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[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] aj.eats.sushi:
I responded to a similar thread in Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/7433id/has_anyone_enabled_xz1_fingerprint_scanner/

I'll repost the content here so you don't have to go to the page. I should preface this with "This worked for me. YMMV"

I have with Newflasher. I had an issue with the XZs and XZ1 where if I flashed another region's firmware, I could get a fingerprint scanner, but I could not send group MMS messages. And you know everyone will hate you if you screw up a perfectly good MMS group message session with individual SMS messages.

I tried following this guide for the XZ Premium to get the US firmware with a working fingerprint scanner from a CE1 firmware:

https://xdaforums.com/xz-premium/help/version-flashing-internation-version-t3629823

but it didn't enable it for the XZ1.

So I was using the standard US firmware for the last week.

Fast forward to today, I decided to give it another shot using the CE1 firmware as a basis. After a few failed attempts, I decided to add additional *.sin files one at a time. The second one I added was the oem*.sin. That disabled my MMS group messages. So I flashed the US version back and it re-enabled MMS.

For my next step I decided to add a few more more to try to get the fingerprint scanner to work. That next attempt solved it. However, I do not know what exact combination of files are the minimum amount you need. Here are all of the sin files I flashed. They are sort of ordered by size because one of the examples in the xda thread was ordered that way.

These are the files I needed to flash to enable the fingerprint sensor on the US firmware from the CE1 firmware.

* system_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin

* vendor_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin

* partition.zip (someone else confirmed this is not necessary)

Note. When I was narrowing the files down, I flashed in a manner that kept my data. So my fingerprints were still usable once I re-enabled the fingerprint manager.
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] aj.eats.sushi:
I'm not sure if edits may notify anyone watching this thread. If not, I narrowed down the files I needed to flash to get the US firmware working with a fingerprint sensor.
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] WaxysDargle:
are voLTE and voWIFI still active with this method?
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] aj.eats.sushi:
According to this reply in Reddit, it worked for someone with an XZ1C on T-mobile. From what I've heard, the XZ1C has voLTE and voWIFI, but the XZ1 doesn't have it enabled. I'll admit that I haven't done any thorough research on it since I don't have T-Mobile. :

https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia...yone_enabled_xz1_fingerprint_scanner/do1fipe/
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] WaxysDargle:
If you search for volte in settings and select it, does it take you to any volte settings?
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] aj.eats.sushi:
I see it in the settings search but when I select it no volte settings appear. :(
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] damianoc:
Debrand Xz1

Hi,

Is the procedure for Sony XZ1 debrand equal to that of XZ Premium? There isn't "flash_session" subfolder in the firmware folder "Customized IT", why?. It's necessary extract the "partition.zip" and put the files into a folder named "partition" or delete some other files? It's possible run the procedure with the bootloader locked and the procedure unblocks the bootloader? After the flash with "newflasher" it's possible use the OTA update?

Thanks.
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] Rameyuk:
My phone is the XZ1 Dual (G8342) factory unlocked, I downloaded the "MY" firmware with a lot of TA files, including Simlock.TA, cust-reset.TA, etc.

I don't care about my personal files, I just want everything purged as if I got a brand new phone.

If I want to flash as much as I can without getting my phone bricked, which files should I take out from the folder before flashing it?

Do I just take out the Simlock.ta, or do I need to add some other .TA files? or can I just leave everything as it is?

Thanks.
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] pootnannies:
i just wanna say thank you. this really helped a great deal because i had the exact same situation. everything is working great now. thanks to everyone's contribution here.
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] marianor:
Will this method allow you to receive OTA updates or will you need to do it for each OS version that comes out?
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] The_Newtype:
Question:

Is this still the preferred method, or does flashing via Flashtool work 100% for the XZ1 now?
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] 562TOKER:
Just got around flashing the UK version but I keep loosing data, phone is most of the time on 1 bar to completely none. Is this because the UK version or is there a fix I could do to get better signal or should i flash US version back? But I want to keep fingerprint enabled. I on cricket mobile, has anyone had this problem?
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] dcrin3:
Flash the US version but swap the system.sin and vendor.sin for the CE1(Europe) ones. Basically go inside the US firmware folder delete system.sin, vendor.sin, go back to the CE1(Europe) folder, copy system.sin, vendor.sin and paste them into US firmware folder. Flash!
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] biff_p:
WARNING! I tried replacing system.sin and vendor.sin with the files from Central Europe before flashing the latest US firmware and it (temporarily) bricked an XZ1 Dual (8342). Screen just froze with perpetual Sony logo at bootup. Once I flashed back to straight US firmware, it booted as expected (but no fingerprint reader, of course).

Presumably this problem occurred because the current US firmware is Android 9.0 Pie (version 47.2.A.2.33_R2C) whereas the current CE firmware is still Android 8.0 Oreo (version 47.1.A.16.20_R7B). Maybe the selective replacement of certain .sin files works OK when both sets of firmware are for the same version, but it does not seem to work when the versions are different. Not surprising, I guess.

Any XZ1 users out there who have been successful in activating the fingerprint reader with Android 9.0 firmware?
[Sony Xperia XZ1  Questions & Answers] dcrin3:
Of course it's not going to work across different version numbers, there has been instances where it has but most of the time it's a no.

And for sure it will never work between 8.0/9.. That's risky to even attempt it.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] galerio:
I was on 10T official. I decided to unlock bootloader, I followed the guide, I my storage was unencrypted...

I have unlocked bootloader and then installed TWRP 3.1.1.

After a boot, I have installed a Stock modified ROM (Fulmics ROM 2.0).

After reboot, the phone is stuck on LG logo, and after minutes it reboots and stucks on LG logo and the reboot...... etc etc

Entering TWRP again, it says my Data is encrypted and asks me for the password.

I have formatted Data, and reinstalled Fulmics ROM, but, same problem. Stuck on LG logo. Now entering TWRP there is no partition encrypted... but...

What should I do now?
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] EvilHowl:
Reinstall stock using LGUP
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Killua96:
Restore the official firmware with LGup, install again the TWRP, make a format data (format, not wipe), install whatever you want to get twrp stuck (SuperSU, magisk ECC...), Reboot system, then reboot in twrp, manually or by a rebooter app, wipe system, data, cache and dalvik, install fulmics with your favourite aroma settings, after that reboot recovery, flash the 2.1 ota, and reboot system.

Now wait some minutes, it'll reboot again once, it's normal, when happens just wait again for some minutes, and it should boot normally.

I've installed this rom a bunch of times (for a bunch of reasons) and never had Bootloop problems doing this.

Good luck:good:
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] galerio:
Thanks, stock firmware like this one? https://xdaforums.com/lg-g6/development/rom-h870-10f-rom-imgs-kdz-t3615183

And in LGUP should I do anything particular? Or just reinstall kdz?

Then, should I format only Data partition or also system or others?
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] mauronofrio:
You can decrypt data through fastboot
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Killua96:
Here it is the kdz: https://lg-firmwares.com/download-file/?fileId=10110

Just reinstall the kdz with upgrade option.

You have only to format data (not wipe, remember).
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] galerio:
Thanks, worked!
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] galerio:
Mmm... No, I was able to reinstall stock rom, but then, when I try to format Data I get error like "Failed to unmount /system (Device or resource busy)" and then "Failed to mount /data", "Unable to recreate /data/media folder...

And also when I install Magisk I have those errors... (Failed to mount system and data).

Booting up, stock rom is ok, and also Magisk, so phone is rooted.

But when I reboot to recovery and I install fulmics rom, it seems to install correctly, it shows a final error of mount system and when I boot I still have stock rom, without Magisk or fulmics settings... so It is not installed fulmics rom! Tomorrow I will try another time. By now I keep stock rom rooted. Anyway I'm happy to see how easy is to reinstall stock rom.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] mprovi_15:
Try to download twrp from the official twrp post. There are some problems with twrp /system mount. Then format data and install magisk the first time.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] galerio:
I downloaded the official one from twrp.me version 3.1.1.0 2017-06-30. Is there any new beta/modded twrp to install?
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] mprovi_15:
In my case the official twrp from twrp.me had the problem of unable to mount system. I read all the twrp Guide from LG G6 in rom, recovery root section and I read that had some problems and they posted an usefull twrp. Try downloading twrp from these post.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] galerio:
I've installed experimental TWRP over official TWRP posted here https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73071238&postcount=228 and works, no more mount error.

Now I have installed Fulmics rom. I'm happy!

Thanks to all
[T-Mobile LG G3] Tahiro40DZ:
Hey Guys;

Is there any method to run more than one ROM on G3 D851 TMO? cuz i want to install LAOS 14 beside the Stock Rom.:confused:

Thank you :good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jobayoub:
hello guys i don't why when i start my device nothing happen and its same with download mode no LED no vibration nothing , the only thing that work that when i charge the phone i see GREEN or RED LED.

Need help pls :crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivadow:
Can you get to recovery or download mode by holding volup/voldown + home while tapping the power button?

Beamed in by telepathy
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jobayoub:
the problem was the screen , thx anyway
[Samsung Gear S3] nikit2011:
Hello Guys, I am thinking about wether to buy this watch or the Huawei Watch 2. Maybe someone could give his or her opinion and satisfaction about the available Apps in Tizen. What I am going to die with it? Especially I would Like to track Training in Gym.
[Samsung Gear S3] johnny88:
Android all Life!

Inviato dal mio Lenovo TB2-X30L utilizzando Tapatalk
[Samsung Gear S3] gettinwicked:
There are hardly any apps on Tizen FYI.

I had the Huawei watch 2 classic for about two weeks then returned it for the Gear S3. The screen was WAY too small, and I couldn't even get through the day on the battery. Plus, once you've had a gear watch, it's REALLY hard not having the scrolling screen with widgets and such.

BUT, if your main interest is fitness/gym, AW all the way. The Google Fit Workout app is amazing. It very accurately tracks each exercise and rep count, then at the end of each set has a rest timer. I miss that app a LOT! Samsung Health kind of blows. And the UA record works fine (not even close to fit workout though either), but it has bad syncing problems (and you have to sync with health before anything else you use).

If you want looks and a nice UI, go with the gear, if you want apps and a great fitness tracker, AW. I would go with the LG sport though instead of the Huawei. 1.4 inch screen v. 1.2. You'll seriously appreciate that difference in size. I hear battery life is much better too.
[Samsung Gear S3] nikit2011:
Thank you for the Post and Suggestion. So as I Understand, there is no app in Tizen store, that could record a full workout? It is not that much important for me, that the watch recognizes the exercise, duration and... Automatically. It is only important, that there is an app to create workouts and type in the watch which exercise I did and the reps like Fitness Point, if you could give it a look. It is a shame, that there is no possibility to take a look at the store...
[Samsung Gear S3] afblangley:
I wear a FitBit and Gear S3. It may look a little funny, but I don't care. I use the FitBit to track my health metrics and the Gear for everything else. The FitBit does continuous HR monitoring, detailed sleep analysis, and daily activity. The Gear has inferior hardware and software in these areas. But the Gear is a great smartwatch and mobile payment device.

If workout metrics are important, you may want to consider wearing a device specifically to capture that data. There are many smart heartrate monitors that work with a smartphone or connect to gym equipment monitors. I've used a Wahoo Tickr.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Banlieue:
Yesterday get my unlocked US version of note8. But get upset when not all become translated in Russian in settings menu and notification bar. Can smb help me with it? Is it any way to make a full translation or maybe to change region from XAA to SER. And as I understand Samsung Pay won't work in Russia on my phone
[HTC One X] kapunk:
Hi,

I flashed my HOX Endeavour successfully from 4.2.2 stock to 5.1.1 (Resurrection Remix). Before that I made a backup with HTC Sync Manager. Now, when I connect my phone to USB of my PC, the Sync Manager App starts without connection to the HOX anymore. However, I can see the content of the phone storage in Windows Explorer, so the connection is somehow working.

What I did so far.

- reinstall HTC Sync Manager on Windows 7 PC

- reinstall HTC driver on PC

- enable USB debugging on phone

Did I miss something?

Thanks for any help!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Graivite:
Hello there, I'm wondering if anyone here ever used Substratum app. My Lenovo Tab 4 8 LTE (8504x) seems to have problems with Substratum. I can't apply any theme because the device freezes on "Applying overlay Android System..." and I have to do hard reset to get it working.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] AimiFox:
I use it on my (rooted) YT3-X50F (Tab 3, 10'), I had one theme cause an issue to the point I restored a system backup, but otherwise it has been fine.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] skullan:
Hi There,

I'm thinking about starting to develop in VMWare to keep my OS clean where my development is being performed. Has anyone here used VMWare to develop in? Has there been any problems?

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] SeanX:
I am in the process of setting it up now. You do need a grunty machine with lots of ram but otherwise it is pretty straight forward.

Use the lightest os you can for the guest os. Ie windows 2000 or xp, not vista unless you really need it.

What dev environment are you using?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] blitzwurst:
A couple of guys at my work have XP running in a VMware client in Ubuntu and it seems to work great for their Delphi development.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] trlopes1974:
no prob but

i have-it on my laptop (intel core duo 1.83gz 2gbram) and have assign 756MB ram to the vm, its a bit slow...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rev3nant:
Running XP SP2 with VS 2008 in VMWare Server on Ubuntu Gutsy with 1 GB dedicated to it. No problem whatsoever. :rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rock4mayo:
Running Xp sp 2 without problem on Mac, little laggy,so change to parallels desktop
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] palmhook:
was running XPSP2+VS2008 on top of Vista Pro laptop with 2 GB of mem (1 for vm the other for Vista).

Well, I had the same need: not to pollute host OS. In fact, it was working nicely, but debugging (especially debugging start/restart) was obviously slow. After a couple of months, I gave up and went back to native install to accelerate things. Now, I prefer to have a native install for my personal needs. I still keep my vmware copy in case I need to work on another computer temporarily.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] skullan:
Thanks for the feedback all :)

Am currently installing Vis Studio 2003 in VMWare... should be interesting :)
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] JT-on:
Hi all, I'm happy with LOS performance during light and medium tasks, but my device stutters more than I'd like during heavy tasks (e.g. maps, waze, etc) and app switching. Since battery life has been great, I'm willing to sacrifice some SOT for a more buttery UX. If that's even possible...

I started by changing performance profile from balanced mode to performance mode... and I can honestly say I don't notice a difference.

Now I'm just starting to experiment with changing the CPU and GPU governors using Kernel Adiutor. I've changed both little/big CPUs and GPU from interactive to performance. I'm not sure how to measure the results, but my feeling is that all around performance has increased, but the device still struggles with heavy tasks and app switching.

Anyone else have success tweaking? Please share your methods
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] rodolphe06:
Hi,

Use may be a custom kernel to tweak more.

And here a thread to know about tweaks:

https://xdaforums.com/general/general/ref-to-date-guide-cpu-governors-o-t3048957

The best perf i got is with CPU gov bluactiv and io schedulers tripndroid.

But i did not tweaks all possible values.

I guess a lag will always be present as we have 2gb RAM phone
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] chrisleLP:
Disable fsync, set governor to darkness and scheduler to maple.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] alimir98:
you can use custom kernel and increase performance

i set my governers to lionfish and disable fsync and i/o sceduler to maple its works great
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] JT-on:
Thanks both for the replies. What kernel do you use? And is there a trade-off when disabling fsync?
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] chrisleLP:
You can search for it for more info. :) But TL;DR, fsync prevents data loss when a sudden power outage happens. For example, you are saving something then you accidentally restart your phone for some reason, there is a chance, repeat, a chance of data loss. A whole year of having it disabled, I haven't had any loss.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] JT-on:
Was working in parallel :) thanks for the TL;DR. For anyone following this thread, here's more info fsync https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2244162.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] chrisleLP:
You are very much welcome. ;)
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] alimir98:
using HD kernel with spectrum..its pretty good,,

new Astral kernel is looking good..its in beta stage but working perfectly fine
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] hassanjavaid8181:
changing data and cache partition to f2fs make it really smooth.

and with HD kernel it makes it even smoother.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] JT-on:
Again for anyone following, here's a link to popular HD kernel for Honor 5x, https://xdaforums.com/honor-5x/development/kernel-hotdog-2-0-1-t3544887
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] itisiryan:
While gaming, set the governor to performance for maximum smoothness. :o
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] Telperion:
The format of the backups is not complex, it's an apk and a SQLite db containing an APK info table, file info table, and file contents table with blobs. It should be trivial to extract the contents from the db and restore the backups on any ROM.

Is there an existing tool out there to do it? If not, I can do it manually but that's rather tedious. It's probably beyond my skill to write something to do it automatically.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] Telperion:
App data from Tasker, that's the one thing I forgot to backup with a method other than Huawei's backup. Everything else I use is easily recreated, but Tasker is not.
[X2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Әmrah:
How to install Aroma file manager on Nokia x2?
[X2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deepaksahani:
To flash aroma file mgr follow steps.....

1-install custom recovery [like TWRP recovery]

2-download aroma file manager

3-boot into recovery

4-select install zip

5-select aroma.zip

6-flash.....

.....now you will goes in file mgr.....
[X2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Әmrah:
Philz touch 6

Build version: 6.56.2 - cm_kiss3

CWM base version: v6.0.5.0

Error (status 0)

Installation aborted
[X2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deepaksahani:
flash twrp-3.0.2-0-20160407-ara.img

I have tested aroma file mgr in twrp 3.0.2 flash it and then flash aromamgr.zip

twrp download link https://vasy.ru/TWRP/ara/twrp-3.0.2-0-20160407-ara.img
[X2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Әmrah:
Working. Thanks
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Aniklie:
is it be a right decision if i take v10 over g5?where i can get v10 or g5 at same price?
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] paco1x:
Be careful with the V10, that model is prone to the bootloop, i heard some later production V10's are bootloop free but i would wait and save money for the V20 instead.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] vainsanpedro:
G5 over V10 always. There's a facebook page here in PH that shows Bootloop'd V10s. I used V10 and sold it for my lovely G5.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] TheMadScientist:
The v10 is equivilant to a g4 just about. So ure losing out plus the infamous bootloop issue
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] nikaki:
Stay away from G5 whatever your decision will be...It s a real pain in the ass...Numerous problems,from screen IR,to poor stand by times,overheating etc...
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] dwcasey:
G5

G5 will have a longer development/support future official and non-official.

Personally, the G5 hits a bit of a sweet spot on size. The V10 with it's little extra screen at the top (which I've heard is not all that useful) not only makes the phone a bit taller, but also consumes battery.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] TheMadScientist:
I have a g5 would probly steer clear of both of them as they each have issues and unless u get rite model no bootloader unlock or root.
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] toiday:
I just got a Mix 2 and try to migrate my old phone (HTC) to it. When I add my existing Google Account as part of the initial setup, it didn't ask if I want to restore from my Google Backup. I do get the contacts from my Google account however. Then I found out the Mi Mover. I installed Mi Mover to my HTC phone and start the process. It seems to working property without any errors, all my calls and texts history are copied the Mix 2. Many apps are copied over as well. However, not ALL the apps are copied. Even the popular ones such as FaceBook or Instagram are NOT copied. Wall paper is also not copied. I would have to spend a lot of time to setup this phone the way I wanted. What would be better way to migrate over. I don't want root my phones so don't give me any suggestion involving that. TIA!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note5] reds28heem:
HI All, I'm looking for help with my Sprint Note 5. It's unlocked and im using it for MetroPCS, Everything seems to be working beside receiving SMS and MMS. It wasn't working on stock or custom rom. I get calls ,can call out and send SMS and MMS but for some reason i cant send them. Would really like some help if someone knows what the problem could be. I also tried different messaging apps. Thanks.
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] dj_chapz:
When in bootloader, the PRODUCT_NAME shows "QC_reference_device", where I would expect "OnePlus 5" or "cheeseburger" or something related. My device is unlocked, using stock OS with Magisk. Any infos on that? What is written there on your phones?
[OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers] slg60:
Normal! Every OP5 device is doing that!