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[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] umx:
Ya wasnt sure if i wanted to put a rom on it.. kinda like the ota updates still..

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too think all i wanted was to make ringer and notification sounds separate lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
Don't drink and Android! It has been known to cause....Bricks...Paperweights....Holes in the wall...Broken hands....Broken computer screens...Sleepless nights....Fearful dogs....Pissed Spouses,girlfriends, or whatever, and.....a big ARSE hole in your wallet! This has been a PSA from experience!! That is all! ????
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] umx:
ahaha :D
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] umx:
Can we still get OTA updates after all this? Bc i still havent got the feb update, where as my other pix 2 got it,,
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
Not if your going to root and use exposed. You might get the OTA notification, but it will fail to install.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] umx:
ahh ok how do we install em now?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
What, OTA's? You need to be on stock recovery and completely unrooted. You can also side load the OTA, or, you can fastboot factory images for monthly updates.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] umx:
ya i just want to keep up to date with the monthly updates and what not..
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
Then just leave your phone stock ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] umx:
has to be a way to still install them.. idc if its manually. Just dont want to deal with resetting up the phone each time thats all.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
You can fastboot factory images without wiping data. You can also side load OTA's without wiping data. Just depends what you want to do. Personally, once you unlock your bootloader and wipe the phone, doing monthly updates is a piece of cake without losing data.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] umx:
do i just use the image from here https://developers.google.com/android/images
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
Yep. Those are for fastbooting. Keep in mind, unlocking the bootloader, if you haven't already, requires 2 separate command. Also, you have to have androids SDK on your pc, which you can find on the same link that you posted if your wanting to start the ball rolling.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] umx:
yea i am unlocked. all that jazz. just wasnt sure how to get the updates on it and what not..

i thought there is a walk thru the cmd lines i cant see to find it again.. for doing this,.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
Then let it rip!!?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] umx:
i guess im being retarded bc idk what to do with this file now lol or how to flash it.. doesnt seem the way i did the stuff before to get to this point

I got the file i got sdk open.. but idk what now

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nvm i think i found what im looking for

or not
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
This will help a lot.

https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/how-to/guide-unlock-flash-root-pixel-2-xl-t3702418
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] umx:
ya thats what i was looking at... does it matter that i booted into twrp recovery can i still do adb sideload <zip_name>.zip
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
This is the twrp method for side loading. Keep in mind, you can't use the factory image, you have to download the OTA. Which you can find on the same Google link you posted.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] umx:
yea i grabbed this one
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] umx:
i think i got guess ill see in a min lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
From this site correct? If so then your good.

https://developers.google.com/android/ota
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] umx:
well it errored thats not good

and ya from that site. last link

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adb: sideload connection failed: closed

adb: trying pre-KitKat sideload method...

adb: pre-KitKat sideload connection failed: closed

E:\Downloads\ptool\platform-tools>adb sideload taimen-ota-feb18.zip

Total xfer: 1.00x

E:\Downloads\ptool\platform-tools>

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well thats nice when it errored it restarted and booted into the phone.. i just restarted it and now stuck at the boot logo lol smh

i think i need to go back to stock and not touch **** lol

seems to error out at about 43% step 1/2
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
My friend, take a step back, your trying to do too many things at once I think. You would be so much better off just learning to fastboot the factory images every month, and forget about OTA's and side loading. It's really simple after you've done it once. I'd even be happy to walk you through it if you'd like :good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] umx:
I had to do the factory image thru fast boot already bc i did something wrong during the root process..

that was just the error i got from adb when it failed sideload.. sent you a Pm if thats easier
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
Here ya go bud. The biggest one for battery is the doze for GSM. It kinda keeps google play services in check :good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] cucurr:
where in gravity box that u can set to adjust separately ring tone and notification tones?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] cucurr:
ok found! in media tweaks!
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] sagor1:
In default g6 timelapes can record only at 1080p.

But if you go to manual video mode you can record time-lapes at any resolution or any aspect ratio.

The trick is just select the lower FPS 2 or 1.???
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] romcio47:
I can confirm that :)

During my holiday I recorded many timelapses in 4k using this "trick" and the videos look really stunning!
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] DamiDev:
Tested and confirmed
[Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo Questions & Answers] traxander:
Hello everyone.

Does anybody know how to access the menu button on S5 NEO?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] ettore88:
Hi guys.Unfortunately I noticed that I cant install many app updates via APK MIRROR.It's very starnge.An example is Samsung Internet Browser 7.0.00.21.Why?My S7 EDGE(stock fw Nougat)is rooted.I tried to uninstall the Samsung Internet Browser,but there's nothing you can do!!!I get this:

View attachment 4325895

I repeat i uninstalled before the Samsung Internet Browser ...:confused:Hw can i fix it?THX in advance.;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] altaf.s:
Turn off and on secure boot couples of times and restart the phone. Hopefully it will resolve your issues of Apkmirror.

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Turn off and on secure boot couples of times and restart the phone. Hopefully it will resolve your issues of Apkmirror.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] ettore88:
Many thx m8 for your support.I tried your advice. Unfortunately i cant install the app.What do you think about it?:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] altaf.s:
Bro, i had the same issue, and did the same and never had any issues of installing updates from apkmirror. Is the problem with all the files or with some files ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] jorgine23:
If your s7 is rooted, install the root explorer apk and download the S.Interner apk v7.0. Then go to root apk and push permissions. You can see 2 parts. In the left you should go to the system folder and entry in the app or priv-app. There, you should see Browser folder and see your browser apk installed. Now, go to the right part, and look sd card folder or the folder where you download the v.7. Then, copy the v.7 to the browser folder. You must see that the v.7 is name like com.samsung..... and the browser installed is name like browser_Vx (x=number). In the file of the new version, push on it and see the option to permissions and you must tick only the three options on reader and the first on writer. Then push ok, and push again on the new version file, rename it with the name of Browser like the apk installed (if you see the advice to already app with this name; delete the version installed and left the new). Reboot the phone and that's it. (Note: if the browser can't open, go settings > apps > browser > clean data and enjoy it)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Themes, Apps, and Mods] Winb33:
Try also to post in correct section .. question and answers... There is a thread for this... Here are for mod and theme.
[General Questions and Answers] gil_happy:
Hi,

I have an Android media hub (Android 5.1.1) and I'm having a display or web UI question / problem. If you look at the attached screen shot, you can see that app shortcuts are covered up by the + sign. For some reason this just started and I can't figure out how to correct. It was working as expected the other day - when I added apps to the 'desktop' [that were already installed or new ones], the + sign moved to the right and new apps were populated properly. For some reason, the behavior has changed.

Does anyone know how to fix? Thanks in advance!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilfem:
Hello guys, well done for the fantastic job you're doing here. Please help me with a friend's HTM One M8 with me.

He was actually trying to upgrade it, but eventually got it bricked and I've also downloaded different RUU files to bring it back to life, but all proved abortive. Probably I wasn't doing the right thing. And I'm glad I'm here for you guys to help me out.

Here's the information currently being displayed after pressing Power + Vol down button

*** Software status: Official ***

*** UNLOCKED ***

M8_WHL PVT SHIP S-OFF

CID-11111111

HBOOT-3.19.0.0000

RADIO-1.09.20.0209

OpenDSP-v56.2.2-00564-M8974_HM.1212

OS-

eMMC-boot 2048MB

Aug 5 2015,21:13:40.90025331

HBOOT

FASTBOOT

RECOVERY

FACTORY RESET

SIMLOCK

CHECK SMARTSD

IMAGE CRC

SHOW BARCODE

Attached is also a picture of the above information taken from the phone.

Patiently waiting for the kind assistance and suggestion from you guys.

Thanks in advance
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xunholyx:
Post the results of fastboot getvar all. Remove the serial#, IMEI, and MEID first before you post it.

You have a Sprint model, and I'm assuming the Harmon/Kardon version from the DSP, but the getvar will tell us more definitively.

EDIT: You are S-Off and superCID, so either the regular Sprint or the H/K Sprint RUU will work.

You can download both of them from here.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
First of all, do NOT try flashing any RUUs or firmware, unless we tell you exactly what to do.

Reason being, the device is the Sprint M8, which is fairly peculiar. It's designed to support the US Sprint CDMA network (in addition to GSM, HSPA and LTE) and therefore must

only

use Sprint RUU, firmware and radios.

Trying to flash any other carrier version RUU, firmware, or radio will result in a radio brick. And the damage may be permanent.

Bricked meaning what? It won't boot to OS? Does it get stuck on HTC logo screen, or only goes to the bootloader screen?

A true brick means the screen doesn't come on

at all

, and requires the phone to be opened, in order to fix it (JTAG or new motherboard). This isn't you situation.

Another kind of brick is a "radio brick" mentioned above. The phone will boot to OS, but you will have no cell connectivity ("no network").

What exactly did your friend try to do? Tried to flash a custom ROM? Unlocked the bootloader, and installed custom recovery? Or something else?

It's really important to know exactly what your friend tried to do.

No idea to know if you were doing the right thing or not. You provide zero specifics. What RUUs (list exact file names, version numbers) did you try? What specific error messages did you get (or other failure modes)?

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I agree, this is probably the right solution. But to the OP, I'd still like to confirm as much of the mentioned details as possible, to make sure we aren't looking at a radio brick situation caused by flashing wrong M8 version RUU, firmware.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilfem:
Thanks so much for your response and recommendations. But I don't know how to bring out the required parameters you mentioned here.

Meanwhile, I'm going to download the files you recommended here.

I'll give you feedback later on.

Thanks once again.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilfem:
Starting with the first. Yeah it won't boot to Os. That's all I could observe, apart from the failed flashings using about 3 different RUUs downloaded from HTC website
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilfem:
I just opened the link you gave , and I discovered that it's the same HTC website where I've been to download the RUU files with me. Since you mentioned that it's Sprint, I discovered that I've already downloaded and tried the RUU for regular Sprint there. But since you also said either of it or the H/K could work too, I'm already downloading that now, since the regular Sprint didn't work for it.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
If the "regular" (non-HK) RU didn't work, I tend to doubt the HK RUU will. But it's hard to say, for the lack of info.

I asked before for details about how the RUU failed, but you never answered. Was there an error message (if so, what exactly was it)? Or did it get "stuck" or crash at a certain point (if so, describe at what point, and what happened, in as much detail as possible).

You might be wasting your time and ours, by not properly providing the questions asked of you. In particular, I suspect a USB connectivity or other issue, that a different RUU will not solve.

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I also asked the above, which you also did not provide.

If you don't know, you should ask your friend what he did. It sounds like you are doing a favor trying to fix the phone for him. So it's in their own interest to provide you the info. It may give us some clues on what caused the present "no boot" conditions, and if there are deeper issues (radio brick).

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Connect the phone to PC. In bootloader, it should default to say FASTBOOT (highlighted in red) near the top of the phone's screen. Otherwise, use vol keys and power button to select fastboot, and confirm the choice.

Then, you need to find fastboot.exe. If you tried to run an RUU, you should already have the necessary HTC drivers and fastboot.exe setup.

In the folder containing fastboot.exe, open command prompt. Then type command: fastboot getvar all

Then copy and past the output, but delete IMEI, serial number and MEID before posting (personal info).

I can go into more details about the steps above. But I'm not clear on your level of experience with this type of thing. Presumably, you have some experience with working on these phone (and it appears you've been on XDA for some years). Otherwise, why would your friend give it to you to fix?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilfem:
You're quite right that if the Regular Sprint didn't work, so also would the HK version wouldn't too. I tried it with the HK version and its exactly the same thing
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilfem:
Here's how thole whole thing went: I put the phone on FASTBOOT mode, (with the phone showing FASTBOOT USB) and connected it to the Pc, then launched the .exe for the newly downloaded Harman Kardon RUU. At the end, it's the error 155 I got as shown in the screen shots below:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilfem:
[QUOTEConnect the phone to PC. In bootloader, it should default to say FASTBOOT (highlighted in red) near the top of the phone's screen. Otherwise, use vol keys and power button to select fastboot, and confirm the choice.

Then, you need to find fastboot.exe. If you tried to run an RUU, you should already have the necessary HTC drivers and fastboot.exe setup.

In the folder containing fastboot.exe, open command prompt. Then type command: fastboot getvar all

Then copy and past the output, but delete IMEI, serial number and MEID before posting (personal info).

I can go into more details about the steps above. But I'm not clear on your level of experience with this type of thing. Presumably, you have some experience with working on these phone (and it appears you've been on XDA for some years). Otherwise, why would your friend give it to you to fix?[/QUOTE]

I've tried to this severally, but it's not responding as the phone seems not to be fully recognized, especially from the command prompt. I've installed the HTC drivers and even tried it on both Windows 7 and 10, but the situation is still the same.

Please help me out!!!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
I know the (likely) answer. But you still haven't responded to the question of what your friend did exactly to get to this point.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilfem:
I've tried to this severally, but it's not responding as the phone seems not to be fully recognized, especially from the command prompt. I've installed the HTC drivers and even tried it on both Windows 7 and 10, but the situation is still the same.

Please help me out!!!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Please stop quoting my whole post. Just include what is relevant, and delete the rest. Otherwise you are just cluttering up the thread, and making it harder to read.

Also, please don't post the same questions over and over. Once is enough. You posted while I was typing a response, is the only reason I didn't see the last time you posted the same question.

If the RUU is able to talk to the phone, but your fastboot command (getvar all) is not, than you are doing something wrong.

I don't know what you mean when you say "it's not responding as the phone seems not to be fully recognized" as that is too vague to know exactly what you are talking about. What exactly is the response in the command prompt window? Is there an error? Does it say "Waiting for device"? Any response when you issue the command: fastboot devices

(It should respond with the phone's serial number).
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilfem:
Thanks, your suggestions and advices regading the forum are noted and will be taken into action from now on.

Whenever I click on the fastboot.exe, something like a command prompt will just pop out and go immediately, meaning that it doesn't stay. But if I open a command prompt from the pc and type it in there, it'll say it is not recognized as an internal or external command.

Please, I'm so eager to learn and also to see a lasting solution to the problem. Just tell me what to do and would follow it accordingly. Thanks
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
You're doing it wrong. You don't click on fastboot.exe, and when you open the command prompt, it needs to be pointed to the directory folder that

contains

fastboot.exe

Easiest way to do that: With the folder open (that contains fastboot.exe) hover your mouse cursor over that folder. Press Shift + right mouse button. This will bring up pulldown menu. Select "Open command window here" from the menu. Then type: fastboot getvar all

To cut/paste the output in cmd window, right mouse click, pick "Mark" and highlight the getvar output. Then in a forum post, click CTRL+V to paste the text. Delete IMEI, serial number, and MEID before posting.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilfem:
Sorry, I'm still not getting it, especially the Shift +Right mouse combination, So, I copied copied the fastboot.exe directory to the cmd, and still got the 'not recognised as an internal or external command' error.

Please, see the attached screen shot for reference. Thanks.

Edit:

Probably because I'm using Windows 10, after holding the shift button + Right click, what I could see there is 'Open PowerShell Window here', so I wouldn't know if this is the option you're referring to. Pls do let me know. Thanks.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xunholyx:
Okay. Try this.

Open your fastboot folder

Boot your phone to bootloader (power off the phone, then boot it up by holding both the power button and volume down)

Hook up the phone to the PC

Press and hold the windows button on your keyboard, then press "X"

Choose command prompt

enter fastboot getvar all in the command window

Copy and paste the results minus your serial#, IMEI, and MEID

Also, I'm going to make a RUU.zip that you can flash via your SD card without having to rename it (I'll rename it myself) I just have to download the Sprint RUU.exe to extract it from first, but before I upload it I'd like to see your getvar results.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilfem:
Still 'Command Prompt' is not listed in the options after pressing the X button, while holding the Windows key. The only similar thing there is 'Windows PowerShell' and 'Windows PowerShell (Admin)'
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xunholyx:
Okay

Use windows power shell

enter cmd

Then enter fastboot getvar all

EDIT: first you'll have to click on a blank spot in your fastboot folder (so no files are highlighted) before opening the command prompt/power shell

I forgot to mention that

EDIT#2: I thought opening cmd that way (with the windows button) would work, but I just tried it myself and it doesn't unless you direct it to the folder with commands

By shift ~ right click, what is meant is click on a blank spot in the fastboot folder then hold the shift button (the one you press to make capital/uppercase letters) then right click on your mouse then choose command prompt or power shell
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilfem:
Finally got it. Thanks. Here's the information displayed;

C:\ANDROID FILES COLLECTION\HTC M One 8\Toolkit 2\Fastboot>fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.09.20.0209

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main:

(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF

(bootloader) serialno: ......................

(bootloader) imei: .........................

(bootloader) imei2: Not Support

(bootloader) meid: .........................

(bootloader) product: m8_whl

(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974

(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B70000

(bootloader) cidnum: 11111111

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: off

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 631e3609

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.017s

C:\ANDROID FILES COLLECTION\HTC M One 8\Toolkit 2\Fastboot>

So, what next? Thanks in advance.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xunholyx:
I should have scrolled back further (but I still would have waited for your getvar). Error 155 in your case (s-off) would indicate that you are updating to Android 6.0 from an earlier Android version than Marshmallow. US versions (such as the Sprint model you're with) have a strange quirk with this that you have to run 6.0 firmware before running the RUU.

Download this and put it into your fastboot folder

Hook up your phone in bootloader mode and in cmd:

fastboot oem rebootRUU

fastboot flash zip signed_6.20.654.3_firmware.zip

fastboot reboot bootloader

Then try to run the 6.20.654.3 (the harmon/kardon version) RUU again (the .exe you downloaded from HTC)

It should work after you flash the firmware
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilfem:
Thanks for your unwavering support. But for the 3 commands above, are they to be done once, or after the other? I mean the sequence. Thanks once again.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xunholyx:
do one, then click enter

then do the next