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[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Guides, News, & Discussion] Klimon5:
Unbrick Method Troubleshooting

Ok so i did as you asked but it says "package validation failed" When I select the tulip.qfp file. Any advice? This is before I plugged the device in emergency download mode. I attempted to plug it into emergency download mode but my computer doesn't recognize the device and says "Unknown USB device (device descriptor request failed)" Under my device manager under USB Controllers. Under USB Devices it's detected as QHSUSB_BULK.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Guides, News, & Discussion] tdm:
Oh, hmmm... I'll check that in the morning.

What is the md5 of your copy of the files?
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Guides, News, & Discussion] Klimon5:
MD5 Check

I know that's just to validate the integrity of the files you sent me but idk how to check the files for that.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] maurit43:
Hello, I wanted to know wich rom you are using and wich rom (stock without any customize) is better for you?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] b.mann:
I've finally decided that its the Wizard's time to go, and someone is willing to trade a working SK3 for my broken Wiz.

But the real issue I'm having is deciding between getting a Dash or a Wing from T-Mo since I found a way to get the Dash for free w/1 year contract or the Wing for around $79 w/2 year contract.

I don't really call people, I just mainly text, and I'm looking to use a cheap Voip service too.

Any input would be wonderful.

P.S. I miss all the fun here :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] nin9liv9s:
Hi Everyone. I got a new account but I've visited this site lots of times now in about 4 years.

First of all, I would like to thank all the developers here especially to Tkkg1994 for developing the superstock rom on the galaxy s7.

I have installed it on my phone and works great! I would like to ask if anyone else is encountering this problem on this ROM? The samsung contacts app(stock) keeps crashing if I go to "settings". I wanted to export my contacts from here.

I have tried reinstalling about 8 times now with different options and settings (tried stock kernel, tried superstock kernel, tried installing all samsung and google apps, tried with/without adblocker, tried with/without busybox). Would appreciate any help or info on this. Thanks XDA!

Regards,

[IMG="Contacts Settings"]https://image.ibb.co/mUhS36/1.png[/IMG]

[IMG="Contacts first error"]https://image.ibb.co/k5b9GR/2.png[/IMG]

[IMG="Contacts error"]https://image.ibb.co/h0BLO6/3.png[/IMG]
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Mr.Afroki:
Looking for a fix.

I also noticed after the recent update that my contacts keep closing when trying to enter the settings. Wondering what it is and looking forward to a solution.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] mobileanimal:
Did you get this fixed?

I fixed it by manually installing a newer Samsung Contacts app. Just Google "Samsung Contacts apk", download a newer version (I downloaded the latest 3.1 that was newer than what was on my phone).

Drop the apk in /system/priv-app/SamsungContacts80, set the permissions on the new file to RW-R--R--, add an underscore to the end of the old original Samsung Contacts file so that you have a backup of the original file that is not used, then reboot.

Voila! Everything is fixed.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] snowqwer:
Clean app data
[Samsung Gear Sport] drmartintk:
How sensitive is the Gear Sport in sensing excercise on eliptical trainer? I did the training for 2 hours 5 minutes but the data on my samsung health app on my phone which is connected to the smart phone says only 1 hour 8 minutes. I was wearing the smart watch.

Any suggestions?
[Samsung Gear S3] drfoto:
How often does the watch prompt you to enter the PIN code?

As a previous Apple Watch wearer, I'm used to a prompt when I take the watch off/on, but at least several times a day WHILE WEARING the Gear 3 I'm asked to re-enter the PIN. Anyone else experience this? Thanks
[Samsung Gear S3] zune70:
When you take the watch on and off. If you don't move your hand for a while let's say sleeping or sitting still for a certain amount of time it will prompt you to enter in the pin again. Also if you get it other than that it could be that the watch is to loose on your arms.
[Samsung Gear S3] afblangley:
There are two options. It can be setup so the pin is required only for S Pay or for S Pay and screen unlock. If it's setup for the former, you should only have to enter your pin the first time you use S Pay each day, or after taking off the watch.

Check your settings and make sure:

Settings > security > screen lock > usage > PAYMENTS
[Samsung Gear S3] drfoto:
Gear 3 PIN Prompt

Thanks so much! I probably never would have drilled in this far and discovered the nuance in these setttings!

Much appreciated.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] sagor1:
As you can see in the pictures. There are holo effect in my phone glass protector..I apply it 6 hours ago. Should i w8 some hours to go it away? Or should i try olive oil+Cotton Bud trick before some dust go in that area?
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] waoasis:
I suggest the latter option but just keep in mind that sometimes it wont work as it depends on the quality of your tempered glass. Some bad ones leave those forever.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] x1tymez:
Get replacement. There's no way to seal by itself.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] jdock:
Those are the same protectors I got and I only had some very mild amounts of this around the edges, most of which I was able to smooth out. There's just a tiny (1mm) spot that remained and it doesn't bother me. I followed the video instructions they reference rather than their printed ones and I think it made the difference.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] tech_head:
Screen was not completely clean or protector defective.

The screen on an LG G6 is flat.

You should never see that.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] sagor1:
I post this problem on reddit.

A guy from there told me there was a dust in that area.So he suggest me to lift that part and clean it with dust sticker.

But only lift+clean that area causes more dust+sticker glue on there.

So i open it up fully & reinstall the glass.

But those holo effect is there.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] jdock:
Did you reinstall the old one, or put on a new one? If you reinstalled the old one, the dust is going to stick to it and there's no way to really get it off. You need a brand new one.

If you installed a new one, one of two things is going on. Either you are not cleaning the screen as well as you think (maybe you have some really stuck small particle there), or you are getting something under the edges when you install it.

To help with the first, you might want to use a magnifier with a light to check. Make sure to use the dust remover stickers. It may help to apply in a humid bathroom (run the shower for a while if needed) to keep the floating dust down.

To help with the second, make sure you are not holding the protector with your fingers AT ALL after removing the plastic from the adhesive side. You should have guide stickers attached to the top side (the surface you will be touching once it's applied), sticking out over the edges, which you hold on to. Don't try to hold the protector by the edges with your fingers. If you make a hinge with the stickers like they show you in the video, it's pretty easy to line it up and you don't have to touch it at all.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] tommy_vercetti:
I followed this one

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[General Questions and Answers] Warrick21:
Hello, experts!

I've a problem... A colleague's Grand Neo's touch screen stopped working. The display is perfectly fine, you just can't tap anything. The hardware buttons are fine as well, meaning I can enter download and recovery.

I was wondering if I can pull the data from his internal memory (photos/videos/documents/etc) somehow via recovery, maybe flashing twrp/cwm or something... Since he didn't enable debugging and the newer versions of Android oh so brilliantly aren't in mtp by default when you connect them to a PC.

I tried googling, but all I got were dubious sites for dubious paid software.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dohseven:
Hi everyone,

I retrieved a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 GT-P5110 which has a strange behavior: it boots up correctly, but always reboots after around one minute. In order to try being able to use it, I uninstalled a few apps before it rebooted, but after the reboot the uninstalled apps were still there. After that, I tried a more radical method: I booted into the stock recovery mode, and wiped data and cache. It doesn't seem to have any effect as the tablet boots with the same customized background and all the apps are still installed.

As these steps weren't successful, I wanted to wipe everything and install a new ROM: in order to do that, I need to install TWRP. I followed the instructions of the Lineage wiki to do it, but it doesn't work. Here are the steps I followed:

Boot into download mode

Flash the TWRP image with heimdall on Ubuntu:

heimdall flash --RECOVERY recovery.img --no-reboot

Wait for download success

Reboot into recovery mode

The stock recovery is still launched instead of TWRP

I have read a lot of possible issues and tried quite everything I've read and think of:

Use heimdall with different USB ports to download TWRP to be sure that it's not an USB issue

Use different images of TWRP (and even CWM) to be sure that the recovery image is not the cause of the recovery not being installed:

TWRP GT-P5110 3.0.0-0, TWRP espresso common 3.1.1-1, CWM 6.0.5.1

Disconnect the battery between the different steps described above, and particularly after downloading TWRP in order to avoid the tablet overwriting TWRP with the stock recovery at boot

Use Windows and different versions of Odin (3.10.6, 3.11.1, 3.12.2) with the No reboot option checked to download TWRP, instead of Ubuntu and heimdall

Even flash the kernel along TWRP with heimdall:

heimdall flash --KERNEL lineage/boot.img --RECOVERY recovery.img --no-reboot

It seems that whatever I try, the TWRP recovery image is overwritten by the stock recovery after I download it. Or that the tablet is protected in some way avoiding wiping data and downloading new images.

Any ideas of what I could do to be able to install TWRP on this tablet?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smart-t78:
sounds like a broken emmc

http://andi34.github.io/faq.html (scroll to the bottom of the site)

the best solution for this problem is, buy a new motherboard on ebay.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dohseven:
Thanks, it seems to be exactly my problem. Guess I will try to find a new motherboard if it's not too expensive.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shayaan_Mustafa:
Hello experts,

I have Samsung Galaxy S3, I was using messenger then it hanged up and then I restarted my mobile by pressing and holding the power switch. Then Galaxy S3 logo appeared after restart and again hanged up. Then I again restarted the phone, again at the same point it hanged up i.e. at the logo of Galaxy S3. Then I pulled out battery and reinsert it but after this it never started again not even blinked once. I have also checked on another battery.

I went to the mobile repairing shop then he said CMC chip is dead so its circuit will be replaced. Then I went another shop, he said I will flash the device but I don't guarantee about the data (stored in phone storage). I said him that it is not turning on then how will you flash it. He said I will do it yet.

Now, tell me experts that what should I do to get my phone data back? What should I do that it just turned on for some minutes so that I could take my data to SD card. My data is much important. Also tell me how did the shopkeeper say that he will flash the phone even it is not turning on anyhow.

Thank you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
Your best bet is to post this question within the following thread.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2690307

Good Luck!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I DO NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT VIA PM UNLESS ASKED/REQUESTED BY MYSELF.

PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramiabouzahra:
If it's super important, you would've backed it up, right? Everyone I know backups their important data at least 2 times :p

The other shopkeeper could use a jtag to force the device into download mode (helped me to unbrick a hard bricked s4).

My 2 seconds of Googling brought me to this link.

That's what I'd assume they'd do (that's what I'd do if I was them).

As for the first one, they might be correct, or not. My strongest recommendation is to try the jtag method and if that doesn't work, I will be really surprised if they actually replace the CMC. Usually what they do is just replace the motherboard which you can do at home (there are plenty of motherboards on ebay) however, it's cheaper but your data chips would need to be transfered over to the new motherboard, which is just better to go with the CMC replacement (if they don't replace your mobo, your data is fine, if they do, it's gone with the mobo).

As for the second option regarding your data, unfortunately it's correct. However, it they get into download mode, they can flash a recovery (different partition, meaning your /data partition is safe) like twrp which they can use to make a nandroid backup and then after extracting the backup, flash new rom. Then you can restore the different apps/settings from the twrp backup file (there are plenty of tutorials on the net).

Good luck! If I helped, hit the "thanks" button :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shayaan_Mustafa:
Hi,

Thank you for your reply. I am afraid, if I post my issue under that running thread then how would I get answer because that thread has already more than 200 pages. And if you are asking me to read the issue, obviously you are also a busiest person having life issues and others, you can't also read that thread and want to resolve the issue ASAP. Pardon me if I get wrong as my English is not much good.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shayaan_Mustafa:
Hi, ramiabouzahra

Thanks for your reply. Here is what I understand from your reply, I give answer below step by step.

Unfortunately, I didn't because I was thinking that mobile is working fine, I will backup after a week or two but before I do this, my mobile gone dead :(

What I understand from this, the shopkeeper who is asking me to bring life to the phone, would use jtag? What is jtag and how can I do it at home and what thing like cables, etc do I need for this. Further what I understand, is that by using jtag, the device is forced to go into download mode. Right?

What I understand from the given link, it is a method of flashing the device. Right? By the way, do you think that the mobile which is not turning on anyhow even by trying all methods, it will turn on by flashing the device? But again, as I read the thread that data can be gone. Again, no safety for data. :(

You recommend me to use jtag method? OK. And what is CMC? What does it stand for? How they replace it? Any tutorial?

Yeah, I can do this at home as I am aware of little bit electronics. Can you tell me which is suited for my Galaxy S3 on EBAY? Can you give the link so that I could buy? And I hope, I would able to transfer chips on the new mobo, just locate the chip for me which is to be transferred. And further I don't understand what do you mean by the line "which is just better to go with the CMC replacement (if they don't replace your mobo, your data is fine, if they do, it's gone with the mobo"

Here the second option you mean, flashing the rom? you said in the bracket the "data partition is safe" means in this method, I can safe my data? OK, I read about twrp as per my understanding, it can get my data back? Right?

Thank you for answering me, I am a dumb. Thanks for tolerating me. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramiabouzahra:
What jtag is etc can be checked out in the link below. What cables you need depend on specifically your device (it might be s3, but there are different variants of the s3).

And yes, normally that would mean that it would be forced into download mode :)

Regarding the jtag, you can check out this great forum question and answer :) Keep in mind that jtag doesn't always need a controller, in my case (s4 not s3), I had to create a micro usb connector with a resistor on one of the ends and plug it into the device for it to work again :)

I don't really know what CMC is, maybe the guy meant SMC? SMC is a common abbreviation used in circuit board repair and stands for System Management Controller so in one word or another, a chip (correct me if I am wrong, I am not super educated in the circuit board area).

I do recommend you use the jtag method since if it doesn't work, at least you can rest a sure you've tried multiple ways to revive it and not sit and wonder after the board repair is complete if there was a more efficient way to solve the issue.

Are you sure you can do it at home? It isn't normal solder, it's more of a ballpoint solder requiring to heat up the board to let the solder flow and then extract the nand chips. I cannot give you link since I don't know specifically what phone you have (you stated s3, but there are plenty of s3 variants such as the s3 lte etc all with different internals).

What I meant by that line is that since the data chips are on the motherboard, replacing the motherboard means losing your data. If they don't replace your motherboard (mobo), your data is intact/fine :).

Yep, with twrp you can create a backup and extract from that backup apps and whatnot. So technically, your data is safe (you will wipe the phone, but you'll have a backup :)). If it's photos that are the issue, you can hope that your sync was on and that you had Google Photos set up (automatically backs up your gallery).

Hey, we all gotta start somewhere amirite.

Good luck!
[LeEco Le Pro3 Questions & Answers] lyrebird:
Recently I got the X727 from amazon but sad to see it does not support CDMA voice. I want to use it with China Telecom when I am back to China, where CDMA 800 is used for voice. I wonder whether flashing X727 to X720 will help or not?

TIA
[Moto G5 Questions & Answers] Cairo100:
I'm trying to compile LineageOS 15 and am getting the following errors in the '' brunch cedric '' command. Does anyone know the solution?
[Moto G5 Questions & Answers] TheFixItMan:
Missing dependences

You need to git clone them into your working folder

Google which repos you need

The output tells you what you are missing

you could also comment out

BOARD_PROVIDES_LIBRIL := true

from boardconfig.mk by putting a # in front of it so it becomes until you find out what is needed

#BOARD_PROVIDES_LIBRIL := true

don't know what files are needed to make that work but I think thats the line that that causes the error

and you are probably missing

qcom media-caf

qcom display-caf

qcom audio-caf

so git clone these repos for your board which is msm8937
[Moto G5 Questions & Answers] GuestK0015:
Will this become available soon to download?
[Moto G5 Questions & Answers] TheFixItMan:
I doubt it - from the problems the person is posting they haven't even reached the build stage so without being disrespectful they won't have the coding knowledge to fix errors

Best wait for the guys behind lineageos 14.1 - I'm sure they will build it once they have time

And anyway android 8.1 has been announced so there isn't much point until it's fully released & lineageos have updated all their sources
[Moto G5 Questions & Answers] Cairo100:
There are few guides on the internet and translations often do not help. I was following a guide and in practice, I saw that it is not as simple as it seemed. As I had said, it was my first compilation and I had no experience. I'm going to start compiling roms nougats for anyone who knows how to be a future android oreo compiler for cedric
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] evocalante:
Bye Felicia! Nobody cares why your returning it. Get your validation from somewhere else.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bwillet:
The ONLY reason I posted was for informational purposes for people who may be on the fence. If you don't care why I returned it, why did you bother to read and then comment on the thread?

I'm sure not looking for validation from the likes of you... Just posting honest, non fanboi opinions. That's all.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
There's also no reason to be rude to someone expressing his opinion!!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bajasur:
I'm no trying to discourage you, but most of those things can be fixed with software updates. I agree with you on most, but I'm thinking they'll get fixed with software OTAs after how much bad press Google has received
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Ferenczy68:
After reading this I have 1 question, did you return the S8+? You presented as many cons for it as you did the P2XL...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bwillet:
Good question. I considered it, but for the price paid (~$200 USD after T-Mo BOGO), it was a no brainer. There are certainly things I don't like about the S8+, but overall it is is a very good phone. I would probably like the Note 8 a LITTLE more, but the smaller battery and cost of upgrading are preventing it.

With a bunch of Sammy crap disabled and Nova Launcher, I'm pretty happy with it, but as most of us are, always looking forward to the next best thing. With the P2XL, I just couldn't see how it was better than the S8+ I already had. May have been a different result if I still had the Mate 9 - may have stuck with the Pixel, not sure..... Certainly not hating on the Pixel, but in comparison I couldn't justify getting rid of the S8+. Mostly because of the cost - if the P2XL wasn't so expensive, it may have been a different outcome.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Ferenczy68:
So then the reason you're returning it isn't for all the cons you mentioned, it's because you bought it off contract. In other words, had T-Mobile absorbed some of the cost you'd be perfectly fine with it, no?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bwillet:
If most of the issues get fixed, I may just turn around and get another one... Maybe the price will go down a bit due to the issues, or at least maybe I could pick up a used one for cheaper. I am a bona-fide phone whore, and I truly loved the speed of the phone, but for now it's the cost to benefit ratio that led to my decision. Lots of variables in that equation, including need for new gadgets, software updates, etc.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxys:
Keep it and report back after a a LSD trip... :D :cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] travblue:
Lol money must be tight for them.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bwillet:
I think for me it's more of a direct comparison to the S8+ I already have. If I didn't already have the S8+, I'd likely be shopping S8+ vs Note 8 vs Pixel 2 XL. Cost would still come into play, but with everything else being equal, right now I'm not sure which way I'd go. I would likely be inclined to wait it out and see if they improve the Pixel. Still may go that way too, depending on what they pull off in the next month or two. There are reasons I risked spending that kind of dough on a phone I decidedly didn't NEED, but the rewards just didn't materialize for me. Maybe that will change in the near future. Actually hope it does.