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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Bumoza:
Hello

My friend send me a gift samsung galaxy s8+ 128 6gb ram

The device from hong kong and i an in uae

Phone is working very good but samsung apps not

When i use samsung pay app i got msg ( do you want to install samsung pay hong kong)

Samsung member app is empty

I am looking for a way to change the region from hong kong to middle east or uae

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] the_scotsman:
That device, the one with 128GB and 6GB of RAM from Hong Kong (SM-G9550), is quite unique, as it's different hardware from the others. There's no alternate firmware from other countries that you can flash, like the other models have.

Someone else who has one may be able to confirm otherwise, but I'm quite sure it's not possible to flash another region firmware on these particular models because they are unique.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Bumoza:
this is the problem i can't use other firmware

i hope there is other way also i will call samsung in my country to check with them if they can help me
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Bumoza:
i called samung in my country and they inform me that there is no way to change the region :(
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] GentlemanGamer:
Sorry if this has been posted before; I've seen some posts dealing with rooting a Canadian LG G5, but not for the 7.0 Android version and H831 kernel version together.

Simply put, as a complete noob to the world of rooting, is there a relatively safe way to save a backup of my phone data (flashing, I think it's called) and of course, to root my phone? There's no lack of methods shown online and some for other software versions, but I'd rather err on the side of caution before proceeding with one type of root vs. another.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me. :)
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] tahahawa:
There is no root for the LG G5 of the H831 model variety. And there probably won't be any, any time soon.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] GentlemanGamer:
I appreciate someone responding, even if it's not in the affirmative; thx. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] affe2000:
I dont't know why, but when Nova Launcher is running "OK Google" does not work for me.

All Settings are enabled. Do i have some rights issues here? Any tips?

thxs ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] affe2000:
ok, change the rights and its working now... sorry for posting
[General Questions and Answers] cpcmfan:
After latest Samsung TouchWiz UI update (which was automatically installed in background, despite having auto updates disabled) on my rooted stock 4.4.2, s-view has changed for the worst. Answer and reject buttons are non-responsive during incoming call , yet pull-up menu under those buttons works . Also, shows up during a call; this frequently leads to the hangup button being pressed :( . I don't want to do a factory reset, as this update is likely to be automatically installed again. I don't want to upgrade to a newer OS version, as I've grown used to this. Suggestions?
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] JaguarBeast:
I can get the lg g6 for 400 euro, the oneplus 5 for 462 euro and the nokia 8 for 492 euro.

Which is better value for money ?
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] cyber-mix:
Hello,

LG G6 I didn't have it and tested but I can tell you about OnePlus5, I ordered and used for 2 weeks and I sent back because of poor wifi and mobile signal and also I wasn't sadisfy with picture quality.

Nokia is.... Nokia. I'm happy with my choice. Nokia 8 is great, moving faster as OnePlus5 ( 2GB RAM less is almost unvisible), battery keep the same as OnePlus5, signal on mobile and wifi on Nokia is much better.

Personal I suggest you Nokia 8. I don't know why OnePlus 5 is so promoted because is not better than Lenovo, Xiaomi and other pure China company's.
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] lomniom:
And in Oneplus 5 there's jelly effect on scrolling websites. The reason why I bought Nokia 8 finally when I saw that on a friend's phone.
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] Alttu:
I pre-ordered Oneplus 5, used it about a week... Got so sick of the famous jelly effect on screen that I sent it back. Bought Nokia 8 instead, I have been pleased!
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] Csetoue:
For those who already bought it, how much SoT are you getting?

Is there a BIG performance difference between SD820 and SD835?

I'm on LG V20 and planning to move.
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] Alttu:
I am getting wonderful SOT! 3 to 5 hours.
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] 2WildFirE:
I can confirm Battery is great here
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] Csetoue:
6h42?

With everything on? That's excellent.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PaNa-S:
What are some general camera hacks that we can all use on our phone to improve quality or speed? Like reg hacks, or software that does a better job of taking photos, or has a business card scanner or something.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PaNa-S:
so nobdy knows? Please?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] st3v3:
shhh... theres other people actually using the forum search function for the phone they have!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] storino03:
and the answer is..?

--James
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PaNa-S:
search is being limited to the last 4 days on me for some reason. That is why I ask. I am looking for all hacks and general hacks.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Cricri:
I can't imagine what you expect people to say, nobody can hand over a magic wand.

Picture resolution is hardware dependent. If your phone has a crappy sensor, software won't magically transform crappy pictures into high resolution ones.

Likewise, speed of taking a picture depends on shutter speed, which depends on the sensibility of the captor to the light. If your sensor has crap sensibility and you try to shoot a picture faster, it will be dark.

Finally, storing speed depends on hardware (e.g. storage card). I guess that if you were getting a very fast card, pictures could be stored faster (but I don't say noticeably faster) as long as the card is indeed your bottleneck.

So tips are:

1 - for better pics, you need a better camera.

2 - for faster saving times, you can try a faster card.

On the other hand, there are software that will let you take pictures with filters, templates and backgrounds, etc. But that doesn't make "better" pictures quality wise.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jim256:
search your registry for "camera" with a registry editor.

i found somewhere that you can change the framerate or fps (frames per second) or something like that, for better VIDEO quality. though they recommended not putting it too high as it would then put too heavy a load on the system and make the videos choppy.

good luck.

ps while your searching the registry, it will be in a folder where there are directories like "3gp small" "3gp medium" "3gp large" "mp4 small"...etc... i think.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PaNa-S:
Nothing like cool camera that add more options and improves the quality a little? Thank you 256.

I see that picture quality is set at 0 and video quality is set at 2. Should i increase or decrease these numbers to improve quality.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jim256:
hmm now that i dont know. try 0 and 1 and 2 and maybe three and just see what happens!! you can always change it back :)

and i dont think there is anything like coolcamera...wish there was! i too have looked...
[Fire TV Themes and Apps] munkie101:
Hi All,

Just thought I would share a recent 'trick' I worked out to get TV Anywhere working on the Fire TV.

you will of course have to sideload the apk.

A few things to take note for those who are unaware

*Geo restricted to UK residents only

*you will need a sub to use this service.

*you will need to setup your wifi connection beforehand

This method is far from practical and does require trial and error,

The application picks up rooted devices so if yours is rooted then you will need to hide the SU Binary and clear the cache of the app.

Launch the app while connected via LAN - while the application is logging in remove the LAN cable- during which time the fire TV will connect to Wifi.

Once you in you should be able to launch a stream.

Im hoping there are Devs out there who can automate this process or perhaps find some other workaround?

Good Luck.
[Fire TV Themes and Apps] callanish:
using just wi-fi, couldn't you still connect without using the LAN. What I'm trying to understand is why is a LAN necessary for the handoff to wifi if in the end, you end up using WiFi to stream anyway.

Perfect example, I'm using a Nexus 7 with the virgin tvanywhere app sideloaded and running it through a proxy. Runs fine, no issues using it on wifi. Are you saying with the fire TV, it requires a LAN connection initially in order to work, then requires wifi in order to stream. Haven't tried it yet as I would have to wait until next month to remove one of my devices in order to register the fire TV with virgin.
[Fire TV Themes and Apps] munkie101:
Hi

to elaborate a little further, When sideloading the latest version 4.xx you will be unable to login, simply seeing "connecting" in a continuous loop.

I then sideloaded an older version from 2016 which allowed me to login, connect to the TiVo and view the guide.

When attempting to load up a stream error code D:14 appears (could be due to HDMI detect?), don't bother asking the Virgin TV Anywhere Mods about this, as they couldn't give a damn, in fact I have been complaining about the quality of the streams for years now to no avail.

Nevertheless the only way I managed to get a stream to play was having the LAN connected and removing the cable while the stream loads, once connected to wifi it works. trial and error basis of course and certainly not practical to do every time you wish to watch something.

I'm hoping someone out there can use this info to circumnavigate the issue.
[Fire TV Themes and Apps] callanish:
Thanks for the explanation. Just needed to clarify before I decided if it was worth the effort in using one of my tvanywhere device slots for use with the Fire TV.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] infinitiwoods12:
Hi all,I switch between android and ios every year. For example i have been using note5 till the iPhone 7 came out and switched to ip7. Now from ip7 switched to note 8.

Whatever iPhone i use i m always jailbroken.

Here are my observations.

Iphone has always been known for great apps and app store. While Android is great and known for the customization. But i always found that iphone always had better customization interms of integration 3rd party apps into the system while being jailbroken. For example. There is an app called whoozit pro on iPhone that can just pull info from a regular app store app like truecaller and display it on the incoming call screen. While Android truecaller app can also notify you with a banner on the screen, the iPhone displays text like it was from the contacts itself and looks much more like like stock, but android banner looks like some third-party advertising.

Another app called bioprotect simply locks apps using touch id. I haven't found a single app on the entire play store that can properly lock apps all these years. When an bioprotect locked app is tried to open it instantly askes for touchid and also blurrs out the preview in the recents screen. while every app on the Android allows users to see a snapshot of the app for a milli second befor asking for fingerprint. And worst when pressed recents button u can see a preview of the app all time you want. I dont see why a developer cant built a good app locker that can truly protect the privacy. Thinking of previews in notification its even worse too. No app does that too. While iphone has better cydia apps that does.

Some apps directly add buttons and functionality to the stock dialer apps, some can lock albums in the stock gallery app,

The list goes on.. None of these are available for Android and we brag customization.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pete4k:
Well, if I was to speculate, I'll tell you why: in the simplest terms iphone has maybe 5 current models, almost all the same as previous ones with little tweaks here and there, Samsung alone introduced more different types of phones in last 3 months probably. When you write app for Android you don't even know what cpu it will run on, it could be mediatek, exynos, qualcom and few others I can't even remember. It could be made by Samsung, LG, Sony and many others and operating system is written by Google with as little memory as 500MB and as much as 6GB. Is Apple still forcing system updates on everybody, like they used to in the past? I have phone running Android version from 6 yrs ago and most newest programs run fine. Because of strict restrictions and very limited hardware diversity programs can be tightly integrated with operating system, where in Android you can't do that, if you want your app to run on many different phones. If Apple was a country it would be dictatorship with one leader and all dressed in uniforms and Android would be democracy with everybody doing it's own thing and no one agreeing on anything LOL. But then if you're switching back and forth, it must be something that draws you to Android, so it can't be all that bad, or your switching don't make any sense. If I had to buy phone for my grandmother I would probably pick iphone, if I had iphone and was forced to use itunes to transfer few files from computer to phone or back and I do that often, I'm afraid I would smash the phone with the hammer and be out thousand dollars, but it's just me and maybe I'm nuts.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] noppy22:
Thread closed, as it is a duplicate thread. Please don't create more than one thread for the same purpose.

https://xdaforums.com/general/help/jailbreak-vs-android-privacy-apps-t3683493
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Anewkine:
Hello everyone.

I just saw that this update was proposed in FF, but not officially by OTA.

Can someone tell me if this day update is valid for an Honor 9 STF-L09 EU with French operator.

Sorry for my rotten English ...

This is my first Honor and I am not at all familiar with ADB, Fastboot etc ...

I used before SGS III and SGS IV Mini.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] ashypanda:
have you downloaded FF's proxy?
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] OldDroid:
one of the 2 otas (not full) is working fine!

have it running on mine, also i saw some performance increase on antutu (~30k) and resolved thermals.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] nico97470:
Hello

For information, in France, the update ( 542 Mo) has begun by OTA officially.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Anewkine:
Hi,

Thank you for your answers to all.

Sorry for my late reply.. :o

With B130 I always had a score above 150000 on Antutu.

I hope the B150 will be at the top.

I do not understand why I do not have this update officially by OTA.

Did you install B150 via the phone update application ?

If I download B150 with FF, the installation is done automatically after or there are manipulations to do ?

And what update should I choose ?

The Full OTA or one of the other two 5xx MB ?

Thanks in advance for your help...:good:
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] nico97470:
Hi

No, I follow each day the Frandroid forum. I have got a H8 and soon, I will receive my H9.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] danygold95:
Hi guys,

in FF i have 2 OTAs (and 1 Full OTA).

Which of 2 OTAs is correct?

(i'm currently running b130)
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] letterio:
changelog	filelist	update	3202523122	FullOTA-MF	1906	1642	96645. I uploaded this
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] pijes:
I updated thru FF method and picked the 3gb file.

Antutu scores as follows
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] CyborgR:
Which one? First time with FF
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] letterio:
Look here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm5pFNCO5v8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9edbISyPTw
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Anewkine:
Hi,

I followed the instructions of the video, everything went well during the installation. :victory:

I downloaded the full update (3.13 GB). :eek:

Again thank you for your advice.

Remains more than install TWRP and Root my Honor. ;)

For that I wait for the new construction of [MENTION=4960686]OldDroid[/MENTION]. :fingers-crossed:
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Anewkine:
Score Antutu with B150. ?
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] CyborgR:
Thanks! :good:
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] fgartru:
How many models are there of the Xiaomi my A1?

I'm from Mexico, and the band to 4G is "B4, but in some stores (for example Gearbest), not have the "B4" and in other stores (Geekbuying, AliExpress) have the band "B4". In all's says "Global version". Exist a model that not have de band "B4"?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] amithiel:
Mine is 4G. Bought from geekbuying
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] kakashi_ax:
If you buy the global version like I did you will have b4 4g, but you need to install your compatible b4 sim before turn it on for the first time, and you need to select "Español (México)" to have b4 band, if you choose another languaje, even other spanish version you will only have 3g.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] jaythesalbutamol:
But can you change the language after that or you need to keep it in Español always in order for the 4G to be available ?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] H4pl0:
Do you have the headphone hiss or display blur issues? I'm considering buying from geekbuying (black version).
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] amithiel:
No display issues, but I do have headphone hissing
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] KDash4:
Happy to say mine has 4G on Cricket Wireless. Global version bought on Gearbest. Cricket throttles to about 8mbits anyway.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] Powered by SRAM:
Mine has a sticker on the box that says "Global". The manual that it came with doesn't say there is a Band 4...but there is. I'm seeing 22Mbps with an unloaded network.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] JaguarBeast:
I cant decide which one to get. Both are priced 30 euro apart. I know many will say get the Oneplus 5 but I want an unbiased recommendation. Also, how is the updates situation on the oneplus 5 ?
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] ibila:
Both companies are pretty stellar in terms of updates I guess. Nokia doesn't have unlocked bootloader yet. If you are in to custom ROMs I would go for the OP5. I was waiting for the pixel 2 to make a decision....but with those prices I'm going for the OP5
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] CrashTestDroid:
Nokia: locked bootloader, limited history with Android.

OnePlus: any rom you like, updates getting better all the time.

Pick whichever sounds better.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] heov:
Only thing limiting Nokia 8 is 4GB of RAM. For most, this will be enough, but for a power user, you may notice apps closing sooner. In a year, it's not quite clear if 4gb will be sufficient.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] Rhoban:
I'd say OnePlus.

The reason I chose OnePlus was the development support it gets from the community.

Also, 8GB RAM is not too shabby either. In 1 or 2 years all phones will have 8GB. So the OnePlus is somewhat future proof in that regard.

In the end it all depends on your needs. I wanted a fast phone with good development support and affordable price. OnePlus is right there in the middle.

My second choice would be some Pixel.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] tibcsi0407:
If you care about the security updates and you will use tock ROM and want a better camera setup, higher display resolution then go with the Nokia. There will be 6GB RAM version soon, worth to wait a little I believe.
[Android General] CheeryLee:
Hello!

I have created new telegram group for ROM development discussion. Many people in other groups ask about that. I think there is somebody who will be interested in that too.

If you want to share your knowledge or ask a question, join: t.me/androidromdev
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Loumier:
Some months ago I cracked my OnePlus 3T glass, but the screen and the touch were still working normally. No dead pixels and no touch problems. Yesterday I went to the cinema, put the phone into my pocket, then, when the movie ended, i got the phone out of my pocket and I noticed the screen wasn't turning on. The touch was still working, I even could open the dialer and listen to the sound feedback of the numpad. I tried many times to reboot my phone, without success. I searched for some solutions, but nothing worked for me. I even saw some people that had a similar problem, but they solved by wiping the cache through the Recovery Mode. When they get into the Recovery Mode the screen just turned on normaly and they could wipe the phone,but the same didn't happen to me. When i get into the recovery mode the screen still all black.

Should I considerer my screen is dead?

The biggest problem is I'm from Brazil. As OnePlus doesn't even exists in Brazil, I can't ask for repair with the brand. Only if i send the device back to the store i bought it, in China, or if I buy a new screen.
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] mattvail692:
I have noticed that this phone the Motorola moto e4 has a really bad battery drain and it looks like that FMRadioService might be the problem I am not for sure but I would like to ask other people what they are getting so we can figure this out
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] KyleBryant:
I have the FM radio disabled and don't really have many battery issues. I've been on my phone since I took it off the charger three hours ago, overclocked cpu on performance mode, and brightness all the way up and this is what I'm at.
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] mattvail692:
I did some more digging because my Android system is always high i downloaded gsam battery monitor and found out that the kernel is keeping the phone awake when it's supposed to go to a deep sleep
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] mattvail692:
I'm not talking about the fm radio I'm talking about the fm radio service it seemed to have been using battery for no reason
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] KyleBryant:
Ah I see, yeah my battery drain isn't really that bad.
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] mattvail692:
Well I have been digging around more for the past few days and found out the kernel has been keeping my phone awake and not letting it go into deep sleep and I am not sure why
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] KyleBryant:
I have noticed something using an insane amount of ram all the sudden.
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] mattvail692:
I am using stock rom and I am getting the same ram usage as you and I don't really have anything downloaded
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] KyleBryant:
Well it used to be at like 600mb steady and all the sudden it's 1.1-1.3gb constant
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] mattvail692:
Mine runs about 1.1 gigs most of the time and sometimes it gets lower but I found out a bunch of system apps have been sitting their for hours doing things in the background and not letting it deep sleep and I can't do anything cause they are system apps
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] KyleBryant:
I ended up doing a factory wipe of my phone to test some things, my ram usage is back to normal now.
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] sanjayc2911:
Hi mattvail692, could you find out the source of the battery drain? I just bought a Moto E4, and I find I can hardly last 1/2 a day. It is burning energy at the rate of 18% per hour. :(
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] madbat99:
I use mine all day and usually get a day and a half usage on one charge.

I don't use Facebook or any of that crap, and have disabled most of that crapware on mine.
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] sanjayc2911:
Thanks madbat99. In Settings-> Battery, I find that the main culprit (48%) is Screen. I wonder what the reason can be, since most of the time screen is switched off.
[Moto E4 Questions & Answers] madbat99:
That means your phone has recorded the screen taking up the most. If your not using the screen much, it could be that your phone is not recording the record of the real reason. Hard to diagnose on a non rooted device. You can try greenify (it has some non root functions). From the playstore. But it's hard to say if it will help until you try it