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[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] OldSkewler:
Yes, I am talking about the stock Messages app, which on my previous Z5 Compact, was a Sony app and now on the XZ1C seems to be a Google app.

And I would like to have this working on the stock app instead of adding yet another app to patch things that should be working but are not.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] pseudonym58:
It appears that you might have to choose between the fingerprint sensor (non-USA) and the ability to use full group messaging (USA only?). This also assumes that you use AT&T, or an MVO on AT&T towers, unless other carriers in the besides AT&T (in the USA) also have full group messaging enabled. Perhaps another XZ1C firmware variant has the best of both worlds?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] OldSkewler:
Ok, enuff time without mms.

How do I edit the apk mentioned above?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] pbarrette:
You don't have to edit the APK.

Just download the US firmware and flash ONLY the OEM sin file.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] Tron510:
I too would like to know how to edit the apk. using the us oem is good, except that it disables the use of android pay because the phone can tell something was altered.

- ok, so it looks like I need to use apktool to modify the Google messages app? Any tips? All the guides I can find are a few years old
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] OldSkewler:
Could you point us to something a little more detailed?

Also, would this in any shape or form either:

1. remove fingerprint function?

2. root the phone?

3. lose sony updates?

Thank you in advance!
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] pbarrette:
There's not a whole lot more detail to be had.

Get newflasher.

Put it in a folder with

oem_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin

.

Put your phone in fastboot mode.

Run newflasher.

1 - If you're using an international firmware that has fingerprint, you won't lose it.

2 - This does not root the phone. It's official firmware from Sony.

3 - I don't know if you will lose automatic Sony updates.

Regarding #3 though, if you did get an update, it would be an update containing US firmware, which would almost certainly either fail to install properly, or make your fingerprint reader stop working. So you probably don't want to accept firmware updates if you do this. Instead, you'd have to flash them manually. Or, flash your current region's OEM file back, then check for updates, then accept the update, then flash the US OEM back again.

If you think modding the APK's will be easier, you'll first have to unlock your bootloader, which will guarantee that you don't get updates from Sony.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] fr0zensphere:
Hey guys. Resurrecting this thread because I found this while trying to figure out why my stock Messages app does not allow proper group texting, just like the OP described. I, too, have the international variant because once I had a phone with a fingerprint sensor for login, I couldn't stand the thought of not having that feature.

I wanted to check out the stock Messages app, and now I remember why I've been using Textra all this time. In preexisting group texts, it gives me the notice that, “This Conversation is now a mass text. Each recipient will get an SMS message from you. Replies will appear in individual conversations.” On the web, people say that there's a toggle in the Advanced menu to “Send an MMS reply to all recipients (group MMS)”. However, no such toggle exists for me.

Is there any updated method(s) for how to solve this, aside from just going back to 3rd party apps like Textra?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] DanielGiGi:
Hi all,

how can i download the latest oreo beta? I would like to create my own rom, but cant find a md5 file.

Thanks for info.

greetZ
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] StardustGeass:
You need to register for oreo beta..

To do it, currently you'll need UK Sim card.. The guide to change your CSC is here as well, so you can check it if you like :)
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] GuestK00456:
Since Project Treble isn't coming officially, isn't it possible to just partition the phone manually using an unlocked bootloader, custom recovery, and other such tools, to then make the phone repartitioned in a way that supports Treble?
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] Lossyx:
I'm not a developer but repartitioning the phone would be very tricky as it might also brick your device. OnePlus said this in their post about Trebble. This is assuming you do it via an OTA update, plugging in the phone to a computer might decrease the risk of bricking.

Again, I'm not a developer and don't have a lot of experience so someone else more experienced might pitch in and give their thoughts about this.
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] qerboz:
I had the same idea of manually installing project treble, I would really love to know if it's possible
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] Peketr:
I think our biggest hope is that LineageOS will maybe support it. But one thing is sure. If you stay on OOS even if you repartition your phone will not use treble as the OS will not even try to do that. It will work the same regardless of the extra partition.
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] qerboz:
Are the lineageOS developers working on supporting project treble ?
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] kgs1992:
I may be wrong, but as far as I know, this is not really possible.

Getting project treble on your phone would imply that your firmware and OEM framework is compatible with this.

To give you an analogy, consider a PC running some version of Windows (since that's easier to explain). When a new version of windows is available, you don't have to upgrade firmware for your motherboard, your hard drive, sound card etc. This is because windows (or you yourself) will install the drivers necessary to communicate with your hardware.

This is possible because all OEMs subscribe to a certain contract.

Currently, Android ties in heavily to the device firmware, as the OEMs have to update their framework with each new iteration of Android. This is because until now, there was no exact contract defined for OEMs to subscribe to.

HAL and Treble are a step in the right direction to change this, but this cannot happen unless the OEMs rewrite the device framework to adhere to this new model or if someone invests their own time into doing so, if that is even possible.

Im not an Android developer, so I'm not right in all the points I've mentioned, but I've tried to clarify to the best of my own understanding.
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] AkosPaha:
I update the phone after it turned on, then I use it for a while until it froze and now my phone don't turn on what to do?:crying:
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] axy_david:
May it rest in peace.

You got a hard brick mate.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] stwelong:
hi guy i am new on this phone and i think i have deleted my GPRS monitor folder.

could anyone help and teach me how do i restore it back to my phone or where can i download the original application software? i have try to download the official rom seeo2.com, and i cant be able to upgrade it as i have the same and laters official version of this WM5.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] aipbd:
any way to enable camera2 api in miui 9?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] ZioRò:
Wrong section and already asked in Q&A. Use search!
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] omgitsalic:
Root, add persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1 in build prop. done
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] John250488:
I've learned a pretty good trick to enable the pixels install from External SD card feature in recovery works via micro USB otg to USB 2.0 adapter SD/ micro SD card reader with standard USB male and usb Type c 3.1 you know it's the right one by looking at the piece which goes into the charger port of the pixels .. it's also a writer as well. I found using one of theses enables the option in recovery to install from External SD card and flash zips, and apply software update from External SD card. Very inexpensive for one of theses adapters.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steven5421:
hello

can someone help me please?

before i uninstal googleplaystore

and want instal again to ver 5.0.38

and if i instal it says [X Apps not instaled]

can someone help me fix this problem please? i tried google instaler and not working

device information

Xiaomi Redmi 3X

ROM MIUI 8 8.5.4.0 Global

Android 6.0

ROOT
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmc487:
Good afternoon guys ,

I highly appreciate if anybody coudl help me to fix the following issues. I have an alcatel fierce 4 5056N and when trying to use the unlock app i receive the same error no matter what i do "Failure in processing the request. Please reboot device and try again. " I have performed FRP and still the same , memory of the app have been cleared , phone have been reset and still same error , i need your help guys .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FenyxFyrez:
Bump

Anybody make any headway with unlocking this phone without having an activated SIM card installed?

Current MetroPCS/T-Mobile rules are 180-days consecutively active. Use the device unlock button while your service is still active on the 181st or 182nd day. After service is up, confirm IMEI is unlocked by asking the carrier if your choice.

I'm all for the official way of things (sometimes)... but I was given this phone and since it's a few leagues above my Cricket/AT&T ZTE Z835 (regardless of it being 6.0.1 instead of 7.1.1.) I'd be pretty pleased if I could just throw my cricket SIM inside without issues.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Euclid's Brother:
Was wondering if anyone out there has tried out the PH-1 with a Samsung Gear S3 watch. Specifically using Samsung Pay on the watch and was the PH-1 rooted or not.

Thanks,

EB
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] erasat:
Working great so far, no root. It's great to keep earning Samsung rewards without having to use a Galaxy phone.

You just install Samsung Gear from the Play Store and follow step by step instructions and it works mostly like if it was paired with a Galaxy. Of the things I always use, not a single one is not available because it's not a Samsung phone.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] xxBrun0xx:
I made a thread about this a while back. Download the Samsung pay for gear app from apkmirror. Problem solved!
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Euclid's Brother:
Got it working too, only to find out my debit card won't work. Bank not onboard yet. Called the bank and they said they think it is "in the works" along with Apple Pay. fingers crossed. Looks like i'll have to designate one credit card to use in place of my debit card and set it up to payoff each month to avoid finance charges. Haven't had a chance to test it from my watch yet.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] avd:
I never got it to work, but others have reported the latest apk works on nougat, so if you are brave you can give it a try.

Can anyone recommend a USB c otg storage for TWRP backups?
[Shield Android TV Themes and Apps] keem85:
Hi folks

I have rooted my shield. I'd like to use "TV Launcher 3", and I want it to stay open when I press the home button, but it goes back to leanback. I tried "adb shell" and "pm hide com.google.android.leanbacklauncher", but I get this error: "Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 2000 nor current process has android.permission.MANAGE_USERS.".

How can I go about this problem?
[Shield Android TV Themes and Apps] DJarkIV:
I see no one got back to you. I don't know for sure but if I were to guess try SU in your adb shell to gain you superuser permissions before attempting to hide the launcher. If that doesn't work, back it up and use adb shell to delete it. You can always push it back if needed.
[Shield Android TV Themes and Apps] cjeman:
I used 'HomeSwitcher' off the Play Store, to hide leanback and make Nova my launcher. I am running full ATV v1.3. I could not get it to work on rooted nVidia Shield OS.
[Shield Android TV Themes and Apps] DBCAB:
You can use adb to uninstall it if your not rooted. If you are rooted just use a system app remover sideload it and use it to uninstall the lean back, make sure your chosen launcher is working properly before u remove it though to avoid problems, should a problem arise reinstalling a functional launcher can also be done by adb. I personally use hal launcher its very customizable. I suppose that home switcher app might work as well but if your rooted you pretty much can do whatever you like.
[Huawei P10 Plus Questions & Answers] Rowe90:
Hi, I am thinking about switching from the G6. Mainly because of the different (imho better) camera of the P10. I have a few questions: what is the state of updates on the P10? How about root (viper4android in particular)? Can you root?

Thanks for your answers!
[Huawei P10 Plus Questions & Answers] dampv:
normally for updates, you would get every 2 months at least, and google security patch update is always a month behind. Camera wise i would say picture taken in daylight is great, low-light photo is just so so and dynamic range is quite weak. UI and App switching is very smooth and fast I would say, smoother than samsung s8/note but off course, not as smooth as oneplus 3/5 and pixel.

Finger print reader is the quickest I have ever seen!!. trust me on this!. it just soooo quick and accurate!

No idea about rooting though.

Known issue in P10 plus so far:

- Bluetooth audio streaming sometimes doesnt work, need to restart the phone

- when enabling bluetooth, phone hangs sometimes

Hope this helps!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Jofthesands:
I picked up my Pixel 2 XL yesterday. I set it up to check it out and everything worked fine on it. It is a google version and I haven't put my Verizon SIM in it just yet. I started off with unlocked the bootloader and bootloader_critical without any issues. I then want to upgrade from 8.0 to 8.1 by flashing the stock image. I flashed it using the flash-all.sh on a linux machine. The flash when just fine but now my device won't accept touch input. I am able to interact with it using a wireless mouse via the usb-c to usb adapter.

My question is, has anyone experienced this and what should I do to fix this issue?

I have tried flashing back to the most recent 8.0 using stock factory image on both a linux and windows machine. I haven also used the Android ToolKit with the most update to date version. I've looked around online and I didn't see someone else with this issue but if this has been posted before, I'm sorry for posting this again. I also want to say that I did post this over on reddit on /r/AndroidQuestions last night.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] CyberpodS2:
Have you downloaded the 8.1 factory image and just installed from scratch using the flash all?
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] Shufflewine:
Hi, guys. Yesterday I decided to change my phone's firmware, so I flashed a LineageOS ROM. Of course, I have unlocked the bootloader. And everything was fine. But I always wanted to use Android Pay, so I've decided to relock bootloader to make it work. And now I have so called "Red State":

"Your device has failed verification and may not work properly".

And then, the loading stops. No effect. Just this screen.

But the main problem is that I don't have any access neither to recovery, erecovery or fastboot.

Any key combination makes no good, the phone just boots to this screen.

I've tried to drain the phone's battery and plug it into computer, but it didn't make any good.

Is there any way to recover my phone? Or it's already a hopeless brick? Please, help me, I've spent two whole days on it.
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] thelous:
why you lock bootloader when it has wrong recovery? you should have had installed stock recovery before locking device.
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] Shufflewine:
I didn't know that, actually. It was my mistake.
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] thelous:
you should do alot of research before using ADB and flashing things :/
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] shashank1320:
Try connecting usb to phone (don't connect with pc yet)

Press volume up button

Now connect to pc.

See if u are able to boot to fastboot.

Unlock BL, and your phone will boot to recovery on its own

Reboot
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] shashank1320:
Yeah thats power+ volume down.

Inam trying one more with usb+volume up (no power key).

It has worked on one of my device, not 6X. He can try all
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] axxesload:
Hey,i got a galaxy w from a friend and i decided i put it to good use and give it to my sis as a christmas present.

the problem is,the os is old.i looked online and saw that you can download an update or something like that.(from 2.3.6 to 4.something)

so i looked around,downloaded odin and the files, connected the phone only to see that there are no win10 drivers.

i used kies (new and old),usb driver for it and tried different things.

but always it couldnt detect the phone at all(kingo,Kies) or not in downloading mode(odin)

my pc always detects the phone as a serial port or something like that.

i tried going in the directory of the usb driver,didnt work.

i tried downloading some .cab files ,didnt work.

im so tired and lost in in, please help

BTW im using win10 64bit

PS can someone give me a WORKING copy of jelly bean cyanogenmod?

Thanks for your help

Axxesload
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Think_O_Lantern:
So I recently rooted my device, but forgot to remove KNOX's data beforehand. Now, KNOX warranty-void status has been activated, and I can't figure out how to remove KNOX itself. Uninstalling the app from the system itself just removes the launcher...

...but not the 9.6 gb of useless, unrecoverable data.

If anybody could point out a way to remove this useless data that is eating more than half of my phone's memory, that would be much much appreciated.

EDIT: My phone is a Samsung s5 g900w8
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pr1jker:
Are you really rooted? Your question seems irreal.. you uninstall knox as any other sys app.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Think_O_Lantern:
I am sure I am rooted. I can run superuser commands, and superSU returns that it is definitely rooted. I suppose that I could try again...

EDIT: uninstalled again, KNOX size went up 300 mb (...?)

Confusing, but uninstalling does not remove the 9.9 gb of data...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Think_O_Lantern:
Late reply on my effort

So after following hundreds of online tutorials of how to remove My Knox data, none of them worked. My theory is that this is because of the way My Knox works. My Knox is treated as a seperate user, so simply uninstalling it would not work as it would require Knox to be unlocked, which would never be able to happen due to the Knox Warranty Void.

I ended up just backing all of my data up, and doing a factory reset, then just rerooting it. Was much quicker than attempting to find information about a lost cause; especially when nobody seems to actively want to help.
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] John-Doe123:
Hi everybody,

I have a Motorola Moto X Play and since a few weeks, this phone is a nightmare... :mad:

First problem: My screen doesn't light up -» When I press on power button, the screen goes from black(off) to gray(if I move down the luminosity the gray is darker and vice versa). The phone works perfectly, I can take pics, I hear my notifications, I can call, but I don't see what I am doing. I tried to force boot it by holding the power and volume down button but nothing works for me.

Second problem: I am no longer able to recharge the phone. If I plug it, I see the lightning in the battery icon but when I click on it, it says: not charging. I have an app that says me the battery's temperature is at -28°C... I think this is a safety for the battery because when I heat it with an hair dryer, at a certain point, the phone start to charge. But since a few days, this trick doesn't work anymore... So I let it drain to 0% and then I plug it and I let it charge but it doesn't go up above 80-85% max. Can the sensor be broken? If yes, where is it in this phone?

(I know some of you ask for those problems on this forum but no one has a real solution, and even on Lenovo forums, nobody has a solution bout that..)

If you have any solutions about those issues or you have the same has me, can you please wrote em down?

Thanks a lot guys!! ;) :good:

John-Doe123
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
I assume you run on stock roms.

I would suggest starting with replacing your battery. The sensor is in the battery.

Also did you try a factory reset just to be sure?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] godspeed320:
I am confused about which of these 2 phones to buy can someone please help me and what about future updates in both these phones ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Marioandroid777:
Go for the mi A1, dual cameras and stock Android with 2 years of updates. It's one of the best midrangers of the year. However, if you can wait, then wait for the redmi note 5. It could come with a SD 660.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Stoffl_:
Mi A1 is more expensive but clearly superior
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] abrahamt24:
Mi A1 has better cameras.

Note 4 has better bettery life.

MIUI vs Stock Android is irrelevant here I think, since both has already had tons of development threads.

You just can just flash whichever ROM you like, whether it's AOSP-based or MIUI-based.

Or just wait for the Note 5, it *might* come with a 630 or even 660. But I predict it would come with a 630 (or even 625 again), since the Mi Note 3 already has the 660.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] allincheung:
I will go for redmi note 4, which i am currently using it as a backup.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Sachin:
If you're into tinkering and etc stuffs go for Mido, otherwise mi A1.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] storm_99:
Look, it's simple like if you want better camera and you can manage battery good for mia1. And if you want better battery and avg camera (actually works fine with HDR+) and great development go for rn4.:)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Gautham Asir:
If you need custom roms rn4 is better than mi a1 and the stock rom for mi a1 is quite bad:good:
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] SageWilliams:
Hello all.

I have a Moto E4 Plus and thinking about making the jump to the 6x. Has anyone made a similar jump and if so, are you happy? I love the battery on the E4 Plus but the lag and lack of HD space is hindering me. Camera is terrible but thats not my main concern.
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] PalakMi:
I didn't own an E4 plus before, but I can say that the screen is great, performance is also great for what you pay, and the battery life is magnificent
[Honor 6X Questions & Answers] shashank1320:
as Honor 7X is launched, may be you can go with that. Also, 6X does well as per your need. Battery is good, camera is awesome..worth for the money you spend.
[DOOGEE MIX  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the DOOGEE MIX, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the DOOGEE MIX is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it. :o

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[DOOGEE MIX  Real Life Review] nikolai7:
I hate it in almost every way. Its only redeeming feature is that it isnt slow, but thats it. GPS is poor, wifi is ****... And worst of all I have a lot of problems with reboots. Using wifi? Reboot. Using GPS? Reboot. A lot of problems with rebooting and overheating.

Software is also ****, specially that stock launcher, not even google now is that bad. I know I can try a different one but this phone is for a different person who doesnt know about phones, and the launcher always switches to stock when the launcher you install gets updated, so its not an option.

On top of all of that, maybe the community could fix some problems... But there isnt any unofficial build at all.

Cause all of this I regret buying this phone.