly

Plz Can Someone Help Me

Thanks A Lot

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[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] tkalli:
I have not had any problems with Skype, except with 6.1.

It works with all versions of 6.0 that I tried, which is most of them.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Ne_RAY:
Skype is not working with WM 6.1
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] JensKaiser:
I can use skype as well, but everyone says I'm to silent....

I cant find the bug, I'm holding the Kaiser like at a normal call (and the mic is working perfect...)

anyone else the same problem?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] vastelectron:
Skype won't work on 6.1

I thought maybe 6.1 needed net CF 3.5 but it gave me errors during installation..and then errors removing it too. So skype doesn't work still...is there a fix for this???
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] metoer999:
Same problems i met.

3.5 installed but problem is still there. who can help?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] fanie.dry:
Desired outcome: I want to be able to sit in meetings, taking notes on my phone, but then access them on my PC by whatever means possible.

Is there a way to sync the notes taken on my device with Samsung Notes with any windows app?

I have tried the S Note app in the windows app store. Doesn't work. And sucks big time even if it did.

OneNote maybe? Evernote? Or maybe Samsung has a surprise and it syncs with its own Samsung Notes windows app (if it existed).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pedmond:
S Note could sync to Evernote. I really miss that.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Dodge DeBoulet:
OneNote (the Android app) syncs fine (to OneNote, the desktop app), but I don't see a way to go straight to creating a new note in it from the S Pen shortcut menu. You can create a badge that does it; it floats on your display (similar to the S Pen floating icon), but it doesn't seem to integrate into the S Pen workflow.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] timeToy:
S Note (NOT Samsung Note) still does it

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samsung.android.snote&hl=en
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jcrompton:
So is there any way to get my current Samsung Notes over to SNote (or even Onenote)?

I can switch over but my old notes are still in Samsung Notes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] cocchiararo:
I got to this old thread looking for something similar.

There is a windows 10 Samsung Notes APP.

What does not work for me is the freaking AUTOMATIC sync... i have to manually go into the options menu and hit sync both on the phone and on PC... kinda bad.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sjrixon:
I can't install the app on my surface pro, says not compatible!

I primarily use Onenote on the desktop, but Samsung notes is a better app on the note 8.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Zionator:
If there are issues with finding a Windows app then try using Samsung DEX it turns your phone into a desktop.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sjrixon:
That's like using a digger to crack a nut.

I think I'm just going to review my Workflow, treat the phone as more of a note pad and review my notes onto the desktop.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] orlando2bjr:
Me too.

Anyone knows a workaround to install Samsung Notes on a Surface Pro?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] oxsun:
I wish to get "samsung notes" to work on my surface pro also :(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] OnnoJ:
I have Samsung notes on my Note 8 and the Samsung Notes Windows 10 app on my Samsung Notebook 9 Pro. Works perfect and notes are synchronized back and forth.

Should work the same on Surface Pro.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] rabilancia:
Unfortunately, here's what I get on my HP desktop (Win 10 x64 latest build):

"This app is not compatible with this device."
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] fireattack7:
Nope, Samsung Notes is not compatible with the Surface line for whatever reason.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Guipm:
Also not compatible with Lenovo X1 Carbon Yoga
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] fireattack7:
I checked again Friday and it would install on my Surface Pro 4. The issue was it wouldn't sync with the SNote app on my Note 8.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] rob_h:
I installed the SNote app on my Surface Pro 4 and also on my Note 8 and managed to get a first sync. It really is crap and I'm sticking with OneNote even though you can't use quick notes just by taking the pen out. The sync seems to take so long and sometimes there is a syn option in the Windows 10 menu and sometimes pressing the button asks if you want to deleted the account. I changed a note on my Surface and then opened the same note on my Note and no changes were made.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] treysis:
I think you're confusing 'S Note' and 'Samsung Notes'. They're two completely different apps.

Samsung Notes seems to be only compatible with S-Pen devices. So that's only Samsung devices then, I guess.

S Note is a different story and works on all PCs, but it's different from Samsung Notes and they don't share the same database, unfortunately.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] fireattack7:
Nope, look in the app store on either Android or Windows and you will find S Note that can install on any Android. Samsung Notes is what comes stock on all Samsung devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] treysis:
Sorry, I think you missed my main point. First, I don't know if Samsung Notes comes preinstalled on all Samsung devices. But Samsung Notes doesn't install on devices without S-Pen, which includes Microsoft's Surface Books. S Note is the old app, that is slowly being replaced by Samsung Notes. S Note does install on probably all devices, and doesn't require the S-Pen.

And this is the unfortunate part: you can't share data from Samsung Notes to PC, if you don't have a PC that is able to run Samsung Notes. Furthermore, Samsung Notes doesn't sync to Evernote as well. And that is annoying, because Samsung Notes is (among other things) the default app for "Screen Off Memo" and in general will become the default app for everything.

So: people would prefer to continue using S Note, but they're pushed towards Samsung Notes, which doesn't meet their needs.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Notefan78:
Message to Samsung: You have such great Note devices that are doing the job during the business day. But it is annoying guys that the Samsung Note app is NOT running on a desktop PC that is provided by companies. So please update your app that everyone can use the notes on a normal desktop PC/laptop without having a pen there. This package gonna be a killer combination you should really consider to make available and ....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] RGardner:
Over on the Note 9 thread (https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/help/to-upload-appx-package-samsung-notes-t3845422) folks were asking for the appx for the Windows 10 Samsung Notes since it's showing as "incompatible" on anything other than Samsung machines. Somehow I was able to download it on my HP Envy 360, and, using Fiddler I captured the appx. Someone has already installed from my link and it does install.

Here's the link to the +90MB appx: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1T-KI9pDidiqLMhUTHbhX-rKYSgUuMDlq?usp=sharing

Just need to make sure you're set up to side load in Windows 10.
[MTCB Software Development] pa.ko:
Originally posted on 4pda

rk3188 MTCB drivers source code could be fond here

https://github.com/amper128/mtc_drivers

Someone skilfull may modify them or extract knowledge of how MCU integration is done. Russians suggest it is possible to build completely new kernel.... But it is still to be seen if anyone steps forward and do anything with it.
[MTCB Software Development] dhmsjs:
Many source files on github appear to be empty. Still this looks very promising - thanks!
[MTCB Software Development] DaAntipop:
The missing pieces of the Kernel...Great!

Would you please link to the original thread on 4PDA?
[MTCB Software Development] pa.ko:
XDA is not allowing like links to 4pda but here is the thread name and post number so search on Google for direct link

Модификация софта и украшательства для ГУ MTCB/MTCC CPU RK3066/3188

Post #6049

There is just a post, to inform and announce to interested Devs. No full thread dedicated to that project.

If anyone is interested to step in and do something, I would recommend contacting directly the developer (on github). He may be interested in cooperation and help.
[MTCB Software Development] DaAntipop:
Thank you

Unfortunately it hasn't gained much attention in this monster-thread...let's see how far we can get with it
[MTCB Software Development] dhmsjs:
This looks great!

The file mtc_car.c contains the ARM side of the MCU comm routines. I have studied the MCU side of this comm protocol by decompiling MCU (mostly) KLD2 v2.77. Later MCU versions that I have looked at are very similar.

It is a 3 wire bidirectional point-to-point protocol where either side can initiate a data transfer. In other words, either side can be the "master" and send to the "slave. "

Each transfer starts with the master requesting control of the bus, receiving an acknowledgment from the slave, then sending a 16 bit command word which specifies the rest of the transfer. Some commands have no additional data transfer. Others are either a request by the master to send a block of data to the slave, or a request to receive a block of data from the slave.

After the transfer is complete the master releases control of the bus so that either side can start another transfer. If the transfer ever times out then both sides give up and return the 3 wire bus to the idle state so that they can try the transfer again.

I've attached a PDF of a list of command words and what they do, based on what I've seen in the MCU code. Of course code addresses listed there only apply to the KLD2 v2.77 version of the MCU. In my comments I call the 3 wire bus "SPI" but it is not technically the SPI protocol.
[MTCB Software Development] amper128:
Very big thanks!
[MTCB Software Development] pa.ko:
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You should also contact Dev on github and send this info to him. I'm not dev myself but trying to share and connect people who are doing and/or able to do something truly useful for our units. I believe that mastering MCU integration, drivers, and even fixing them in parts or providing new functions (like getting RDS data from radio, saving stations without xposed etc.) may open a way for building new kernel even building new ROM on M, N or O platform (which provide much better support for resource management, offering even much better performance on older hw like our outdated rk units than LP which is proven sluggish).
[MTCB Software Development] dhmsjs:
Dev now has it on Github.

The RDS and AF functions will depend on the specific device. To understand these I need the

programmer's

data sheets for the devices.

I have this for the TDA6624 device, but not TEF66xx devices -- which seem to be much more common in these head units.

The data sheet must have detailed information on the device registers and how to use them. I have the TEF66xx Short Data Sheet ("SDS") but that does not have the details I need to understand the RDS and AF functions in those devices.

Perhaps you can ask on 4pda if anyone there might have a copy of the TEF66xx programmer's data sheet that they could share?
[MTCB Software Development] pa.ko:
Asked... Lets hope they will pay attention. (I asked them to post here so we get notified)
[MTCB Software Development] pa.ko:
On 4pda is thread dedicated to our clients nits and in there is a section with lot of documents.

XDA policy permit posting 4pda links but you may find it using name "Аппаратное обеспечение ГУ CPU RK3066/3188. MCU - IAP15L2K61S2 - Обсуждение | Автомагнитола и устройство на Android". In thread header look for subsection "Документация".

I saw datasheets for FM tuners TDA7706, TDA7786 and TEF6624. There also many other DSs for other components.

To download you need to register on 4pda, which is bit hard for non-Russian speakers...

Anyhow I am attaching DSs for radios.
[MTCB Software Development] dhmsjs:
Thanks for the reference & the zip file! I do appreciate the help.

Yes I have looked around on 4pda and yes it is a bit hard for non-Russian speakers (like me). I have not tried to register there for that reason.

I need to correct my device references above: the best data I have is for the TEF6624 (that pdf is also in your zip file) not "TDA6624." I believe the more recent and more popular device is the TEF6686. This is the one that I am missing programming data on. Since the MCU code does not implement the AF function I cannot look there to see how it is programmed (at least not on KLD2 v2.77).
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JDMpire:
So my motherboard is toast (yes, I'm positive) and I'm shopping around for a used one. Since I'm pretty sure all versions of the S8 use the same internal layout & connectors I can probably put any version motherboard in as its replacement.

That being said, which model motherboard would be my best bet for the following:

-Must support T Mobile USA (all the bands they utilize) if unlocked

-Has the best ROM support

a third bonus would be having great worldwide band support since I travel, given it's already covered my first requirement (having all t mo band support).

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] sofir786:
Well your kinda hindered a little bit because you have to go for the snapdragon variant of the board.

There is root but there are issues with it, and as far as I know not many people are developing roms for the snapdragon variant.

Also the snapdragon variant probably isn't going to work world wide, just like the exynos version doesn't support American bands, the US variant won't work in European countries
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] partcyborg:
Are you sure they aren't pin compatible? I'd be somewhat surprised if Samsung actually had two board produced (but maybe). If this is confirmed by teardown or whatever then thanks for the info :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] alex010911:
Hello motherboard issue here

I have a s8+ G955FD international version, apparently my motherboard died when i was charging my phone, somebody told me that i have to replace the motherboard but looking online the "FD" version it's very hard to find and also very expensive, any recomendations that i can do, can i replace it with a diferent version of the motherboard or i have to stay with the "FD" version?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] hiepster:
I have a bad S8 plus board and my friend has a working one but it's S8 not Plus....can I use S8 board to replace S8 plus ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RaYDeN69:
OK, so my Tab 10.1 (N8000) is not showing any signs of life. Last time I saw it was at 7% battery. I left it charging for 2 hours and idk what happened... when I checked it... It was already turned off... i thought maybe it was not charged... then I left it for an overnight charge. Checked for any signs of life... nothing again! So I just let it charge AGAIN for couple hours... still no signs of life. I tried pressing every possible combination of keys including recovery,normal boot, download mode. It was rooted and it has lineage nought installed on it.

any help is appreciated... any further details will be provided
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] datafirm:
Here for a couple weeks on business. Im TMO customer and roaming for free. But if you have any questions about service or anything in Tokyo, I can try to help.

Sadly, Im limited on my throughput, since they throttle the speeds.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] GAMIT PRUTHVI:
Hello all,

I'm facing the issue with smartlock feature every time I restart my OP5 after upgrading to 4.5.10.

Please see the attachment for reference.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] Feedmeeeee:
did u disable google ? it must be related with your google app
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] GAMIT PRUTHVI:
No.......

It's happening automatically every time
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] cameljockey1:
did you recently do a restore? in my experience doing a restore removes the smart lock. you may need to start fresh fresh.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] adrman:
I had this same problem occur on Saturday and found the solution on the oneplus forums. Disable Smart Lock under Trust Agents, reboot, then reenable Smart Lock. That fixed it for me.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] GAMIT PRUTHVI:
None of them are working, even I tried by factory reset, working for some time and getting disabled automatically.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] zyonee:
Download and install Google Play Services apk. Same or newer version, be careful to use the correct version in terms of architecture, dpi, etc. when downloading from APK mirror. Once the apk is installed, you'll have Smart Lock enabled once again. Keep the APK, as reboots might make it disappear again.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] rutorshand:
I have the same problem.

A workaround without reboot:

- Disable SmartLock from Trusted Apps

- Go to Apps

- Select Google Play Services and then Force Stop

- Enable SmartLock again
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] osm0sis:
This is an issue on the OP5T as well. I found the only way to get it to persist through a reboot was with a factory reset unfortunately. :(
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] adrman:
I actually haven't had this reoccur for some time. Smart Lock has been very stable for me on the last few updates.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] osm0sis:
The issue eventually came back even after a factory reset.. I think it could be a conflict between OOS and Google Play services Beta.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] osm0sis:
Miraculously I think the latest Google Play services has finally fixed it. I checked the installed variant on my 5T and it was 090400 so I sideloaded 12.6.87 (090400-197331306) and now it persists through a reboot again!

Perhaps was part of the whatever they fixed to get Trusted Places working again: https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/05/24/trusted-places-returned-smart-lock/

Edit: Aaaand it's gone. :mad:
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] ymcc:
I think it's because the devices are appearing to be uncertified.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] osm0sis:
Nope. Magisk rooted so passing SafetyNet just fine.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] ymcc:
Does it say Certified in the google play menu too ?
[Moto E4 Plus Questions & Answers] Manish54:
So I just to America from India, and the moment I landed in the states, my Moto E started acting weird. The touch works automatically, it keeps pressing randomly on the lower part of the screen. I thought my screen protector was messing up so I removed it. Then I thought there's some software issue so I reset the phone (twice) still nothing.

I dont know what happened to my phone I think the screen got pressing too much in my pocket while I was in the flight for 30 hours. and they won't give me the warranty as it's from India.

Can anyone help?
[Moto E4 Plus Questions & Answers] WeBMaZTaH:
Have you tried formatting it?
[Moto E4 Plus Questions & Answers] rahul2626:
you will change the touch pannel y0ur problem will resolve now
[Moto E4 Plus Questions & Answers] Manish54:
Yep, i think its a hardware problem

cannot afford that
[Moto E4 Plus Questions & Answers] UdayVooka:
I'm also experiencing the same issue...My Motoe4 plus touch started acting weird especially in the lower part of the screen
[Moto E4 Plus Questions & Answers] koop1955:
A Google search shows that most often the "Ghost touch" is a hardware issue. It seems to happen on a fair number of Moto devices.

If you can't return your phone (best option) then try cleaning the screen and clean your hands before using the phone. It can be the result of oil on the screen.

You can feel free to try clearing caches and data, but don't count on that solving the problem. There are a lot of discussions about this, but the general consensus is hardware, not software.
[Moto E4 Plus Questions & Answers] masivb:
Try an "External reset"

source: https://motorola-global-en-uk.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/120168/p/10217
[Moto E4 Plus Questions & Answers] spachal:
Hi, I have probably the same problem here .. Moto E4 Plus (XT1771). I was trying to do:

- different fw, without any result

- lower backlight, maybe better, but still there

- complete FR from Settings

- complete FR from 'bootloader menu' - off > power+vol- > power+vol+, here in menu clear cache + clear all data

- external reset, tutorial in upper post

And the result is the same. Sometimes it's better, sometimes it's impossible to write anything on keyboard, for example. The only solution is switch off display and turn it on again and wait, if it's better (Developer menu > show touches). If not, switch off and try again ..

I suppose that it's HW problem, do you thing that if I'll replace complete LCD+digitizer+frame, that it will solve this problem?

Link for this spare part (example): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33015586810.html

Link to video, that I made to show the problem: https://youtu.be/JoSfMRvFVLI

Thanks for any hint! :]
[Moto E4 Plus Questions & Answers] RuDhRaH:
Anyone got resolution, what you guys did finally. Please 🙏 respond as I'm getting same problem now
[Lenovo K5 Note Questions & Answers] arifuddin786:
We Lenovo K5 Note users are stuck with Marshmallow in the age of Oreo. :rolleyes:

Anyone out there working on a Lineage 14.1 or 15 projects or any other AOSP-like projects to bring Nougat or Oreo to this poor phone? :)
[Lenovo K5 Note Questions & Answers] Bernardo Vargas:
The Lenovo k5's bootloader is locked. We can't flash any custom recovery, kernel, rom...
[Lenovo K5 Note Questions & Answers] matrix001:
Dear developer is there's a way to flash Umi super firmware to k5note note that the two phones using the same chipset mtk 6755 and the same specs