yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Photofix:
I have a Amazon Fire 2017 7 inch tablet, and want to load a Android ROM (lineage OS ) but I love the TTS opiton on the default Kindle app that is on the Fire, I know the Kindle for Android app doesn't have this feature. Is there any way to keep the original Kindle app but still put on a ROM on the Fire tablet?

I would just load the google play services but I have discovered that a account will not work with that bypass and since I have an old grandfathered personal Gapps account with all of my apps I can't access them with the google apps sideload APK method on the fire tablet.

Any ideas????
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
The first question is moot as a custom ROM can not be installed on a 7th gen (2017) Fire at present. Google Play Services/Store can be installed on FireOS which should give you access to previous purchases. Unfortunately, there isn't a documented method for accessing legacy "personal GAaps" accounts. May be possible; just haven't seen it done.

https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-install-google-play-store-fire-t3486603
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] kaushal4595:
My internet connection speed is around 10 MBPS and and I am downloading applications from play store I will get around 5 mbps speed

Other services like YouTube hotstar works fine

I am using wifi
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Ravalyn:
Does anyone know of a simple way to add a quick toggle tile to switch between a Bluetooth headset and the phone speakers when listening to audio? I'd like to have some easy quick setting so I can swap from listening on a headset to listening from the speakers on the phone.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandman96:
Hello. I'm stuck in a bootloop and need help. I have android 7.1.1 with the October security update and the latest franco kernel. Bootloader is unlocked. Here is what happened.

Flashed TWRP and rooted with magisk. Attempted to install xposed SDK25 module through magisk. Restarted phone and xposed did not show up in magisk as installed, all my other modules were also gone.

I'm now thinking that magisk is somehow broken so I attempt to uninstall it through the manager. Phone reboots and is now in a bootloop.

What should I do?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReneZeiss:
A new install of course.

Press vol down and on/off at the same time.

Go to Recovery.

In TWRP Wipe system/data/cache.

Install your rom and gapps again and reboot system.

See if this solves your boot loop.

If it boot correctly, then install your custom apps.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
[MENTION=8323840]ReneZeiss[/MENTION]: He doesn't need to wipe data or cache to resolve this. Doing so would be overkill. All he needs to do is reinstall the ROM, because from his description it sounds like his kernel ramdisk became corrupted when Magisk tried restoring the untouched version.

[MENTION=8576723]sandman96[/MENTION]: You don't say whether you're running the stable version of Magisk (14.0) or are on the beta channel (14.6). If the problem occurred on the beta channel, switch to the stable channel. If on the stable channel, try the beta channel. Also, after reinstalling your ROM, but before installing Magisk, take a nandroid backup.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandman96:
Thanks for the replies. I ended up reflashing from a factory image. Was able to restore all my data except for text messages but I'm working on getting those from a twrp backup. :)

I had the stable version of magisk installed. I'm just not going to try the xposed framework again lol.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
I find Xposed to be more trouble than it's worth. I only used it on my Dell Streak as there were some patches for Android 2.3.x that were never integrated into the ROMs I produced for that device. I briefly tried it on my Galaxy S4 and promptly uninstalled it. My N6 never had it.

Xposed fans don't like me much, mostly because I wish it would go die in a fire.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LaGgY_42o:
The few times I tried installing Xposed thru the Magisk Repo caused Magisk to screw up for me too. Solution is just install the Xposed app then flash Xposed in TWRP lol. For some reason the Repo install method doesn't seem to work often if at all, least for me lol. Flashing in TWRP like you would if you had SuperSU has worked 100% of the time for me :-/

::Edit:: oh yea lol, if you take anything from the experience take the lesson learned of why TWRP makes it extremely simple to make a complete backup of everything :) disable compression of backups and that minute or two of extra wait time is worth it when something happens, since it's not a matter of IF, only a matter of WHEN lol.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PatKelly:
Hi Guys

Don't know if anyone can help?

I've tried to replace the rom on my galaxy tab active. Now it seems stuck in the recovery mode.

Here's what happened.

loaded Odin 3.10 on PC rebooted tablet onto bootloader mode connected USB cable to pc and tablet, tablet seen by odin, selected rom the program did the checks all seemed good. hit the start button then went to kitchen for java downoad , java didn't work fell asleep in front room tried java 2.0 now awake.

I returned to pc only to find it had gone to sleep along with the tablet, restarted tablet but it didn't boot to the OS it went to recovery mode, here's how the screens go upon boot up

Power on,

it vibrates the company splash then

security Bit: Kernal (top of screen in yellow)

unit restarts

it vibrates company splash

recovery booting (at top of screen in blue)

quick pic of robot with panel open then

stays in

Android System recovery <3e>

LMY47.T365XXU1BOK1 (All this in in red)

At the botto of the screen it displays

# MANUAL MODE #

-- Appling Multi - csc...

Applied the csc-code : BTU

Successfully applied multi-csc (All this in yellow)

I've tried to apply the update from the menu on screen

it opens the update reads the update then errors out with

E: footer is wrong

E: signature verification failed

then reboots

Is it dead or is there something I can do?

thanks in advance

Pat
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] whymoo:
I have a few ideas about a possible unlock for the Sprint variant of the Essential Phone.

Summary:

Basically, it revolves around modifying the value of an item in the nv-data partition that contains the sim lock status.

This method is based on:

https://xdaforums.com/moto-x/genera...int-xt1056-t2825155/post54338871#post54338871

Possible Solution:

1. Getting a backup of the nv-data from a locked Sprint phone and an unlocked Sprint phone,

2. Comparing the items from my locked phone and another locked phone and finding the items that have same value

3. Comparing the items found in step two to the items from the unlocked sprint phone and possibly finding an item that is different.

4. Writing the value of the found item to a locked phone and seeing if it becomes unlocked.

How you can help make this solution a reality:

We need backed up nv-data from at least one locked and one unlocked sprint phone, here is how you can back it up.

1. Open the dialer and input the secret code *#*#3424#*#*

2. On this screen enter 000000 and tap confirm (very great for us that essential left the default msl value).

3. On this screen check the diagnostic mode and close the app.

4. Download and extract the nv-data reader on a PC [url]http://phonegeek.us/NV-items_reader_writer.rar[/URL]

5. Connect your phone, in device manager, a new Qualcomm device should appear.

6. Run the program, in the top bar: select the com port (it should be shown in device manager), check both of the boxes in the top bar, and click connect.

7. Now in the top bar click read, if the log says "Log message: > SPC is correct. Phone unlocked" you have done everything correctly so far. (The unlocked part has nothing to do with the SIM lock status)

8. Under "Range (Dec):" enter 0 to 07300 and click read (07233 seems to be the last useful value but a little buffer is good)

9. Save the file with any name you like and send me a private message with it.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] dentedilupo:
nice topic :)

i would like to use a essential phone locked to sprint with gsm card in europe, but right now there are no solutions for that right?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] whymoo:
People have gotten their phone unlocked by paying it off and waiting a few days for it to unlock. Sprint seems to have disabled this method. Another way is staying with sprint for 50 days and then requesting unlock code. One more way is to "social engineer" a sprint rep into unlocking your phone YMMV. EDIT: This method could possibly if it works guarantee an instant and permanent unlock for all carriers worldwide.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] DrvLikHell:
Not a hack, no. You could get Sprint service and keep it for 50 days and then request that they unlock the phone. Other than that, you're screwed.

Paying it off and waiting a few days for it to unlock often only results in a domestic unlock, not an international unlock. If you social engineer a Sprint rep, all you're likely to get is a temporary international unlock. Then it'll relock itself in 30 days. Currently, the only way to guarantee a full unlock is to wait 50 days with active Sprint service.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] LordLugard:
Hmmm, so does this have any relevance to this thread? This is what i get from my PH-1..
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] dentedilupo:
how you get that
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] LordLugard:
Settings, About Phone, OMADM Updates, UICC Unlock.

My PH-1 was bought outright from Sprint, no financing/contract, nothing of that sort. (Not sure if that matters or makes a difference). I never called in or requested an unlock.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] cfclay:
How long ago did you buy it? Bet you are going to get it locked again
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] whymoo:
Yes you bought your phone outright so I believe Sprint is required to unlock it, this is for people who bought it on a lease and then paid it of, some people on leased phones got them unlocked, some people were able to pay it off and then unlock it through that menu, however it looks like Sprint disabled that method. Since your phone is a Sprint unlocked phone your nv-data would be useful if you are willing to share it. One other thing you should check is whether your phone works with non-American SIM cards.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Ascertion:
Sprint will still unlock the phone automatically after payoff. It's just that Sprint will relock it to prevent reselling.

It's actually kind of lame, considering they are required by the FTC/FCC to unlock their devices when they are paid off.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] LordLugard:
I got it November 8th, so more than a month now. I've never had or seen a Sprint unlocked phone get relocked.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] whymoo:
According to Slickdeals Sprint has disabled the auto unlock after payoff the only way to unlock now is to stay with them for 50 days. There have also been many reports on Slickdeals of people's unlocked phones relocking. That is why developing this method is super important and why we need people to send their nv-data because right now it's our best shot at a permanent solution.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] unfaix:
How do they relock?

Say when I'm using tmobile, is there a program that runs in the back ground that checks with Sprint via web and relock?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Jahdiel2011:
Mine did. It was unlocked for around a month and then Sprint locked it when I was using a different sim card in a foreign country.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] wolfu11:
The device has not been reported as lost or stolen, associated with fraudulent activity, or otherwise flagged as ineligible to be unlocked

Maybe the devices are being relocked because sprint thinks the activity people are doing ie "paying off the lease on 5 phones the first day then cancelling after 3 days" is fraudulent ???

Sounds like there is a program that has to be run for the phone to sim unlock.

Maybe the program is what's needed for it to stick?

Otherwise once a sprint sim is reinserted it may relock according to the huge slickdeals thread.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Ascertion:
My device was unlocked about 36 hours after paying it off. Then a few days later I was locked to Sprint again.

From what I'm reading Sprint can relocked it as long as a Sprint sim in inserted.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] wolfu11:
Did you have a Sprint sim inserted?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] whymoo:
The relock probably happens through the com.redbend.app also known as the Sprint OMA-DM app uninstalling it might fix the issue. However, I don't know for certain and we need an unlocking method anyway can any of you share your nv-data?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] rillo561:
Received my phone in 12/15 and paid off the lease the next day, but never got an unlock I think they nerfed the automatic unlock. Has anyone have luck with this method?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bananameat:
whymoo the numbers in your steps in your instructions are off.

Plus, I'm open to help but I'm a total noob at doing something like this. You're going to have to explain things more after the 4th step so it could be as painless and easy and then I definitely do it!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_head:
They won't even unlock devices that are fully eligible and still on the network.

They are slow rolling almost everyone with a phone to be unlocked, even other devices.

They want you locked to their service.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] screamline458:
So, what do we do? Mass unload our phones? The first few might get what we paid to Sprint. But after there's 20 listed, no one will buy it or will for peanuts. Although I am about to dump it. Maybe someone who is interested in it for development. If I break even in this I'm happy as long as I get as far away from Sprint's slimy paws
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] jashenberner:
I still can't find a button to upload the file. So here is a link to my dropbox.

https:// www . dropbox . com /sh /oii1j88wa6g7boy /AAC8Yy0W6MxJ8fWelssv9d3Ha?dl=0

Of course I can't post links because I have fewer than 10 posts.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] screamline458:
I gotcha. I'm pretty sure I'm way past the post limit, so I'll send him the message with your name and the file. Hopefully this is what we need buddy! :)
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_head:
it appears that their system for unlocking phones is broken.

It's not that they won't, it's more like they can't.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] zswielder:
I don't think that's true. I think what's happening is, the corporate office made a change on their end to make phones appear as still under financed to relock them to prevent people from leaving Sprint. Regular customer support reps are clueless what the corporate did and can't help as all they can see is that phones are paid off and eligible for unlocking. The corporate office pulled a dirty trick like that on my account where regular customer supports were confused what was going on. Even account management department was clueless what they were seeing (and agreed with me that the corporate office shouldn't be doing it).
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_head:
They banned me on the Sprint site.

They claimed I was "trolling". Because I mentioned the FCC, CITA, Sprint corporate policy and class action.

They also scrubbed the threads to make sure nobody saw anything about FCC, CITA or class action.

I've been permanently banned. :D

Reached out to Sprint on Twitter.

Had me go to a private chat. Said my device which was activated Dec 15 doesn't meet the 50 day.

Said, I can't unlock until Feb 20. That is 67 days not the 50.

I called him on it and he went silent. Chat ended.

They are doing this intentionally. No doubt in my mind.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] hypnz:
Hello guys. I have tested any solutions i have found to xda and other gsm related forums. Edit .db file, prop edit,etc and nothing worked. I didnt test yet to flash modemst from unlocked device but i dought will work. Well and from my readings the 7300 nv item is very low to keep sim lock status.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_head:
Sprint finally unlocked my phone.

I had to complain to a VP in Customer Relations for them to push the unlock to my phone.

Even unlocked, if there is no SIM in the phone, it tries to associate itself with a Sprint account/network.

Locking of this phone is in a piece of NV-RAM that is not replaced with an OS update.

It is low level enough that it doesn't matter which version of OS you are running.

My phone was unlocked on Oreo B3.

The unlock will need to be either through JTAG or the Qualcomm tools if it is wired.

If it is wireless, you will need an attack on the UICC software that is running.

When my phone got the unlock, it spent five minutes updating itself.

This leads me to believe that it's not just a bit in NV somewhere.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] hypnz:
Well if anyone can share any thoughts about sim unlock so we together can accomplish this
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Charles::
At this point, I would think most people are hitting their 50 days and can just call to request an unlock.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Caltinpla:
How did you contact that customer relations VP?

I called Sprint customer care today and they said there is nothing they can do since both my phones have been unlocked successfully according to their system.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_head:
So I got completely fed up at about 1:00 am after talking on Twitter to their 24 Hour support. What a joke.

The person told me that I didn't meet the requirements for unlock because my phone had not been on the network for 50 days.

I then gave them simple math Dec 15 - Feb 7 is more than 51 days.

They went silent and never responded.

That's when I decided to go all the way to the top.

My wife calls me a support nightmare. I guess that is because I have worked support where I and my team of six supported $250 Million in sales.

YMMV:

Marci Carris

Sr. Vice President – Customer Service

<Marci@sprint.com>

Vonte Crooke

Associate Analyst – Executive & Regulatory Services

<Lavonte.2.Crook@sprint.com>

I was polite and courteous as follows:

I am writing today because I am having extreme difficulty getting my device unlocked.

According to your unlocking policy posted on your website; There should be no issue unlocking my device.

I have a fully paid for device.

The device has been active for more than 50 days.

My account is fully paid with no outstanding balance.

https://www.sprint.com/en/legal/unlocking-your-sprint-device

My device was not automatically unlocked as per your website.

I have made multiple calls to your CS team.

I have chatted with your CS team.

I leave the conversation more frustrated and confused than when the conversation starts.

I'm not alone in my frustration. I have searched the Sprint Community Support forums and have found numerous issues like mine.

I do not understand why the process needs to be overly burdensome and complicated.

My current status is that every CS I talk to tells me my phone is unlocked, but the phone reports as locked.

The phone will not accept another SIM. It reports that any SIM other than Sprint is invalid.

This clearly is not unlocked.

Something is wrong with your generation of UICC unlock both automatically and manually.

It appears your system generates the code with no confirmation of unlock.

This means that if there is an error in delivery the phone does not unlock, but your system reports the phone as unlocked.

This means the loop is not closed and the phone status in your system is "unlocked" where actual devices are "locked".

Doesn't this seem like a glaring issue to you?

So how do I resolve this situation?

I was told a ticket was opened then resolved, with no resolution on my end.

All I want is my phone that I own, to be unlocked.

Thank you,
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Caltinpla:
Thanks for your help. I just emailed them both.

How long did it take to unlock your phone after you contacted them?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_head:
So they emailed me for my MEID and phone number really early (East Coast Time) and I sent them an email at about 7:30 AM (PST).

At about 8:00 AM PST I got a call. He said he'd talk to the tech department.

At about 8:30 I rebooted my phone and unlocked the screen. It was updating to unlock.

It was a pretty fast process, once I got the right person. Less than an hour from my first call.

From what I read on the forums before I was banned.

The old process would allow a CS to push an unlock if it hadn't gone through.

The new process that is only documented in the forums, basically says they will only unlock after a billing cycle.

No mid cycle pushes.

If you miss the push, you are stuck for another whole cycle.

No manual pushes by CS.

They are holding people hostage. But I am free.

I'll cancel tomorrow.

This is worse than Comcast ever was.

Comcast doesn't have the worst policies; Sprint does.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] shintoryu:
I understand all the frustration everyone has (I currently have 3 phones that Sprint support insists are unlocked, but are not after 50 days), but getting back on to topic...

I'm tied up studying for a midterm, but I did a quick diff check on the two files that were provided by jashenberner earlier. There is plenty of random data, but importantly, there are 3 blocks that are Inactive on the unlocked phone [addresses 00442 (0x01BA), 00896 (0x0380), and 03461 (0x0D85)] that are active on the locked phone. It's a very light correlation, but in the example linked to in the first post, it was also 3 blocks that needed changing (except they were set active and zeroed to unlock in that case, while this is the other way around).

I'll have time Saturday night and with no better option, I'm going to try de-activating those 3 blocks and see what happens and report back.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Caltinpla:
I included my account number and the phone numbers that need to be unlocked in the email.

I already canceled both lines but not until the end of the billing cycle 2/15 so hopefully they get unlocked by then.

Edit:

I just got a call from Sprint headquarters checking my info to make sure the right account. She gave me her direct number and said she will get back to me tomorrow the latest with the results.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] jashenberner:
I tried deactivating those blocks but when I uploaded the file back to the phone all I got were 'read only' messages.

Does anyone know how to upload the NVData file?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] hypnz:
OK GUYS

Thank god i have found the solution.

If u have modemst1 and modemst2 from unlocked device

Flashing modemst1 and modemst2 will unlock your device!!!!!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] sabi95190:
Have you tried it?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] hypnz:
Yes! i have unlocked mine this morning.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] EliteXen:
Can you share these files???
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] hypnz:
Dunno if donor wants to share! if wants i don't have problem.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] screamline458:
Yo guy's. Sprint has found the problem with their system. There is a fix in place to go out this weekend and should be fully in place by Monday. Mine is unlocked as of 6:30 am today. Try again, see if you can unlock, if not then try after Monday. I'm just waiting for Cricket to open.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] jashenberner:
Would you be willing to write a step by step guide?